TMNT Urban Legends #26 Preview and Discussion

AlZarkovski · 08-07-2020, 11:49 AM

First look on final issue:

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*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-07-2020, 03:56 PM

Damn, that first page is killer. I'd buy a poster of that and hang it in my office.

~~AquaParade~~ · 08-09-2020, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Damn, that first page is killer. I'd buy a poster of that and hang it in my office.

Seriously. The colore truly pop on the splash and even the panel looks finely detailed compared to following page.

*Andrew NDB* · 08-09-2020, 06:22 AM

Uh oh! This is it! Good stuff in this.

Sharman · 08-09-2020, 06:45 AM

Exciting stuff indeed. And, yeah, that first page is pretty damn awesome.
Who'd ever think we'd get here, eh?

hypered1 · 08-09-2020, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Sharman

Exciting stuff indeed. And, yeah, that first page is pretty damn awesome.
Who'd ever think we'd get here, eh?

All good things and all that

~~AquaParade~~ · 08-19-2020, 06:14 PM

Some beautiful pages but the story didnt do much for me. It's cool they were able to conclude the series, but it still felt like a whole lot of nipping and tucking in order to wrap things up.
The first and last page splashes are visual highlights and I really liked a particular, small panel of all four turtles gearing up in a battle stance together - it just looked cool.

Really cool of IDW to let this team wrap the story up. You can bet I will pre-order a hardcover collection the moment they announce it.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-19-2020, 07:00 PM

King Komodo's ultimate allegience was a high point of the issue. And the ending of the Warlord Komodo was a pretty great twist!

And for all my ambivalence towards Lady Shredder, seeing Lady Shredder face off with Donatello was pretty great, too!

The last page was a nice ending.

But somehow, even though IDW had one extra issue to wrap things up with, Andrew's original conclusion somehow felt less rushed. Maybe it's just me?

Overall, I liked it. I wonder where the TMNT would go from here? As this is now it's own continuity and not tied into Volume 4? Very strange, to have two valid conclusions to one series.

*Galactus* · 08-20-2020, 02:51 AM

Maybe I missed something but was it ever explained how Leonardo's hand was growing back and while he still had some tech surely Don would have had to have grown a new shell and spine.

I long assumed that the story line that was hinted in the last few issues of the Image series about the mutagen wearing off hence why Leatherhead got into rages. That they'd seek out Warlord Komodo's sythetic mutagen for a 'booster shot' and it has the side effect of healing all their various injuries. Here the turtles heal because they just do I guess.

Speaking of Leathheard it would have been nice if Dr. X had left the group to go off searching for him. I didn't expect that story line to be resolved but a nod in that direction would have been nice.

While it didn't wrap up the important things in a manner in which I was satisfied with it was certainly enjoyable. Lady Shredder being Amai was an interesting twist and I liked Warlord Komodo's final fate. I also liked the final shot was the same as Andrew's Image conclusion.

*Andrew NDB* · 08-20-2020, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

But somehow, even though IDW had one extra issue to wrap things up with, Andrew's original conclusion somehow felt less rushed. Maybe it's just me?

In all fairness, my #24 and #25 were FAT issues. With many pages. We basically had the same amount of space, between both. More or less.

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Overall, I liked it. I wonder where the TMNT would go from here? As this is now it's own continuity and not tied into Volume 4? Very strange, to have two valid conclusions to one series.

Technically Gary and Frank could go into the unknown into some pocket between Vol. 3 and 4 for quite some time and still be "canon safe." That'd be my vote. Let's see #27. I'd try and help if possible (more importantly, if allowed). Sales will tell, I suspect. I really like what was able to happen, personally. I was on board to assist with these to make sure they "work" with Vol. 4, and initially there were some spots where it wouldn't have. But it was a fun and smooth thing. I don't think any suggestion of mine was batted down, not that there was a lot of them. Gary did a great story and dove right into it like it was 20 years ago.

But yes, these were refined to work with Vol. 4... not form some kind of divergent timeline. That's not what's going on.

Sharman · 08-20-2020, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Technically Gary and Frank could go into the unknown into some pocket between Vol. 3 and 4 for quite some time and still be "canon safe." That'd be my vote. Let's see #27. I'd try and help if possible (more importantly, if allowed). Sales will tell, I suspect. I really like what was able to happen, personally. I was on board to assist with these to make sure they "work" with Vol. 4, and initially there were some spots where it wouldn't have. But it was a fun and smooth thing. I don't think any suggestion of mine was batted down, not that there was a lot of them. Gary did a great story and dove right into it like it was 20 years ago.

But yes, these were refined to work with Vol. 4... not form some kind of divergent timeline. That's not what's going on.

I was very aware of the acknowledgement to yourself. #27? What's that about?

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-20-2020, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

But yes, these were refined to work with Vol. 4... not form some kind of divergent timeline. That's not what's going on.

Oh, that makes sense. Thanks for clearing that up!

~~AquaParade~~ · 08-20-2020, 09:35 AM

It's kinda of cool to treat it as it's own branch-off universe from Mirage, separate from Volume 4, and just see the guys finally get a bit of a "happy" ending. Sure, I'd love to see them go on being tortured in Mirage volume 4 and beyond, but we all know how screwed they are in the future timelines, so it's sort of nice to have an alternate timeline where things "end" in a sense without everything going to ****. Just my take at this moment in time.

One more thing I'll say about this series: I love the way they visually differentiated the characters in ways that were still recognizable but spoke to their character as well as the trauma they had been through. Like I mentioned before, there is a group shot panel and it looks really cool to see the slight visual distinctions between all the characters.
It's not something every iteration of the franchise nails, and lately it feels like character designers are stretching to find new ways to give the four brothers distinctive looks in ways that arguably go way overboard. I want to give it credit for that.
Although, Donatello's cyborg armor has a pretty ugly design. Could have done better there.

08-07-2020, 11:49 AM	#1
AlZarkovski Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Russia Posts: 1,021	TMNT Urban Legends #26 Preview and Discussion First look on final issue: Spoiler:

08-09-2020, 06:22 AM	#4
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,274	Uh oh! This is it! Good stuff in this. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

08-19-2020, 07:00 PM	#8
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	King Komodo's ultimate allegience was a high point of the issue. And the ending of the Warlord Komodo was a pretty great twist! And for all my ambivalence towards Lady Shredder, seeing Lady Shredder face off with Donatello was pretty great, too! The last page was a nice ending. But somehow, even though IDW had one extra issue to wrap things up with, Andrew's original conclusion somehow felt less rushed. Maybe it's just me? Overall, I liked it. I wonder where the TMNT would go from here? As this is now it's own continuity and not tied into Volume 4? Very strange, to have two valid conclusions to one series. __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

08-20-2020, 09:35 AM	#13
~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	It's kinda of cool to treat it as it's own branch-off universe from Mirage, separate from Volume 4, and just see the guys finally get a bit of a "happy" ending. Sure, I'd love to see them go on being tortured in Mirage volume 4 and beyond, but we all know how screwed they are in the future timelines, so it's sort of nice to have an alternate timeline where things "end" in a sense without everything going to ***. Just my take at this moment in time. One more thing I'll say about this series: I love the way they visually differentiated the characters in ways that were still recognizable but spoke to their character as well as the trauma they had been through. Like I mentioned before, there is a group shot panel and it looks really cool to see the slight visual distinctions between all the characters. It's not something every iteration of the franchise nails, and lately it feels like character designers are stretching to find new ways to give the four brothers distinctive looks in ways that arguably go way overboard. I want to give it credit for that. Although, Donatello's cyborg armor has a pretty ugly design. Could have done better there. Last edited by AquaParade; 08-20-2020 at 09:41 AM.*

08-07-2020, 03:56 PM	#2
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	Damn, that first page is killer. I'd buy a poster of that and hang it in my office. __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

08-09-2020, 06:45 AM	#5
Sharman Foot Soldier Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: UK Posts: 190	Exciting stuff indeed. And, yeah, that first page is pretty damn awesome. Who'd ever think we'd get here, eh?

08-19-2020, 06:14 PM	#7
~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	Some beautiful pages but the story didnt do much for me. It's cool they were able to conclude the series, but it still felt like a whole lot of nipping and tucking in order to wrap things up. The first and last page splashes are visual highlights and I really liked a particular, small panel of all four turtles gearing up in a battle stance together - it just looked cool. Really cool of IDW to let this team wrap the story up. You can bet I will pre-order a hardcover collection the moment they announce it.

08-20-2020, 02:51 AM	#9
Galactus Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,949	Maybe I missed something but was it ever explained how Leonardo's hand was growing back and while he still had some tech surely Don would have had to have grown a new shell and spine. I long assumed that the story line that was hinted in the last few issues of the Image series about the mutagen wearing off hence why Leatherhead got into rages. That they'd seek out Warlord Komodo's sythetic mutagen for a 'booster shot' and it has the side effect of healing all their various injuries. Here the turtles heal because they just do I guess. Speaking of Leathheard it would have been nice if Dr. X had left the group to go off searching for him. I didn't expect that story line to be resolved but a nod in that direction would have been nice. While it didn't wrap up the important things in a manner in which I was satisfied with it was certainly enjoyable. Lady Shredder being Amai was an interesting twist and I liked Warlord Komodo's final fate. I also liked the final shot was the same as Andrew's Image conclusion.