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 By Mark Rodriguez The Turtles have been captured by Savanti Romero as he had taken over the Battle Nexus tournament so he could take his revenge upon them. The Turtles met a mysterious figure that explains that Savanti chooses opponents based on people they have a connection with. Leonardo was defeated by the Mirage version of the Shredder. Raphael and Alopex fought to a draw. Donatello defeated the 2012 Metalhead but Savanti banished him to where he sent Leo and Raph anyway. There they met other versions of themselves. Now the final match begins as Michaelangelo faces off his once-dead friend Slash!   The issue opens with Michaelangelo, who had refused to fight his friend, being bloody and battered. He jokingly asks if Slash has been working out. Slash tells Mikey to fight back or get destroyed. Mikey says he knows someday he'll get to the end of the road, but he doesn't want to get there by fighting a friend. He says he missed Slash and asks if he remembers anything ab...

By Mark Rodriguez The Turtles have been captured by Savanti Romero as he had taken over the Battle Nexus tournament so he could take his revenge upon them. The Turtles met a mysterious figure that explains that Savanti chooses opponents based on people they have a connection with. Leonardo was defeated by the Mirage version of the Shredder. Raphael and Alopex fought to a draw. Now Donatello faces the 2012 version of Metalhead. The story opens with a flashback as Savanti Romero arrives in the 2012 dimension, Donatello's lab, and finds Metalhead. He is impressed by the robot, but he finds there is ample room for improvement since he's a god. He touched Metalhead with his staff, using his magic to activate him. Savanti has improved Metalhead making him stronger, meaner and faster. He is sent after several TMNT characters from across the multiverse such as Super Rocksteady (Rocksteady's robot clone from the 80's cartoon), the Evil Turtlebot (from the 2003 show), Half Co...

 By Mark Rodriguez The Turtles have been captured by Savanti Romero as he had taken over the Battle Nexus tournament so he could take his revenge upon them. The Turtles met a mysterious figure that explains that Savanti chooses opponents based on people they have a connection with. Leonardo was defeated by the Mirage version of the Shredder. Now Raphael faces a very angry Alopex.  The story opens a year prior in the world of Shen'Kir. Umeko of the Ninjara Tribe visits a seer as she seeks to possess the Black Blade. The seer says the sword is one she will someday use to cut down a destined prey. Umeko takes the sword and asks how soon her destined prey will appear. The seer says the time is now as Savanti Romero appears. Savanti calls her Ninjara and the fox warrior tells him her name is Umeko of the Gnawed Forest and she is part of the Ninjara clan. Savanti dodges the sword strikes and says Ninjara is enough for a ring name. Umeko tells him that he is destined to die by her Da...

 By Mark Rodriguez Savanti Romero has captured Renet and Lord Simultaneous and also taken over the Battle Nexus Tournament. He has summoned the Turtles to face several opponents from across different realities. While at first they were surprised by the appearance of Slash, who they thought was dead, Leonardo is suddenly attacked by the Mirage comics version of Shredder!!    The issue opens with the history of Savanti Romero's existence. He started as a son, a promising sorcerer and a husband, until eventually he would become a corrupted Time Lord's apprentice. He maintained his power until the Time Lords banished him. While this wasn't the first time, this time around he was sent to a limbo without time or energy. In this area, Savanti had lost his status, his companion, his freedom, but most of all, his power. His sanity soon followed. Savanti spent eternity without anything to eat or drink, sustaining himself with magic and his own madness. He starts hallucinating as he...

 By Mark Rodriguez Multiverses are everywhere nowadays. While the concept has been around for a while, nowadays the multiverses are more about different versions of long-running franchises running into each other. Where before it might be case of Batman running into an evil Batman or a cyborg Batman, now it would be more like Micheal Keaton Batman meeting Adam West Batman. This time the IDW Turtles enter the Battle Nexus and run into characters from different versions of the TMNT franchise. Let's see what happens!   "Battle Nexus" opens in the Battle Nexus, a floating asteroid located outside of space and time that hosts the most celebrated fighting tournament in all realities. The tournament was once a bloody gladiator contest between warriors plucked from their universes unwillingly. Currently the tournament has become respected and celebrated across the multiverse. Elite champions are recruited by the Dimensional Council which is overseen by Lord Simultaneous from the...