“Soul Survivor”.  Yet another Donatello solo piece where he has an adventure in space with the Utroms.  They’ve done quite a number of these throughout Tales of the TMNT vol. 2, however, this is probably their best attempt.  This time around, Don, his Utrom buddy and a Styracodon go investigate a mysterious planet on the edge of known space.  They discover an ancient temple being looted by the Triceraton military.  Don intervenes and learns the truth about the so-called “temple”.  I think what really makes this issue is the art by Dave White (who also wrote the thing).  It’s a bit more along the lines of standard comic book artwork and less of the indy touch TMNT typically receives.  While I don’t have a lot of qualms with the indy style, it is refreshing to get some more traditional comic book art every now and then.  It’s not really a very note-worthy story, I’m afraid, and feels a bit like a retread thanks to this theme on “Don’s space adventures” having already been done a number of times.  I’d call it an average story but with above average artwork.

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  1. Dave White

    08|Dec|2006

    Hey, thanks for writing a review of my book! So far this is the only review I have found.

    Tales 29 is my first attempt at writing a comic and my first full sized book art-wise as well. I agree with your review whole-heartedly. I was definitely concerned about the story being viewed as just another Don solo story. Pete and I added some story elements that actually adds to the overall universe with regards to the Styracodons and Triceratons so I do think there is something new to gain from reading the book.

    My ultimate hope was that the book would just be “fun”. With that in mind, I am pretty happy with how it turned out. I had hoped to do some shading to help the art read a little better, but I was just too busy to make it happen.

    I would love to hear any other comments you may have, good or bad, so I can make my next comic endeavor even more fun!


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