the whole masked in prison reminds me of what was done in DD in Zsardasky's run, but here you have a giant turtle lol. Since TMNT started as a parody it can make more or less sense here depending on POV.
It's awesome, I highly recommend it. It's exactly what you want Flash Gordon to be (and if you aren't familiar with Flash Gordon, it's the perfect jumping on point)
'Rook: Exodus' feels like it's based on an 80's toyline (anyone remember 'Visionaries'!?), with various characters controlling different animals only with a more modern update.
Nemesis, Rook, Conan and Flash Gordon all in one week! My cup runneth over! As always, TC keeps me excited for those few great comics being published even as DC and Marvel die slowly. Great stuff, keep it going! Cheers, fellas 🍻 One more thing: There is indeed Flash Gordon 0 issue, it was the FCBD debut
Wolverine Blood Hunt and Nemesis were good books. But, man there were so many other books that just rocked so much harder this week: Rook Exodus, Conan, Feral, Flash Gordon……also Dick Tracy and The Sacrificers. Probably the best week that I can remember in a long time. And none of the highlights were Marvel or DC. Turtles wasn’t awful. I’ll keep reading.
I've read Flash Gordon. Not knowing anything about the character I felt a bit lost, but it was fun in the end. And turns out there actually was an issue zero, on Free Comic Book Day. I found the pdf on Mad Cave's website.
I had to reread TMNT just to see where I fell. Let's just say it gave me enough incentive to read more. Not my best read of the week...that went to Feral #5
I really liked Louise and her dynamic with Logan, that and the vampire/Dracula story was the one I really liked from Ben Percy (also didn't feature or mention Krakoa much for most of it). I would like to have seen that continue and feature Louise more as a companion/love interest. But he gave up on it, and I quickly couldn't stand Krakoa anyway, so I gave up on the Wolverine book along with all the X-Titles. Wolverine Blood Hunt I gave a chance given the regular recommendations and it was great to see the best thing from Ben Percy's run brought back, Logan & Louise paired together fighting vampires (though as with Percy's run, I have no idea when Maverick got his recent personality transplant from who he was in the 90's and 00's). Conan is a great comic adaptation of the character. Just started reading it. Titan is right up there with the best of the Dark Horse ones.
I'd agree on TMNT, largely because the plan of the story arc detailed on the last page by the editor said we'll find out why Raph was in prison in the mutant nation book. And we'll have to read nightwatcher for parts of the upcoming TMNT ongoing. This badincally means Jason Aaron is writing partial stories that have to rely on other books. I'm ok with crossovers, though I think the secondary books should not propel the main series or take away from the main series. They should stand on their own and be side stories and at this point have already made mutant nation the first part of the main story.
I thought it was a little weird, funny, and a little lame that Jason Aaron used the same story setup for both Namor and TMNT #1's. Character-X is in prison for an unknown reason and is treated poorly by guards. He does know how to get the most out of a single idea I suppose.
I was about to pick up the new ninja turtles by jason Aaron but i decided to pick up torunn gronbekks red sonja instead and i liked it and think torunn is a hit or miss writer. And i tried to get rook exodus #4 but the comic shop didnt have it yet so i will maybe get it in my birthday since these 1st 3 issues are awesome. And i actually like the change from image to dark horse because i like the art choices.
@@justinmusgrove2548 Same here. I didn’t think it was hard to follow and I didn’t read the previous series. I thought it was pretty obvious that Raph was in there because the warden wanted him there and was holding something over his head so he would work as the wardens agent. The warden is killed so Raph takes off.
@jeffhabib6673 I didn't think it was that obvious, but it wasn't hard to follow story wise. Art was decent enough. I haven't read Turtles since Archie back in the 90s
@@justinmusgrove2548 I just meant obvious once the warden approached him. I thought it was explained pretty clearly in the book. I haven’t read TMNT consistently since some time in the 90’s as well.
Tmnt #1 was good, thanks to Joelle Jones. I wish she was doing the bulk of the run. Burnham is on interiors after the first 4 issues, each dedicated to each individual turtle with a different artist. Wes mentioned its a reboot, ITS NOT A REBOOT. An IDW monthly stated Aarons tmnt will canonical with the previous IDW turtles. Booo! But the gaps in writing definitely detracted from the 1st issue. And I do not see the art getting better than Jones did in this book. Not a chance. Lets hope Jason Aaron sharpens up otherwise, Im screwed.
Unsolicited advice to Drew: Try to get out of the habit of saying "I'm going to be honest" or similar variations. It implies you've been lying. Say "I'll be frank" or "To be blunt"
@@Sykdudethe creators mismanagement “ruined”TMNT. The 80’s cartoon and film was a lateral that made a winning touchdown. Still love Eastman and Laird but mega success in entertainment is difficult for anyone to endure.
Don't Sleep on Self Help , Dick Tracy and The Big Burn . All very good books in an excellent week of Indies . Even if this week included one of the Worst Comic Books I've ever Read ..Epitaphs from the Abyss . I only wish Bill Gaines were still around to tell Oni to GTFO with this Shit .
Breen! I completely agree on epitaphs. Bill Gaines is spinning in his grave after this first issue. So damn boring, lazy and horribly illustrated. The lockdowns and vaccinations happened years ago! Move on!
You don't have to, but I suggest picking up the trades if you like Conan. The first two trades are out and the third, with issues 9-12, comes out in October. Roberto De La Torre outdoes himself in #12. It's crazy good.
@@cto1ggI second this. Definitely jump in now, but do yourself a favor and check out the first 12. Amazing stuff. Like, really top notch art, great storytelling.
For Power Girl, when reading this comic, I thought that we get to see who Axel Gust really is; however, when I realized that Axel is from Asgard, I thought to myself, “Really? Really?! That’s the big twist about him?!” Since this is set before Absolute Power, something I can say about this comic is us learning who Axel Gust really is. The rest is just Karen not learning what a suplex is, getting a job offer to work at something at the Daily Planet, and going out on a date with Axel. Overall, this comic is weak. For Harley Quinn, it’s just Tim and Harley talking about their love lives while searching for Mister Freeze and the corrupt cop being obsessed to take down Harley before she was given a chance by Vandal Savage. The only good thing about this comic is the art. Overall, this comic is weak. For Green Arrow, I like that the Green Arrow Family and Jade take a look at the new Arrowvave before they tracked down Professor Ivo, who told them that he is not part of Waller’s team, and encountered Tomorrow Woman (who last appeared in the final issue of the first volume of Trinity pre-Flashpoint) while Oliver is busy planning to betray Waller. Overall, this is a great comic. For Absolute Power: Origins, something I can say about this comic is Waller manipulating Marvin Collins to make sure that he’ll win the election after learning the truth about him and that her origins are lined up with Bruce Wayne witnessing his parents’ death by Joe Chill in 1939 and finding Joe Chill as Batman in 1955. Also, since Waller is five to nine years older than Bruce, this means that she was 13 to 17 years old when Joe Chill murdered Thomas and Martha Wayne and 29 to 33 years old when Bruce found Chill, making her 69 to 73 years old (but looks 60 to 64) in 2024. To be honest, I prefer Waller’s original origin and backstory because it’s simple and effective for her instead of all of this, and it’s likely that the next two issues will be worse than this issue. That’s all I have to say for this comic. For Brave and the Bold, here is what I have to say. For the Nightwing and Deadman backup, it’s interesting that Dick and Boston had to encounter monks from Nanda Parbat just to find and save someone. For the Booster Gold backup, I like that Booster recruited the Trinity to prevent the asteroid from destroying the 25th century while meeting an insect version of himself from the year 65,002,471 and the Trinity meeting the Jurassic League’s Trinity. Overall, this is a good backup. For the Renee Montoya backup, since this is set before Vandal Savage became the new Gotham City commissioner, I assume that Renee is going to quit her job as commissioner so that she’ll resume as the second Question after what has happened so far. For the Batman and Guy Gardner backup, I like that Bruce and Guy were able to help the aliens fix their ship so that they could explore the universe before they wiped Guy’s memory of it. Overall, this is a good backup. For Absolute Power: Aquaman, the good things about this comic are the Atlantans defending Atlantis and Garth and the Doom Patrol saving Arthur’s life from one of the Amazon. I wonder if Garth, Arthur, or any of the Aquaman family would realize that Dolphin was kidnapped by Waller (as shown in Beast World) in later issues of Absolute Power or mention that they saved her off-panel after Absolute Power because Aquaman needs a title (or at least a back up) explaining all of this. Overall, this comic is okay. For the Steve Trevor backup, I like that Steve noticed what Sargent Steel was doing before he was knocked out by him. Hope that he can recover and warn Diana about this in the next few issues of this comic. Overall, this comic is interesting. For Flash, it’s interesting and a bit confusing that the Flash Family discovered something about the Speed Force (and additionally the Sage, Strength, and Still Forces). Also, the Arch Angles giving the Stillness what they want, the Flash Family finding the Rogues, and Wally not returning from the Speed Force. Overall, this comic is okay. For Strange Academy: Blood Hunt, I like that Pia and the Darkhold became friends while the rest of the Strange Academy students are fighting vampires while looking for Pia and the Darkhold before they all work together to defeat Agatha Harkness, befriend the Darkhold (who joined Strange Academy for curiosity, friendship, and protection from Agatha), and team up with Doctor Doom to save the world. Overall, this is a good comic. For Venomverse Reborn, here is what I have to say. For the first part, I like that we get to see a version of Venom from the ninth century who is battling rival forces. It’s really interesting. For the second part, I like that a version of Captain America recruited Eddie Brock to defeat Thanos, Kang, and Carnave by playing basketball. For the third and final part, I like that we get to see a future version of Venom deal with a descendant of Tony Stark’s consciousness 800 million years from now.
For Uncanny Valley, I like that we get to see a flashback of Peggy dealing with her being raised by her father before she left since she doesn’t fit in his world bride they and Oliver realized that the First lied to him about something. Let’s hope that Oliver and Peggy will save her dad and the world from the First in the next issue. Overall, this comic is good!
@@sinisterkyle4884 I have read, watched and played a ton of stuff. So instinctively I am looking for things that standout from the massive crowd now. I suppose this could happen to any longtime fan or reviewer at some point?
Sometimes it takes the brain a while to adjust to some styles/eras of art. For it was the older colored stuff from the 80's. Black and white retro art seems to just age better. Long Halloween/Dark Victory art took some getting used to also.
the whole masked in prison reminds me of what was done in DD in Zsardasky's run, but here you have a giant turtle lol. Since TMNT started as a parody it can make more or less sense here depending on POV.
I did not know Jeremy Adams was writing Flash Gordon. That is pretty cool. Adams is on fire.
It's awesome, I highly recommend it. It's exactly what you want Flash Gordon to be (and if you aren't familiar with Flash Gordon, it's the perfect jumping on point)
'Rook: Exodus' feels like it's based on an 80's toyline (anyone remember 'Visionaries'!?), with various characters controlling different animals only with a more modern update.
TMNT was a weird start, but I am hooked.
I like all of the Ghost Machine books so far. Rook is my favorite book on the shelves right now along with Dick Tracey and GI Joe.
Nemesis, Rook, Conan and Flash Gordon all in one week! My cup runneth over! As always, TC keeps me excited for those few great comics being published even as DC and Marvel die slowly. Great stuff, keep it going! Cheers, fellas 🍻
One more thing: There is indeed Flash Gordon 0 issue, it was the FCBD debut
Wolverine Blood Hunt and Nemesis were good books. But, man there were so many other books that just rocked so much harder this week: Rook Exodus, Conan, Feral, Flash Gordon……also Dick Tracy and The Sacrificers. Probably the best week that I can remember in a long time. And none of the highlights were Marvel or DC. Turtles wasn’t awful. I’ll keep reading.
One of the good reasons to be subbed to channels like this is the comments section. The mentions leading to the path of curiosity and purchases.
This was a terrible week for Marvel and DC just the indie books are worth to check. I'm reading mangas instead.
I've read Flash Gordon. Not knowing anything about the character I felt a bit lost, but it was fun in the end. And turns out there actually was an issue zero, on Free Comic Book Day. I found the pdf on Mad Cave's website.
Sweet, thanks for sharing.
I had to reread TMNT just to see where I fell. Let's just say it gave me enough incentive to read more. Not my best read of the week...that went to Feral #5
Hopefully jason aaron doesn't try to give us some cringey message about prison reform with this new ninja turtles comic
So many great indy books that everyone should be reading. DC and Marvel have to up their game to get my money.
First thing that came to mind was how goofy it was Raphael was wearing a skull cap and arm wraps….
I really liked Louise and her dynamic with Logan, that and the vampire/Dracula story was the one I really liked from Ben Percy (also didn't feature or mention Krakoa much for most of it).
I would like to have seen that continue and feature Louise more as a companion/love interest.
But he gave up on it, and I quickly couldn't stand Krakoa anyway, so I gave up on the Wolverine book along with all the X-Titles.
Wolverine Blood Hunt I gave a chance given the regular recommendations and it was great to see the best thing from Ben Percy's run brought back, Logan & Louise paired together fighting vampires (though as with Percy's run, I have no idea when Maverick got his recent personality transplant from who he was in the 90's and 00's).
Conan is a great comic adaptation of the character. Just started reading it. Titan is right up there with the best of the Dark Horse ones.
I'd agree on TMNT, largely because the plan of the story arc detailed on the last page by the editor said we'll find out why Raph was in prison in the mutant nation book. And we'll have to read nightwatcher for parts of the upcoming TMNT ongoing. This badincally means Jason Aaron is writing partial stories that have to rely on other books. I'm ok with crossovers, though I think the secondary books should not propel the main series or take away from the main series. They should stand on their own and be side stories and at this point have already made mutant nation the first part of the main story.
I agree I wasn't sure how to feel about this issue. Joelle Jones did a killer job on the art. I have more questions though after reading this.
Dru looks like he's gearing up for Rivendance.
Maybe…maybe…
I read in trade so I'm always behined in everything but TMNT is one of a few series I'm gonna try to stay more current on
Yeah, nemesis’ eyes were crazy. The rage, insanity, etc… right there for you to see.
I thought it was a little weird, funny, and a little lame that Jason Aaron used the same story setup for both Namor and TMNT #1's. Character-X is in prison for an unknown reason and is treated poorly by guards. He does know how to get the most out of a single idea I suppose.
Thanks for the video fellas. Indy heavy as usual, but that is where I spend most of my money anyway. I am enjoying Rook and Conan.
TMNT was a good read. Art was great. Cant wait to see where it goes with the other turtles.
I was about to pick up the new ninja turtles by jason Aaron but i decided to pick up torunn gronbekks red sonja instead and i liked it and think torunn is a hit or miss writer. And i tried to get rook exodus #4 but the comic shop didnt have it yet so i will maybe get it in my birthday since these 1st 3 issues are awesome. And i actually like the change from image to dark horse because i like the art choices.
funny tom waltz moved on from idw tmnt while jason aaron after ruining wolverine is now on tmnt going to further ruin it after sophie ruined it
I reluctantly picked up Ninja Turtles and thought it was solid. I'll pick up #2
@@justinmusgrove2548 Same here. I didn’t think it was hard to follow and I didn’t read the previous series. I thought it was pretty obvious that Raph was in there because the warden wanted him there and was holding something over his head so he would work as the wardens agent. The warden is killed so Raph takes off.
@jeffhabib6673 I didn't think it was that obvious, but it wasn't hard to follow story wise. Art was decent enough. I haven't read Turtles since Archie back in the 90s
@@justinmusgrove2548 I just meant obvious once the warden approached him. I thought it was explained pretty clearly in the book. I haven’t read TMNT consistently since some time in the 90’s as well.
Tmnt #1 was good, thanks to Joelle Jones. I wish she was doing the bulk of the run. Burnham is on interiors after the first 4 issues, each dedicated to each individual turtle with a different artist. Wes mentioned its a reboot, ITS NOT A REBOOT. An IDW monthly stated Aarons tmnt will canonical with the previous IDW turtles. Booo! But the gaps in writing definitely detracted from the 1st issue. And I do not see the art getting better than Jones did in this book. Not a chance. Lets hope Jason Aaron sharpens up otherwise, Im screwed.
Great recommendations guys
Hero in prison angle was done to death in Zdarsky’s Daredevil which looks like this was copied from. Only good point was the art.
Fantastic reviews guys
Awesome work guys
Unsolicited advice to Drew: Try to get out of the habit of saying "I'm going to be honest" or similar variations. It implies you've been lying. Say "I'll be frank" or "To be blunt"
I’m going to be honest…probably not. 😂❤
This is an odd start for tmnt.
How their starting off this tmnt comic is both odd and stupid.
The Big Two needs to take notes of Image Comics Big time.
Stick with TMNT Saturday Morning Cartoons. It’s faithful to the 80’s cartoon.
Counterpoint, the cartoon ruined the turtles. Stick with the original comic run.
@@Sykdudethe creators mismanagement “ruined”TMNT. The 80’s cartoon and film was a lateral that made a winning touchdown. Still love Eastman and Laird but mega success in entertainment is difficult for anyone to endure.
These guys are way too nit picky, TMNT was great
No their not
I have to say that TMNT is pretty pretty great! Definitely glad I preordered it cause it flew off the shelves at my LCS
100% agreed.. They are in the "never happy with anything that comes out"...
Every video is negativity..
@traphousezombie8003 Yeah, I like how West points out the problems with social Justice in comics, but after a while he just gets too negative.
@traphousezombie8003 My guy,you are literally under a comicbook recommendation part of his channel 😂.
tmnt has allways been an odd comic but this meant to just hook in the readers hopefully
Don't Sleep on Self Help , Dick Tracy and The Big Burn . All very good books in an excellent week of Indies . Even if this week included one of the Worst Comic Books I've ever Read ..Epitaphs from the Abyss . I only wish Bill Gaines were still around to tell Oni to GTFO with this Shit .
Breen!
I completely agree on epitaphs. Bill Gaines is spinning in his grave after this first issue.
So damn boring, lazy and horribly illustrated.
The lockdowns and vaccinations happened years ago! Move on!
What's the name of the comic book pllsss tell me
Headshop is the name 🙂
😊
Hey if i did not read the first 12 for Conan the Barbarian can i pick up 13 and not be lost in the story ?
Nope!
You can jump right in and be fine.
You don't have to, but I suggest picking up the trades if you like Conan. The first two trades are out and the third, with issues 9-12, comes out in October. Roberto De La Torre outdoes himself in #12. It's crazy good.
@@cto1ggI second this. Definitely jump in now, but do yourself a favor and check out the first 12. Amazing stuff. Like, really top notch art, great storytelling.
@@cto1gg That Thulsa Doom skull panel was great
Issue 13 is a perfect jumping on point.
For Power Girl, when reading this comic, I thought that we get to see who Axel Gust really is; however, when I realized that Axel is from Asgard, I thought to myself, “Really? Really?! That’s the big twist about him?!” Since this is set before Absolute Power, something I can say about this comic is us learning who Axel Gust really is. The rest is just Karen not learning what a suplex is, getting a job offer to work at something at the Daily Planet, and going out on a date with Axel. Overall, this comic is weak.
For Harley Quinn, it’s just Tim and Harley talking about their love lives while searching for Mister Freeze and the corrupt cop being obsessed to take down Harley before she was given a chance by Vandal Savage. The only good thing about this comic is the art. Overall, this comic is weak.
For Green Arrow, I like that the Green Arrow Family and Jade take a look at the new Arrowvave before they tracked down Professor Ivo, who told them that he is not part of Waller’s team, and encountered Tomorrow Woman (who last appeared in the final issue of the first volume of Trinity pre-Flashpoint) while Oliver is busy planning to betray Waller. Overall, this is a great comic.
For Absolute Power: Origins, something I can say about this comic is Waller manipulating Marvin Collins to make sure that he’ll win the election after learning the truth about him and that her origins are lined up with Bruce Wayne witnessing his parents’ death by Joe Chill in 1939 and finding Joe Chill as Batman in 1955. Also, since Waller is five to nine years older than Bruce, this means that she was 13 to 17 years old when Joe Chill murdered Thomas and Martha Wayne and 29 to 33 years old when Bruce found Chill, making her 69 to 73 years old (but looks 60 to 64) in 2024. To be honest, I prefer Waller’s original origin and backstory because it’s simple and effective for her instead of all of this, and it’s likely that the next two issues will be worse than this issue. That’s all I have to say for this comic.
For Brave and the Bold, here is what I have to say.
For the Nightwing and Deadman backup, it’s interesting that Dick and Boston had to encounter monks from Nanda Parbat just to find and save someone.
For the Booster Gold backup, I like that Booster recruited the Trinity to prevent the asteroid from destroying the 25th century while meeting an insect version of himself from the year 65,002,471 and the Trinity meeting the Jurassic League’s Trinity. Overall, this is a good backup.
For the Renee Montoya backup, since this is set before Vandal Savage became the new Gotham City commissioner, I assume that Renee is going to quit her job as commissioner so that she’ll resume as the second Question after what has happened so far.
For the Batman and Guy Gardner backup, I like that Bruce and Guy were able to help the aliens fix their ship so that they could explore the universe before they wiped Guy’s memory of it. Overall, this is a good backup.
For Absolute Power: Aquaman, the good things about this comic are the Atlantans defending Atlantis and Garth and the Doom Patrol saving Arthur’s life from one of the Amazon. I wonder if Garth, Arthur, or any of the Aquaman family would realize that Dolphin was kidnapped by Waller (as shown in Beast World) in later issues of Absolute Power or mention that they saved her off-panel after Absolute Power because Aquaman needs a title (or at least a back up) explaining all of this. Overall, this comic is okay.
For the Steve Trevor backup, I like that Steve noticed what Sargent Steel was doing before he was knocked out by him. Hope that he can recover and warn Diana about this in the next few issues of this comic. Overall, this comic is interesting.
For Flash, it’s interesting and a bit confusing that the Flash Family discovered something about the Speed Force (and additionally the Sage, Strength, and Still Forces). Also, the Arch Angles giving the Stillness what they want, the Flash Family finding the Rogues, and Wally not returning from the Speed Force. Overall, this comic is okay.
For Strange Academy: Blood Hunt, I like that Pia and the Darkhold became friends while the rest of the Strange Academy students are fighting vampires while looking for Pia and the Darkhold before they all work together to defeat Agatha Harkness, befriend the Darkhold (who joined Strange Academy for curiosity, friendship, and protection from Agatha), and team up with Doctor Doom to save the world. Overall, this is a good comic.
For Venomverse Reborn, here is what I have to say.
For the first part, I like that we get to see a version of Venom from the ninth century who is battling rival forces. It’s really interesting.
For the second part, I like that a version of Captain America recruited Eddie Brock to defeat Thanos, Kang, and Carnave by playing basketball.
For the third and final part, I like that we get to see a future version of Venom deal with a descendant of Tony Stark’s consciousness 800 million years from now.
For Uncanny Valley, I like that we get to see a flashback of Peggy dealing with her being raised by her father before she left since she doesn’t fit in his world bride they and Oliver realized that the First lied to him about something. Let’s hope that Oliver and Peggy will save her dad and the world from the First in the next issue. Overall, this comic is good!
Wes says "and all that stuff" a lot
This dude hates everything
Aaaaggghhh!!! Paise, pause!!! Stop talking!!! Stop! I haven’t read rook yet! Blah blah blah I am not listening to Wes or drew!!! Blah blah.
These people hate comics
They’re the WORST!
They are not! They are bring honest. If you do not like it do not watch just to complain!
Correction they hate bad comics
@@sinisterkyle4884 I have read, watched and played a ton of stuff. So instinctively I am looking for things that standout from the massive crowd now. I suppose this could happen to any longtime fan or reviewer at some point?
@@PrivateCitizen84 yea it can happen. In fact I’m very selective in what I read now
I hate hate hate that wolverine art..its so ugly
😮
Do not blaspheme
Sometimes it takes the brain a while to adjust to some styles/eras of art. For it was the older colored stuff from the 80's. Black and white retro art seems to just age better. Long Halloween/Dark Victory art took some getting used to also.
I couldn't get used to the art in Mindhunter it was so confusing.