So um... Old Hob, huh?
 

Anyone feel kinda weird the first issue of this new continuity will start off with a mutant cat instead of the Shredder or the very least the Foot?

Not really, personally.

I'm feeling pretty good about it.

Not at all. I think it's going to be awesome.

Hmm I dunno, I'm hoping we at least see some clues about the Foot or whatever in the issue...

We may get some, only time will tell. I just like the whole idea of "Old Hob," especially since Eastman is involved - I think we're in for a real hellish mutant cat.

I like it, because it's slow build towards the BIG enemy.

I mean honestly, if Eastman and Laird would have known the property was going to last as long as it has, they may have even waited to introduce Shredder and the Foot.

Drop hints about them in the storyline, build dramatic tension.

If done right, it could be fantastic!

Nope, not at all.
We've seen the start with the Shredder and the Foot already.

We have?

Damn it all, ten characters.

In a new comic book continuity that recognizes that Shredder is the whole point to their upbringing and training... yes, it makes sense that they wouldn't mow through him again in another first issue.

No, CyberCubed. No. Bad troll. No billy goats for you tonight.

By bringing in new characters and storyline, they're hoping to appeal to the new generation of fans. As long as they keep true to the spirit of the original comics, I personally don't mind.

Well... no matter what, with a fresh start (whether it'd be a reboot or a continuation of an exisitng universe) at a new publisher the expectation would already be new characters and new storylines. I mean, what was the first thing Image/Vol. 3 did? It introduced Warlord Komodo, Cyborg Mercs, and Pimiko and threw us knee-deep into a new storyline... and that was a continuation of Vol. 1 and 2.

The only thing that gives me pause there is the comments in the Tom Waltz statement where he says collectively of the Mirages, cartoons, and movies, that the IDW comic would be "true to the spirit" of all of those -- the problem with this statement is 1) The "spirit" of those is radically different from universe to universe (night and day in some cases) and making a jumbalaya of different ones makes me very nervous, 2) If you try to please everyone... you know how the rest of that goes.

Its honestly going to be wierd for me rebooting characters that have never been rebooted before, Vol. 5 will be interesting to say the least.

It's no more Vol. 5 than Archie would be Vol. 2.

So you are saying:

Mirage vol. 1-3

Image Vol.1

Archie Vol.1

Idw Vol.1

Why would I say that, and why would Image be on that list? IDW isn't a continuation of Vol. 1-4.

And, Vol 4 was a continuation of Vol 3? O_o

The reason I say if you go by publisher each has its own volume 1. If you look at Moon Knight series each one has its own volume even though there has been soft reboots and straight up reboots granted these of course were done by the same publisher. I would (personally) call it Vol.5 since its suppose to keep the tone of the mirage/image series.

If you want to split hairs about it...

Vol. 2 takes place in the same universe of Vol. 1 and continues the story of Vol. 1.
Vol. 3 takes place in the same universe of Vol. 1 and 2 and continues the story of Vol. 1 and 2.
Vol. 4 (if you ask Laird) takes place in the same unvierse of Vol. 1 and 2 and continues the story of Vol. 1 and 2.

What do all of the above have in common? They are all in the same universe of Vol. 1 and 2. You can't say that of IDW's universe.

(unless the IDW book turns out to be kind of a "stealth" continuation of the Mirage material... which would be pretty cool if you ask me)