TMNT #73 preview & discussion

AlZarkovski · 07-28-2017, 07:05 AM

Preview here.

*oldmanwinters* · 07-28-2017, 07:52 AM

It's funny when the publishing schedule works it out to have consecutive issues distributed one week apart. Almost feels like the old Mirage days!

~~ChosenOne~~ · 07-28-2017, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

It's funny when the publishing schedule works it out to have consecutive issues distributed one week apart. Almost feels like the old Mirage days!

This is probably one of those rare occasions where, more than a funny coincidence, it is actually warranted by the storytelling since Dimension X starts next week as well and it quite probably spins off the events of #73. It all works out nicely this way.

*ProphetofGanja* · 07-28-2017, 08:57 AM

Nice

I wonder if we'll be getting a preview for TMNTDX #1 today too

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 07-28-2017, 09:17 AM

So much fun.

*Utrommaniac* · 07-28-2017, 09:41 AM

The first three pages have already been on the iBooks preview, but I still dig them so much.

Krang pretty much spent the entirety of the main line in his suit, save for when he was exploring a terraformed area of the island, so to see him out of it is glorious. Contrary to what Hakk-R states, that cell must be roomy compared to being packed in a suit that he probably would have only used for combat in any other part of his life. The frame of him jumping off the bed to get the...USB???...is probably the most dynamic pose we've seen for an Utrom in this entire run, something I've had trouble drawing, and I love it! Also kind of answers how they'd get on/off beds that are taller than they are, but I'd think that would get exhausting. I've been giving them something of a mashup of dog beds and Japanese floor mattresses. The hard edge of the prison bed seems like a good way to accidentally smack yourself in the face climbing up on it.

I also noticed there's a massive difference in Krang's tentacles from Hakk-r's - his having a lot more muscle and rigidity except at the end, maybe like an arm without bone and more of a singular support nerve, like an extra thick spinal cord, while Hakk-r's is a little more "classical" bunch of nerves and flexibility.

Interesting that Mike thinks Krang would have life imprisonment, considering that he just met some Utroms that were alive in the Cretaceous, and should have realized that Utroms have too long a lifespan for that.

Pepperoni, no!!!

*Utrommaniac* · 07-28-2017, 11:36 AM

It seems like the Trial arch is going to have that change in direction somewhere.

*CyberCubed* · 07-28-2017, 12:00 PM

This arc looks very interesting, and it's about time we got back to Krang since he hasn't appeared in ages. I wonder, are all those Utroms who woke up at Burnow Island going to be at the trial too? I imagine they would, wouldn't they? They need to know about Krang's crimes and it would probably lead to them finding a new home.

*ToTheNines* · 08-03-2017, 07:09 AM

Good issue. Nice to see the Neutrinos again, been a while. (I seem to remember Zak being more "badass" and less like his Fred Wolf self though).

LH suprised me, but makes total sense that he's there. Loved the Star Wars joke!

How did I just now realize that Smith's covers are interconnecting for this arc?

Personal nitpick: I ****ing hate when people and/or fictional characters say "the good doctor"/"the good professor". Please no more the rest of the arc.

~~AquaParade~~ · 08-03-2017, 10:08 AM

I'm a big fan of that retailer incentive cover. May pick up the book just for that. I love the 'painterly' style of it.

Wow, speaking of covers, has anyone seen this one? Freaking beautiful.

http://www.midtowncomics.com/store/d...a+Turt_1656051

*myconius* · 08-03-2017, 10:41 AM

between Tmnt #73 and Dimension X #1, i really enjoy what IDW has been doing with the dialog between the Turtles.

*CyberCubed* · 08-03-2017, 11:47 AM

Yeah I'm glad how old stuff is never forgotten. I mean IDW could have very well never touched up on Krang again and we'd just assume he was imprisoned forever, but it's nice that we got a new arc out of it. Also this technically counts as the first proper "Turtles in Space" arc for IDW, as their first trip was just directly to the Neutrino homeworld to help them fight and that's it.

Assuming there aren't many loose ends left behind when this arc ends, I guess it'll just be Bishop and the Pantheon going on till a big finale in issue 100.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-03-2017, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Yeah I'm glad how old stuff is never forgotten. I mean IDW could have very well never touched up on Krang again and we'd just assume he was imprisoned forever, but it's nice that we got a new arc out of it. Also this technically counts as the first proper "Turtles in Space" arc for IDW, as their first trip was just directly to the Neutrino homeworld to help them fight and that's it.

Assuming there aren't many loose ends left behind when this arc ends, I guess it'll just be Bishop and the Pantheon going on till a big finale in issue 100.

And Null, She Who Is Always Forgotten!

*myconius* · 08-03-2017, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Yeah I'm glad how old stuff is never forgotten. I mean IDW could have very well never touched up on Krang again and we'd just assume he was imprisoned forever, but it's nice that we got a new arc out of it. Also this technically counts as the first proper "Turtles in Space" arc for IDW, as their first trip was just directly to the Neutrino homeworld to help them fight and that's it.

Assuming there aren't many loose ends left behind when this arc ends, I guess it'll just be Bishop and the Pantheon going on till a big finale in issue 100.

Yeah, that arc from 17-20 felt more like a battle than anything.

this new arc and companion mini-series feel like an actual space arc, complete with aliens, space ships and everything.

07-28-2017, 07:52 AM	#2
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07-28-2017, 08:57 AM	#4
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07-28-2017, 09:17 AM	#5
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07-28-2017, 09:41 AM	#6
Utrommaniac Resident overthinker Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: what is going on.......... Posts: 5,318	The first three pages have already been on the iBooks preview, but I still dig them so much. Krang pretty much spent the entirety of the main line in his suit, save for when he was exploring a terraformed area of the island, so to see him out of it is glorious. Contrary to what Hakk-R states, that cell must be roomy compared to being packed in a suit that he probably would have only used for combat in any other part of his life. The frame of him jumping off the bed to get the...USB???...is probably the most dynamic pose we've seen for an Utrom in this entire run, something I've had trouble drawing, and I love it! Also kind of answers how they'd get on/off beds that are taller than they are, but I'd think that would get exhausting. I've been giving them something of a mashup of dog beds and Japanese floor mattresses. The hard edge of the prison bed seems like a good way to accidentally smack yourself in the face climbing up on it. I also noticed there's a massive difference in Krang's tentacles from Hakk-r's - his having a lot more muscle and rigidity except at the end, maybe like an arm without bone and more of a singular support nerve, like an extra thick spinal cord, while Hakk-r's is a little more "classical" bunch of nerves and flexibility. Interesting that Mike thinks Krang would have life imprisonment, considering that he just met some Utroms that were alive in the Cretaceous, and should have realized that Utroms have too long a lifespan for that. Pepperoni, no!!! __________________ DeviantART Last edited by Utrommaniac; 07-28-2017 at 10:13 AM.

08-03-2017, 10:08 AM	#10
~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	I'm a big fan of that retailer incentive cover. May pick up the book just for that. I love the 'painterly' style of it. Wow, speaking of covers, has anyone seen this one? Freaking beautiful. http://www.midtowncomics.com/store/d...a+Turt_1656051 Last edited by AquaParade; 08-03-2017 at 10:15 AM.

07-28-2017, 07:05 AM	#1
AlZarkovski Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Russia Posts: 1,021	TMNT #73 preview & discussion Preview here.

07-28-2017, 11:36 AM	#7
Utrommaniac Resident overthinker Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: what is going on.......... Posts: 5,318	It seems like the Trial arch is going to have that change in direction somewhere. __________________ DeviantART

07-28-2017, 12:00 PM	#8
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,057	This arc looks very interesting, and it's about time we got back to Krang since he hasn't appeared in ages. I wonder, are all those Utroms who woke up at Burnow Island going to be at the trial too? I imagine they would, wouldn't they? They need to know about Krang's crimes and it would probably lead to them finding a new home.

08-03-2017, 07:09 AM	#9
ToTheNines [sic] Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15,098	Good issue. Nice to see the Neutrinos again, been a while. (I seem to remember Zak being more "badass" and less like his Fred Wolf self though). LH suprised me, but makes total sense that he's there. Loved the Star Wars joke! How did I just now realize that Smith's covers are interconnecting for this arc? Personal nitpick: I ****ing hate when people and/or fictional characters say "the good doctor"/"the good professor". Please no more the rest of the arc.

08-03-2017, 10:41 AM	#11
myconius Abby Normal Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: the grave marked "Unknown" right beside Arch Stanton. Posts: 2,857	between Tmnt #73 and Dimension X #1, i really enjoy what IDW has been doing with the dialog between the Turtles. __________________

08-03-2017, 11:47 AM	#12
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,057	Yeah I'm glad how old stuff is never forgotten. I mean IDW could have very well never touched up on Krang again and we'd just assume he was imprisoned forever, but it's nice that we got a new arc out of it. Also this technically counts as the first proper "Turtles in Space" arc for IDW, as their first trip was just directly to the Neutrino homeworld to help them fight and that's it. Assuming there aren't many loose ends left behind when this arc ends, I guess it'll just be Bishop and the Pantheon going on till a big finale in issue 100.