Originally published in: TMNT New Animated Adventures #16
Publication date: October 15, 2014
Story: Paul Allor
Art: Marcelo Ferreira
Colors: Heather Breckel
Letters: Shawn Lee
Edits: Bobby Curnow
“Breakdown”
Summary:
The Turtles are chasing down a Foot Soldier in the
Shellraiser. He turns into an alley and
they don’t take the turn sharp enough, crashing into the wall. Leo and the others proceed to chase down the
Foot Soldier while Donnie stays behind to fix the Shellraiser.
As Donnie assesses the damage, a stranger walks up and
offers to help fix the vehicle, as he’s good with machines. Donnie panics and tries to conceal his
identity by stealing some clothes off a laundry line. While he does this, the stranger gets busy
fixing up the Shellraiser (much to Donnie’s annoyance). He tries to get the stranger to leave when
suddenly Leo calls on his T-phone, saying they need the Shellraiser ASAP. Donnie asks what the hurry is and he sees his
brothers coming with an army of Foot Soldiers hot on their heels.
The stranger tells Donnie the van is fixed and to go in
and give it some gas. Much to Donnie’s
surprise, the stranger is right and the Shellraiser zooms off. Donnie picks up and his brothers and they use
the… chomping teeth mechanism on the grill of the Shellraiser to scare the Foot
Soldiers off.
Later, the police interview the stranger and ask how the
street got so damaged. The stranger
nonchalantly mentions that he helped a giant talking turtle repair his van and
the police fail to believe him.
Turtle Tips:
*This story is continued from “The Walkabout”. The story continues in TMNT New Animated
Adventures #17.
Review:
Er… hrm.
Funny? I guess?
The issue hinges on a tired punchline; a character
matter-of-factly describing the Ninja Turtles to someone who incredulously
rolls their eyes at the absurdity of the idea.
It’s not a very funny joke.
And that’s all there really is to say about “Breakdown”.
Grade: F (as in, “Foot Soldiers… Were those human Foot
Soldiers? Haven’t seen them in a while”.)
