TMNT #65 Preview & Discussion
 

Preview here.

Ok, let's count the references here:

1. Street Fighter V
2. Mario
3. PS4 controllers
4. NY Knicks Jersey
5. Akira Manga
6. Locke & Key
7. Godzilla comics
8. MLP comics
9. San Diego Zoo (when did they have time to go there?)
10. And the most meta thing on this page, the issue of TMNT it's taken from.

The rest of it I'm not sure about.

Aww, Leo's face says it all! He looks like he's about to say "This is gonna end in tears, I just know it"

Why do I get a feeling that's Slash watching Raph and Casey? Hopefully he won't be a problem... hopefully.

Plus loving Pepperoni, IDW's answer to Klunk and Ice Cream Kitty (though she's more Raph's pet than Mikey's this time round)

Looks like it'll be a fun issue. I love Santolouco's work.

It looked more like Koya to me.

Damn, THAT ART! Its beautiful. Everytime the artist changes I forgot how much I love his work.

I imagine the guests will be:

April (and maybe her parents?)
Casey
Angel
Woody
Harold/Libby (if they somehow convince him to come)
Slash (I think that's the guy in the shadows, if any of the Mutanimals show up it'll be him)

I also get the feeling Splinter will show up unexpectingly.

This should be just fun, nothing but straight-up wholesome fun. It'll make a nice break before plunging back into the Bishop/mutant conflict. :tgrin:

Yeah, Slash is on the cover of the next issue, so I guess the person in the shadows probably is him. Slash is close to Michelangelo too so it makes sense.

Lovin' the art, as always. This'll be a fun little "breather issue" to read. :)

Huh, now you mention it, I can see the resemblance. Been wondering where she and her "brother"-in-arms; Bludgeon, have been for a while.

They haven't shown up in awhile but I assumed they were working for the foot despite the leadership.

Slash is going to be featured in #67-#70 so it would make sense that the peering eyes belong to Slash.

Yes,Koya and Bludgeon are overdue but they are with Karai in Japan and will be featured to some extent in the next several months.

When did we find out they were with karai?

In issue #51, we see a brief flashback image of Karai/Koya/Bludgeon and Splinter says they went to Japan.

Karai hasn't appeared in over 15+ issues so its easy to forget where she and Koya/Bludgeon went. Apparently they're going to be in a Universe issue sometime next year.

I've been out of the loop for some time now, why exactly do the turtles not wear knee and elbow pads, or athletic tape or anything like that anymore?
All expect for Donnie, I don't even know what the hell he's wearing, ha!
At least Mikey doesn't have buck teeth anymore.

They probably got the San Diego Zoo cup from April's store. It was likely just lying around somewhere and they liked it.

Nice to know IDW exists in this world xD

Leo looks weirdly Asian in this issue

What happened to Rocksteady and Bebop?

After Bebop and Rocksteady Destroy Everything which chronology-wise fits in between TMNT#64 and TMNTU#4, they are in South America.

They're on a road trip headed back to New York.