Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Comic Book "Reboot."

[Trekker4747]

The TMNT has a new comic book series that started last month with a #1 with a slightly altered origin story and angle. I've got issues 1 and 2 and both are pretty good and the new direction looks to be interesting.

[Admiral_Young]

I read the first issue and thought it was pretty fun. Have the second issue and haven't had a chance to get around to it.

[Trekker4747]

It looks like a pretty fun series and nice combination of the original comic book series (which was dark and pretty gritty) and the way the Turtles are most remembered, the cartoon. For example all of the turtles have their expected "personality traits" that were common in the cartoon/Archie comics but not as established/used in the original comics.

[Captain Craig]

I've picked up both issues so far as well and enjoyed them.
My only complaint is that too many faces all seem to be in the same place at the "super soldier" lab.
The turtles are there, splinter, April, Baxter who by association is linked to Kang it looks like.
Casey as an abused individual is consistent I suppose he's just now an early/mid 20's living at home still.

I like the idea of Old Hob, curious to see how that develops as well. I also like how they are holding out on bringing in Shredder. They know he's the icon villain and aren't rushing him out at us.

I've also pre-ordered IDW's hardcover deluxe omnibus style collection of the first 7 Mirage issues. Can't wait to get that. Anyone else order that as well?

[Trekker4747]

I like the idea of (SPOILERS) Raphael being separated from the Turtles right now, off doing his own thing.

[Captain Craig]

That is such a natural Raph trait that I think they are also allowing for a flashback tale or two that could one day be revealed about perhaps why he is separated at this point.

[Trekker4747]

The second issue explains why he separated.

[Captain Craig]

^^^
Did it?
Time for a reread.

[Trekker4747]

Yeah, in the comic the turtles were taken from the lab by The Foot, Splinter attacks and then the turtles, Splinter and the mutagen all fall into the sewer. A cat runs off with one of the turtles in its mouth after it had been exposed to the mutagen. Later in the comic, after the turtles have grown to humanoid form, they mention their quest to find their "lost brother."

[Turtletrekker]

Looks like the Turtles will be a part of IDW's Infestation 2 crossover, along with Infestation returnees Transformers and GI Joe and newcomers Dungeons and Dragons and 30 Days of Night. Sadly, no return zombie plagues in either the Star Trek or Ghostbusters universes.

This bit from Chris Ryall is interesting...

Chris Ryall said:
The other good thing about that, having never done it before, some of the licensors weren't entirely sure what we had in mind so we had to keep all the characters separate. Now that we can show them what we did and show them how it succeeded before, now we're able to cross over some of the characters and have the properties meet up.

[Captain Craig]

My take on that scene and why I didn't think the current Raph separation is related.

I recall that but thought that was more about establishing a grudge with Old Hob. Cause if Hob has had Raph all this time he wouldn't be Raph. They wouldn't really have the connection that they do, cognizant of each other in the bowl as pets or not everything would be different from the point of the mutagen and Hob esconding with one in his mouth. I think they got Raph back early after that moment and his current separation is related to something else. I'm going to double check, did Splinter have dialouge indicating he's been separated from them the past 18 months. Which would be the time frame since the mutagen accident.

[Trekker4747]

Captain Craig wrote:

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My take on that scene and why I didn't think the current Raph separation is related.

I recall that but thought that was more about establishing a grudge with Old Hob. Cause if Hob has had Raph all this time he wouldn't be Raph. They wouldn't really have the connection that they do, cognizant of each other in the bowl as pets or not everything would be different from the point of the mutagen and Hob esconding with one in his mouth. I think they got Raph back early after that moment and his current separation is related to something else. I'm going to double check, did Splinter have dialouge indicating he's been separated from them the past 18 months. Which would be the time frame since the mutagen accident.

We see the "flashback" of all of this happening. The last panel is of the cat carrying off Raph. covered in mutagen with Leonardo saying, "Do you really think we'll be able to get him back, Master Splinter?" It seems heavily suggested Raph was separated from the group by the cat when they were exposed to the mutagen. They then talk about having looked for him for a year now. We then move to Raph talkin with Casey and Casey expositing that Raph is "homeless" and can't remember his name. My interpretation of all of this is that Raph's separation occurred when the cat carried him away.

[Captain Craig]

^^^^
If that is the case then why:
Does he wear a bandanna?
Carry a sai?
He just wouldn't be Raph, not the Raph we know...yet he is??

[Trekker4747]

Captain Craig wrote:

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^^^^
If that is the case then why:
Does he wear a bandanna?
Carry a sai?
He just wouldn't be Raph, not the Raph we know...yet he is??

Right now he doesn't have a bandanna, belt or his sais.

[Captain Craig]

I've clearly not been looking very closely EXCEPT at the cover art at times it seems.
Just flipped through issue 2 and was like, "DOH!"
I feel a bit silly.