Advance Review - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Untold Destiny of the Foot Clan #1
From IDW Publishing
Coming this week from IDW Publishing, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Untold Destiny of the Foot Clan #1 is out this week, and I had an advance look.
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Oroku Karai has spent her life in the shadow of lesser men: first her father, then her grandfather, Oruku Saki, the so-called “Shredder.” But no more. Now the Foot Clan is hers to command, and she has grand designs on seeing her clan reach its full potential. Karai has learned that Saki shared mystical secrets with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles—secrets meant only for those loyal to The Foot. As she and those loyal to her set out to master the ancient way of the ninja, she’ll discover that she’s not the only one who lays claim to the Foot Clan’s destiny…
by Erik Burnham (Author), Mateus Santolouco (Artist)
This is one aspect of the TMNT universe that I have always enjoyed. There are so many more parts to the larger story that ancillary characters can have fully formed adventures.
The Foot Clan is a great example of this. They are strong enough to maintain some side adventures of their own, and their long history extends to the present day. There is a large amount of material that can be used.
Here we have Karai looking at the history of the Foot Clan and wanting to gain more for herself from the past. Of course, there are those who either have it or want it as well (outside of the TMNT), and this makes it an interesting issue and story to come.
Combining history with some great action, we get a significant first issue. I enjoyed the fight scenes within the story. We get the ninja side and the less refined fighting - usually with Bebop and Rocksteady - which makes a good mix. There is also a rare instance of one of the dumb duo using his brain…
There is still a lot to learn in this story, and we get a good starting point to get in. The enemy seems pretty formidable, and that makes it a challenge.
This would be an excellent general story, and for fans of the main series, I think there will be some good points here, which may or may not be relevant in the future.
