Sonic the Hedgehog #33

Hold on to your chili dogs, Sonic fans! Long-time artist Evan Stanley takes over as writer with an action-packed, friendship-fueled new arc: “Chao Races and Badnik Bases!” The perfect jumping-on point for new readers! The Metal Virus is gone, but things aren’t quite back to normal. Omega is damaged and his allies turn to Tails and Sonic for help. The only way to rebuild him is to trade parts with a mysterious champion Chao racer… but things aren’t what they seem.

Characters: Amy Rose, Belle the Tinkerer, Cheese the Chao, Clutch the Opossum, Cream the Rabbit, Doctor Eggman, Espio the Chameleon, Gemerl, Jewel the Beetle, Mimic the Octopus, Omochao, Rouge the Bat, Rough the Skunk, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails (Sega), Tumble the Skunk, Vanilla the Rabbit, Vector the Crocodile, Whisper the Wolf, Zavok