April 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #33

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #33The Turtles exile ends as Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello return to New York. Still hiding in the shadows the brothers work to hone their skills at get the new lay of the land now that the Shredder and The Foot control the city.

Much of the rest of the comic deals with April and Casey readjusting to life back in the city. As April worries about what path Casey’s life will take, Casey searches out Hun, who has just learned Shredder was responsible for his son’s injuries, for a long overdue conversation.

Although the Turtles family appears to finally be healed, Casey’s is anything but as any enemy of the Shredder is an enemy of Hun. Unable to convince his son to leave the city, it’s likely that the next time the pair meet it will be as enemies.

I’m glad to see the Turtles back in NYC, but would have preferred they brougth Alopex with them. Mateus Santolouco returns to do the art for this issue providing some cool Hun/Shredder and Hun/Casey panels. Worth a look.

[IDW, $3.99]

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The Anything Can Happen Recurrence

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The Anything Can Happen Recurrence

In an effort to break Sheldon (Jim Parsons) out of his rut Leonard (Johnny Galecki) reinstates “Anything Can Happen Thursday” which has unforeseen circumstances for nearly every member of the group. Heading out onto the town without any destination in mind, the threesome run into Amy (Mayim Bialik) and Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) who both lied to their friends and significant others about their availability needing a break from Penny whining about her horror movie and Sheldon obsessing with finding a new scientific branch of study.

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Justice League United #0

Justice League United #0Although there are certainly some oddities here, Justice League United launches with a zero issue rather than a #1, the timing of the book is a bit nebulous (taking place sometime after DC’s still running Forever Evil crossover event and with a non-Red Lantern Supergirl), I’ve got to say DC’s grouping of a Canadian-based Justice League team written by Jeff Lemire with art by Mike McKone is better (and funnier) than expected and could be the New 52‘s best new title since Worlds’ Finest.

Offering an Adam Strange (apparently) before his time on Rann, Lemire and McKone populate the team with a nice collection of B-list and C-list heroes which one would assume would allow the creative team a little more leeway in terms of storylines compared to the major Justice League title. The comic puts together Stargirl, Martian Manhunter, Strange, Supergirl (who only appears on the cover), Green Arrow, and Hawkman (who apparently with take on pseudo-Lobo next month) for a first issue that delivers some fun interactions and plenty of action. I’m interested to see where things go from here. Worth a look.

[DC, $3.99]

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