Originally published in: TMNT New Animated Adventures #23
Publication date: June 3, 2015
Story: Caleb Goellner
Art: Chad Thomas
Colors: Heather Breckel
Letters: Shawn Lee
Edits: Bobby Curnow
“From Here to Sewerternia”
Summary:
After finishing a training session, Mikey returns to his
room to find his Spaceman Soldiersaur action figure missing. Mikey goes on a journey to reclaim him…
Spaceman Soldiersaur awakens on the alien world Sewerernia, in
the Pancake Palace. He’s lost, but
summons his sidekick Pixie Jones to get their bearings. Jones finds a note from the villainous
Grate-Or, warning them that he’s taken their teammate, Cowboy Carrier
hostage. They are to meet for a duel or
Cowboy dies.
Soldiersaur and Pixie Jones begin their quest, but can’t
find Grate-Or’s evil lair. They’re
suddenly assisted by the rock giant Gargantuapril, who gladly picks them up and
hurls them toward the cave Grate-Or calls home.
They arrive and confront Grate-Or (a giant cheese grater
in a cape) who wants revenge for not being invited to Soldiersaur’s last
party. Grate-Or takes out a pair of
nunchakus and begins bashing Soldiersaur with them, intending to turn him,
Jones and Cowboy into a pizza…
In reality, Mikey is playing with his toys as part of his
plan to relocate Soldiersaur. Donatello
finds the toy in the kitchen, sitting on a stack of pancakes. Mikey is elated, but Donatello is less happy
when he finds that he’s misplaced the T-phone he was upgrading. Mikey understands his torment.
Turtle Tips:
*The series continues in TMNT New Animated Adventures #24.
Review:
Chad Thomas drew both stories in this issue? That’s uncommon; usually the main story and
the back-up are split between two different artists. Whatever, it’s not important. He does a good job on both segments.
Goellner writes a fun, off-beat tale that maybe skews
Mikey a little too young even in regards to the Nick series. Has he ever been shown playing with toys like
a small child in that series?
Well, whatever the case, it was a neat imaginary
adventure, kinda reminiscent of the “Mikey dream” stories Landry Walker was writing
over in the UK TMNT Magazine comic. The
He-Man parody could’ve been a little more realized, though.
