07-25-2017, 05:07 AM | #2 |
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Have to admit never saw that coming...
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07-25-2017, 07:02 AM | #3 |
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Nice Stockman scene, it's always good to see that slimy bastard out and about.
You just know that if he sees fit to cut a deal with Kitsune or RK, he will, survival of mankind be damned. |
07-25-2017, 08:15 AM | #4 |
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Thinking about it, going to You Know Who as a replacement for Harold makes perfect sense.
I love this.
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07-25-2017, 08:20 AM | #5 |
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When the alliance of convinence breaks then a certain person will be the one to put him behind bars as if a poetic connection going back to his first appearance.
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07-25-2017, 11:40 AM | #6 |
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It is odd that if the Patheon are such immortal gods that have been around since the dawn of man for 200,000 or so years, that they aren't the rulers and Gods of all humanity by now. Like...what have they been doing for 200,000 years?
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07-25-2017, 11:44 AM | #7 |
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Apparently locked in an endless cycle of tying each other's shoelaces together and enjoying the ensuing pratfalls, which is what Kitsune is poised to break with the second coming of the Dragon Warrior (and why I believe some or most of the Pantheon won't particularly care for her idea).
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07-25-2017, 12:23 PM | #8 |
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They've said time and time again that their "game" has rules.
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At first I thought it looked like the chart of the Pantheon could have more than eight members but then I noticed that wasn't really possible. |
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07-25-2017, 04:11 PM | #10 |
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Honestly, anything could happen here. My guess is we get the standard fight scene between the Turtles and Jagwar to establish her as a skilled opponent before Rat King calls a stop to it and lets them sit in, because it's amusing. That and Leo is still his unwitting pawn.
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07-25-2017, 04:48 PM | #11 |
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Oh yeah! So much has happened that the "pawn" part as kind of been swept away by other things.
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07-26-2017, 07:44 AM | #12 |
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I expected something more from this issue. Don't know what, just... A bit more. It was amazing, and great art (particularly dug that panel where Leo turns to Donnie as he's being brainwashed by Kitsune), but after the revelations of last issue, I kinda hoped more Pantheon members would warm up to the Turtles or something. And it seemed to go by way too fast, like half a normal issue, even though it was the same number of pages.
One great thing that sticks out, though, is the visual of the assembled Pantheon vs. the Turtles. These guys are definitely the TMNT version of the Sinister Six! They even have a Doc Ock, a Vulture, a Kraven and a Mysterio of their own! Another great issue, but too dang fast. Left me wanting more. Then again, they all do... |
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It's not quite what I was expecting, but still fun.
Especially poor ol' Toady watching his house get trashed
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07-26-2017, 08:22 AM | #14 |
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I'm not sure what I was expecting with this issue. I got something different.
Still enjoyed it. Rat King was a delight, as was Stockman.
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07-26-2017, 08:37 AM | #15 |
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Oddly the Pantheon seem less powerful when they're all together than apart. With 3 fighters and Rat King and Kitsune's tricks, the Turtles should have been decimated. Also Aka seems to be on the side of the Turtles for good, which I think might have something to do with Tang Shen eventually.
I think Jagwar is going to get an arc, maybe with Mammoth, because they're actual fighters unlike all the magic users so it would be nice to see them have brawls with them. |
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07-26-2017, 09:00 AM | #17 |
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They were all there, and two (or three?) have magic powers. I get the feeling Gothano is the most powerful of them all too but he was generally holding back. Jagwar doesn't appear to be much stronger than your average mutant fighter, Mammoth probably should have went charging with his tusks instead of using a crossbow.
Aka and Toad Baron weren't attacking of course, but Rat King also didn't do anything till the end. |
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There's also the fact that her Umbrella Smash Special(TM) didn't hurt Mikey much at all... One of the best things about this issue is Toad Baron's hilarious art collection in the background, some of them amphibian-themed distortions on real life works of art. There's even a bust of a "Napoleon Bonafrog" of sorts on the top two panels of page 17! I don't recognize the bust next to that one, but it might depict someone of similar historical importance. Keep your eyes peeled for the background of panels in the Den of Delights, it's brilliant! Last edited by ChosenOne; 07-26-2017 at 09:50 AM. |
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Two of the three siblings familiar with the Turtles are the tricksters. Proceed with caution.
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07-26-2017, 12:19 PM | #20 |
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I just realized something some of you have already been criticizing for awhile now...
The Turtles really do feel like recurring characters, not the main characters anymore. "Desperate Measures" was really more about Hob and the Mutanimals (and of course Bishop)... "Pantheon Family Reunion" has been more about the Pantheon, "Dimension X" and "Trial of Krang" is undoubtedly going to be mainly focused on a whole horde of aliens, mutants, and weirdos. That's probably going to remain the case off and on for the rest of the run, now that the character roster is so packed.
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