TMNT #74 preview & discussion

[neatoman]

Assuming Zenter really did greenlight a Triceraton invasion of earth, that would be an extremely douchey move on his part. Granted, we haven't seen that much of him in the past, maybe it's in character for him?

I'm a little confused about Anemon's contract, why is his testimony still considered null and void because of it? They clearly state the laws it was written under no longer apply and it's clearly worded to protect Krang's ass (or whatever Utroms have instead of it) from prosecution, so how is it still considered legitimate?

[martinitolove]

I suppose that Krang will be returned to Earth in order to take part in an anti-Triceraton resistance to protect his homeland - Burnow Island! Therefore he will become the ally of turtles and the Foot clan.

Or, in need of a strong leader, the Utroms will "de-frost" Ch'rell...

[ChosenOne]

What if... Bear with me here... What if it's the Turtles who ultimately have to escape with a freshly-convicted Krang back to Earth in order to help stop the Triceraton invasion that the Neutrinos set in motion? No way #75 is enough to deal with the Maligna threat, she hasn't even had any panel time yet, so where does she stand in all this? Where would Leatherhead stand? With or against the Turtles? Would the Neutrinos try to use deadly force to stop Krang's evasion?

I mean, to hell with the Pantheon and their mustache-twirling, there's a much bigger space epic brewing right here, whichever way this whole thing goes!

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by martinitolove

I suppose that Krang will be returned to Earth in order to take part in an anti-Triceraton resistance to protect his homeland - Burnow Island! Therefore he will become the ally of turtles and the Foot clan.

Or, in need of a strong leader, the Utroms will "de-frost" Ch'rell...

Originally Posted by ChosenOne

What if... Bear with me here... What if it's the Turtles who ultimately have to escape with a freshly-convicted Krang back to Earth in order to help stop the Triceraton invasion that the Neutrinos set in motion? No way #75 is enough to deal with the Maligna threat, she hasn't even had any panel time yet, so where does she stand in all this? Where would Leatherhead stand? With or against the Turtles? Would the Neutrinos try to use deadly force to stop Krang's evasion?

I mean, to hell with the Pantheon and their mustache-twirling, there's a much bigger space epic brewing right here, whichever way this whole thing goes!

Or maybe Leatherhead just eats Krang?

[Utrommaniac]

Originally Posted by martinitolove

I suppose that Krang will be returned to Earth in order to take part in an anti-Triceraton resistance to protect his homeland - Burnow Island! Therefore he will become the ally of turtles and the Foot clan.

Or, in need of a strong leader, the Utroms will "de-frost" Ch'rell...

Ch'rell will still have to be released one way or another, but I think it would fit the narrative better after Krang is convicted and imprisoned, with the way Ma'riell describes him. Best not to late the anger she implies go to waste.

Originally Posted by ChosenOne

What if... Bear with me here... What if it's the Turtles who ultimately have to escape with a freshly-convicted Krang back to Earth in order to help stop the Triceraton invasion that the Neutrinos set in motion? No way #75 is enough to deal with the Maligna threat, she hasn't even had any panel time yet, so where does she stand in all this? Where would Leatherhead stand? With or against the Turtles? Would the Neutrinos try to use deadly force to stop Krang's evasion?

That...sounds awesome and actually pretty realistic for the writing.

Originally Posted by ChosenOne

I mean, to hell with the Pantheon and their mustache-twirling, there's a much bigger space epic brewing right here, whichever way this whole thing goes!

The story of my life reading this series!

Originally Posted by neatoman

Or maybe Leatherhead just eats Krang?

It seems a little anti-climactic. Especially since we've seen that Leatherhead didn't eat the Utroms he killed.

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Also was there a continuity error? Hakk-R said, "They got all 5 witnesses, those mutants pulled it off" in this issue. But uh....didn't he already know they got all 5 witnesses in the mini?

He was under the impression that they walked away empty-handed on Totus.

[Utrommaniac]

Yeah, he thought they couldn't leave with Polly, because of the whole hive mind thing, and hadn't realized that she had been severed from it.

[TomWaltz]

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Forgot to say, loved the design for the alien judge!

Making his IDW debut, our friend Gorath is... but not his TMNT debut.

http://http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Gorath

Talk soon...

Tom W.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by TomWaltz

Making his IDW debut, our friend Gorath is... but not his TMNT debut.

http://http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Gorath

Talk soon...

Tom W.

Nice! Visually improved, too--much more imposing!

[Allio]

Originally Posted by TomWaltz

Making his IDW debut, our friend Gorath is... but not his TMNT debut.

http://http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Gorath

Talk soon...

Tom W.

Good lord, is there literally anyone else you could pull out that is as out of nowhere. I would love to see it.

[CyberCubed]

There's plenty of other generic aliens in the backgrounds of all the cartoons or other comics they can pull from.

[myconius]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Also was there a continuity error? Hakk-R said, "They got all 5 witnesses, those mutants pulled it off" in this issue. But uh....didn't he already know they got all 5 witnesses in the mini?

Hakk-R thought he had killed the last one in Dimension X#5.

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

This was really REALLY REALLY written for trade.

at first i was thinking something similar, but on my second read it i was able to appreciate it as a single issue much more.

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Also, I knew badass Neutrinos couldn't be trusted. Losers.

i'm willing to give the Neutrinos the benefit of the doubt. hhhhmmmmmmm...NAHHH!!!

Originally Posted by ProphetofGanja

Why is everyone assuming King Zenter is acting dodgy? I feel like he means that he will help the Triceratons find an uninhabited planet once all this is over, but then the Triceraton Commander is gonna be like "nah, we want EARTH" since that's where they're originally from and they probably view it as theirs by rights.

gotta be honest, that look of shame on King Zenter's face after promising the Triceratons their own planet makes me suspicious.
after reading 'The Krang War' Zenter kind of comes off as a bit of a marshmallow. i think his daughter the Princess seems to have more backbone.

Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

I don't think Zenter even knows that the Triceratons want Earth.

I would also say that he'd be too much of a wimp to deny them Earth when they say it's the planet they want, but he did hold out for months - maybe even years - when Krang was tearing Neutrino down looking for Honeycutt.
But then again, the Triceratons will prove to be a whole new ballgame compared to what Krang did.

yeah, Zenter hasn't really shown us in the few times we've seen him that he's a very strong leader. at least not that i've seen.

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by TomWaltz

Making his IDW debut, our friend Gorath is... but not his TMNT debut.

http://http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Gorath

Talk soon...

Tom W.

God I love when obscure characters are brought up again. You guys rock.

[DestronMirage22]

Originally Posted by TomWaltz

Making his IDW debut, our friend Gorath is... but not his TMNT debut.

http://http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Gorath

Talk soon...

Tom W.

Wow, talk about obscure!
This just reinforces the fact that you guys know your stuff and can do anything!

Also, I approve of that naming choice.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by TomWaltz

Making his IDW debut, our friend Gorath is... but not his TMNT debut.

http://http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Gorath

Talk soon...

Tom W.

That's... Huh. I did not remember that character, probably because he had no lines and like maybe 15 seconds of screentime (seriously, I checked).

Be honest, you just wanted to see Cory draw him, didn't you? Not that I'm complaining, I say bring in more of the Battle Nexus contestants, they're pretty interesting visually.

[2K3]

Originally Posted by TomWaltz

Making his IDW debut, our friend Gorath is... but not his TMNT debut.

http://http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Gorath

Talk soon...

Tom W.

Okay WOW... just... WOW; what a choice of obscure characters!!!

[myconius]

so will we find out more about Gorath?
how it is he became a judge?

[CyberCubed]

Would be nice to see the Battle Nexus expanded on in the main series. The one in the annual was rushed and Eastman isn't the best in plotting out stuff. I'd love to see a proper Battle Nexus story in the main ongoing.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Would be nice to see the Battle Nexus expanded on in the main series. The one in the annual was rushed and Eastman isn't the best in plotting out stuff. I'd love to see a proper Battle Nexus story in the main ongoing.

You keep saying this.

And I keep on heartily agreeing.

[myconius]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Would be nice to see the Battle Nexus expanded on in the main series.

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

You keep saying this.

And I keep on heartily agreeing.

Battle Nexus!! Battle Nexus!!

RAH!! RAH!! RAH!!!!