IDW Vol. 2 #24 preview/discussion

[TylerD]

I haven’t read the shredder solo comic yet. I should really get the graphic novel when it comes out. I’m hearing good things.

My reading is down last couple years. Stinkin kids…. Hockey, soccer, work, been getting lazy with my reading. Just the main titles of everything lately and absolute Batman. I always love the micro series and side series like TMNT journeys.

[CyberCubed]

The writers do tend to reverse things quickly, so yeah Shredder probably won't be leading the EPF too much longer. Just think about all the other things that felt like status quo changes they quickly reverse:

1. Casey working with Karai and being part of the Foot Clan? Only went on a single story arc or two. Also what happened to that blue stuff making Casey crazier like his Mirage version? He's pretty back to normal now in IDW.

2. April working for Baxter again? Only went on a little while before he turned on her.

3. Alopex wearing a green bandana and declaring herself part of the Hamato clan? (lol), it barely lasted a few issues.

4. Venus training with Bludgeon and declaring herself part of the "Aura clan?" (LOL!!!!), only lasted a short time. Also Venus disappeared entirely despite going with Yoshi and Shen to the afterlife when she died?

5. Everything to do with Metalhead, from him being Don's toy to betraying him?

6. Zodi and the snake working for Karai as mutant henchmen after they left Null? Or Karai gaining more mutant henchmen in general? Only lasted a single arc and then Zodi got captured and the female snake lady disappeared.

7. The whole Yoshi Chen Dog Star Gang story rivaling Karai's Foot? Pretty much gone unless Yoshi Chen gets some focus again.

8. Jennika as Nightwatcher? Only lasted her mini-series for 7 issues.


There's also other random stuff they reversed over time, like Harold and his wife being back on Earth again, Angel working with Alopex, Hun and Casey working together, now we have Slash and Ninjara together which I'm sure won't last, etc.


About the only status quo change that did last a long time is Mutant Town is still around, but its been pushed into the background nowadays at least.

[GameCobra]

It still sucked that some changes don't stick, but it's become pretty clear with the whole reincarnation cycle that the series decided to lean into it more rather than stick with the cool thing and keep them dead. It's going to be pretty episodic going forward.

I do hope if that's the angle they are going that they realize that the horror aspects of reincarnation would be a cooler angle to go with for the IDW version of turtles. The citizens were surprisingly convincing in these issues.

[TylerD]

Originally Posted by GameCobra

It still sucked that some changes don't stick, but it's become pretty clear with the whole reincarnation cycle that the series decided to lean into it more rather than stick with the cool thing and keep them dead. It's going to be pretty episodic going forward.

I do hope if that's the angle they are going that they realize that the horror aspects of reincarnation would be a cooler angle to go with for the IDW version of turtles. The citizens were surprisingly convincing in these issues.

Ya and unfortunately that is comics for you. Any character, any world can be changed at any time. Sometimes I find they change things way too fast. Kill characters off like splinter, shredder, Hun… bring them back to life. Team April up with Baxter only to have him turn on her as we all predicted he would. I never get too wrapped up on a character dying, or a major change in the story. At any time any writer can come along and completely change it as they see fit. I didn’t mind the “

[Coola Yagami]

It's the downside of constantly changing writers instead of it being one guy with a solid vision.

I mean all we need is some new writer to say 'i miss when shredder was evil and leading the foot clan' and bam, here we go again.

[ToTheNines]

Where are all the dead Utroms? Krang and Ch’rell died in NYC right? They should be back, too.

[Heyowakka]

All Utroms go to Heaven.

[CyberCubed]

Only humans come back to life.

[TylerD]

Originally Posted by Heyowakka

All Utroms go to Heaven.

Lmao. That needs to be a mini series asap

[Dancefloran]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Where are all the dead Utroms? Krang and Ch’rell died in NYC right? They should be back, too.

Please I don't want to see those two again.
Every character candidate I listed in the other discussion can be back.

[Heyowakka]

Vernon Fenwick, Ace Reporter has yet to make his long awaited triumphant return as well.

[TylerD]

Originally Posted by Dancefloran

Please I don't want to see those two again.
Every character candidate I listed in the other discussion can be back.

I like. chrell more. Wasn’t krang eaten by leather head? I can’t honestly remember how Ch’rell died

[TheLabRat]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

It's the downside of constantly changing writers instead of it being one guy with a solid vision.

I mean all we need is some new writer to say 'i miss when shredder was evil and leading the foot clan' and bam, here we go again.

Perhaps they will let him kill Tang Shen again.

[TylerD]

Originally Posted by TheLabRat

Perhaps they will let him kill Tang Shen again.

I think with her new role as guardian of the veil between the living and the dead I think she won’t be killed off for a while. This lets her be out of a storyline for a long time, and they can bring her back as guest appearances, but who knows. All it takes is a new writer that doesn’t like the fact that she is in the storyline and they can kill her off quite easily I guess lol