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 By Mark Rodriguez Batman and Catwoman work together to try to steal a Mother Box under Amanda Waller's possession. Their adventure takes them to the planet Czarnia when they're suddenly face to face with Gunsmith, Deadeye, Black Alice and worst of all, Bizzaro. 'Happy Endings' opens with the villains heading towards Batman and Catwoman, as Deadeye comments that neither of them have super powers. Catwoman says the timer is still ticking, and Batman tells her to get the box and he will clear the way. Batman tosses a smoke bomb and uses it as cover to fight with Deadeye. Black Alice walks through the smoke looking for Catwoman.  Gunsmith shoots at Batman from a rooftop. Batman dodges the gunfire and fires off his grappling hook. It latches onto Gunsmith and Batman yanks the bad guy off the roof. Deadeye lands a kick across Batman's face. Catwoman is trying to crack the security around the Mother Box as Black Alice approaches her. Catwoman says she knows she uses magi

 By Mark Rodriguez Peter and Miles agreed to meet once a week at a coffee shop. When some of the regulars started going missing, their search leads them to The Arcadium, a virtual reality created by Arcade and Mentallo while being funded by Hammerhead. Meanwhile we find out that the Jackal has somehow cloned himself into the body of his brother, and he also gets involved when he finds out that Peter has gone missing. The Arcadium's AI has taken a mind and body of its own and is now going after the Spider-Men. "Arachnobatics Chapter 7- The Kitchen Sink" opens in multiple places at once. Turk starts to get away since the spider-webbing is starting to dissolve. Detective Sebbens and Sha Shan are getting closer to the Arcadium, while Sebbens gets a call from Jane Foster. Arcade and Mentallo see that the AI is preventing them from using Contingency Zed and should get away while they still can. One of the Coffee Bean patrons is wondering where everyone has gone, as the cafe is

 By Mark Rodriguez Now that the Turtles have defeated most of their villains as well as new ones, like the Pantheon, what other adventures await them? Let's see what happens when Mona Lisa returns once again. "Mystery at the Museum Part One- The Box of Ptah" opens with April doing a report on a new Egyptian exhibit that was gifted to the New York Museum of Science and History. The artifact was found in an ancient Egyptian tomb, but the mystery lies in the long time it's taken for it to be revealed to the public. April interviews the head of Egyptology, Dr. Aida Hosny if the item is cursed. Dr. Aida says the only thing cursed in the museum is the coffee machine in the break room. She says reconstructing the piece will take time and sometimes science is slower than they'd like it to be. Later on, Dr. Aida is on the phone telling someone to keep the donors off her back, since she knows that one of them got Channel 6 interested. She thinks something weird is going on

 By Mark Rodriguez The Pantheon has been made aware of the Turtles existence and have decided to take care of them before attempting to attack Earth. They convinced the Turtles that they were fellow mutant good guys that needed their help. Suddenly Michaelangelo found himself in the party of all parties alongside all his friends and enemies. He figured out this was a simulation which ruins the Pantheon's plans to brainwash the Turtles into working with them. Now Michaelangelo faces off against all the members of the Pantheon by himself. "Enter The Pantheon Part 2" opens as Michaleangelo asks the villains if they'll give up due to being so impressed that he was able to escape their simulation. Old Hob sends the members of The Pantheon after him. Michaelangelo dodges a tail whip from Drako and a bull charge from Manmoth. The Rat Queen jumps at him, saying she can take him down even without her legion of rats. Michaelangelo grabs her tail and swings her into Golgotha.  H

 By Mark Rodriguez The Turtles have defeated Shredder with his Forever Blade, and they have bested Mr. Ogg and his Ogg-A-Lympics. With most of their enemies defeated, the Turtles will face all-new villains. This issue introduces the Pantheon! While it's slightly based on the IDW concept, this line up will mix and match characters from different corners of the franchise. Let's check it out. "Enter the Pantheon Part 1" opens as the members of this group observe images of the Turtles. Leonardo is the leader, but his heroic enthusiasm can be used against him. Donatello is the tech specialist but his curiosity can be an exploitable weakness. Raphael is the fighter but he loves to hear himself talk so he can be distracted. Michaelangelo is a doof, but he inspires the rest so that makes him a problem.  Drako says they're hardly impressive and asks why they wasted resources observing them. Aka says the Rat Queen says they're a threat. Manmoth says he thought turtles

 By Mark Rodriguez Originally written on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Keep in mind, these were our thoughts as they were back in 2012 when the show was new and was written shortly after seeing the episodes after their initial broadcast. At the time we had zero way of knowing what to expect. After another Saturday with reruns, the Turtles return with a new episode that continues where ‘The Pulverizer’ left off. I was lucky enough to catch it Friday during the ‘Total Turtle Takeover’, and got to enjoy the new episode along with Paige, my meatball sub and onion rings. Here are our thoughts. The episode starts off with the Turtles chasing The Kraang in their Patrol Buggies as they try to escape with the Power Cell. Of course the last episode ended with them pushing the Shell Raiser back home after the Kraang had already escaped with the Power Cell…. So I guess somehow they managed to grab their Patrol Buggies and chase the Kraang’s helicopter before it fully got away…. Must be one slow helicop