Chao in Space: Behind the Scenes

Sonic Presents... Chao in Space: Behind the Scenes is a digital comic series, published by IDW Publishing, and based on Sonic Presents... Chao in Space. The series serves as a prequel to the game.

Premise
Set sometime before the events of the game's story, the comic book series follows Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends on the making of the movie Chao in Space.

Characters

 * Sonic the Hedgehog - The world's fastest hedgehog, Sonic is the director and one of the producers of Chao in Space.
 * Miles "Tails" Prower - Sonic's best friend and sidekick, and a twin-tailed yellow fox, Tails is one of the producers of Chao in Space. He and Whisper also cooperated with the management of the movie's visual effects.
 * Knuckles the Echidna - Sonic's other best friend, and a red echidna from Angel Island, Knuckles is one of the producers of Chao in Space. He is also cast in the movie as General Solon.
 * The Chao - Small, childlike creatures who go through a complex life cycle and exist in several visual forms depending on how they are raised. They are the main stars of Chao in Space, with a unnamed Neutral Chao portraying the protagonist Cookie, a female pink Chao portraying Cookie's love interest Peaches, and a Dark Chao portraying the movie's antagonist Emperor Void.
 * Omochao - A robot Chao with a propeller on its head. It portrays itself in Chao in Space as a member of the Galactic Chao Alliance.
 * Lyla the Echidna - A young female echidna, and a aspiring, but talented, and kind-hearted actress. She is cast in Chao in Space as Tikal the Echidna after Sonic and his friends notice to their surprise how well she sounds and looks like Tikal.
 * Amy Rose - A female pink hedgehog who was a strong crush for Sonic. A member of the filming crew of Chao in Space, she is the movie's casting director.
 * Desmond Wolf - A elderly grey wolf, and the owner of Desmond Pictures, the movie company which is the distributor of Chao in Space. He is also a mentor for Sonic and his friends for the movie's production.
 * Tikal the Echidna - An anthropomorphic echidna spirit and a former member of the Echidna tribe who resided in the Mystic Ruins 3,000 years ago. First appearing in the series in flashbacks of her origins about the Chao, she appears in the final issue as a spirit, praising Lyla for her movie performance.
 * Blaze the Cat - An indigo anthropomorphic cat with Pyrokinetic abilities, and a princess hailing from the Sol Dimension, where she is both the regent of her world and the appointed guardian of the Sol Emeralds. A member of the filming crew for Chao in Space, Blaze is one of the screenwriters (along with Shadow), and also the story's narrator.
 * Cream the Rabbit - Amy's best friend, a 6-year-old polite, sweet-mannered female rabbit, and a friend of the Chao, especially to her dear Chao friend Cheese, who she takes with her everywhere. She appears in the comic book series, helping Amy with the movie's casting.
 * Cheese - A Chao owned by Cream.
 * Shadow the Hedgehog - Sonic's rival-turned-ally and a black hedgehog known as the "Ultimate Life Form". A member of the filming crew for Chao in Space, he is one of the screenwriters (along with Blaze). He is also the one who suggests the core concept of the Galactic Chao Alliance and the Dark Emerald Empire in the movie.
 * Rouge the Bat - A female bat, and a treasure hunter with a passion for jewelry. A member of the filming crew for Chao in Space, she serves as the costume designer and makeup artist.
 * E-123 Omega - The last and most powerful E-Series robot created by Doctor Eggman, whom he sought revenge on due to resentment of his abilities being wasted. A member of the filming crew for Chao in Space, Omega helped with the capture of sound effects, the visual effects, and also with the costume design.
 * Silver the Hedgehog - A futuristic hedgehog with psychic powers, and a strong sense of justice. A member of the filming crew for Chao in Space, Silver was the manager of the lighting and cameras.
 * Tangle the Lemur - An athletic female lemur with a stretching tail. A member of the filming crew for Chao in Space, she and Belle are responsible for the movie's art and production design. In the fifth issue, she also helps Rouge and Omega with the costume design for Lyla's portrayal of Tikal.
 * Belle the Tinkerer - A free-willed and kind-hearted Badnik created by Dr. Eggman when he had amnesia and was known as "Mr. Tinker". A member of the filming crew for Chao in Space, she and Tangle are responsible for the movie's art and production design.
 * Whisper the Wolf - A female wolf with a roboticized arm, and a former member of the now-dismantled Diamond Cutters who supports the Restoration and their allies, and is aided in her efforts by her own personal team of Wisps. A member of the filming crew for Chao in Space, she and the Wisps assisted Tails in the management of the movie's visual effects.
 * Chaotix Detective Agency, consisting of:
 * Vector the Crocodile - A crocodile, and the self-proclaimed leader of the Chaotix. A member of the filming crew for Chao in Space, Vector is the composer of the movie's soundtrack.
 * Espio the Chameleon - A ninja chameleon, and member of the Chaotix. A member of the filming crew for Chao in Space, he and Charmy are the editors and managers of the movie's sound effects.
 * Charmy Bee - A energetic bee and the youngest member of the Chaotix. A member of the filming crew for Chao in Space, he and Espio are the editors and managers of the movie's sound effects.
 * Wisps - A race of diminutive, yet powerful aliens from Planet Wisp, with several residing in Sonic's planet after taking a liking to it. The featured Wisps are:
 * Yacker - A White Wisp and the ambassador of the Wisps. Appearing as a member of the filming crew for Chao in Space, Yacker portrays himself as the leader of the Wisp Resistance against the Dark Emerald Empire.
 * Whisper's Wisps - A group of Wisps who are loyal to Whisper. Appearing as members of the filming crew for Chao in Space, they assist their master and Tails with the movie's visual effects.
 * Vanilla the Rabbit - Cream's mother, and a mother-figure for Lyla.
 * Doctor Eggman - Sonic's arch-nemesis, and a power-hungry mad scientist. He is the director of a failed movie entitled "Pierre the Great". In the final issue, it is revealed that he made the movie unwillingly, and only did so after being paid by Pierre himself. While he still despises Sonic and his friends, he is on the other hand a admirer of their movie Chao in Space; even giving Lyla praise for her more hard-working performance.

Issues

 * 1) Picking a Title - Discussing their mutually negative opinions about a movie they recently watched, Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, and Knuckles the Echidna decide to make their own movie. And begin discussing an idea for the title and the story for the movie.
 * 2) The Crew - Earning support from Desmond Wolf, the owner of Desmond Pictures, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles (having named their movie Chao in Space) now work on gathering a filming crew to begin production. And who better to help them with the project if not the rest of their friends?
 * 3) The Story Within the Story - Set during the previous issue; while Sonic and his friends gather the crew, Desmond discusses with Amy Rose and Shadow the Hedgehog about how best they can improve the movie. During which, they begin sharing details about outer space, and the origins of the movie's main stars, the Chao.
 * 4) The Making Of - With the crew assembled, Sonic and his friends begin the movie's production. The issue is split in several "interview acts", on which the crew members speak about their parts in the project; such as the Chaotix crew on composing the soundtrack, Rouge the Bat on providing the costume design and make-up, Silver the Hedgehog managing light and camera, Tails working alongside Whisper the Wolf and her Wisps in providing visual effects, and Blaze the Cat serving as the screenplay writer and narrator of the story.
 * 5) The Tikal Casting Calls - Set during the middle of the previous issue, Sonic, Amy and Desmond begin discussing about another important character: Tikal the Echidna, whose history with the Chao and their protector god Chaos could provide a very meaningful role for the movie. To do so, they ponder the question: who will they cast as Tikal?
 * 6) And... Action! - With Lyla the Echidna having been chosen to portray Tikal, shooting of the movie continues, as Sonic and the crew are closer than ever to finish production. During which, Lyla's portrayal of Tikal is being greatly discussed by both the movie's critics and staff, and all of them astonished by her performance and giving strongly positive reviews of it.