12-29-2017, 09:35 PM | #2 |
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Mikey listing every human who knows about the Turtles is gold. Pure gold.
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12-29-2017, 09:57 PM | #3 |
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This looks like it's going to be a comedy based issue. Kind of reminds me of those random Mirage Tales issues where the Turtles stumble onto something bigger than their own and just have some random moments.
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12-29-2017, 10:59 PM | #4 |
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AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT...
This looks fun. I have a feeling I’ll be in the minority but digging this art style, feels kind of like Chris Ware doing TMNT. Love the layouts on those last couple pages. I’m all for Universe taking a kind of Tales v2 approach bringing fresh new takes artistically to the Turtles while still keeping everything canon plotwise. |
12-30-2017, 12:30 AM | #5 |
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"There's lots of humans, there's my dad, Connie, Lars and Sadie, the mailman, Onion... I think... lots of people."
Something looks very off about the way those kids are designed, but I really feel for their mom. A lot about the layout reminds me of Jeff Smith's layout style.
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12-30-2017, 12:54 AM | #6 |
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It's kind of funny the TMNT try to keep their existence a secret yet every major human character discovers them. They also forgot April's parents, Kara Lewis, Harold's wife, Bishop, the Darkwater Agents, etc.
Sure the general public is unknown by them, but TMNT "keeping to the shadows" means little if "500 members of the Foot Clan know where they live" aka Leo from TMNT II. |
01-03-2018, 12:54 PM | #7 |
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Well I just read the issue, and it was a lighthearted comedy issue like I expected. It really did feel similar to the old Mirage Tales of the TMNT stories, where the Turtles just get into a bunch of mischief with random filler characters and all is settled in one-shot fashion.
I liked the Turtles dressing up in weird monster costumes, reminded me of all the Playmates toys. Fun filler issue. |
01-03-2018, 12:57 PM | #8 |
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I really thought I was going to like this. But I did not.
It felt like a really, really dumb cartoon episode, like Nick or Fred Wolf TMNT. Hey, none of our increasingly ridiculous escape ideas are good! Hey, let's dress up in silly Playmates variant costumes! Let's have the kids be smarter than the Turtles! Let's stick a plunger to Leo's face! Zany! Wacky! Fun for the whole family!
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01-03-2018, 01:11 PM | #9 |
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It did kind of feel like a story that was probably pitched for Nick Animated Adventures for IDW, but then after the series ended they re-tooled it to fit the IDW universe.
I loved the back-up showing Mutagen Man trying to "get back on his feet." I kind of like it if he's just a head in a jar for awhile. |
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01-03-2018, 01:50 PM | #11 |
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Yeah, that's a pretty good description of this story.
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Reposting my thoughts from the other thread since I apparently put it in the wrong place:
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01-04-2018, 11:42 AM | #13 |
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First story awfull - ugly art, primitive writing. Second story is nice, enjoyable!
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01-04-2018, 11:50 AM | #14 |
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Bobby should have scrapped the main story and artist and expanded "Maintenance" to a full issue.
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01-04-2018, 12:00 PM | #15 |
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I actually wonder what they're going to do with Mutagen Man. Seems like of a "one and done" character. Now that he has no body anymore I wonder where they can take him besides building him a robot suit to move around in.
He's basically just one of those characters who feels like he's a monster who shouldn't exist, it'll be interesting to see where he goes. All the other Mutanimals are basically happy or "fun loving heroes" and Seymour doesn't mix with that. |
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Also, there is NOWHERE for Mutagen Man to go that doesn't seriously strain believably. And yes, yes, this IS a comic about mutant turtle reincarnated ninjas and aliens. I know. But Mutagen Man as an ongoing character breaks my willing suspension of disbelief.
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01-04-2018, 01:03 PM | #17 |
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Back up was great. Main issue was garbage. The art wasn't good, the kids didn't look right, poor Don looked awful, and the writing and story as a whole didn't belong...it made the Turtles look like idiots...shouldn't they be improving and getting smarter not the other way around.
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01-08-2018, 08:20 AM | #19 |
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I didn't mind the first story, TMNT should never get too 'full of itself.' It is, fundamentally, a weird and silly idea wrapped in a gritty burrito.
The art in the first story, in places, took me out a bit. I like the attempts to get creative with the overhead view, etc but then little bits like Donatello's head on page 3 give me pause.
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01-08-2018, 09:55 AM | #20 |
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Surprised everyone here didn't like the art in this issue but seeing how I enjoyed 4 kids walk into a bank so this was a pleasant surprise for me, though I agree the story is meh
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