CITY FALL Teaser #2
 

So excited for this! :D

I believe it was Donnie who felt Raphael was not getting the characterization moments and Tom teased its just around the corner. This is it. Leo will have a character piece and so will Raphael via his run in with the foot clan alongside Casey Jones. Looking forward to how this will all play out.

By the time this arc ends I can see there being a major status quo changed in the IDW universe. Probably a major death for one of the characters.

I can't wait for this issue. This story arc is gonna be epic!

Death in a major storyline to make it impactful has turned cliche. Its expected. Any major storyline does not need death just great plot and great
characterization as a result of a great plot.From the previews we will get that!

Hey,MK41! Nice to see you drop by.

I was hoping to get a preview at the Idw booth at wonder con but now I am glad that did not happen. I want to be on the edge of my seat throughout the whole read. :trolleye:

Doubt Nick would allow anything like that. But let's see.

I was thinking more of a secondary character dying, perhaps someone like Angel? Casey seeing his friend die could truly thrust him into crazy vigilante mode ala Mirage Casey.

Alopex...she'll be all like "shredder I'm done with your crap" and then shredder will be like "not in my house!!!" And stabs her to death and Karai, through observing this, learns not to back sass grandpa.

I have to honestly say this time I am a little unimpressed so far with everything that I could see of this city fall project(sorry, just my oppinion)..so far it all seems so forced in my eyes somehow.I think the fact that this seems to lean on the 'city at war' story and if in name only doesnt help me here...
but all in all idw was good for one or two surprises and the micros have been wonderful, also I have to admit the last story arch while presenting so much allready covered ground in general(I mean turtles in space etc) was really delightful to read..so Im staying open and wait and see for myself;)...

I don't think Alopex will die... she'll probably join Hob's Mutanimals :tlol:

She has to go and be forgotten before comic cons are overrun with furries cosplaying as her. They haven't figured out she exists but I fear city falls inevitable popularity will change this.

haha!!good point,she must go..

Why is this story arc compared to City at War constantly?
Sure, they're both kind of gang war stories... anything else?

Strictly because of the name. As far as I can see there's no similarities, in fact I could see IDW having an actual adaptation of city at war. But with shredder alive it can't be done. Also take note that a lot of the people making these comparisons probably aren't mirage fans.

I would say it's not a coincidence that the names bear similarities, as well as the fact that this is the longest arc so far (which goes the same for the Mirage counterpart). That said, I'm willing to bet City Fall will contain homages, as they've done that several times in the past (see: Leonardo Micro-Series). I also wouldn't say that those making comparisons are not Mirage fans, as I find it unlikely that anyone but Mirage fans would even be familiar with City At War. It's a major storyline, yes, but only among comic fans and peripheral hardcore turtle fans.

The horror!

Btw, I know it's kinda obvious, but it's funny how IDW is kind of a "prequel" to Mirage. I know the two continuity doesn't fit together at all, what I mean is, in Mirage, with #1 the turtles finished their training, so they went to fight Shredder /a major player in NYC underground/, and they slayed him down. In IDW, the turtles still got a lot to learn, they're not that good fighters at all, the Shredder could (possibly) beat them, who is just recovered from a long sleep, and starts to take over New York.
So if we will ever have a Mirage #1 equivalent in IDW, we still have a long way to go before that. :)

Vol.2 is also 13 issues long like City at War.
Well, in case it can be viewed as one story arc, instead of two.

I like thinking of IDW in more or less the same terms too.

Vol. 2 is 13 issues, but isn't one self-contained story arc. It isn't as clearly defined, but it definitely shifts from one focus to another (Baxter attacks, DARP captures Raphael, etc). In any case, the similarities (or homages) to City At War are still there in City Fall. It's not a huge deal, but it's there.