Issue #148 preview and discussion

[hypered1]

Spoiler:

[lonewarrior20]

Well aren’t we going full metal alchemist.

[Drose18]

April cheating for an exam?

[CyberCubed]

At least multiple futures are confirmed so nothing is set permanently. I feel like we've seen 4+ or so future timelines now so anything can happen. And the next writer can ignore all this entirely if he chooses.

[Zog The Magnificent]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

At least multiple futures are confirmed so nothing is set permanently. I feel like we've seen 4+ or so future timelines now so anything can happen. And the next writer can ignore all this entirely if he chooses.

Uh oh, you just summoned Tiger Claw. He'll be here any moment now to tell us all about the good word of the One True Future. Again.

[CyberCubed]

LOL.

Anyway I read the issue. Weird the whole future stuff only gets that one page you see above and the rest of the issue they just stay in Jennika's room. So uh, what was the point. We don't even explore this future city, at least not in this issue. Future Jennika does nothing so far but exist.

The rest of the issue moved the plot a bit along with Bob, but again I find the whole "evil Bob from the future" extremely dumb since his only motivation is to get de-mutated, like how is this enough to make him turn on his friends. Bob is barely a character to begin with, why are we supposed to care. It's just hard to care about any of this.

Anyway only 1 issue left before the big 150. I do hope the final issues can end on a strong note.

[Cloudrunner]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Anyway only 1 issue left before the big 150. I do hope the final issues can end on a strong note.

Somehow I don't think so. This whole plot thread feels even more flaccid and disjointed than the Armageddon Game one.

[CyberCubed]

I'm sure a whole bunch of stuff will be left unresolved. Already stuff from before has been left untouched like the Utroms/Triceratons are still on Burnow Island, Regenta is touring (?) with Sally and Michelangelo around town, mutant town itself is likely going to still linger in the background. I assume Venus, Lita, Jennika will all be written out for a bit at least so the restart focuses just on the 4 Turtles for awhile again.

Bob and Carmen though are literally the two worst characters to end this run on. Bob is dull himself, but Carmen is the most laughably one-dimensional character the series has ever introduced, she's been like a glorified extra. Like she has had no focus at all, why is she even here?

[TheLabRat]

They're basically just some hollow and superfluous nostalgia baits. This become more frequent, especially after #100.

[Bahamut810]

I just got done reading it...I dont know if anyone else noticed the ninja notes section...

It kind of feels like they are begging for positive/neutral comments?

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Bahamut810

I just got done reading it...I dont know if anyone else noticed the ninja notes section...

It kind of feels like they are begging for positive/neutral comments?

Well, the exact sentence is:
"Do you have thoughts about this issue that you want to send to us? (Please be nice!)"

And the previous two issues just had a bunch of comments from editors and a piece of fan art made by a kid, not to mention that the last time they bothered with a proper letters page was well over a year ago. Amusingly, the last one literally had a comment about how the letters page had seemingly disappeared. Not to mention how said instance of the letters page (which again, is literally the last one they bothered with) was the first one in eight issues and the response to said comment even mentioned that the letter was old, which to me implies that most other letters printed in that issue were also quite old.

So yes, it is probably the case that they are either getting too much negative reader feedback or not enough feedback to begin with.

[staypuftweepel]

I just read the issue today. I agree I can’t see how this huge 150 issue series is going to end on a satisfying note. This story almost seems unimportant despite dealing with the guys being erased from all existence.

Here’s a question, if Jennika is hiding from the police, then why is she hanging out in her personal office? Shouldn’t she take down that huge sign with her name on it?

[Bahamut810]

Maybe this is a "Last place they would ever look" situation. They think she has left so why would they come back to check on her last office?

[Drose18]

Originally Posted by staypuftweepel

I just read the issue today. I agree I can’t see how this huge 150 issue series is going to end on a satisfying note. This story almost seems unimportant despite dealing with the guys being erased from all existence.

They are definitely cutting it close here but, it looks like the Alpha series will fill in the space between 150 and the new volume 2 / Jason Aaron run

[CyberCubed]

I mean we know Armaggon is defeated in issue 150 (the previews of the new stuff confirm it), nothing else needs to "end." Everything else will just continue into the new #1 or mini-series.