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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2011) #19.5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe, Volume 4: Home
Discover the secret origins of the Triceratons: how they began on Earth, what that means for their return, and how they successfully rebelled against their Utrom captors! Plus, the Turtles fight to save their city, but become trapped in tight quarters when NYC is evacuated. Will they find a way to freedom without driving each other crazy? Then, Raphael and Alopex go undercover at Null Industries. They find more than they bargained for, including very angry mutants!
Collects: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #16–20.
Collects: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #16–20.
147 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 7, 2018
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September 22, 2024
(B+) 77% | Good
Notes: At the fore it tends to bore, just sappy lore with dinosaurs, but later stories give you more and raise it to a solid score.
Notes: At the fore it tends to bore, just sappy lore with dinosaurs, but later stories give you more and raise it to a solid score.
February 19, 2022
The weakest of the TMNT Universe books to date. With this volume, the book is becoming a true anthology book with little impact on the main book. There's an origin story for the Triceratons. Then the best story in the book with the boys trying to escape a refugee center without being seen. It's pretty clever and Tyler Boss's art is fantastic. Then there's a story about Raph and Alopex sneaking into the Null Corporation's lab to free some pets they stole in order to mutate. There's also some inconsequential backup stories.
May 13, 2020
I actually read this volume in a peculiar order because my reading list recommended it, but that's neither here nor there.
Issues 16-17 are the secret origin of the Triceraton revolution, which has a heartfelt point to it somewhere, but it gets a bit lost in translation because the artwork doesn't do it justice. I applaud Giannis Milonogiannis for not giving the female Triceratons giant boobs or anything, but it does become very difficult to tell who's who, and that lessens the impact of the Chris Mowry's story. The same can be said of the Triceratots! back-up, which is cute, but doesn't seem to have any bearing on anything despite writer Erika Anderson and artist Michael Dialynas cramming a lot into 8 pages.
Issue 18 is the standout, with simple story by Paul Allor enhanced by Tyler Boss's Jorge Fornes/David Mazzuchelli-inspired artwork, and a subplot that made me smile more than once. The back-up story about the Mutanimals by Caleb Goellner and Dialynas was equally as good, and I just want to hug Seymour.
Issues 19-20 are a two-parter that feature Alopex and Raph as they try to break into a Null Corporation building to rescue some animals, only to find themselves face to face with Zodi and another new mutant as well. I do enjoy the fact that no matter how many new mutants turn up in this series, they have new outlooks and new things to bring to the table. Dave Wachter steps away from the main TMNT series to drop in and pencil these two issues, so that was a nice surprise.
The final two back-up stories are alright, but a little inconsequential; Through Red Eyes by Matthew Manning and Adam Gorham is a fun distraction for four pages but doesn't tell us anything about the Turtles we didn't already know, while the Kingdom Of Rats Prelude from Bobby Curnow and Pablo Tunica sets the stage for the next Turtles arc by saying absolutely nothing for four pages.
This volume's probably the most uneven of TMNTU so far - none of the bigger stories are that important, and the back-ups range from daft to unnecessary. Aside from one truly great issue in the middle, this one's a bit of a miss.
Issues 16-17 are the secret origin of the Triceraton revolution, which has a heartfelt point to it somewhere, but it gets a bit lost in translation because the artwork doesn't do it justice. I applaud Giannis Milonogiannis for not giving the female Triceratons giant boobs or anything, but it does become very difficult to tell who's who, and that lessens the impact of the Chris Mowry's story. The same can be said of the Triceratots! back-up, which is cute, but doesn't seem to have any bearing on anything despite writer Erika Anderson and artist Michael Dialynas cramming a lot into 8 pages.
Issue 18 is the standout, with simple story by Paul Allor enhanced by Tyler Boss's Jorge Fornes/David Mazzuchelli-inspired artwork, and a subplot that made me smile more than once. The back-up story about the Mutanimals by Caleb Goellner and Dialynas was equally as good, and I just want to hug Seymour.
Issues 19-20 are a two-parter that feature Alopex and Raph as they try to break into a Null Corporation building to rescue some animals, only to find themselves face to face with Zodi and another new mutant as well. I do enjoy the fact that no matter how many new mutants turn up in this series, they have new outlooks and new things to bring to the table. Dave Wachter steps away from the main TMNT series to drop in and pencil these two issues, so that was a nice surprise.
The final two back-up stories are alright, but a little inconsequential; Through Red Eyes by Matthew Manning and Adam Gorham is a fun distraction for four pages but doesn't tell us anything about the Turtles we didn't already know, while the Kingdom Of Rats Prelude from Bobby Curnow and Pablo Tunica sets the stage for the next Turtles arc by saying absolutely nothing for four pages.
This volume's probably the most uneven of TMNTU so far - none of the bigger stories are that important, and the back-ups range from daft to unnecessary. Aside from one truly great issue in the middle, this one's a bit of a miss.
November 2, 2023
Looks like I'm siding with the majority. The Triceratons are okay; I don't really care for the dump of lore on their backstory here. Not sure it was necessary. And just didn't care for it overall. But the bit at the end, great to see villains that have been way on the backburner come back up and set some ground work.
April 18, 2019
2.5 Stars.
The "Universe" title of TMNT is meant to provide the links between the stories that aren't covered in the main book. Stories here:
- The Triceraton uprising against Krang and the Utrom Empire, freeing themselves from their slavery. This story was pretty good, but the art left much to be desired.
- We meet two curious "Triceratots" and see the events of the previous story through their eyes.
- The Turtles get caught in an abandoned building that quickly fills with people taking shelter during the Triceraton invasion. They have to resort to ninja stealth tactics and Halloween costumes to be able to escape.
- A very brief interlude with the Mutanimals
- A very cool story where Raph and Alopex go to free animals that are being taken to get experimented on and they end up having a battle with Zodi, a Scorpion Mutanimal, and Krisa, a Cobra Mutanimal. They get Krisa's help and are able to save the un-mutated animals, but they have to leave Krisa behind. I really hope we get to see those two characters again.
- Raph and Mikey discuss why it is hard to sleep sometimes.
Overall, an ok Volume. Nothing crazy vital to know for the main title.
Recommend.
The "Universe" title of TMNT is meant to provide the links between the stories that aren't covered in the main book. Stories here:
- The Triceraton uprising against Krang and the Utrom Empire, freeing themselves from their slavery. This story was pretty good, but the art left much to be desired.
- We meet two curious "Triceratots" and see the events of the previous story through their eyes.
- The Turtles get caught in an abandoned building that quickly fills with people taking shelter during the Triceraton invasion. They have to resort to ninja stealth tactics and Halloween costumes to be able to escape.
- A very brief interlude with the Mutanimals
- A very cool story where Raph and Alopex go to free animals that are being taken to get experimented on and they end up having a battle with Zodi, a Scorpion Mutanimal, and Krisa, a Cobra Mutanimal. They get Krisa's help and are able to save the un-mutated animals, but they have to leave Krisa behind. I really hope we get to see those two characters again.
- Raph and Mikey discuss why it is hard to sleep sometimes.
Overall, an ok Volume. Nothing crazy vital to know for the main title.
Recommend.
February 9, 2023
As much as the Universe comic is really a sort of anthology series, it is nice when the stories collated have a bit more connection to one another. And yes, things that just happened to take place at the same time don't make for a very strong connection, but there are ways to interconnect things a wee bit better.
This volume is decent but a little all over the place. The first two stories about the Triceatons are pretty much standalone. The Turtles getting "trapped" in a building with a but of displaced families was quaint. I really liked the story for Raphael and Alopex - that was solid on its own. The last story involving Raph not being able to sleep is deceptively light with some subtly deeper implications.
This volume is decent but a little all over the place. The first two stories about the Triceatons are pretty much standalone. The Turtles getting "trapped" in a building with a but of displaced families was quaint. I really liked the story for Raphael and Alopex - that was solid on its own. The last story involving Raph not being able to sleep is deceptively light with some subtly deeper implications.
June 1, 2022
The Triceraton stories that open the volume feel a little flat but things pick up after that. The issues featuring Raphael and Alopex are a definite highlight -- why couldn't those two get a miniseries of their own?
January 27, 2019
Bastante debil. Apenas un 3.
February 6, 2025
both triceraton origin (16-17)
and the snake mutant story (19 20) are decent and enjoyable enough
18 was a total dud
3.25 stars
and the snake mutant story (19 20) are decent and enjoyable enough
18 was a total dud
3.25 stars
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