Story: Mateus Santolouco
Script: Mateus Santolouco & Erik Burnham
Art: Mateus Santolouco
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Review
Well, this is definitely something I've been waiting for in the main Turtles book.
This book is great at introducing you to the mystery behind the Foot Clan. And it does it spectacularly well. We are given some history, see how it ties into other Turtle lore so far, and comes across as something that has more gravity to it than a regular Turtle book. And best of all is the cliffhanger that really spells some things out.
The one thing that I really didn't like is that this book is very much meant for those who are at least familiar with the Turtles. Knowing that this book is probably aimed for an audience that is familiar with them, Santolouco's plot overall still does the trick in making you want to know more about them. And with the art, Santolouco make the Turtles shine in a new light that I found to be excellently done.
Each Turtle has a different colored mask to help show who they are. That's cool. We've also gotten little personality differences in the main book that also help to show the Turtles as having four distinct personalities. Santolouco puts in a tiny detail with how their masks are shaped on their heads that really shows an aspect of personality as well. That is why I say that if you aren't too familiar with them, you get a sense of who each Turtle is based on the shape of the mask that they are wearing.
The first panel you really see the Turtles is when you see the masks on them and it just clearly gets all four different personalities and character. All four are lined up and it just clicks.
The back of the book states that this series has been in the works for over a year. The detail in the art shows that some great care was put forth, and the story is set up to go right along with the art. Santolouco's art was previously used for the flashback parts in issue #5 of the main series, and it is as much of a pleasure seeing it here as it was seeing it then.
Grades
Words: 9/10
Pictures: 10/10
Buy Next Issue: As long as it stays this consistent, I'm down with this series.
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