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Another month, another TMNT issue. We're up to Part 5 of City Fall, so technically we're almost finished.
What to say about this issue? I have mixed feelings. I absolutely LOVED the opening section, which (again) hinted at Dark Leo's discomfort and the fact that he's not entirely under the control of Shredder and Kitsune, and also showed Tang Shen, for once. (Even though I'm still not a fan of this whole brainwashing thing.)
And then the rest of the issue...well...felt like still more setup. The problem is there are so many characters and the narrative is continuously bouncing around to show what each of them are doing, and the result is that the narrative feels extremely fractured and confused in terms of momentum. The only things of note are that the turtles are gathering their allies, Splinter helps Hob with something dubious, Karai is planning something big, and the Foot defeat the Savate with disappointing ease--I mean seriously, why have this whole buildup to a Foot-Savate showdown if it's really not all that great?
Basically, all of City Fall somehow feels like it's setup for the last two (?) issues, which isn't a terribly great feeling to have. The whole Dark Leo schtick, which has been kind of the main selling point of the arc, has been incredibly dull when it's not focused on Leo's internal conflicts and confusion over his brainwashing (which is, what, 10% of the narrative?).
What to say about this issue? I have mixed feelings. I absolutely LOVED the opening section, which (again) hinted at Dark Leo's discomfort and the fact that he's not entirely under the control of Shredder and Kitsune, and also showed Tang Shen, for once. (Even though I'm still not a fan of this whole brainwashing thing.)
And then the rest of the issue...well...felt like still more setup. The problem is there are so many characters and the narrative is continuously bouncing around to show what each of them are doing, and the result is that the narrative feels extremely fractured and confused in terms of momentum. The only things of note are that the turtles are gathering their allies, Splinter helps Hob with something dubious, Karai is planning something big, and the Foot defeat the Savate with disappointing ease--I mean seriously, why have this whole buildup to a Foot-Savate showdown if it's really not all that great?
Basically, all of City Fall somehow feels like it's setup for the last two (?) issues, which isn't a terribly great feeling to have. The whole Dark Leo schtick, which has been kind of the main selling point of the arc, has been incredibly dull when it's not focused on Leo's internal conflicts and confusion over his brainwashing (which is, what, 10% of the narrative?).
