The Paul Dini backup was more exciting than the main story by Jurgans. Manhke art was very nice this issue

it’s good to finally have the Mystery of the ‘Clark Kent’ Doppleganger solved!!
just wish i didn’t have to disrupt the order of my collection just to complete the story. but that’s neither here nor there.
it IS engaging even if the main story feels heavily spread out just to fill up pages.
and Superman comes off as pretty dense too. that aside, the (SPOILER WITHHELD) reveal was very cool!!!
i have to say with how short both this issue's main story and Superman issue #18 feel.... it feels to me that they just took one comic’s worth of story and spread it across two separate titles?

and as neat as the idea for Paul Dini’s back-up story was, i really wish we could have just moved the plot of the main story a bit further.
HECK!! even the back-up story to me felt unnecessarily spread out!
i was already irked by the cross-over extortion tactics to begin with…
just to get an issue that feels padded out so they could squeeze the price up to $3.99. more

This is a strong example of how to do a first issue. The charcters are instantly complex and sympathetic, the world is creative, and the plot is exciting. Not to mention the detailed artwork. I wasn't expecting a lot from this comic, but I'm pleasantly surprised, this looks like a promising title to get in on the ground floor of.

Picked this up because i was a massive fan of Warren Johnson's work on Ghost fleet. Was a bit leery initially cause most artist's turned writers have been bad to ok (with a few exceptions of course). Anyway, I think Johnson pulled off both jobs quite impressively (I don't hate the main characteers so chalk that up to a win for the writing)

overall 'Metalhead 2.0' has been a very satisfying story arc.
last month's entry set up a lot of story we could have and action-packed conclusion.
it's hard to say a lot about this story without giving away spoilers. and i really don't want to ruin anyone's shock and surprise of this issue.
so i'll just leave it at, if you enjoyed last month's Tmnt:Universe then you'll LOVE the stories conclusion!!!
very heavy stuff! . . . and not just the Robot!

a minor detail i'd like to point out is how real the Turtle brothers felt in their interactions with one another.
they really felt like a family.
it's good to see their relations with one another, and the strong bond of family handled well.
seeing them hanging out playing video games with one another, and bickering over who won (or how they won) was really a delight to read.

i really do enjoy this art from the main story.
it had a good sense of light and shadow, without overdoing it or becoming over polished.
the more rough or raw style of art for me helps fuel the emotion in the story.

as far as the back-up story goes....
i'm really enjoying this look into how Jennika found her way to becoming a Ninja.
it's nice the way Jenikka's flashbacks overlay with the narration as well as the present. more

one of the first things that jumped out at me about this comic was how beautiful Adam Gorman's art.
it has a great cinematic feel, and his figures really look alive. he is great at just capturing expression and emotion so well.

never would i imagined a story such as this!!
Donatello restoring the Metal-Head body his soul was encased in after nearly dying from Rocksteady and Bebop's attack in IDW Tmnt #44.

this story raises a lot of questions about what is a soul? and how do our memories define us?
it also touches on powerful subjects like 'Phantom Pains' and 'Post Traumatic Stress Disorder'.
this is ONE seriously heavy comic!!!!

not only would i HIGHLY recommend this story to any Tmnt fan, but i'd even suggest people who aren't as familiar with the character's to check it out.

i had really thought last month's back up story bout the Foot Clan assassin Jennika was only going to be a one-shot story.
i was VERY pleased to see it continued in this issue. it had the same quality story-telling and emotion from the previous entry.
this time instead of Jennika keeping an eye on Raphael, we see her keeping tabs on Donatello. this like the previous issues is very nicely juxtaposed with a history lesson of the Samurai and Ninja of ancient Japan, as well as more insight to Jennika's own personal past.
the back up story with Jennika also gets a nice little tie-in with Donatello's main story from this issue. more

i liked this issue quite a bit . . . . . . but i didn't love it.
not much happens, it just felt very short to me.

but at least i finally felt something for the characters.
there was more emotion there rather that just two dimensional planks of wood like the previous story arc.
i am happy that we'll finally (HOPEFULLY????) going to get to the bottom of . . . JUST WHAT IN THE %@$& IS UP WITH THIS CLARK KENT doppleganger from Action Comics!!!!!
i mean REALLY . . . . get the @%&$ on with it already!!!!

though i AM very . . . VERY disappointed that this is a multi-title cross-over!!!!!!! >.<
i just hate when these greedy %&#@&%$#s force you to read another series to continue the story!!!
especially when it's one you have already given up on!!! >.<
one-shots and limited mini-series i really don't mind one bit, but these cross-overs really SUCK!!!

oh well! looks like i have no choice but to get momentarily YANKED back into 'Action Comics' for the next few weeks. :P
they just better not try to pull this $#@& with Super Sons, or i'm going to be PIST!!!

anyway . . . . John catches on fire (MAGICAL FIRE) and disappears and reappears all over the place.
THE END. more

Love the horror vibe

oh well! a cheap and easy ending with zero impact!
i mean, over the course of the story there were plenty of deaths, but i felt NOTHING for any of the characters!

this arc gets a rating of - "MEH!!!!"

Fairly anti-climatic. To be honest, my favorite part of the Superman series so far was the father-sun dynamic and with Jon missing from this arc, I felt myself losing interest. Thankfully, next issue will be family man Clark again.

The arc as a whole was pretty underwhelming considering its scope. Tomasi and Gleason at least get the characterisations of the different multiversal iterations of Superman, but, for such a large threat, the resolution was really underwhelming. It's a pity as well since the reintroduction of the multiversal concepts last seen in The Multiversity or Final Crisis was really intriguing.

This arc started with a great premise but ultimately fell flat. In this last issue, the plot is quite weak, the dialogues are rather clunky and the villain is very uninteresting. DC's multiverse is tremendously rich and it isn't exploited to its full potential in this story. The ending is intriguing but this kind of "Rebirth teasing" cliff-hanger starts being repetitive and I hope we'll begin getting answers soon. Regarding the artwork, Tony Daniel and Clay Mann deliver a solid work. However, in the span of three issues, six different (and excellent) pencillers worked on this title. I understand the difficulty of producing bi-weekly comics, but I greatly prefer when each arc is illustrated by a single art team. more

After a strong introduction, this issue is a disappointment. Not much happens between the explanations of what's going on and the presentations of the differents Earths, but the mix of Superman Rebirth and The Multiversity is really enjoyable. Regarding the art, I didn't love the multiplicity of artists (pun intended) because it felt it was due to a time constraint rather than an artistic process. Still, every artist provides a very solid work. more

this arc had lots of promise, but feels like its just being rushed along.
oh well!!! at least it wasn't turned into an unnecessarily over-bloated multi-title cross-over event.

More fluff. I've played "spot the analogue" so many times in so many different comics that this just wasn't that interesting. Too bad the plot appears to be extremely shallow.

oh how i hate to hear myself say this... i usually love Tomasi's writing.
but this really reads like a dumbed down version of Multiversity!!
except missing the charm.

in a way this actually reminded me more of DC's 'Convergence' main title, and that's NOT a good thing!!!

I'm checking in to see Morrison's Multiversity concepts return. This is big, splashy, and decompressed like most of what you'd expect from the Big Two. I hope the whole arc isn't as light and breezy as this issue.

I've been eagerly awaiting the second coming of Metalhead, I knew that Donnie's time in that robot body would have some sort of ramifications down the line, I'm pleased to see that this is where the book decided to go because it introduces some very interesting concepts to digest. I was skeptical at first that TMNT needed this extra book to come out each month, but it is becoming increasingly evident that their world is expanding too much to be contained in just one book and the occasional micro-series. The artwork isn't quite on the level of the main book's, but it tells the story effectively. I'm pleased to see that the backup story turned out to be a little prequel to this issue, all the insights into Ninjutsu are great as well. more

Hell yeah, Santolouco is back! Not only is his art detailed, but he excels at both quiet character moments and action scenes. The page with the building collapsing is illustrated so well by the panels that appear to tumble down the page. The story is like a gut punch, it's difficult to see friends forced into confrontation, but a quiet moment between Splinter and Leo gives the reader a chance to take a breath and reflect. It's a decent jump-on point if you aren't already reading the series, just read it! more

fun little one-shot with a horror story vibe.
a very creepy and unsettling vibe going on that i really enjoyed.
great moments between Jon and Kathy and a spooky figure that followed them throughout the issue.
i really enjoyed this issue a lot.

next to issue #1 this has to have been my favorite issue of the mini-series yet!!!
aside from an absolutely beautiful cover and gorgeous art inside, SO many awesome things happen!

Joker having subdued Shredder with Joker-toxin and taken over the over the Foot Clan.
Harley Quinn's Hyenas getting mutated.
the Foot-bot soldiers being made-up with creepy Joker-grins.
one of the most awesome things in this issue was Scarecrow and his fear-toxin.
the hallucinations the heroes see are quite horrific even for a kid's book!!! ...BRAVO!!!

this issue reinforces my satisfaction of hopping aboard with this mini.
i really hope the quality of the next two issues keeps up as high as this one.

as for the next issue, i'm really excited for the next Batman rogue teased at the cliffhanger.
sure this series is very 'kiddie' and immature at parts, but i'm kind of liking the pacing of the plot and interaction with heroes and villains in this Batman/Tmnt cross-over than the last one.
the first cross-over was great, but it felt like way too much set up.
this one gets right to the nitty gritty! more

Peter Tomasi doesn't disappoint at all with this series!!!!!

it has just as much heart, humor and fun as any of the stories i've read from his Run on New52 Batman&Robin or Rebirth Superman.
Tomasi also isn't afraid to show the ugly side of humanity.
he can create characters and scenarios so emotionally powerful, that you just want to reach right inside the comic and punch an abusive bully's face right in!
there's a particular scene of young Johnathan Kent trying to stop some children from picking on a classmate. the first episode is resolved rather cute and humorously, but later on things become extremely violent.
it is in this moment we see Johnathan's rage to strike out of vengeance, but he instead show's restraint.
in this moment Jonathan feels just as an beloved character as Superman himself!
and what we see of Damian Wayne, he shows that he is just as capable and resourceful as his father.
if you planning to read this series and have never read Peter Tomasi's (2011)Batman&Robin, then i HIGHLY recommend it, as well as Tomasi's writing on (2016)Superman.

i've been waiting a very long time for this series.
and i'm happy to see there has been plenty of attention and quality put into the writing as well as the art.

speaking of art, Jorge Jimenez's pencil's are absolutely beautiful!!! more

the intro to this issue with Slash was incredibly touching. the monstrous mutant is enjoying himself reading a book. he stops to answer a rooftop pigeon as to what he's doing doing, then asks the pigeon if he'd like him to read the story to him. such an endearing moment.
the peace and tranquility can only last so long before Agent Bishop and the 'Earth-Protection-Force' show up.
the moment of horror from the E.P.F.'s attack was so beautifully illustrated by Mateus Santolouco. even though it was a terrible moment Mateus really captured the emotion.
after Slash is captured he is put under study, and they are able screen from tests that he had previously been tortured.
Bishop wants to turn Slash into a weapon against his fellow mutants.

i was very grateful for the story in the companion series 'Tmnt:Universe' showing just how much of a complete bastard Agent Bishop is.
even though seeds had been planted throughout the ongoing series, the characters of the E.P.F. and Darkwater had been given more room to develop and better incorporate into the series.

when we catch back up with the Turtles, most of them are enjoying some down time and also getting under each other's skin as family often does.
after a minor altercation Leonardo leaves out of frustration, and does something that pleasantly caught me by surprise.

we later come back to Slash after the E.P.F. had a chance to tinker with the poor guy's mind, he is sent right into the Lair of the Mutaninals. unaware that their friend has been turned against them, the Mutanimals are completely caught off guard.
chaos ensures. more

I'm not entirely clear about what set the bad guy off. The action is the main draw for the book, although some panels are hard to decipher due to the highly stylized artwork. The Few #1 is not bad, but I see no indications that this will bring anything new to the table for the post-apocalypse genre

I have no idea what is going on, I assume this will make more sense later. The art looks good though, it's well suited to Vampirella. The book with the alternate versions that Vampirella has appeared in was a nice touch. You certainly can't beat this price tag.