[Nortock Diab]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

Krang's appearance at the first page looks like something the Mirage comics could have if they used Krang.

Originally Posted by Ninjinister

That's literally the point. In fact, Nortock said that two posts above yours.

Indeed what happens in the Frontispiece is set in the Mirage universe.
The Donnie we see is the Mirage Donnie (as on the cover).

The Krang we see is the same as in the Italian story (the Italian Krang).
Yet for the Frontispiece (and Epilogue), I wanted to make a contrast : he has the same overall shape (tentacles, eyes, smile...), yet is depicted in a more serious style (I do not dare to say Mirage style, it's too pretentious !).