Barbara Gordon: Breakout #5 Review

 

Barbara Gordon: Breakout #5 Review

Writer: Mariko Tamaki

Artist: Amancay Nahuelpan

Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain

Letterer: Ariana Maher

Cover Artist: Karl Kerschl

Variant Cover Artists: Rafael Albuquerque & Marcelo Maiolo; Nimit Malavia; Hayden Sherman

Editors: James Reid & Rob Levin

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: September 9, 2026

 

Barbara Gordon has made a new friend in Supermax. And unlike Sparrow, Myrna Shelton doesn't try to keep her doped. Yet despite their pact to protect their fellow inmates, screams echo through the prison cells at night. Barbara and the former GCPD officer wonder if they can convince a guard to work with them. Yet, like the TUCOs who arrest any police officer who steps out of line, the guards seem loyal to Police Commissioner Vandal Savage.

 

Who keeps killing inmates and staging them as suicides in Vandal Savage's private prison? And who can Barbara Gordon trust amid this twisted game of murder and revenge? Let’s leap into Barbara Gordon: Breakout #5 and see!

 

Story

After someone attacked Barbara on her first night in Supermax, Sparrow looked after her. The nurse assisted her back to her cell and gave her medication to help her deal with her injuries. But instead, the drugs gave Barbara hallucinations. And they didn't do anything to ease the headaches from her concussion. Now, Sparrow occupies a bed in the infirmary. Someone beat her mercilessly. Realizing she may not survive, the doctor calls to let someone know Sparrow's fate.

 

In Barbara Gordon: Breakout #5, Myrna Shelton looks after Barbara. The GCPD officer kicked Barbara against an electrified fence to banish Sparrow’s drugs from Barbara’s system. After Jim Gordon tells Nightwing he sent someone into Supermax to look out for his daughter, Myrna tells Barbara that she is loyal to her father. Still, after Sparrow tried to keep Barbara safe, Myrna couldn't protect Sparrow.

 

As Mariko Tamaki's story follows Barbara Gordon and Myrna Shelton's efforts to find who is killing inmates in Supermax, the story also provides a glimpse of Vandal Savage. Everyone believes that the Gotham City Police Commissioner is calling the shots. That was one reason Barbara let the TUCOs arrest her. But the Torus put Vandal Savage in a position to help them.

 

As more deaths rock life in Supermax, everyone begins to feel a little like Anarky. He thought he was striking a blow for the little guy in Gotham. Instead, one crime family used him to ignite a war between their rivals. And inside Supermax or outside, no leader like the Minotaur seems capable of uniting the warring factions in Barbara Gordon: Breakout #5.

 

Art

Hands pass a folded piece of paper along until Barbara opens it. A view through the bars of an infirmary window lends the note greater context. While the doctor speaks into a cellphone, the callee uses a rotary-dial landline. As she slips into the infirmary, Myrna shields her features behind a stack of freshly laundered towels. But when she pulls away Sparrow's oxygen mask, Myrna's features betray no softness.

 

As Amancay Nahuelpan portrays life in Supermax and Gotham, orange and green battle for dominance. Red links Vandal Savage with his aide, while ripples in the sky above the exercise yard evoke the visual distortion Barbara noticed after Sparrow doped her. Red also invades the prison yard as people unleash their anger. Yet in a realm filled with green, Tamra Bonvillain fills panels with yellow as inmates lash out against each other in Barbara Gordon: Breakout #5.

 

Ariana Maher fills white balloons with black uppercase dialogue, while Barbara's black lowercase thoughts in green paper scraps evoke handwritten notes. The dialogue shrinks when people lower their voices to avoid being overheard. Yet enlarged uneven black uppercase dialogue links Vandal Savage with an inmate in his private prison. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Barbara Gordon used to watch over Gotham from her office high above the city. When she learned that inmates were dying in Vandal Savage's private prison, Barbara gave up her perch to investigate among the crowd. But as people fight and die around her, Barbara lacks her former perspective. Unable to access electronic communications and digital information, Barbara must reassess not only the players but also their objectives in Barbara Gordon: Breakout #5.

 

Rating 9/10

 

To look inside see Barbara Gordon: Breakout #5. 

 

For what happened last time, see Barbara Gordon: Breakout #4 Preview. 

For what happened last time, see Barbara Gordon: Breakout #3 Preview. 

For what happened before that, see my preview of Barbara Gordon: Breakout #2.

For how this series started, see my preview of Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1.

For how Vandal Savage's TUCO squad caught Barbara Gordon, see my preview of Batman #9. 

 

Barbara Gordon: Breakout #5 Preview

 

Barbara Gordon has made a new friend in Supermax. And unlike Sparrow, Myrna Shelton doesn't try to keep her doped. Yet despite their vow to protect their fellow inmates, screams echo through the prison cells at night. Barbara and the former GCPD officer wonder if they can convince a guard to work with them. Yet, like the TUCOs who arrest any police officer who steps out of line, the guards seem loyal to Police Commissioner Vandal Savage.

Who keeps killing inmates and staging them as suicides in Vandal Savage's private prison? And what is his objective as he plays his twisted game?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Barbara Gordon: Breakout #5 Preview

Writer: Mariko Tamaki

Artist: Amancay Nahuelpan

Cover Artist: Karl Kerschl

Variant Cover Artists: Rafael Albuquerque, Nimit Malavia & Hayden Sherman

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: September 9, 2026

 

 

Nowhere To Run.

Nowhere To Hide.

No One To Trust.

 

 

Another attack makes Barbara question everything she thought she knew about the murders inside Supermax, and a new political prisoner finds herself trapped in the center of the mystery.

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For what happened last time, see Barbara Gordon: Breakout #4 Preview. 

For what happened last time, see Barbara Gordon: Breakout #3 Preview. 

For what happened before that, see my preview of Barbara Gordon: Breakout #2.

For how this series started, see my preview of Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1.

For how Vandal Savage's TUCO squad caught Barbara Gordon, see my preview of Batman #9. 

 

 

Barbara Gordon: Breakout #4 Preview

 

Barbara Gordon didn't know what to make of Supermax before Vandal Savage became the Gotham City Police Commissioner. Then, she realized it was where he sent his enemies to die. So, she laid her bait, and sat in wait for his tactical team to storm her stronghold and arrest her. 

Barbara thought she had gotten one over on Vandal Savage. From the inside, she could investigate the mysterious prisoner deaths. But something strange is happening in Supermax. Barbara knows it's staring her in the face. Yet she can't put the clues together. Can Barbara trust her memories? Are her nightmarish visions illusions or real? And instead of tricking Vandal Savage, is Barbara the one who fell into a trap? 

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Barbara Gordon: Breakout #4 Preview

Writer: Mariko Tamaki

Artist: Amancay Nahuelpan

Cover Artist: Karl Kerschl

Variant Cover Artists: Dustin Nguyen, Dave Johnson & Gerald Parel

Dark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary Variant Cover Artists: Klaus Janson & Frank Miller

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: August 12, 2026

 

 

With Nowhere to Run, 

Who Can Barbara Trust?

 

 

Barbara entered Supermax alone, with no one by her side—so who is the mysterious ally that’s come to her defense, and what is their connection to her family? And even with someone watching her back, will she be able to protect the killer’s next target?

 

Find out as Mariko Tamaki and Amancay Nahuelpan’s DC Next Level smash hit continues!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see Barbara Gordon: Breakout #3 Preview. 

For what happened before that, see my preview of Barbara Gordon: Breakout #2.

For how this series started, see my preview of Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1.

For how Vandal Savage's TUCO squad caught Barbara Gordon, see my preview of Batman #9. 

 

Barbara Gordon: Breakout #3 Preview

 

 

Barbara Gordon knew Vandal Savage was arresting good people on trumped up charges. She knew they were dying in Supermax. Barbara insisted that the Bat-family needed someone inside. Now, she's Inmate 682281 in Vandal Savage's private prison. She's making enemies. Maybe even a friend. But can she trust Sparrow? And why does Barbara Gordon dream of the Joker? 

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Barbara Gordon: Breakout #3 Preview

Writer: Mariko Tamaki

Artist: Amancay Nahuelpan

Cover Artist: Karl Kerschl

Variant Cover Artists: Terry & Rachel Dodson, Chris Wildgoose & Jeff Spokes

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: July 8, 2026

 

 

Does the Key to Barbara’s Survival lie in the Past?

A DC Next Level series!

 

 

Barbara Gordon is just trying to survive in Supermax. Every day brings new danger… and more questions. Can she trust her new friend Sparrow? Has she clocked the real threats closing in on her? And why does she get the sneaking suspicion that there’s more to this prison than meets the eye? To answer these questions, Barbara will need to rely on the skills she learned as Batgirl and her own past to ensure she has a future…

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Barbara Gordon: Breakout #2.

For how this series started, see my preview of Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1.

For how Vandal Savage's TUCO squad caught Barbara Gordon, see my preview of Batman #9. 

 

 

Barbara Gordon: Breakout #2 Preview

 

Barbara Gordon doesn't respect secrets. The costumed crimefighter prevents Vandal Savage's "Guardians of Justice" from carrying out their duties. And on her first day in Supermax, she disturbs the established order among the prisoners. Will the guards prevent Barbara from investigating the "suicides" in Vandal Savage's private prison? And can her Bat-family do anything to protect her from corrupt guards and her fellow inmates?

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Barbara Gordon: Breakout #2

Writer: Mariko Tamaki

Artist: Amancay Nahuelpan

Cover Artist: Karl Kerschl

Variant Cover Artists: Dan Mora, Matteo Scalera & Jeff Spokes

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: June 10, 2026

 

 

Batgirl Behind Bars!

 

 

Barbara Gordon is alone, imprisoned, and outnumbered by the very criminals she put away. Without her team, she’s going to have to fight to survive on her own. Someone at Supermax has her in their crosshairs. Barbara is being hunted, but she’s about to learn that in prison, there’s nowhere to hide…

 

Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Amancay Nahuelpan continue to put Barbara through her paces as DC’s most surprising Next Level series continues!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1.

For what happened before that, see my preview of Batman #9. 

Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1 Preview

 

 

Each of them had their job to do. They knew it was a race against time. And Batman warned them that Vandal Savage's Tactical Urban Combat Officers would be dogging them every step of the way. While the Signal, Batgirl, Robin, and Batman set off on their separate tasks, Oracle watched over them all from her base of operations in the Clock Tower. 

Barbara Gordon has stood by Batman's side, protecting Gotham as Batgirl. She has watched over the Bat-Family as Oracle. Along with Black Canary, Barbara helped found the Birds of Prey. What does the future hold in store for her? And how will all training and expertise help Barbara Gordon survive the challenges awaiting her?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1 Preview

Writer: Mariko Tamaki

Artist: Amancay Nahuelpan

Cover Artist: Karl Kerschl

Variant Cover Artists: David Nakayama & Yanick Paquette

1:25 Variant Cover Artist: Amancay Nahuelpan

Next Level Variant Cover Artist: Jorge Corona

Foil Variant Cover: David Nakayama

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99/Variant $3.99 Card Stock/Variant $5.99 (Foil)

Release Date: May 13, 2026

 

Leaping from the pages of May’s Batman #9 into the Next Level!

 

Framed. Outlawed. Hunted. The extralegal activities of Gotham’s vigilantes have never been more dangerous. After Barbara Gordon is arrested for aiding the Bat-Family, she is shipped off to Supermax, GCPD Commissioner Vandal Savage’s pet-project prison for all who oppose him. She will find herself alone, surrounded by dangerous criminals and equally dangerous guards, in a place where nothing is what it seems. The true danger is just beginning…

 

Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki and fan-favorite artist Amancay Nahuelpan reunite to deliver a twisty, unexpected Bat-book for DC Next Level.

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Batman #9. 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #3 Review

 

Writer: Alex Paknadel

Artist: Amancay Nahuelpan

Colorist: Luis Antonio Delgado

Letterer: Darran Robinson

Cover Artists: Amancay Nahuelpan & Max Dunbar

Editor: Dave Wielgosz

Publisher: IDW

Price: $4.99

Release Date: December 17, 2025

 

Casey Jones wants to keep moving toward something that matters. So he seeks to prove that people still need him. Everyone in his life wants him to sit still. But as Raphael told April, that means his memories can catch up with him.

 

April thinks Casey needs to remember that he almost died when Hieronymous Hale shot him. Raphael believes Casey can't exercise sound judgment until the doctor gives him a clean bill of health. Is Casey seeking suicide by defending Mutant children and searching for Annabel's father? And can he still discern heroes from villains? Let's grab our masks and clubs, leap into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #3, and see!

 

Story

Ludovic is a snow leopard. His specialty is breaking opponents’ ribs. He works hard to earn his employer’s respect. But unlike Casey, Jack Marlin knows where to draw the line. Humans stand atop the evolutionary pyramid. Mutants and animals can never be his equal.

 

April and Raphael don't see eye to eye with Casey. Still, they want to help him. So after April shares her concerns, Raphael agrees to seek out his friend. When Raphael finds him, Casey is working with one of Leo Ban's enforcers. Just as Annabel lost her father, some of the underworld boss's underlings have gone missing. But when Ludovic attacks Casey, Raphael defends him, while Leo Ban's people flee.

 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #3 takes us into the heart of a dark operation. We see who Jack Marlin works with and the market niche he targets. Alex Paknadel draws on folklore motifs and HG Wells' classic novel about the evolution of the species as he contemplates what it means to be Human. Yet his story compares a man who believes he is superior to Mutants with a vigilante who knows his reptilian friends will always be his superiors.

 

Art

As Geena Gets sits before a lighted mirror, she erases crow’s feet with an applicator pad. Shimmering in her black sequin dress, Geena studies her reflection as Jack Marlin studies her in his suit and broad-brimmed hat. Amancay Nahuelpan shows Jack’s weathered hand placing a container of moisturizer next to her empty one. An inset panel shows his pearly whites gleaming beneath his black handlebar mustache. As a talk show host's face swells beyond the TV screen, Geena's smiling face shrinks into the lens of a video camera in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #3.

 

Heaven weeps as Ludovic picks up a fallen mutant and heaves him atop his shoulder. Luis Antonio Delgado paints the night red, orange, and pink as Casey and Ludovic fight. Yet the rainy night turns scarlet when Ludovic attacks Casey in a way that belies his self-image. Then pink-edged lightning bolts fill the sky, highlighting Raphael's muscular development. White, glowing eyes showcase his determination.

 

Darran Robinson fills white dialogue balloons with uppercase letters that grow bold for intonation and shrink for lowered voices. Colored narrative boxes reveal thoughts and offscreen dialogue. Raised voices swell letters and make balloons spiky. Sound effects help us hear fighting on a dark and stormy night, a talk show guest’s ire, and a master rebuking his subordinate in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #3. Thanks to IDW and Comic Book Dispatch for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

Skills and physical size make a difference. But Casey knows that determination matters most. So, he throws everything he has into his fights, never backing down despite the odds against him. As villains step on the weak as they climb toward godhood, Casey's having none of it in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #3.

 

Rating 9.6/10

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #2 Review

 

Writer: Alex Paknadel

Artist: Amancay Nahuelpan

Colorist: Luis Antonio Delgado

Letterer: Darran Robinson

Cover Artists: Amancay Nahuelpan & Louis Antonio Delgado; Nikola Čižmešija; Jared Cullum

Editor: Dave Wielgosz

Publisher: IDW

Price: $4.99

Release Date: November 19, 2025

 

Casey Jones is tired of being coddled. So what if he nearly died? He wants to resume his patrols, protect people, and combat crime. But April O’Neil won’t let him. So, one hot night, while she sleeps on his couch, Casey slips his shirt over his bandaged waist and heads out to prove he still has what it takes. Unfortunately, when Casey runs into Link and Chun from the Purple Dragons, he needs his friends to rescue him.

 

Like April, Raphael worries that Casey is trying to run before he can walk. And when Casey asks little Annabel why Chun and Link attacked her, he shouts and demands. How will April react to his defiance? And can Casey find Annabel's father? Let's grab our masks and clubs, leap into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #2, and see!

 

Story

When April awakens, she follows a trail of blood to the bathroom. There she finds her worst fear realized. Casey is stitching up his side. He is so traumatized by the shooting that he is going out and finishing the job that District Attorney Hieronymus Hale started. Casey begs for her to understand he needs this. But April can’t face another vigil in the ICU, let alone a worse eventuality.

 

Unfortunately, walking out of his life frees Casey to pursue his investigation. When Casey doesn't return her calls, April turns to Raphael. Casey gave the Turtle a piece of his mind when Raph tried to help him see sense. Perhaps more than April, Raphael understands the powerlessness Casey feels, and his desperation to reclaim his self-confidence.

 

As Casey searches for Annabel’s father, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #2 explains events surrounding the night hunt at Bear Mountain State Park. While revealing the fate of Annabel's father, it also shows how Becky and Yuri fare following their abduction. Alex Paknadel’s story reinforces April and the Turtles’ belief that Casey is trying too hard. But Casey senses a greater danger underlying the missing mutants. And after Chun used a new drug to slam him into a tree, Casey knows that such wonders come with a heavy price.

 

Art

April’s eyes widen when she finds Casey on the blood-splattered tile floor. The cotton balls near a bottle of isopropyl alcohol evoke dislodged eyeballs. Electricity surges through Yuri as the Avian Mutant gets the forked end of his captor’s cattle prod. The metal enclosure in the larger warehouse reinforces how their abductor views his captives. A three-piece suit and wide-brimmed hat complete the image of a gentleman hunter.

 

Luis Antonio Delgado lavishes a nuanced palette on Amancay Nahuelpan’s art in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #2. Casey’s orange sleeveless hoodie links him with April’s yellow-orange hair. A yellow glow fills the background as Casey searches for answers, while sepia spectators cheer him on. The red sky over an abandoned church presages the red soda can and pepperoni pizza as green fingers clutch a red mask. While a white informant with rainbow hair responds to Casey's questions, another furry white Mutant preys on his community to gain the acceptance of his Human peers.

 

Darran Robinson fills white balloons and colored narrative boxes with uppercase letters that grow bold for intonation and shrink for lowered voices. Raised voices swell letters and make balloons spiky. Sound effects highlight April’s concern, Casey giving as good as he gets, and a Mutant crushing his master’s gift in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #2. Thanks to IDW for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

When police fail to protect endangered Mutants, the lines between right and wrong blur. Raphael believes he knows where to stand. But Casey senses a danger threatening the community he strives to protect. So, he ignores conventional boundaries and aligns himself with specters of his past in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #2.

 

Rating 9.4/10

 

For more cover art see my review at Comic Book Dispatch. 

 

For how this series began see my review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #1.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #1 Review

 

Writer: Alex Paknadel

Artist: Amancay Nahuelpan

Colorist: Luis Antonio Delgado

Letterer: Darran Robinson

Cover Artists: Amancay Nahuelpan & Louis Antonio Delgado; Danny Earls & Jão Canola; Mike Henderson & Adam Guzowski

Editors: Andy Khouri & Dave Wielgosz

Publisher: IDW

Price: $4.99

Release Date: September 10, 2025

 

As the moon shines down on Bear Mountain State Park, a man whistles, and his dogs charge. Each dog races to reach their target first. But when they find it and sink their teeth into its scaly hide, another whistle calls them off. The dogs move aside as their masters approach. As he instructs Simon to kill their quarry, the man assures the boy that there's nothing wrong with ending another person's life. What does this man have against mutants? And why does he equate murder with mercy? Let's grab our masks and clubs, leap into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #1, and see!

 

Story

Every time Casey goes to sleep, the nightmare returns. District Attorney Hieronymus Hale smiles as he shoots him. Tonight, Casey awakens in a sweat. But it’s not just the recurring dream. The temperature has risen in the city. Even at night, it doesn’t cool down. And as temperatures rise, tempers fray. The heat wave gives Casey the determination to do what he’s yearned to do for the last few weeks. His city needs him. So, Casey grabs his gear and heads out to protect people from aggressors in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #1.

 

Alex Paknadel switches perspectives amid scenes as he relates his story about a “merciful” hunter. But like the full moon, the spotlight shines on Casey through most of the debut issue. Members of Casey's former gang recognize his mask. Casey feels good enough to patrol. But he hasn’t recovered physically or psychologically from being shot. Now, as Casey seeks to protect a mutant from members of the Purple Dragons, he must also deal with their anger for abandoning them.

 

While Casey fights to protect a young mutant from the gang, he must once again decide where he belongs. Casey has found a new family with the Turtles and April O'Neil. But April has been mothering him while he recovers. He only escaped her clutches because she had fallen asleep on his couch. Casey wants to be with Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael. But he doesn't want his friends to limit him. Hieronymus Hale's attack has wounded and traumatized him. In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #1, Casey needs to prove to himself that he can get past that and resume the life he loves.

 

Art

Spindly, scaly fingers stretch for the shore amid white streaks. Silhouettes of hounds watch with glowing white eyes beneath the stars in the green night sky. The hounds bare their teeth as they race toward their muzzled prey.

 

When Amancay Nahuelpan transports us to an apartment, pigeons scatter outside as Casey rises. A grid of pink squares behind Casey suggests a skylight. Buildings glow yellow beyond his window. Casey clutches the white tape circling his torso as he perches on the edge of his bed. He eyes his clubs and mask leaning against the grey-blue wall. Then, Casey switches off a TV reporter interviewing a woman in a black dress attending a red-carpet premiere.

 

Luis Antonio Delgado shows Casey battling villains in the green and blue park beneath a starry black sky. Yellow, orange, and red overtake panels as weapons slash and crash, and Casey delivers flying kicks. Lights glow behind Casey as he kneels before a young mutant. She has large yellow eyes like the mutant hunted in Bear Mountain State Park. Her jaw opens wide, and her ears stand erect, as a villain delivers a savage blow that creates an orange starburst in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #1.

 

Darran Robinson fills balloons and colored narrative boxes with uppercase letters of varying sizes. Sound effects heighten every moment of the chase, Casey’s awakening, his battle in the park, and weapons hooking chains and spilling blood. Yet the repeated scene of Hieronimus Hale smiling and pointing a pistol between Casey's gloved, upraised hands requires no words to communicate its intent. Thanks to IDW for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

Casey Jones has taken a beating. But he wants to prove that he's not broken. As Casey attempts a comeback by promising to help a young mutant, he faces gangs with enhanced abilities, and The Most Dangerous Game: Mutant Edition in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #1.

 

Rating 9/10

 

For more cover art see my review at Comic Book Dispatch.