Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey & April

author: Mariko Tamaki
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.10
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2016/11/19
date added: 2016/11/19
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey and April' is by Mariko Tamaki, who also wrote a coming of age graphic novel called 'This One Summer' about a couple young girls. That should be what you need to know to realize this will be a little different from your average TMNT story.

Casey and April are on a road trip to find a McGuffin. The purpose of their trip only serves to get them to where the story takes place. They like each other, but they are also kind of sniping at each other like siblings do. When they make a stop for gas, an accident with a stranger sets things in motion. It turns into a horror plot where Casey and April are sent in different directions and put in danger, and Casey is forced to revisit some things from his past.

This issue feels like a sidebar to explore two characters, and it does it in a different way than typical TMNT books. It's more of a relationship story, but it also feels a little bland to me. Casey feels more fleshed out here than April. April could have been substituted with any female lead. The art by Irene Koh has a bit of a manga style to it, but I've seen so many different art styles for the Turtles, that it didn't bother me. I think it fit the book. I especially liked the look of the creepy strangers.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from IDW and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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