In no rush to read this series, I’m a little behind with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation. In this third issue’s first story, Raphael’s attempt to rescue his little dinosaur friend (the adorable Pepperoni) goes very wrong, and in the second story, Casey Jones challenges Karai after she crosses a line, with surprising, potentially fatal consequences.

As I’ve mentioned before in my reviews of the previous issues of Mutant Nation, I think the idea of a TMNT anthology series which can explore their universe is a good one, so why they’re focusing on the characters we always spend time with is a bit of a mystery. Admittedly, both Raphael and Casey’s stories take them out of their usual environment, as well as out of their comfort zones, but the main series of TMNT has also been shaking up the status quo quite a bit.

I’m looking forward to Mutant Nation moving into some unusual places and spending time with different characters; it’s not that there’s anything specifically wrong with the comic as is, which is put together with the care, attention and high production values you’d expect, but I just think we need to actually explore the Mutant Nation, you know?

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