Almost halfway through Mirage, VOl.1... my thoughts...

Lone Wolf · 12-09-2003, 10:33 AM

I just finished "Down by the River", issues 25-27. It was total crap. I don't like the "Ren and Stimpified" joke issues either by Mark Martin, but they were better than this pretentious, bloated overlong piece of nonsensical garbage. Yeah, Volume 1 has had some great high points; I, of course, loved Return to New York and issues 1-12.13 was one of the better filler issues. The little "side stories" with Justice Force and the Brass Cow, were decent, but I didn't really laugh much. Then more Mark Martin crap. 17 was fun but felt like a waste of time (and a very generic story. I've read Lone Wolf and cub; what a cute homage. It's still unoriginal and boring), but 18 I actually thought was a great filler issue. Funny, but great art and action, and the characters all remained true to themselves. Felt a lot like the new toon.

Return to New York was fantastic.

Down By the River was garbage, and a REAL downer after reading Return to New York.

Opinion so far: The first 27 issues certainly don't represent the "rich and bountiful" VOl.1 I had heard so much about. Why all the substitute creators? and couldn't they get anyone better than Mark Martin and Rick Levigne? Mark Martin I actually think is tolerable every 15 issues or so, but this is just too much. So far, TMNT has as many misses as hits. I hope it gets better; with 12 issues until City at War, I'm hoping things will pick up.

Maybe someone more knowledgeable of Vol.1 could enlighten me as too why certain creative decisions were made?

12-09-2003, 10:33 AM	#1
Lone Wolf Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 160	Almost halfway through Mirage, VOl.1... my thoughts... I just finished "Down by the River", issues 25-27. It was total crap. I don't like the "Ren and Stimpified" joke issues either by Mark Martin, but they were better than this pretentious, bloated overlong piece of nonsensical garbage. Yeah, Volume 1 has had some great high points; I, of course, loved Return to New York and issues 1-12.13 was one of the better filler issues. The little "side stories" with Justice Force and the Brass Cow, were decent, but I didn't really laugh much. Then more Mark Martin crap. 17 was fun but felt like a waste of time (and a very generic story. I've read Lone Wolf and cub; what a cute homage. It's still unoriginal and boring), but 18 I actually thought was a great filler issue. Funny, but great art and action, and the characters all remained true to themselves. Felt a lot like the new toon. Return to New York was fantastic. Down By the River was garbage, and a REAL downer after reading Return to New York. Opinion so far: The first 27 issues certainly don't represent the "rich and bountiful" VOl.1 I had heard so much about. Why all the substitute creators? and couldn't they get anyone better than Mark Martin and Rick Levigne? Mark Martin I actually think is tolerable every 15 issues or so, but this is just too much. So far, TMNT has as many misses as hits. I hope it gets better; with 12 issues until City at War, I'm hoping things will pick up. Maybe someone more knowledgeable of Vol.1 could enlighten me as too why certain creative decisions were made? __________________ "You may destroy me... but I will not live in fear!"