Issue 51 heralds the beginning of a very different world for the TMNT.
With The Shredder dead, and Splinter the new head of the Foot Clan, it’s extremely fertile ground for new stories. As far as I’m aware this is a new situation across the franchise.
IDW have always been keen on making use of ideas from other incarnations. Fortunately they do much more than copy and paste, so I’m in completely uncharted waters. It’s exciting!
With Mateus Santolouco taking a well-deserved break, Ken Garing has stepped up to provide a fresh look. Though it doesn’t strike me as particularly fluid art, it reminds me quite strongly of the 1990 film. Any similarity to that is more than welcome in my book. It’s good to see other takes on the characters every so often.
This issue is all about setting the scene. It contains some very cool imagery, and moves towards a story that is going to be quite unlike what we’ve seen before. I felt the build up to #50 was a bit rushed, so I hope there’s time for more detail now.
I am looking forward to seeing what Mikey is going to get up to. He’s always been the most empathetic, a trait I respond strongly too, but this new situation could allow us to see a different side.
April gets a cool scene too. She’s been through a lot, and it looks as though it’s hardened to the freakier things that are going on around her. A nice piece of character progression, which makes up a bit for the awful mini-series she just starred in.
With characters spinning off in new directions, IDW have a golden opportunity to build on the quality of the last four years story telling. They’ve proven before they can live up to expectations so I expect nothing less than thrilling times ahead.
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