Fourth wall breaks, self referential dialogue and even an It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia reference? That’s the fourth issue of TMNT multiversal mashup, Battle Nexus, in a nutshell.

Donatello is faced with his own creation: the robot Turtle, Metalhead. It’s not the exact Metalhead this particular Donatello created, however, necessitating some of his legendary ‘Donatello does machines’ skills. Can he be the first Turtle to overcome Savanti Romero’s challenge? Or is he doomed to suffer the same fate as his brothers?

Of course, there’s a backup story too, and it’s just as silly and entertaining as they’ve all been.

This issue is notable for kicking off with a fight, before at least some of the multiversal Turtles are finally able to start planning their retaliation against the nefarious Savanti Romero. Prior issues have all kicked off with exposition and then a fight, with plenty of set up required to sell the mad, but very cool, concept of the Battle Nexus itself.

It finally feels like the backstory has been told, then, and the process of getting us to a climax is underway. Ending on a great cliffhanger, this issue of Battle Nexus is hugely enjoyable; the series as a whole so far has been much better than a multiversal battle royale has any right to be. So let’s just hope that high bar of quality is reached again in the fifth and final issue.

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