Two weeks ago (Wooo for not waiting a month!) I mentioned how I’d like to see more Mikey. Well hot dang, here he is, and wearing his ushanka!
Red and Orange is a pairing you rarely see, so it’s nice to see Mikey’s empathy and idealism come up against Raph’s pessimistic/realistic view of the world. They are definitely looking at the liquid in the glass in different ways.
This issue continues the set up of previous issues, with more pieces making their way onto the board and taking their positions. What’s cool is I have no idea what’s going to come of it all! Will there be any double-crosses? Probably. Any surprise characters? No doubt.
This isn’t a simple battle of good vs evil. We have multiple factions with their own agendas. When everyone has their own well developed reasoning who do you prioritise as the biggest threat? Who really is evil?
I’ll tell you who is for sure. That bastard Hun. With Krang and Shredder you know where you stand. But he has definitely turned to the dark side. The progression from alcoholic, to gang boss, to near right hand man willing to kill his own son, is fantastic. If I were keeping a points score I’d be awarding a few there.
The paternal approach Hob appears to display toward the ‘big guy’ is rather sweet. No more pain indeed. It’s adorable how Slash looks up to Mikey too. Can we have a Mikey/Slash road trip issue? Touring pizzerias perhaps? That would be sweet.
Just like this issue is.
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