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christajls's review
3.0
Originally reviewed on Women Write About Comics
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are getting back to basics with a new “macro-series.” In this series, one issue will be dedicated to each turtle, digging deep into who they are, starting with Donatello. I have to admit I’m not the biggest TMNT fan. I must have watched the cartoon when I was younger because the theme song is burned into my memory (how else would I know Donatello “does machines?”) but I could tell you very few details about the characters and the world outside that song. This new macro series seems like the perfect opportunity to get to know these classic characters a bit better and it succeeds in that endeavour, to a point. We meet Donatello as he’s beginning work on a new and potentially dangerous invention and you get a close look at what makes him tick, but ultimately I still felt like this series expected to me to have a basic understanding of the TMNT universe, so some parts were more confusing for me than they will be for other readers.
This issue still makes my top picks, though, because of the art. There is a rough style to the characters and their movements, but it worked with the high energy storyline. There are a lot of action sequences in this issue and the art was fluid and easy to follow, setting it apart from some of the other action comics I read this past month. The colour palette was also different than I would expect to find in a TMNT comic. Chris Peter did the colours for this issue and chose a bright palette of greens, blues and purples that really jumped off the page. I will happily continue on with this series if the art team stays the same.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are getting back to basics with a new “macro-series.” In this series, one issue will be dedicated to each turtle, digging deep into who they are, starting with Donatello. I have to admit I’m not the biggest TMNT fan. I must have watched the cartoon when I was younger because the theme song is burned into my memory (how else would I know Donatello “does machines?”) but I could tell you very few details about the characters and the world outside that song. This new macro series seems like the perfect opportunity to get to know these classic characters a bit better and it succeeds in that endeavour, to a point. We meet Donatello as he’s beginning work on a new and potentially dangerous invention and you get a close look at what makes him tick, but ultimately I still felt like this series expected to me to have a basic understanding of the TMNT universe, so some parts were more confusing for me than they will be for other readers.
This issue still makes my top picks, though, because of the art. There is a rough style to the characters and their movements, but it worked with the high energy storyline. There are a lot of action sequences in this issue and the art was fluid and easy to follow, setting it apart from some of the other action comics I read this past month. The colour palette was also different than I would expect to find in a TMNT comic. Chris Peter did the colours for this issue and chose a bright palette of greens, blues and purples that really jumped off the page. I will happily continue on with this series if the art team stays the same.
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