So I’ve been recently playing catch-up with IDW’s new TMNT comic book and came across the newest issue, which features its own take on the classic TMNT origin story… kind of an interesting angle to say the least. The idea that the Turtles and Splinter are basically re-incarnations of Hamato Yoshi and his children in a past life is certainly something out of left field and credit where it’s due; it’s a rather unique way of framing things. I’m not sure if I can completely buy into it, but maybe as the series progresses down the line, this will be explored further down the road.
Perhaps the biggest change to come out of this – and I don’t think I’m spoiling anything here since there are already cover previews of future issues that give this away – is that three of the Turtles trade in their original red bandannas for the colored ones that have been prominent in all the various television, movies, and other media that isn’t the original Mirage comic books. I figured this was going to happen sooner or later, so this wasn’t much of a surprise. I do feel some people are going to be a bit miffed that they’re ditching the red masks for the colored one, but at the end of the day, this isn’t the old Mirage universe. It’s a reimagined one with fewer shell puns… fucking Dirk.
I kinda like how they’re taking various elements from the various mediums (one of the micro-series books apparently feature human Bebop and Rocksteady) and merging them into a new narrative storyline. It’s a different take on the Turtles and whether it ends up being worth a damn or not, at least you can’t say that it’s going to be predictable. As long as they maintain the style and substance that made the original TMNT such a joy to read and such, then it’s damn well going to be a fun ride.
If nothing else, it’ll give me some fodder for more Turtle talk around here.
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