September 2018 Solicitations

[bushido]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #86

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Tom Waltz (W), Kevin Eastman (W/VC), Dave Wachter (A/C), Kevin Hopgood (VC).

"Battle Lines," Part 1 of 3! The maniacal Bishop has his eyes set on destroying the Utroms and the Triceratons once and for all. The Turtles will have to use all of their resources to stop him... but new divisions between the brothers threaten to ruin the plan before it begins!

• The start of a pivotal new story arc!


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Macro-Series Donatello

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Paul Allor (W), Brahm Revel (A), David Petersen (C), Ryan Brown (VC), Brahm Revell (VC).

TMNT returns to its roots with new spotlights on individual Turtles, but this time they're extra-large! Donatello understands that more is at stake than his brothers realize. In order to prepare for the coming conflict, Don will aim to repair his relationship with his mentor Harold... and his malicious robotic counterpart Metalhead!

• The new "Macros" will set up each individual Turtle for the climactic storyline leading to TMNT #100!


Rise of the TMNT #01

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Matthew K. Manning (W), Chad Thomas (A/VC), Andy Suriano (C)

A new age of Turtle-mania begins! This new comic spins out of the highly anticipated Rise of the TMNT animated series! The Turtles are hitting the sewers with brand new weapons, brand new enemies and a brand-new vision!

• Overseen by showrunners Andy Suriano (Cosmic Scoundrels) and Ant Ward!
• Kinetic, action-packed, and hilarious!


TMNT Urban Legends #05

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Gary Carlson (W), Frank Fosco (A/C), Erik Larsen (VC).

TMNT Volume 3 continues in all-new four-color glory as creators Gary Carlson and Frank Fosco take the Heroes in a Half-Shell on some of their most amazing and dangerous and bizarre adventures ever! In this issue, as Master Splinter uncovers shocking revelations in Warlord Komodo's compound, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo hatch a daring rescue mission... but they won't be on their own. An old friend is coming to the party, and he's bringing some deadly new toys...

• Featuring new cover art by Frank Fosco and TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman!


TMNT Volume 20 Kingdom of Rats

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Kevin Eastman (W), Tom Waltz (W), Dave Wachter (A/C).

In the wake of total destruction, the exhausted Turtles must prevent catastrophe, as disparate forces converge on New York and a sinister power-play takes shape. Following the Triceratop Invasion, New York is in ruins. Various groups jockey for control in the power vacuum, each with their own agendas and goals. But there is one who doesn't care about power or victory, only chaos... the Rat King! Will the TMNT be able to stop him from doing the unspeakable? Collects issues #81-85 of the ongoing series.

• Advance solicited for October release!

[Papenbrook]

I guess we can't escape the "Rise" ...

[CyberCubed]

Macros for $7.99 seem like a good idea, I assume there's only going to be 4 of them for each Turtle though.

[neatoman]

Macros for $7.99 seem like a good idea, I assume there's only going to be 4 of them for each Turtle though.

But how long are they?

[spookycookies]

But how long are they?

I have heard they are something like 48 pages.

[MikeandRaph87]

$8 is a hefty price tag. We did not care for the backups the extra dollar cost us with TMNT Universe. 48 pages perhaps?

It was inevitable that Agent Bishop would attack Burnow Island and here it finally is.

[bushido]

Updated.

But how long are they?

Confirmed for 48 pages.

[DrSpengler]

$8 for 48 pages is a good deal, considering $4 typically only gets us 20 pages.

[oldmanwinters]

I always thought "micro-series" was a funny enough name, but I have no idea what a "macro-series" is.

[DrSpengler]

Bobby just confirmed the Macros are 40 pages of story content. So I guess it's not actually that great a deal at $8; same price as two separate 20-page issues.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Yay, the Bishop/Burnow storyline! FINALLY.

And also finally, Don sets about picking up the loose plot threads of Harold and Metalhead. Very cool. :tgrin:

[AquaParade]

They'll never get me interested in those side-stories based on premise alone.

I know there is potential for great storytelling within any comic book's pages, but I feel that you need a better hook then "supplemental content". And though I've pushed for it before, I think you need to bring in interesting creators that the fans want to see work on the book. Budget may be an issue, but if you're going to be selling big chunks of the new book at $8 each, you'd think that would give a little more wiggle-room.

Anyways, I don't mean to bash what IDW are doing. I'm sure many of you are excited, or maybe think I'm missing the point. Just sharing my opinion.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Anyways, I don't mean to bash what IDW are doing. I'm sure many of you are excited, or maybe think I'm missing the point. Just sharing my opinion.

For me, it's the long game, man.

We might suffer the occasional misstep of Casey and April or the Triceraton invasion Universe tie-in issues, but all in all, having a consistent story that continually plots and builds and delivers...

7 issues in one month? Alright then, I'm game. Giant macro-issues focusing on dropped plot points? I'm all aboard.

[ChosenOne]

These four macro-issues will be a one-time thing, and they sound to me like two issues of Universe mashed together apiece anyway. Well worth the price.

[DrSpengler]

Yeah, I don't want to misconstrue that I was speaking about the potential content of the Macro-Series issues. I'm sure they'll be interesting. But more that the price-point isn't exactly a "deal" and we're just paying full price for two issues at once rather than two issues apart. Looking forward to the Macros regardless.

[CyberCubed]

In general seems like all the plotlines are coming to a head. The Patheon story and Bishop's war against all aliens/mutants all seem to be leading to issue 100. I wouldn't be surprised if the next arc ends with the Utroms and Triceratons leaving Earth and discovering a new home. Then after that we'll probably see Bishop form another uneasy truce with the Turtles to stop the Patheon.

We have Leatherhead showing up again, Don will probably befriend Metalhead and Harold and Metalhead can be like Vision from the Avengers as an ally. Bebop/Rocksteady are getting their own mini with Renet/Savanti returning.

Only stuff we don't know about yet is whatever Ch'rell does and then whenever Karai finally gets back to New York.

Oh and Null, if she ever shows up in the main series.

[ChosenOne]

Is it weird that I'm still hoping for IDW Armaggon to make his debut sometime and somewhere before #100?

[CyberCubed]

Is it weird that I'm still hoping for IDW Armaggon to make his debut sometime and somewhere before #100?

It was said awhile ago there's no plans to use him anytime soon, so I wouldn't expect to see him for a long time if ever. We still haven't gotten Rahzar/Tokka either, so it's not like every popular old mutant debuted in IDW.

[MikeandRaph87]

Is it weird that I'm still hoping for IDW Armaggon to make his debut sometime and somewhere before #100?

No, I still want him too whether we have Buldgeon or not. He can freshen up the time travel angle and be a rival to Savante Romero not to mention give an arc to Renet. Some continuity changes can happen as well such as plucking Krang from the timeline or even cause an opening to a nexus when being chased bringing the Turtles to the Battle Nexus.

[ChosenOne]

No, I still want him too whether we have Buldgeon or not. He can freshen up the time travel angle and be a rival to Savante Romero not to mention give an arc to Renet. Some continuity changes can happen as well such as plucking Krang from the timeline or even cause an opening to a nexus when being chased bringing the Turtles to the Battle Nexus.

I'd considered the Battle Nexus thing but not the Savanti/Renet idea. That would be brilliant. Maybe make Armaggon the villain in an inevitable(?) third Bebop & Rocksteady mini? That way everybody's happy!

[Utrommaniac]

Yep...the turtles are going to completely fall apart over this. (Though they should probably just stick to it so Donatello wouldn't have wasted his time working on a treaty only for his time to be squandered on Bishop annihilating what he worked so hard for)

It's also about time Harold came back around.

[MikeandRaph87]

What if they were both apprentinces of the Time Lord and an accident caused Savanti and Armaggon to mutate. Perhaps as a consequence Armaggon turns on Savanti and Armaggon killed Juliet? There are ways of figuring it all in.

[ChosenOne]

What if they were both apprentinces of the Time Lord and an accident caused Savanti and Armaggon to mutate. Perhaps as a consequence Armaggon turns on Savanti and Armaggon killed Juliet? There are ways of figuring it all in.

Yep. Feels like Armaggon is the only major-ish villain we have yet to see. Dregg would feel redundant after Maligna, and Tokka & Rahzar's shtick is already filled by Bebop & Rocksteady... But there's room yet for a mutant shark of a different species than Bludgeon, especially if he's a time traveller/alien merc.

[Utrommaniac]

So the turtles are clearly headed toward a fallout in their relationship and we're talking about a second shark?

[ChosenOne]

So the turtles are clearly headed toward a fallout in their relationship and we're talking about a second shark?

There are five turtles in the series. Two sharks wouldn't be overkill.

And does anyone seriously believe said fallout won't be resolved by the time #100 comes around?

[Utrommaniac]

Good point.


But that's still something that's going to be a big deal up until that time. Especially on Donatello's end of things where all his tightrope walking to get a peace treaty working could potentially be for nothing if things go too badly.

(And I really hope Ma'riell comes out of this okay)