Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #88

A lot of stuff happens in this issue that is incredibly vital to where we will go soon. Read Full Review

The art is stellar, as usual, and while there are still some loose ends to wrap up, this definitely feels like turning the page into the next chapter for the Turtles and their extended cast of characters. Read Full Review

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Dec 14, 2018

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #88 concludes The Assault on Burnow Island storyline. We get huge reveals but the victory comes at a heavy cost.  ***Spoilers ahead*** It's really hard to discuss this comic without mentioning spoilers. The biggest reveal is that Agent Bishop is actually a massively deformed human that never grew over a foot tall.  To hide the deformity, Bishop's father placed him in a suit not too dissimilar to the Ultroms. The implication is that Bishop is using reverse-engineered Ultrom technology and for the lack of a better word he's as close to being a mutant as he can be without actually being one.  The huge spoiler in the issue is that Slash dies. While under Bishops control he is implanted with a nuclear device that was meant to be a final contingency if all else failed on Burnow Island.  The comic has a number of huge Oh Crap moments in it. It really sucks that these stories aren't being translated into a live-action series or animated show aimed at older teens and adults. These stories would be perfect for translation and reflect the only canon that matters in my opinion. This story has had great art direction, editing, and writing. TMNT is the model of consistency as it chugs along. This story arc has been amazing with great character development, huge reveals, and a bittersweet conclusion.  Kudos, to all involved. I can't wait to see what the team comes up with next.  For More Reviews, Subscribe: https://www.gtmediareviews.com/ more

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myconius - Dec 17, 2018

i'm shocked (and pleasantly surprised) to see that someone else on this site actually reads this series besides just me.

I Review Comics - Dec 19, 2018

I focus more on indies. TBH TMNT is one of my favorite series on the shelves lol. You are not alone.

myconius - Dec 19, 2018

awesome! :)

Hislight

Mar 08, 2021

Wraps up suddenly but damn what a punch. The Baby MODOK surprise...Slash being awoken with those memories...great stuff.

myconius

Nov 28, 2018

there were some good points to this issue. there were also some good moments though this arc as well. but overall i can't help but feel disappointed. so much set-up and back story, and not enough action or excitement. the first 2 issues in this arc dragged with lots of set-up, and left everything to happen in this 3rd issue. just as this issues started to get exciting, it stopped dead in it’s tracks for more back-story on Bishop. i don’t really care about Bishop. i actually find him more dull than Darius Dun and the Street Phantoms. and they were barely interesting. (((((spoiler))))) so a character that i really don’t care for escapes to fight another day, while a character i do like dies a wasteful death. and it'd been SO long ago that Slash had been abducted and turned into a killing machine for Bishop, that i'd forgotten why i even really liked Slash in the first place. i'm also not thrilled with the Ninja Turtles being so sanctimonious about not killing Bishop. if they still try to handle Bishop with kid gloves after what he just did to Slash, then i'm probably going to seriously consider to stop buying this comic. (((((end spoiler))))) i’ll try re-reading this whole arc through from the beginning. but as of right now, i’m not really looking forward to it. more

Synthozoid

Nov 30, 2018

((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) Bishop snuck up behind Leonardo and killed him with his little sunglasses? now i KNOW y'all are trippin!