Tales of the TMNT (Vol. 2) #66

*DrSpengler* · 01-21-2010, 11:46 AM

Here's my review.

A cute comedy relief issue that actually serves as a decent lead-in to TMNT (Vol. 4), probably only taking place a few days or weeks before TMNT (Vol. 4) #1.

Other than that, not a whole lot else to say.

*oldmanwinters* · 01-21-2010, 11:47 AM

So I guess it's out already?

*DrSpengler* · 01-21-2010, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

So I guess it's out already?

Eh, you know Mirage and Diamond. Some get it early, some get it late, no one gets it on the exact release day.

***First of Two Latin Kings*** · 01-21-2010, 12:06 PM

Yeah. It came out yesterday.

*oldmanwinters* · 01-21-2010, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DrSpengler

Eh, you know Mirage and Diamond. Some get it early, some get it late, no one gets it on the exact release day.

I'm gonna miss that about Mirage.

*sniff*

*Andrew NDB* · 01-22-2010, 07:27 PM

Really wanted to like the issue. Sadly, didn't do much for me.

*oldmanwinters* · 01-22-2010, 10:01 PM

I'd say it's a solid if unspectacular issue. Reads like a Christmas special, ala "Michelangelo #1, even if it is a New Years tale.

It is a decent lead-in to the Volume 4 tussles with the Madhattan Maulitia like Spengs said.

And I got a silent chuckle out of the lampooning of the hyper-corporate bowl games.And I got a silent chuckle out of the lampooning of the hyper-corporate bowl games.

skaldicpoet9 · 01-23-2010, 11:48 AM

Man, I would have had this in my hands already had it not been for moving and switching banks. All of my orders are on hold online right now until I get my damn debit card in the mail.

btw: this will be the first, actual, Mirage Turtles comic I have ever bought and the first Turtle comic I have bought in about a decade or so (volume 3 being the last time I was purchasing Turtle comics on a regular basis). Needless to say I am uber excited to get some new Turtle comics comin' my way

***First of Two Latin Kings*** · 01-24-2010, 01:38 PM

I have an extra copy if anyone needs one.

I agree with Andrew-- really wanted to like it and thought the ending was touching but it didn't do a whole lot for me. Would have been nice if they'd included an unrelated back-up story like they used to in some of the issues.

*Powder* · 01-26-2010, 06:49 PM

It was deffinately enjoyable as they all are but considering theres 4 books left you would've hope pete would only approve wild ass issues that were either DEEPLY emotional, informative to plot gaps or epic as hell. Oh well. At the least, this issue was one I can referance to when I say 'the turtles always care about a message, polution, saving animals etc'. Thats always good.

*CyberCubed* · 01-30-2010, 03:30 PM

Yeah, this issue wasn't that great. I usually like most of Dan Berger's stories, but this one just wasn't interesting.

The whole plot felt like an episode of the original 80's TMNT cartoon. Mike sees a kid who lost his puppy, he and the other Turtles go on an adventure to find it and beat up some criminals who are stealing dogs...give them back to their owners and everyone gets a happy ending. All it needed was some pizza and it would have felt like an episode of the original cartoon.

On top of that, I felt bored while reading it. I know its just a filler issue so it doesn't matter much, but with Tales coming to a close I wish the time was spent on something more interesting.

*Powder* · 01-30-2010, 05:59 PM

Well I always read my new issues on the toilet so boredum is met as a cure to itself.

**Venom** · 01-30-2010, 06:40 PM

Hehe, what, you're sitting there and think "Man, this issue's a peice of -*plunk* EXACTLY!"

*oldmanwinters* · 01-30-2010, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Powder

Well I always read my new issues on the toilet so boredum is met as a cure to itself.

You gonna mention that if you ever decide to sell your collection?

*Ninjinister* · 01-30-2010, 08:44 PM

"Description: Issues are in perfect condition, other than a faint odor that may have been induced via reading whilst 'saving my game'."

*ToTheNines* · 02-01-2010, 08:12 AM

Sucks that this one's a dud...

I like Berger, and I also like Lawson... but is it just me or do they make an awful pairing? (This one, Mined Games, Curious Case of Mr. Jones, Nobody Does it Better, Splinter Cell... I guess the Proposal was o.k. and Day in the Life was great).

*Cipher* · 02-01-2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Sucks that this one's a dud...

I like Berger, and I also like Lawson... but is it just me or do they make an awful pairing? (This one, Mined Games, Curious Case of Mr. Jones, Nobody Does it Better, Splinter Cell... I guess the Proposal was o.k. and Day in the Life was great).

I have nothing bad to say about "Splinter Cell." Those other three you listed are clunkers though.

*ToTheNines* · 02-01-2010, 11:46 AM

It actually wasn't bad. A wee bit far-fetched, but hey... it's TMNT.

*Ninjinister* · 02-01-2010, 02:07 PM

This one was nowhere as bad as 'Rocks'.

*DrSpengler* · 02-01-2010, 02:41 PM

I suppose the problem is that this story is so entirely...''inconsequential''. Nothing of substance really happens in the story; its just a saccarine piece about rescuing puppy dogs and has no bearing on any larger scope of storytelling.

And as mentioned in another thread, Lawson's style seems to be decaying ever more steadily. I didn't want to mention it in my review since I've harped on him enough on my site, but the action choreography and layouts were pretty...bad. Like that one page "free for all" image with all the Turtles, gangbangers and dogs. They're supposed to look like they're all partaking in a massive brawl but instead just look like they've all been tossed into the air haphazardly. It's pretty amateurish.

Though we've all known this for months since the story summaries were posted online, this last stretch of Tales issues aren't going to be anything too special (aside from perhaps issue #70). Just the usual fluff stories that, while fun, end up mattering little. They aren't going to take advantage of this last opportunity to tie up any loose ends or blow us away with some amazing stories of major consequence...

They just seem determined to go out on a whimper. I'll enjoy them as much as I've enjoyed most of the "meaningless" stories in Tales, but I'm really not very excited for them in any capacity, aside from perhaps #70, but that depends on whether its actually "Return to New York" era Lawson, or if its just "Brain Thief" era Lawson.

01-21-2010, 11:47 AM	#2
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01-21-2010, 11:46 AM	#1
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	Tales of the TMNT (Vol. 2) #66 Here's my review. A cute comedy relief issue that actually serves as a decent lead-in to TMNT (Vol. 4), probably only taking place a few days or weeks before TMNT (Vol. 4) #1. Other than that, not a whole lot else to say.

01-22-2010, 07:27 PM	#6
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,358	Really wanted to like the issue. Sadly, didn't do much for me. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

01-22-2010, 10:01 PM	#7
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,471	I'd say it's a solid if unspectacular issue. Reads like a Christmas special, ala "Michelangelo #1, even if it is a New Years tale. It is a decent lead-in to the Volume 4 tussles with the Madhattan Maulitia like Spengs said. And I got a silent chuckle out of the lampooning of the hyper-corporate bowl games.And I got a silent chuckle out of the lampooning of the hyper-corporate bowl games. __________________ 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!

01-23-2010, 11:48 AM	#8
skaldicpoet9 Random Punk Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Craplahoma Posts: 24	Man, I would have had this in my hands already had it not been for moving and switching banks. All of my orders are on hold online right now until I get my damn debit card in the mail. btw: this will be the first, actual, Mirage Turtles comic I have ever bought and the first Turtle comic I have bought in about a decade or so (volume 3 being the last time I was purchasing Turtle comics on a regular basis). Needless to say I am uber excited to get some new Turtle comics comin' my way

01-26-2010, 06:49 PM	#10
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	It was deffinately enjoyable as they all are but considering theres 4 books left you would've hope pete would only approve wild ass issues that were either DEEPLY emotional, informative to plot gaps or epic as hell. Oh well. At the least, this issue was one I can referance to when I say 'the turtles always care about a message, polution, saving animals etc'. Thats always good.

01-30-2010, 03:30 PM	#11
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,760	Yeah, this issue wasn't that great. I usually like most of Dan Berger's stories, but this one just wasn't interesting. The whole plot felt like an episode of the original 80's TMNT cartoon. Mike sees a kid who lost his puppy, he and the other Turtles go on an adventure to find it and beat up some criminals who are stealing dogs...give them back to their owners and everyone gets a happy ending. All it needed was some pizza and it would have felt like an episode of the original cartoon. On top of that, I felt bored while reading it. I know its just a filler issue so it doesn't matter much, but with Tales coming to a close I wish the time was spent on something more interesting.

01-30-2010, 05:59 PM	#12
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	Well I always read my new issues on the toilet so boredum is met as a cure to itself.

01-30-2010, 06:40 PM	#13
Venom Space Knight Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,635	Hehe, what, you're sitting there and think "Man, this issue's a peice of -plunk EXACTLY!"

02-01-2010, 08:12 AM	#16
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,161	Sucks that this one's a dud... I like Berger, and I also like Lawson... but is it just me or do they make an awful pairing? (This one, Mined Games, Curious Case of Mr. Jones, Nobody Does it Better, Splinter Cell... I guess the Proposal was o.k. and Day in the Life was great).

02-01-2010, 11:46 AM	#18
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,161	It actually wasn't bad. A wee bit far-fetched, but hey... it's TMNT.

02-01-2010, 02:41 PM	#20
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	I suppose the problem is that this story is so entirely...''inconsequential''. Nothing of substance really happens in the story; its just a saccarine piece about rescuing puppy dogs and has no bearing on any larger scope of storytelling. And as mentioned in another thread, Lawson's style seems to be decaying ever more steadily. I didn't want to mention it in my review since I've harped on him enough on my site, but the action choreography and layouts were pretty...bad. Like that one page "free for all" image with all the Turtles, gangbangers and dogs. They're supposed to look like they're all partaking in a massive brawl but instead just look like they've all been tossed into the air haphazardly. It's pretty amateurish. Though we've all known this for months since the story summaries were posted online, this last stretch of Tales issues aren't going to be anything too special (aside from perhaps issue #70). Just the usual fluff stories that, while fun, end up mattering little. They aren't going to take advantage of this last opportunity to tie up any loose ends or blow us away with some amazing stories of major consequence... They just seem determined to go out on a whimper. I'll enjoy them as much as I've enjoyed most of the "meaningless" stories in Tales, but I'm really not very excited for them in any capacity, aside from perhaps #70, but that depends on whether its actually "Return to New York" era Lawson, or if its just "Brain Thief" era Lawson.