Mirage Vol4 Issue #11 Discussion [spoilerz]

*ToTheNines* · 07-02-2026, 09:35 AM

RIP FAKE (?) SPLINTER!

Read this last night. It's been a long, long time. I forgot what a great issue this was. The main story was very beautifully drawn, laid out and written. I still want to see where Peter was taking Battle Nexus Splinter, and I really hope it doesn't undercut this funeral too much.

The funeral guest list was cool to see. We still never got the Tale behind the mysterious cat-man, but the mystery is honestly more fun that knowing.

Vol. 4 didn't quite make it to #33, but you can roughly break it into 3 thirds, with this being the end of the first third (and the first 8, and final 2 pages being a preview of the next "phase"). This first chunk was interesting. There is the massive development of the Utrom reveal, but it has almost nothing to do with our characters. They're just living in this world and reacting to it. I quite liked most of it.

This next upcoming third is pretty rough, per my memory. Everyone gets their own plot, but the pacing is SLOW and the stories aren't super interesting. I personally always liked the infamous #22 and Peter started kicking things into gear after that (especially #28-32), but I hope Journeys makes it that long. We'll see how the normies take to this upcoming year of doldrums lol.

07-02-2026, 09:35 AM	#38
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,135	RIP FAKE (?) SPLINTER! Read this last night. It's been a long, long time. I forgot what a great issue this was. The main story was very beautifully drawn, laid out and written. I still want to see where Peter was taking Battle Nexus Splinter, and I really hope it doesn't undercut this funeral too much. The funeral guest list was cool to see. We still never got the Tale behind the mysterious cat-man, but the mystery is honestly more fun that knowing. Vol. 4 didn't quite make it to #33, but you can roughly break it into 3 thirds, with this being the end of the first third (and the first 8, and final 2 pages being a preview of the next "phase"). This first chunk was interesting. There is the massive development of the Utrom reveal, but it has almost nothing to do with our characters. They're just living in this world and reacting to it. I quite liked most of it. This next upcoming third is pretty rough, per my memory. Everyone gets their own plot, but the pacing is SLOW and the stories aren't super interesting. I personally always liked the infamous #22 and Peter started kicking things into gear after that (especially #28-32), but I hope Journeys makes it that long. We'll see how the normies take to this upcoming year of doldrums lol.