Tales of the TMNT 31

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Originally Posted by xZAOx

My problem with 31 was the continuity.

Well for one, alot lately April is drawn with blonde hair. When the hell did that happen? She's had black curly hair forever. Only Lawson seems to remember this anymore.

Also, where are they living? When is it?

It's obviously after the start of Volume 4 - the utroms are on Earth. Yet Raph is not a mutant yet, but they don't seem to be living in the city (when they leave, it looks like the farm) - yet they say the turtles are off in North Hampton, so they must not be at the farm. Else they'd say they are outside.

So, continuity gripes aside, the story was okay. I really dug Casey fighting his brought-to-life-nightmare. The thought the alien guy was fairly stupid, boring, and corny (granted - alot of TMNT is corny though). The art was decent (cover was excellent).

At first I reckoned it was set not long after Splinter's funeral, just before April discovers her origins. But then there's April's hair, she's bald just after her operation, so that cant be right. So perhaps before Splinter's death? So why the reference "They want to regain their focus as a team after all they've each been through lately." Which makes me believe that its set after vol 4, and everything's okay, Raph's back to normal. April's over her issues. Donnie's normal sized again. Mikey aint in space anymore. Leo aint in the battle nexus. So perhaps its a near-future story?

As for April's hair, aint she a redhead? Remember its in black and white, so some artists might do that as black, others as white....