Issue 2 of Mutant Nation sees Raphael’s little dinosaur buddy Pepperoni in danger, leading to him infiltrating Area 51 alongside a dangerous potential enemy. The backup story sees Casey Jones coming into contact with two familiar, former adversaries, and the leader of the Foot Clan asking for some assistance from the masked vigilante.

Once again, both stories are enjoyable and very well illustrated. Yet I can’t help but feel that it’s a waste to launch an entirely new series, which can cover just about anything in the TMNT universe, and instead it gives us more Raphael as the main story, and doesn’t even go beyond Casey Jones (and other very recognisable, frequently represented characters) in its backup feature.

Still, there’s some neat moments here and it is very well done, but I just wish IDW had been a bit more adventurous with this particular comic.

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