Story: Kevin Eastman & Tom Waltz
Script: Tom Waltz
Art: Dan Duncan
The Solicitation
Baxter Stockman. General Krang. These Turtle villains have largely kept to the shadows... until now. Baxter is determined to capture the Turtles before Krang comes to New York... and he just might have the perfect invention to complete his task. And if that wasn't enough, don't forget Old Hob is still in the picture! Trouble for the Turtles abounds!
Preview
The Story
This restart is just awesomeness all around. It is the adult approach to the Turtles, and it equally appeals to both the kid in me and the adult sensibilities.
Take General Krang. Remember the old cartoon version of him that was in that weird machine that looked like it just got finished with Hulk Hogan? Gone. This is a robotic, red eyed menace that still features a brain for a controller. The brain is located in the chest instead of the stomach, and it has white dots for pupils. Check it out in the preview, it is well worth it.
The Turtles all have adult voices, and not so much the cartoon voices we heard from before, save for Michealangelo. It makes sense for his character to retain that appeal. We get shown the origin of the Turtles' love for pizza. Leonardo remembers something about their previous lives that no other turtles ha brought up yet - their mother. I am taking Don's approach to the theory that they are reincarnated: trust that Splinter knows it to be true, but remain skeptical until the truth is staring at you in the face.
The mousers then get their attack on Don, Leo, and Splinter. The mousers are controlled by Old Hob, who comes off as just creepy in some panels.
We learn more about Baxter's relationship with General Krang. It would appear that the mutagen that spawned the Turtles is rather important to Krang.
We get our cliffhanger when Raph and Mike join up with Leo surrounded by the mousers. Nicely done, but I don't think the cliffhanger was needed, I'll still be back next month.
The Art
There isn't much that I can say about the art that I haven't said before. I'm enjoying it greatly and it is the perfect fit this type of Turtles story. No panel seemed wasted and the ending didn't seem like it was dragged out like the last issue's ending was. All good stuff here. Keep bringing it on.
The Cover
I got the General Krang cover. I just realized that he looks a little like Bison from Street Fighter, but a much darker, more take-me-serious style. The muted colors work well in showing that this is a darker tone.
Grades
Words: 10/10
Pictures: 10/10
Recommend: Highly. If you know some Turtle lore then you will enjoy this, but if you are brand new and never heard of the Turtles before then you will be lost. There is enough introduction to understand what is going on, and the characters all have a defining voice that shines in this issue. You will grow to love it.
Buy Next Issue: Waiting eagerly.
Previous Issues
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6
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