#discovering Vincenzo in 2024

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Jeon Yeo-Been as Hong Cha-Young in Episode 2

Vincenzo (2021)

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A preview of Dead X-Men #1

DEAD X-MEN #1

DEATH WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING!

When the world turned against Krakoa, these five mutants lost their lives…but their mission as X-Men is just getting started. To preserve Xavier’s dream, they must accomplish the impossible—or die again trying! Spinning out from RISE OF THE POWERS OF X, discover…who are the DEAD X-MEN?!

Written by: Steve Foxe Art by: Bernard Chang, Jonas Scharf, Vincenzo Carratù Cover by: Pere Pérez Page Count: 28 Pages Release Date: January 31, 2024

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Kill All Immortals #1 by Zackary Kaplan, Fico Ossio and Jordie Bellaire. Cover by Oliver Barrett. Variant covers by (2) Vincenzo Riccardi and (3) Rafael Albuquerque. Out in February 2024.

"Succession meets John Wick… with immortal Vikings. A thousand years ago, Viking explorer Erik the Red and his four adult children discovered a mysterious source of immortality. Now, in our modern world, they are an enigmatic billionaire family with a powerful banking empire. But when Erik's only daughter, Frey Asvald, seeks to finally be free from her family's influence, she must be prepared to reveal their supernatural secrets and confront her well-trained siblings in a deadly and epic struggle for power. Get ready for a bloodthirsty immortal fight like no other!"

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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #149

March 2024

By Sophie Campbell, Kevin Eastman , Vincenzo Federici, Ronda Pattison, and Shawn Lee.

The Turtles discover the importance of QNA in their mutations as they try to reunite with each other and find the older Donnie, before Armaggon wipes them out of existence.

SCORE: 8

I guess that a proper conclusion to an arc that started with Mutant Town, kind of needed to touch on the topic of self-hate. Not that the topic is completely new to the series, but it's a reasonable one considering so many characters were transformed against their will.

But reading these issues makes me wonder if Armageddon Game just complicated what should have been a simpler story. A whole year was dedicated to the Pantheon saga, and in the meantime, all the character development necessary for this story to make sense was postponed. Now Sophie is trying to tell as much story as possible in just a few issues, and it's not enough.

The most blatant example of that is Mikey giving a whole exposition about his character arc that happened between the present and the future. If this comic was still planning to continue, the five turtles from the future would have had their own micro-series to explore what happened to them. Instead we have characters telling us a very rushed exposition about them.

Maybe I should continue this in the spoiler section...

So Bob can easily undo the effects of Mutant Town with this set of powers. He could have even demutated himself, but he chose to be faithful to Armaggon instead.

But of course, just because a lot of people got turned into a mutant, it doesn't mean that all of them want to turn back to human. In the case of Lita, as far as I can remember, she lost her parents. Or they abandoned her. As a turtle she found a new family, so it would make sense for her to want to be a mutant to stay close to them.

But there is actually another problem with Bob demutating Lita. She is a time lord in her mutated form. Assuming she is still alive.

Whatever happens, I am sure it will lead up to the Turtles going back to Feudal Japan to fight Armaggon, and possibly tie some loose ends around Krang and the QNA.

Again, I understand that this book has been trying to close plots for the last year, but another publisher would have released several tie-ins to tell the rest of the story that couldn't be properly told in one book.

After all, IDW is planning to multiplicate the Turtle books, so why not?

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Song Joong-Ki as Vincenzo Cassano in Episode 1

Vincenzo (2021)

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Song Joong-Ki as Vincenzo Cassano in Episode 2

Vincenzo (2021)

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What are you trying to say?

My experience tells me that there's more to this.

Song Joong-Ki as Vincenzo Cassano

Jeon Yeo-Been as Hong Cha-Young

Vincenzo (2021): Episode 2

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The perfect chemistry between Vincenzo and Cha Young in episode 2

Song Joong-Ki as Vincenzo Cassano

Jeon Yeo-Been as Hong Cha Young

Vincenzo (2021): episode 2

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Hong Cha-Young and " Vinchenzo Quassano" meeting for the first time

Vincenzo (2021): Episode 1

Song Joong-Ki as Vincenzo Jeon Yeo-Been as Hong Cha-Young

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Jeon Yeo-Been as Hong Cha-Young in Episode 3

Vincenzo (2021)

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Song Joong-Ki as Vincenzo Cassano in Episode 3

Vincenzo (2021)

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Go back to Italy and fight against those you're used to. This country doesn't suit you.

Vincenzo and Cha Young sizing each other up

Song Joong-Ki as Vincenzo Cassano

Jeon Yeo-Been as Hong Cha Young

Vincenzo (2021): Episode 2

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I've only met you three days ago, but this is the first time you seem worried.

I'm worried about none other than myself.

Song Joong-Ki as Vincenzo Cassano

Jeon Yeo-Been as Hong Cha-Young

Vincenzo (2021) : Episode 2

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Vincenzo and Cha Young gazing at each other

aka Game recognizes Game

Song Joong-Ki as Vincenzo Cassano

Jeon Yeo-Been as Hong Cha Young

Vincenzo (2021) : Episode 2

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Jeon Yeo-Been as Hong Cha-Young in Episode 1

Vincenzo (2021)

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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #148

February 2024

By Sophie Campbell, Kevin Eastman , Vincenzo Federici, Fero Pe, Ronda Pattison, and Shawn Lee.

The Turtles try to help each other across time to stop Armaggon. Donnie discovers what the mutant shark's ultimate destination is.

SCORE: 8

I love Zero Hour. Someone already did a fan comic copying that saga into the Turtleverse, and it's... a thing. And I really hope this isn't going in the same direction.

It's a strange feeling. This last arc is more focused on the Turtles, but the Turtles themselves are not focused. The plot in the present is probably going somewhere, just not yet, and the plot in the future... makes me wonder if this was a story that could have been told in three issues and had to be extended.

I imagine Jennika will come back before the end from the bus she was put on... I assume. But at least now Mikey is back with Leo.

You have to consider that this arc is also acting as the conclusion of a 50-issue story (that was meant to be only 12). So perhaps this is one of those situations were you have to read-binge the whole run to appreciate what is happening.

Spoilers after the break...

Since we are going to feudal Japan, I wonder if they will finally revisit how Krang took QNA from the Hamatos after their deaths. And even if Armaggon killed them before they die... I guess the QNA would still ensure their return?

Unless of course, Armaggon kills Saki, which would be kind of genius:

Saki would reincarnate again under a different identity.

The Hamatos would possibly be killed later in life? Or maybe die of old age?

The implications of killing Saki could result in an "Age of Apocalypse" if you think about it.

But I have to assume that they are not trying to create a temporary timeline, or a reboot with this. As disorganized as this universe is right now, I don't think I have the mental capacity to deal with a new origin this year :p