TMNT #89 Preview and Discussion

AlZarkovski · 12-07-2018, 03:46 PM

Release: 12/19/2018.
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*ProphetofGanja* · 12-07-2018, 03:54 PM

Here's hoping that Splinter gets some holiday cheer and can stop being a ninja warlord with an outdated, feudal mindset

12-07-2018, 04:01 PM

Man, I really like these Christmas issues. I feel bad for Splinter already, though. One of the writers shared some of the panels from this issue weeks ago and it had a lot of flashbacks, I assume that's what'll make up most of this issue.

We got some more stuff implying that Casey - Jennika might become a thing, that's interesting. I'm slowly starting to like Jennika more and more, she really started developing a personality when she became Chunin.

I wonder if Splinter's gonna behead anyone in the Christmas issue. That'd be such a Splinter thing to do. Dude spends the entire issue reminiscing past events, missing his family. Suddenly, he snaps out of it and goes "Oh! I almost forgot, I had an execution scheduled in about an hour."

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 12-07-2018, 04:57 PM

Gosh darn it, we didn't need another Christmas issue so soon! It's throwing off the internal continuity!!! <nerd rage>

12-07-2018, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Gosh darn it, we didn't need another Christmas issue so soon! It's throwing off the internal continuity!!! <nerd rage>

It's a Christmas issue, God damn it, how could you be mad with a Christmas issue? Screw the continuity, I just want to see Splinter dressed as Santa (preferably while beheading someone).

*CyberCubed* · 12-07-2018, 05:03 PM

This may be Splinter's last time of peace if Karai tries to wrestle control of the Foot out of his hands.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 12-07-2018, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Igglet

It's a Christmas issue, God damn it, how could you be mad with a Christmas issue? Screw the continuity, I just want to see Splinter dressed as Santa (preferably while beheading someone).

Did you just say "screw the continuity!?"

You filthy casual. Geddouttahere.

Seriously, though, Issues #1-65 all happen in one year (also including Turtles in Time, Secret History of the Foot Clan, Bebop and Rocksteady Destroy Everything, and Universe #1-8 or so)... and then #66-89 are a whole damn year (also including Universe #9-15)?

That's an incredibly slow year compared to their previous. While I like the idea of the Turtles' new status quo post-#50 (Leo, Don, Raph with the Foot, Mike on his own) having been in place for a month or two, I still don't see those 25 or so issues stretching out a whole year.

*Utrommaniac* · 12-07-2018, 07:20 PM

It does kind of give the some perspective for how long the year had gone and what has transpired, but...did that really happen all in one year It felt like our poor boys were dealing with all of this madness in a period of a single month

.

But y'know...it just comes to show.

One Christmas your friend is showing up with a basket of candy. By the next, he's already died in a nuclear act of self-sacrifice, also with candy.

12-08-2018, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Did you just say "screw the continuity!?"

You filthy casual. Geddouttahere.

Seriously, though, Issues #1-65 all happen in one year (also including Turtles in Time, Secret History of the Foot Clan, Bebop and Rocksteady Destroy Everything, and Universe #1-8 or so)... and then #66-89 are a whole damn year (also including Universe #9-15)?

That's an incredibly slow year compared to their previous. While I like the idea of the Turtles' new status quo post-#50 (Leo, Don, Raph with the Foot, Mike on his own) having been in place for a month or two, I still don't see those 25 or so issues stretching out a whole year.

B-but... Christmas...

No, but really, I honestly doubt #1 - #65 all happened within a year. Just because there's no Christmas issue doesn't mean there's no Christmas if you get me.

Plus, I'm pretty sure #5 was a Christmas issue too, actually. And I'm convinced there's a few more that we're all forgetting.

*Utrommaniac* · 12-15-2018, 11:53 AM

Looking at it from another perspective, I'm starting to think it's less of a "Splinter learns the true meaning of Christmas" situation (because of course not) and more of an...

Not sure why the Pantheon would be so interested in getting Splinter to pull his boys together for Christmas, though.

12-15-2018, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

Looking at it from another perspective, I'm starting to think it's less of a "Splinter learns the true meaning of Christmas" situation (because of course not) and more of an...
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Not sure why the Pantheon would be so interested in getting Splinter to pull his boys together for Christmas, though.

I've a feeling that Toad Baron is going to be teaching him the true meaning of Christmas so he understands that he needs to go back to his sons. He has a realization and says he knows what must be done and decides that the only way to pull his kids out of their crippling depression is to lynch Bishop. And then he beheads someone.

*Utrommaniac* · 12-15-2018, 12:22 PM

Pretty much what I'm going for. Just don't know why Toad Baron would want to help

. Shouldn't he be at his own Christmas party that's...probably complete insanity. Truly the halls will be decked with holly. Too much holly.

Or for that matter, Gothano (come on, he's GOTTA be Christmas Future, just look at him!) and...probably the Rat King? Not sure who else could possibly cover past. And why would the Rat King want to help after the way the turtles defeated him?

...Aka would make sense though. She's on nice enough terms with them and can do the flying scene.

12-15-2018, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

Pretty much what I'm going for. Just don't know why Toad Baron would want to help

. Shouldn't he be at his own Christmas party that's...probably complete insanity. Truly the halls will be decked with holly. Too much holly.

Or for that matter, Gothano (come on, he's GOTTA be Christmas Future, just look at him!) and...probably the Rat King? Not sure who else could possibly cover past. And why would the Rat King want to help after the way the turtles defeated him?

...Aka would make sense though. She's on nice enough terms with them and can do the flying scene.

I wonder if Splinter's being manipulated by the Pantheon. It sure would add up with my theories.

Though I'm guessing the rest of the Pantheon won't show up. Toad Baron's just... special, I guess? I mean, we do know that they like getting involved with mortal affairs and perhaps having one of the most powerful people in New York alive on his side and perhaps as a pawn?

AlZarkovski · 12-17-2018, 10:48 PM

Two new pages:

Spoiler:

Cloudrunner · 12-19-2018, 12:18 PM

I didn't think Alopex could remove her mask after it stopped being face paint and started being blue spirit goo. And/Or mythical fox blood.

~~ChosenOne~~ · 12-19-2018, 12:23 PM

Something I've just noticed: why wasn't April in the final scene? Harold and his wife I can understand, and the Mutanimals even more so, but she seems like a glaring omission. And has she met Jennika yet? There's bound to be at least some animosity there.

(Splinter inviting Stockman over to the Foot HQ for a Christmas party would've been hilarious, though!)

TomWaltz · 12-19-2018, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ChosenOne

Something I've just noticed: why wasn't April in the final scene? Harold and his wife I can understand, and the Mutanimals even more so, but she seems like a glaring omission. And has she met Jennika yet? There's bound to be at least some animosity there.

(Splinter inviting Stockman over to the Foot HQ for a Christmas party would've been hilarious, though!)

Oh, we've got April covered, my friend. She's with her mom and dad, as she should be!

Talk soon...

Tom W.

*CyberCubed* · 12-19-2018, 01:04 PM

Ghost Saki and Splinter lying dead at the hands of his sons are the two standout scenes of this issue.

Also the implications that Splinter eventually attacked/killed the Mutanimals and Casey/Jenny, etc.

Let's hope our Splinter never turns into that. Also I do like the fact that the Pantheon are not actually shown to be evil, it's really only Rat King and Kitsune who are the troublemakers, if the Turtles manage to stop those two bad seeds the rest of the Pantheon probably would never bother them.

~~ChosenOne~~ · 12-19-2018, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TomWaltz

Oh, we've got April covered, my friend. She's with her mom and dad, as she should be!

Talk soon...

Tom W.

My bad! I was so eager to see what was in store for Splinter that I sort of skimmed over that page, as I did with the others that had already been shown in the previews. I'd still like to see April meeting Jenny, though!

This thread is probably the most appropriate place to do this, all things considered, so... Merry Christmas to you, to Bobby, and to the rest of the IDW crew and all of your loved ones! Thanks for making our TMNT dreams come true year-round!

martinitolove · 12-19-2018, 03:16 PM

Thank you Tom, Bobby, all the wonderfull artists and Peter & Kevin for making the best TMNT series ever!!! To a merry Christmas and a new year of amazing stories in our favourite Cowabunga universe!!!

12-07-2018, 03:54 PM	#2
ProphetofGanja Dub Professor Join Date: May 2013 Location: Dub Side of the Moon Posts: 3,442	Here's hoping that Splinter gets some holiday cheer and can stop being a ninja warlord with an outdated, feudal mindset __________________ "We've been frantically trying to reach you, Dude."

12-07-2018, 04:57 PM	#4
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	Gosh darn it, we didn't need another Christmas issue so soon! It's throwing off the internal continuity!!! <nerd rage> __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

12-15-2018, 11:53 AM	#10
Utrommaniac Resident overthinker Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: what is going on.......... Posts: 5,318	Looking at it from another perspective, I'm starting to think it's less of a "Splinter learns the true meaning of Christmas" situation (because of course not) and more of an... Not sure why the Pantheon would be so interested in getting Splinter to pull his boys together for Christmas, though. __________________ DeviantART

12-15-2018, 12:22 PM	#12
Utrommaniac Resident overthinker Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: what is going on.......... Posts: 5,318	Pretty much what I'm going for. Just don't know why Toad Baron would want to help . Shouldn't he be at his own Christmas party that's...probably complete insanity. Truly the halls will be decked with holly. Too much holly. Or for that matter, Gothano (come on, he's GOTTA be Christmas Future, just look at him!) and...probably the Rat King? Not sure who else could possibly cover past. And why would the Rat King want to help after the way the turtles defeated him? ...Aka would make sense though. She's on nice enough terms with them and can do the flying scene. __________________ DeviantART

12-07-2018, 03:46 PM	#1
AlZarkovski Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Russia Posts: 1,026	TMNT #89 Preview and Discussion Release: 12/19/2018. First Look: Spoiler:

12-07-2018, 04:01 PM	#3
Igglet Guest Posts: n/a	Man, I really like these Christmas issues. I feel bad for Splinter already, though. One of the writers shared some of the panels from this issue weeks ago and it had a lot of flashbacks, I assume that's what'll make up most of this issue. We got some more stuff implying that Casey - Jennika might become a thing, that's interesting. I'm slowly starting to like Jennika more and more, she really started developing a personality when she became Chunin. I wonder if Splinter's gonna behead anyone in the Christmas issue. That'd be such a Splinter thing to do. Dude spends the entire issue reminiscing past events, missing his family. Suddenly, he snaps out of it and goes "Oh! I almost forgot, I had an execution scheduled in about an hour."

12-07-2018, 05:03 PM	#6
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,112	This may be Splinter's last time of peace if Karai tries to wrestle control of the Foot out of his hands.

12-07-2018, 07:20 PM	#8
Utrommaniac Resident overthinker Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: what is going on.......... Posts: 5,318	It does kind of give the some perspective for how long the year had gone and what has transpired, but...did that really happen all in one year It felt like our poor boys were dealing with all of this madness in a period of a single month . But y'know...it just comes to show. One Christmas your friend is showing up with a basket of candy. By the next, he's already died in a nuclear act of self-sacrifice, also with candy. __________________ DeviantART

12-17-2018, 10:48 PM	#14
AlZarkovski Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Russia Posts: 1,026	Two new pages: Spoiler:

12-19-2018, 12:18 PM	#15
Cloudrunner Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 222	I didn't think Alopex could remove her mask after it stopped being face paint and started being blue spirit goo. And/Or mythical fox blood.

12-19-2018, 12:23 PM	#16
~~ChosenOne~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 3,951	Something I've just noticed: why wasn't April in the final scene? Harold and his wife I can understand, and the Mutanimals even more so, but she seems like a glaring omission. And has she met Jennika yet? There's bound to be at least some animosity there. (Splinter inviting Stockman over to the Foot HQ for a Christmas party would've been hilarious, though!)

12-19-2018, 01:04 PM	#18
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,112	Ghost Saki and Splinter lying dead at the hands of his sons are the two standout scenes of this issue. Also the implications that Splinter eventually attacked/killed the Mutanimals and Casey/Jenny, etc. Let's hope our Splinter never turns into that. Also I do like the fact that the Pantheon are not actually shown to be evil, it's really only Rat King and Kitsune who are the troublemakers, if the Turtles manage to stop those two bad seeds the rest of the Pantheon probably would never bother them.

12-19-2018, 03:16 PM	#20
martinitolove Foot Soldier Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 246	Thank you Tom, Bobby, all the wonderfull artists and Peter & Kevin for making the best TMNT series ever!!! To a merry Christmas and a new year of amazing stories in our favourite Cowabunga universe!!!