IDW Vol. 2 #24 preview/discussion

[TheLabRat]

Some #25 preview

Considering that Slash is on the opposite side in the Holiday Special comic cover, he has become the villain again, but it may only be temporary.

[TylerD]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I wish Hun didn't return to life, I just don't see what they can do with him now they didn't already do with him. He should of just been a one-off spirit like Casey's mother.

This I agree with. It was one of the solid things they did in this run. Hun sacrifices himself and dies. Now it’s like… are they just going to bring him back and have him do the old role??? Just boring regurgitated storyline.

[TylerD]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Oh, one negative thing I’ll say about Yang is that I HATE how he writes Stockman. It’s terrible.

Not that I disagree, but what do you mean exactly? He is a mad scientist, and seemed to kind of live up to his name on this lol. But I’m curious. You’re probably seeing something I’m not

[TheLabRat]

He had already taken over his father's business to achieve his revenge, and his current behavior only makes him look like a narrow-minded baby who is still unable to get rid of his daddy issues.

[Fenryr]

Feels like IDW has the opportunity to do something incredibly funny and give Stockman even more power than he already has despite years of being kind of incompetent and wasteful with it.

He's the mayor of New York. Guaranteed someone caught him on camera shooting zombies and ninjas and zombie ninjas alongside the Turtles and the Foot and the EPF. He could spin that like Norman Osborn did after killing the Skrull Queen in Secret Invasion into even more political control. Extrajudicial or not.

Weirdly parallels Luke Cage as current mayor of New York being an active Avenger alongside Daredevil, another former (acting) mayor.

[TylerD]

Originally Posted by Fenryr

Feels like IDW has the opportunity to do something incredibly funny and give Stockman even more power than he already has despite years of being kind of incompetent and wasteful with it.

He's the mayor of New York. Guaranteed someone caught him on camera shooting zombies and ninjas and zombie ninjas alongside the Turtles and the Foot and the EPF. He could spin that like Norman Osborn did after killing the Skrull Queen in Secret Invasion into even more political control. Extrajudicial or not.

Weirdly parallels Luke Cage as current mayor of New York being an active Avenger alongside Daredevil, another former (acting) mayor.

Well better than Poison Ivy being the mayor. She was mayor or is mayor in the current Batman comics isn’t she? Maybe I’m losing my mind now

[TheLabRat]

Originally Posted by Fenryr

Feels like IDW has the opportunity to do something incredibly funny and give Stockman even more power than he already has despite years of being kind of incompetent and wasteful with it.

He's the mayor of New York. Guaranteed someone caught him on camera shooting zombies and ninjas and zombie ninjas alongside the Turtles and the Foot and the EPF. He could spin that like Norman Osborn did after killing the Skrull Queen in Secret Invasion into even more political control. Extrajudicial or not.

Weirdly parallels Luke Cage as current mayor of New York being an active Avenger alongside Daredevil, another former (acting) mayor.

In the Mutant Town arc, he could have built several more shelters and allowed better-off mutant victims to move in, which would have boosted his political standing and fueled other victims' hatred towards Mighty Mutanimals. After that, he could enjoy the food and wine while thanking Old Hob and Raphael for their indirect help.

[ToTheNines]

I read digital this morning and just sat down and read my physical copy. I know I’m always going on about how much I love Delgado’s colors, but man he was doing some amazing stuff during Leo/Don/Splinter’s trip to the land of the dead, especially the River Styx sequence. What a talent.

Originally Posted by TylerD

Not that I disagree, but what do you mean exactly? He is a mad scientist, and seemed to kind of live up to his name on this lol. But I’m curious. You’re probably seeing something I’m not

It’s like every single line in this one.

- “Sociopath” is just a very weird descriptor for a deity besieging NYC.

- “Karai, wait up!” I have a hard time even hearing that in his voice.

- “Admit that I’m the greatest!” Shut the hell up!

- “J-just stay away from me! Stay away!” This just isn’t IDW Baxter, straight up. Reads more like 2012 or even FW Baxter.

[CyberCubed]

Are we sure that midget was Bishop? Admittedly it would make sense with Shredder taking over the EPF for the next big war arc. But I'm not quite sure that was meant to be him.

[Heyowakka]

Yeah, that could have been any one of the other ugly little people in the TMNT franchise.

[CyberCubed]

He could have just been a random midget.

[Fenryr]

Originally Posted by TylerD

Well better than Poison Ivy being the mayor. She was mayor or is mayor in the current Batman comics isn’t she? Maybe I’m losing my mind now

I think I trust Poison Ivy more than I would Baxter Stockman. At least she'd be honest about mutating any dissidents into devoted plant monsters.

[TylerD]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

I read digital this morning and just sat down and read my physical copy. I know I’m always going on about how much I love Delgado’s colors, but man he was doing some amazing stuff during Leo/Don/Splinter’s trip to the land of the dead, especially the River Styx sequence. What a talent.



It’s like every single line in this one.

- “Sociopath” is just a very weird descriptor for a deity besieging NYC.

- “Karai, wait up!” I have a hard time even hearing that in his voice.

- “Admit that I’m the greatest!” Shut the hell up!

- “J-just stay away from me! Stay away!” This just isn’t IDW Baxter, straight up. Reads more like 2012 or even FW Baxter.

Aaaaah yes!!’ Now that you point that out, I completely agree. It is strange writing for him

[TylerD]

Originally Posted by Fenryr

I think I trust Poison Ivy more than I would Baxter Stockman. At least she'd be honest about mutating any dissidents into devoted plant monsters.

lol ya that is a valid point. It just seems to be a common theme right now to make bad guys the mayor. I find it hilarious. They are as bad as they get common yet they find their way to being a mayor. (Not saying it can’t happen, we had a horrible mayor in my city). But once a writer does it, every writer jumps at it.

[TylerD]

Originally Posted by Heyowakka

Yeah, that could have been any one of the other ugly little people in the TMNT franchise.

LOL. We should start adding up how many ugly midgets there are across the TMNT universe now lol!!

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by TheLabRat

Some #25 preview

Considering that Slash is on the opposite side in the Holiday Special comic cover, he has become the villain again, but it may only be temporary.

Uh... Did I miss something or are some pictures there meant to be outdated or wrong in-universe? I don't remember Barlow redoing his surgery and I certainly don't recall a toy-style version of a Punk Frog.