Luke Winchester Comic Reviews

An experimental, out-there, character driven, turtley awesome blast from the past that reminds me *why* my love for the Turtles continued beyond the 90's hype and well into the early 2000's and beyond. A perfect pick up for both the completionist and casual, alike.

Escape Skull Island #1 is a must for any Kaiju craving, creature loving comic book connoisseur, who has enjoyed existing instalments of the Monsterverse or has a King Kong shape hole in their life that needs filling.

Collectively, the team behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Godzilla, strategically blend the street-level scenes the turtles are known for and the kind of behemoth battles we expect from Godzilla, in a cohesive shared reality that is intricately sewn together by story and visuals with proficiency and pace.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Godzilla #3 is not revolutionary, but it is very good. It solidly takes from two of my favourite franchises and creates something equally true to both.

I'm really enjoying this run, it's strongly character driven, with just as much focus on the micro of the intense personal emotional drama as there is the macro story with Nostrum, etc- and both feed into the other in a really artful way. Nahuelpan's urban realism gives the perfect brooding and grounded street vigilante feel to the artwork in this book, capturing both gritty action scenes and poignant moments with precision.

Sonic the Hedgehog #84 captured my attention by taking bold, broad character focused swings, while teeing up future stories and arcs. This book maintains the essence of Sonic both visually and narratively, while also being reminiscent of childhood favourite 'Sonic the Comic'. Issue #84 has left me wanting more and I fully intend to carry on reading.