Tales of the TMNT 62

*Coola Yagami* · 09-17-2009, 06:14 PM

Just saw it at the comic shop today, but eh.. didn't pick it up.

Spoiler:

DISTURBEDStheMOL · 09-17-2009, 06:27 PM

Not sure if any of this would be considered "spoiler material" so I just wrapped spoiler tags around it to be safe.

Spoiler:

I thought the issue sucked to be honest but some people might like it.

Also, "Donatello: The Brain Thief" is out now as well. Alright issue, although I had higher expectations.

*Coola Yagami* · 09-20-2009, 11:39 AM

So.... no love for this issue?

DISTURBEDStheMOL · 09-20-2009, 03:44 PM

Personally. . . No

*oldmanwinters* · 09-20-2009, 03:45 PM

Still haven't got around to picking this one up. Does anyone else have the Donatello issue yet?

*Cipher* · 09-20-2009, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Still haven't got around to picking this one up. Does anyone else have the Donatello issue yet?

I have it....ordered.

*Andrew NDB* · 09-20-2009, 05:05 PM

Very cleverly written but not my cup of tea.

*Ninjinister* · 09-20-2009, 05:56 PM

Comic store had this but not Donatello. I'll echo Andrew's sentiments on #62. I do, however, like the concept of

Spoiler:

*Cipher* · 09-20-2009, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by The Ninjinister

Comic store had this but not Donatello. I'll echo Andrew's sentiments on #62. I do, however, like the concept of

Spoiler:

So I assume this is a post-Volume 4 issue then?

Like the Donatello story, I've got this one on order.

*Ninjinister* · 09-20-2009, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cipher Classic

So I assume this is a post-Volume 4 issue then?

Like the Donatello story, I've got this one on order.

It says it happens after Michelangelo: The Third Kind. I wouldn't know, as my comic shop never got any of that. As a matter of fact, Leo and Raph's issues were sporadic. Doesn't give me hope for the Brain Thief.

*Cipher* · 09-20-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by The Ninjinister

It says it happens after Michelangelo: The Third Kind. I wouldn't know, as my comic shop never got any of that. As a matter of fact, Leo and Raph's issues were sporadic. Doesn't give me hope for the Brain Thief.

Oh, so it's another story in the 6-month gap in the middle of Volume 4 #5. Post Utrom arrival, but pre Raph mutation.

*DrSpengler* · 09-23-2009, 12:24 PM

Here's my full review. Beware of plot spoilers, of course.

And here's just the review part:

Spoiler:

Review:

I have nothing inherently against comedy relief issues, but unless they’re side-splittingly hilarious, they’re doomed to be forgotten and/or relegated to the “filler” category (and I’m aware that “filler” is considered a naughty word by the Mirage guys; I apologize).

The plot of “adorable pet turns into hideous monster to terrify one guy when nobody else is looking, then changes back to normal when they do, leaving everyone to think that one guy is a liar” has, for all intents and purposes, become a cartoon cliché along the lines of “the episode where everybody shrinks”. The Real Ghostbusters did it way back when with “Victor the Happy Ghost” and it’s been something of a staple in the animation industry ever since, becoming sort of a standby when the writers are short on ideas. So needless to say, it’s been done before. A lot.

What “Adventures in Bunnysitting” really offers, though, is a call-back to a plot point established in Tales of the TMNT (Vol. 2) #9. An excellent and emotional story, I’m not sure it really needed an entire issue to follow it up, but it was rather depressing to see Mike bummed out over a lost pet. It struck a chord with me, since a dog I’d had for 15 years (and since I was 7 years-old) died a year ago. I know some people out there look at pets as “just animals” and don’t really establish very strong emotional bonds with them, but where I come from, pets are family. So I didn’t find Mike’s sudden bout of depression brought on by remembering a beloved pet he’d lost several years ago as “stretching it”. My dog Zoe’s been dead for over a year and it still bums me out when I think about her too much.

If I had any continuity gripes, it would have to be that, once again, we have another issue shoehorned into the gap from TMNT (Vol. 4) #5. That gap’s only a few months long and we’ve already got well over a dozen issues crammed into that timeframe. Damn, but the Turtles were busy, weren’t they? Leatherhead’s IQ seemed a bit of a surprise, too. When next we see him, he’s a mindless beast battling Gameraph over raw meat in the sewers. Obviously there’s a story missing there which I hope gets written at some point in the future (though considering Leatherhead’s reputation for mood-swings, it probably doesn’t).

Fernando Leon Gonzalez’s artwork is a nice fit with some excellent inking and toning by Ryan Brown and Jamal Walton. Although, while his Turtles look fine when they have their masks on, when they take them off, their eyes are constantly drawn as “full circles” which was a stylistic choice I wasn’t too fond of. But whatever, that’s just a nitpick. He did an outstanding job and the Bunny-monster on Page 21 looked pretty kickass.

Overall, it wasn’t really an outstanding issue; just average. Some nice art and a few continuity throwbacks, but damn if that TMNT (Vol.4) #5 time-gap is getting cramped!

Grade: C (as in, “Can’t get enough Super Golden Crisp! That doesn’t really have anything to do with the issue, I just felt like typing it”.)

*Raph's Girl* · 09-25-2009, 07:47 PM

This issue made me realize yet again that rabbits are only good for one thing....well really 3 things: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Good on Leatherhead for

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tho.

*Ninjinister* · 09-26-2009, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

This issue made me realize yet again that rabbits are only good for one thing....well really 3 things: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

You forgot ninja kicking.

*discordiatookie* · 09-26-2009, 02:43 PM

I enjoyed this issue, was quite fun. The turtles' eyes when they had their bandannas off were a wee bit scary though, as were the utroms. Still, all in all, t'was alright.

Must say that, with the future of Tales unknown, i'd much rather be reading more 'serious' issues. Ones that are perhaps written by Tristan Jones for example...

*oldmanwinters* · 09-26-2009, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by discordiatookie

Ha! That's awesome! Where is that page from?

*discordiatookie* · 09-26-2009, 04:44 PM

Found it on ebay

Says it by someone called Bob Jones and was in Mad issue 285...

*R-iZZy* · 09-30-2009, 01:54 AM

I just read it. It was cute. The Mikey/Bunny interaction was pretty funny.

Raph being macho-headed Raph whooping mutant bunny ass.

It was definitely a filler issue though. Nothing really to advance any storylines in the TMNT franchise, just a little break from the awesomeness that Tristan Jones has been supplying these past few issues. I didn't dislike it per se, it's not even that bad; but it's like I said, it's just a filler issue.

And I liked Leatherhead's little appearance. Cool stuff.

*ToTheNines* · 10-21-2009, 02:26 PM

I actually really liked this one. I had a hard time reading it without hearing the OT voices tough...

But the best thing about this one: It established that the TMNT (atleast Raph) like Syracuse football lol

*VaughnMichael* · 11-03-2009, 09:43 PM

I didn't care for this issue much, the best thing I think was that Leatherhead and the dr. had been working on a cure for cancer.
Mikey's klunk talk was a bit depressing but not unexpected, I felt for him.

09-17-2009, 06:14 PM	#1
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 14,047	Tales of the TMNT 62 Just saw it at the comic shop today, but eh.. didn't pick it up. Spoiler: Something about the Turtles babysitting some kind of mutant killer rabbit... just... no thanks...

09-17-2009, 06:27 PM	#2
DISTURBEDStheMOL Random Punk Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 23	Not sure if any of this would be considered "spoiler material" so I just wrapped spoiler tags around it to be safe. Spoiler: It talks of Mikey being all depressed missing Klunk so Mikey calls a friend (still learning about the comic book characters so I can't remember the characters name) anyways he decides to let Mikey baby sit a rabbit which winds up kicking raphs ass the whole issue I thought the issue sucked to be honest but some people might like it. Also, "Donatello: The Brain Thief" is out now as well. Alright issue, although I had higher expectations.

09-20-2009, 05:05 PM	#7
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,344	Very cleverly written but not my cup of tea. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

09-20-2009, 05:56 PM	#8
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,314	Comic store had this but not Donatello. I'll echo Andrew's sentiments on #62. I do, however, like the concept of Spoiler: Leatherhead trying to cure cancer. __________________

09-25-2009, 07:47 PM	#13
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	This issue made me realize yet again that rabbits are only good for one thing....well really 3 things: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. Good on Leatherhead for Spoiler: attempting to cure cancer tho. __________________

09-20-2009, 11:39 AM	#3
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 14,047	So.... no love for this issue?

09-20-2009, 03:44 PM	#4
DISTURBEDStheMOL Random Punk Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 23	Personally. . . No

09-20-2009, 03:45 PM	#5
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 14,959	Still haven't got around to picking this one up. Does anyone else have the Donatello issue yet? __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

09-23-2009, 12:24 PM	#12
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,830	Here's my full review. Beware of plot spoilers, of course. And here's just the review part: Spoiler: Review: I have nothing inherently against comedy relief issues, but unless they’re side-splittingly hilarious, they’re doomed to be forgotten and/or relegated to the “filler” category (and I’m aware that “filler” is considered a naughty word by the Mirage guys; I apologize). The plot of “adorable pet turns into hideous monster to terrify one guy when nobody else is looking, then changes back to normal when they do, leaving everyone to think that one guy is a liar” has, for all intents and purposes, become a cartoon cliché along the lines of “the episode where everybody shrinks”. The Real Ghostbusters did it way back when with “Victor the Happy Ghost” and it’s been something of a staple in the animation industry ever since, becoming sort of a standby when the writers are short on ideas. So needless to say, it’s been done before. A lot. What “Adventures in Bunnysitting” really offers, though, is a call-back to a plot point established in Tales of the TMNT (Vol. 2) #9. An excellent and emotional story, I’m not sure it really needed an entire issue to follow it up, but it was rather depressing to see Mike bummed out over a lost pet. It struck a chord with me, since a dog I’d had for 15 years (and since I was 7 years-old) died a year ago. I know some people out there look at pets as “just animals” and don’t really establish very strong emotional bonds with them, but where I come from, pets are family. So I didn’t find Mike’s sudden bout of depression brought on by remembering a beloved pet he’d lost several years ago as “stretching it”. My dog Zoe’s been dead for over a year and it still bums me out when I think about her too much. If I had any continuity gripes, it would have to be that, once again, we have another issue shoehorned into the gap from TMNT (Vol. 4) #5. That gap’s only a few months long and we’ve already got well over a dozen issues crammed into that timeframe. Damn, but the Turtles were busy, weren’t they? Leatherhead’s IQ seemed a bit of a surprise, too. When next we see him, he’s a mindless beast battling Gameraph over raw meat in the sewers. Obviously there’s a story missing there which I hope gets written at some point in the future (though considering Leatherhead’s reputation for mood-swings, it probably doesn’t). Fernando Leon Gonzalez’s artwork is a nice fit with some excellent inking and toning by Ryan Brown and Jamal Walton. Although, while his Turtles look fine when they have their masks on, when they take them off, their eyes are constantly drawn as “full circles” which was a stylistic choice I wasn’t too fond of. But whatever, that’s just a nitpick. He did an outstanding job and the Bunny-monster on Page 21 looked pretty kickass. Overall, it wasn’t really an outstanding issue; just average. Some nice art and a few continuity throwbacks, but damn if that TMNT (Vol.4) #5 time-gap is getting cramped! Grade: C (as in, “Can’t get enough Super Golden Crisp! That doesn’t really have anything to do with the issue, I just felt like typing it”.)

09-26-2009, 02:43 PM	#15
discordiatookie facehugger Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,817	I enjoyed this issue, was quite fun. The turtles' eyes when they had their bandannas off were a wee bit scary though, as were the utroms. Still, all in all, t'was alright. Must say that, with the future of Tales unknown, i'd much rather be reading more 'serious' issues. Ones that are perhaps written by Tristan Jones for example... __________________ Oh Discordia! Charyou Tree! Come, Reap! Don't tell us to grow up and out of it I got my cloak and dagger in a bar room brawl You actually trying to read this tiny text? Damn, you're dedicated! This is all just for effect you know... original TMNT art collection

09-26-2009, 04:44 PM	#17
discordiatookie facehugger Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,817	Found it on ebay Says it by someone called Bob Jones and was in Mad issue 285... __________________ Oh Discordia! Charyou Tree! Come, Reap! Don't tell us to grow up and out of it I got my cloak and dagger in a bar room brawl You actually trying to read this tiny text? Damn, you're dedicated! This is all just for effect you know... original TMNT art collection

09-30-2009, 01:54 AM	#18
R-iZZy The Long Con Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: G'ville, FL (Gator Country), USA Posts: 3,007	I just read it. It was cute. The Mikey/Bunny interaction was pretty funny. Raph being macho-headed Raph whooping mutant bunny ass. It was definitely a filler issue though. Nothing really to advance any storylines in the TMNT franchise, just a little break from the awesomeness that Tristan Jones has been supplying these past few issues. I didn't dislike it per se, it's not even that bad; but it's like I said, it's just a filler issue. And I liked Leatherhead's little appearance. Cool stuff. __________________

10-21-2009, 02:26 PM	#19
ToTheNines [sic] Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15,098	I actually really liked this one. I had a hard time reading it without hearing the OT voices tough... But the best thing about this one: It established that the TMNT (atleast Raph) like Syracuse football lol

11-03-2009, 09:43 PM	#20
VaughnMichael I'm Baaaaaaccck! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,833	I didn't care for this issue much, the best thing I think was that Leatherhead and the dr. had been working on a cure for cancer. Mikey's klunk talk was a bit depressing but not unexpected, I felt for him.