I know what happens in Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II #6, but I couldn't really tell you the sequence of events.  There are notable things that stick out here and there, yet the structure completely escapes me.  The finale plays out more like a montage of events than an actual narrative, which keeps even the…

I'm not going to lie: I kind of dug this issue, but I'm having a really hard time remembering anything that happened.  It moves along at a fairly brisk pace (aside from a page or two that are loaded with dialogue), and the broad strokes of the events stick out, but I don't really remember…

What a weird ride this series has been: it started off pretty lackluster, turned things around in its second issue, and then hit what I can only hope is its nadir at the halfway point last month.  To say that the second team-up between Batman and the Ninja Turtles has been inconsistent wouldn't be too…

One of the things that was so great about the first Batman and Ninja Turtles crossover was how well it was paced.  It was never slow or boring, but it did take its time setting up the story and the first meeting between the title characters.  Tynion took his time telling a story that, while…

Now this is a bit more like it. I was really excited about the prospect of a second meeting between Batman and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  While the debut issue of the miniseries was passably entertaining, there were enough storytelling problems to dampen my enthusiasm.  Gone was the almost delirious joy of seeing two…

Back in 2015, the first crossover between Batman and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was announced.  What could have easily been a series that phoned in its story and traded heavily on nostalgia was actually really good.  Penned by James Tynion IV and illustrated by Freddie Williams II, the series had great character interactions and…