Image Volume 3 or Mirage Volume 4?

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 01-30-2016, 04:50 PM

Disclaimer: I'm not doing this poll to start angry ranting and division.

I recently reread the entire runs of Image Volume 3 and Mirage Volume 4, and found that I really absolutely prefer Volume 3 as a whole to Volume 4. Now, first and foremost, that's probably because I hate non-endings. Even though Volume 3 didn't get a chance to wrap up all of its plotlines (before Andrew Modeen happened, of course

) at Issue #23, it still felt like a somewhat satisfactory conclusion. Volume 4 just stops. No ending.

I still don't care for much of Donny's handling in Volume 3 and personally think he was reduced to plot device more often than not (or just walking talking tank), and the emotion is lacking whenever the Turtles think Donny is dead. And all those damn Image crossovers, but honestly, the Mirage superhero hospital and Justice Force bother me just as much.

Volume 4 has the cockroach orgy, of course, but a lot of its stuff is great. Mikey, Donny, Leo... April as a whole is interesting, and it's somewhat well written even if turning her into a magic pencil drawing undercuts EVERYTHING about her. But by the end of the 32 issue, it just feels SO RANDOM with so many open plot threads:

The mysterious abduction, the strange alien who was attacking Shadow, the genderless warriors, the Foot Clan's evil book, what's up with Karai, what's up with Splinter, what's up with Rage Mikey, will Donny get his size back... whew, that's just off the top of my head.

So yeah, Volume 3 all the way for me. Which do you prefer? 3 or 4?

View Poll Results: Which do you prefer?
Volume 3 (Image)	21	58.33%
Volume 4 (Mirage)	15	41.67%
Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll

01-30-2016, 04:50 PM	#1
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	Image Volume 3 or Mirage Volume 4? Disclaimer: I'm not doing this poll to start angry ranting and division. I recently reread the entire runs of Image Volume 3 and Mirage Volume 4, and found that I really absolutely prefer Volume 3 as a whole to Volume 4. Now, first and foremost, that's probably because I hate non-endings. Even though Volume 3 didn't get a chance to wrap up all of its plotlines (before Andrew Modeen happened, of course ) at Issue #23, it still felt like a somewhat satisfactory conclusion. Volume 4 just stops. No ending. I still don't care for much of Donny's handling in Volume 3 and personally think he was reduced to plot device more often than not (or just walking talking tank), and the emotion is lacking whenever the Turtles think Donny is dead. And all those damn Image crossovers, but honestly, the Mirage superhero hospital and Justice Force bother me just as much. Volume 4 has the cockroach orgy, of course, but a lot of its stuff is great. Mikey, Donny, Leo... April as a whole is interesting, and it's somewhat well written even if turning her into a magic pencil drawing undercuts EVERYTHING about her. But by the end of the 32 issue, it just feels SO RANDOM with so many open plot threads: The mysterious abduction, the strange alien who was attacking Shadow, the genderless warriors, the Foot Clan's evil book, what's up with Karai, what's up with Splinter, what's up with Rage Mikey, will Donny get his size back... whew, that's just off the top of my head. So yeah, Volume 3 all the way for me. Which do you prefer? 3 or 4? __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*