Oh, boy. Where to begin with this one? It's proof of how IDW is desperate to boost sales through specials tied in to their better remaining sellers, that's for sure.
But this book is also symbolic of 2 other facts. The first is that it proves why IDW Sonic will NEVER hope to hold a candle to the Archie series, and second, it symbolizes what's wrong with comics today.
A book like this never would have flown in the Archie days. There Sonic and his friends were fighting to protect innocents from Eggman, who was constantly on the move and posed a much more serious threat than he does in IDW. The freedom Fighters never would've had time for a Beach party or competed with the Babylon Rogues for the right to party on a beach. It's a lot like how in Superhero comics now how they pig out on fast food and talk with each other about either their personal lives or absolutely nothing relevant. I don't want to see peter and Miles eating junkfood on a rooftop and having boring meaningless talks for 8 pages (if not more).
This is not what I'm looking for in a Sonic book It's a total waste of $5 that could have been better spent on most anything else and the worst Sonic story IDW has ever put out. And unfortunately the regular book is getting about as weak of late. It seems NO comic is safe from the boredom and pointless hodgepodge consuming pop culture today. I can give it a point for decent art, but that's about as high as I can get. more