Vol 4 issue #21

[Spitfire]

Well they made Tales Bi-monthly*Probly because a different team works on each issue* but still maybe theres hope this will hit bi-monthly. The comics are pretty long and there are no ads. So if you look at it that way it is longer then a normal comic. If they split each issue in half they would have 2 comics porobly

[twopinacoladas]

Spitfite666xxx is correct imo, we get sometimes 40 page issues or at least 32, I believe most comics have 22 pages and another 10 pages with adds... although I could be wrong I believe I counted them before as the TMNT book is normally a longer read then ASM, USM or any of the other books I read.

I believe he said he hoped one day that the book could turn a profit, theres a good chance he is actually loosing money doing the book. I know there are two comic book shops in my city and the more popular one that I shop at to get my new comics; the owner said only 2 people buy the book me and another guy. They are not that popular, take note my citys population is about 115,000 people, although they carry the book at the other store I cant imagine it would be to much more popular there either...

I like the way he has done the book although being bi monthly is the biggest reason it seems to progress slowly, we get 6 issues a year so when you compare it to one where you get it every month or some times 2 times a month (USM) it would seem like a slow progression of story. I think its moving along there are loose ends but they will all conclud eventually while bringing new storys to light...

Also telling 4-5 story's in a book there is only so much room, so they are small doses now it looks like Raph and Leos story may merge... maybe Raph will fight some of those ninjas with leo should be cool to see Super Raph lay the beats to one of them ; although I hope he gets turned back to normal but according to Fugitoid it wont be for a while.

[cowabunga14]

Its weird how next month's issue won't have the TMNT in it. I think it'll just be April's story thing. I hope to see some more of Casey Jones fightin' that'd be rad. The cover for next month's issue looks the comic will catch a lot of peoples intrest. I don't know why there's a baby rough sketch on the cover though. Did anyone notice Jephael's letter in Turtle Tracks? I'm just wonderin' if anyone did.

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by cowabunga14

I think it'll just be April's story thing.

It was stated in the Turtle Tracks of Issue 18 or 19 that Issue 22 would delve into April's true origin. I for one really wanna see this.

As for 21:
Raph and Leo: Well uh.. Raph has a belt... goody...and Fugitoid says he's gonna look like Gamera for a bit more... fooey... ah well.. at least he's been reunited with Leo

Don: If they were able to shrink him how come the machine conks out just as the Tepui Utroms were about to unshrink him? The excuse about his unique dna or whatever is stupid... But hey...at least Don figured out a way for the Tepui Utroms to monitor the Dino things.

Mike: He's in a royal jail with Triceratons, Styracotons(?) and weird looking Scorpion things! The Triceraton said they were just bugs.... bugs with 2 stingers??? Kinda reminds me of a Scorpion Fly.

[Buslady]

Poor Mikey...what has he gotten himself into now.


Raph...I dunno, I know they're just comic book characters but it just hurt me to see him pick up his sai and he couldn't even use it. I mean for me it's heartwrenching. If I can draw it I've got an image I need to get down on paper, really depressing pic.
It almost feels like he doesnt care if he wants to be back to normal...and I hope he does get to kick those vamps booties. Let him go insane on them...

Donnie's story...personally I think there'll be some thing with Raph's dino look and those cute intelligent dinos....look how close the are. Maybe he'll have something to do with them.
Poor Donnie! He's a living action figure! HAHAH!!


As for the next issue...April's story is kinda I dunno...I respect Mister Laird alot, but her story is a l'il corny. Why can't someone stay NORMAL in the series?

[Tashy_tiger]

hey guyz *waves*
i love the TMNT comics but the best one i have ever read is by ra (she is in the drome) it has me in it with the unforgetable acamie mulet ask her about it spread the word i really want everyone to see her talent

[Spitfire]

I almost had this comic yesterday but the only copy they had was in somones subscripition box....and I only read 3 comics. You need 5 at that store to get a box. Errrr that's so lame that people get to do that it's not fair <_<

[raphael_is_cool]

I don't mind a slow pace. It's a nice change from the other books I read. But I feel there needs to be a bit more character development, at the moment all the turtles seem to be chucked about is all.

You know Raph's only being kept like that so dino-obsessed Laird can drool over yet more dinosaur (looking) creatures. :p

- Don's story = some Gollum-like dinosaurs
- Mikey's story = steracadons (or whatever it was)
- Raph's story = Raph looks like a big dinosaur turtle thing
- Leo's story = joined with Raph...but I'm sure dinosaurs will come in some time :p

[Karpo_007]

Finally got it. I think it was a solid issue. Hopefully we see Raph getting back to the vampires soon.

[Spitfire]

Okay I found it finially, along with Darkstalkers #5. I havnt read it yet but I now know what comic shop Im going to from now on to get everything I need

[Aztec General]

I'm glad Leo and Raph are back together. I like Raph's new look and I can't wait to see him and Leo kick some vampire ass! Even more important I REALLY want to know what's up with those alternate future Eunuch warriors! I fear that this is another storyline that may go by the wasteside in Volume 4 .

As for April's situation, I'm a little upset to see that she has a "special" origin. Can't she just be a normal human?

Mikey's in quite a predicament it seems. I'm interested to see where it goes.

The Donny storyline is just not doing it for me, sorry. The dinosaurs are cool but the fact that they can just be zapped and shrunk kind of takes the danger out of it doesn't it?

[Spitfire]

Aww this was a great comic....too bad I gota wait 4 months to see what happens next

[cowabunga14]

What do you mean you have to four months? The newest issue should come out in June. That's next month if not this month.

[Spitfire]

Next issue has no turtles in it at all. It's all about April's past and what Renet showed her

[Aztec General]

Originally Posted by Spitfire666xXxXx

Next issue has no turtles in it at all. It's all about April's past and what Renet showed her

Well, hopefully it's interesting but not TOO farfetched. I kind of like the idea of April being a human

[Spitfire]

Yeah I kinda read it all out of order. Okay so April sets off an alarm at the Uthrom base because she has Baxters Nano-machines in her. The Uthroms call in her sister and find out she isnt related to her. I dont remember if they told he rthat or not I dont think they did though. So April finds her Dad's old sketch book and a film reel. She watches it and sees her father drawing a picture of her when she was a baby. Her sister is in the video and she is only 3. her sister is 4 years older then her so how is that possible? Renet before this had taken her on a trip through time to see the truth.
Okay if I got all that right I would just guess April is adopted and her family never told her. But that would be kinda basic so I hope they do something better

[Jephael]

Originally Posted by cowabunga14

I think Raphael's transformation is inspired by the last seasons of the original cartoon. In some of the episodes the Turtles had problems with controllin' their mutations. Raphael should transform back to his regular self so he could fight in the streets and out of the sewer. He shouldn't stay like that cuz its a bad idea if he does.

I can see him being returned to normal within a year or so, but it would be interesting to see the process happen gradually over time. By this December it would be nice to see Raph's head revert back to the way it looked in the earlier stage of the monster mutation.