Missed last month’s review? Check out Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #65 here.
You can’t spend as long reading a series as I have without gaining favourites. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this month’s TMNT adventure has been drawn by one of my favourite artists. As soon as I saw the first page of TMNT #66 I knew I was looking at Sophie Campbell’s work. This immediately set high expectations; expectations that were met and more.
I could go on and on about how beautiful this issue is. Not only is the frozen setting stunning, but how it’s used to interact with the characters constantly impressed me. How different styles (pencil, watercolour) have been used to create different effects. It’s gorgeous. Pattison’s colours seem to be more complimentary to Campbell’s style here, and the marriage of both is what really makes this issue stand out as an artistic high point for me.
‘Beautiful’ doesn’t just refer to the art though.
It’s easy to make the turtles one note. Leo is the leader, Donnie is a nerd, etc. But here we see that Raph is more then just a hothead. There is thoughtfulness under there, and seeing him try to open up is just as stunning as the scenery.
It’s always really cool to see these characters punching and flipping their way out of trouble. But it can be even cooler to see them display real emotion. Moments when art and dialogue come together to make me truly understand how they feel is special and #66 manages it in spades.
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