Missed last month’s review? Check out Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #69 here.
How many of TMNT villains are truly evil?
The Pantheon aren’t a great bunch overall. Shredder was hell-bent on killing the Turtles and Splinter in another life-time. Baxter has been prone to helping when it suits him. Bebop and Rocksteady aren’t very bright, but they have their reasons, as does Leatherhead. I’ve forgotten plenty I know, but overall you can look at them and figure out their motivation. I might think of them as bastards or vicious but rarely evil.
This month the EPF and Dark Water show they’re true colours, which is both shocking and heartening. I was genuinely surprised by some of the characters reactions. Add that to some strong action scenes and you’ve got an issue which resolves the arc decently.
The way Slash is treated here breaks my heart. His strengths and weaknesses are fully exploited, and it’s sad to see someone who I’ve seen grow from a mindless weapon be reduced back down to that. It also means that in his current state I can’t see interactions between him and Mikey. I do not approve of this!
Depending on your own preferences, there might be some pretty cheesy dialogue through this issue. It didn’t overly bother me but it did stand out. Then again, the TMNT are teenagers, so maybe they should be given a pass? So much is done well this month that I on reflection I think I can let it slide.
As a writer for Flickering Myth I’m privy to review copies of comics. This review was first and foremost written for them.
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