The first half of this issue was done by James Fry, who used to be one of the main artists before the comic’s big comeback in #160. I dissed him a lot for how he drew the characters rather disproportionally, but with the much better script its barely a problem now, and the way he draws ‘bots being destroyed is, like, the most detailed thing. His art isn’t as bad now! At worst, sometimes you’d get some weirdly goofy expressions from Chip here. xD
This issue is also the one to serve as a kind of “catch-up” to the plot of Sonic Unleashed, and it certainly feels rushed in places when they fit Chip’s love of sweets and important game details in just one issue. It does make me question why they fit the plotlines of the game into a big introduction arc for the reboot universe. The whole “Shattered World” concept is mostly just the backdrop of the main plot unless the narrative really needs to call attention to it with game events.