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01-03-2018, 11:55 AM | #1 |
Foot Soldier
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Indiana
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First complete read through of Mirage
So a few months ago, I decided to start my multiverse Turtle marathon a year earlier than I had planned to. I have just barely finished the Mirage timeline(as compiled by Mark Pellegrini) and was able to read most of the issues and back stories. I also included Andrew's Odyssey story at the very end(extremely well done by the way).
It's disappointing that volume 4 is incomplete and will likely remain that way, but I do understand. Besides, devoting 30 years of your life to the TMNT in that regard is remarkable and more than acceptable to move on from that. Right now, I'd say that Mirage is in competition with IDW as my favorite incarnation of the TMNT. Now to start my marathon of Fred Wolf....Not really expecting much except to still enjoy it(with some annoyance). By the way Andrew, any idea whether or not Eastman and/or Laird have read your story and if so have they given at least an unofficial "seal of approval" as far as ending the Mirage Turtles is concerned? |
01-28-2018, 06:45 PM | #2 |
Mad Scientist
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Curious to know if you've read the Archie run or not.
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01-29-2018, 12:09 AM | #3 | |
Weed Whacker
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I asked if he'd like to be involved in Origin and if I ever do anything else, I'll ask him again. Never really talked to Kevin about Odyssey though I would expect as involved as he is at IDW... even asking him much about Odyssey would sort of put him in an awkward position, which I don't want to do.
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04-11-2018, 04:53 AM | #4 |
Mouser
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I am just finishing the main stories of vol 1. I haven't read the one offs and I'm halfway through City at War.
Spoilers I have one big question: Why did Splinter and the Turtles separate? I don't know if I missed a comic. My reading went from everyone on the farm to the turtles in the city and Splinter meditating in the wilderness. |
04-11-2018, 07:46 AM | #5 | |
Foot Elite
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04-11-2018, 10:44 AM | #6 |
Mouser
Join Date: Dec 2013
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Ah thanks. Interesting given adolescence will do that to you but I never really saw the turtles as ones to walk away from Splinter.
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04-11-2018, 02:31 PM | #7 | |
Foot Elite
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There's also the thematic matter of the Turtles inheriting Hamato Yoshi's blood debt, which was passed down to them by Splinter. Splinter gets something of a humbling throughout CAW; he's cut out of the picture and the Turtles are left to clean up a mess he passed on to them. One of the reasons CAW is such a great arc is because it feels like a legitimate culmination of years of storytelling and escalation, both for the Foot Clan/TMNT narrative but also for each individual's character arc and journey. |
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04-11-2018, 02:33 PM | #8 |
Weed Whacker
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Location: Auburn, WA
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Come to think of it, Splinter's complete absence in "Return to New York" has always been a little strange. Not even a cameo. I guess I kind of like that.
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