1 out of 5

Well then.  The worst possible combination of poor script sequencing and pacing, non-descript to the point of tedium art, and confusing coloring.

Chris Mowry attempts to give us an expansion on Triceraton / Krang lore by shedding light on the life of subservience Triceraton soldiers had under Quanin and Krang, leading to the dino’s rebellion – under Zog’s guidance – right before Zog’s zip-zap to Earth and the Turtles.  That’s a fair enough premise, but it’s weighed down by the most boring and plodding of dialogue concerning duty, unconvincing dialogue concerning the dangers of turning against the Utroms, bland dialogue concerning Triceraton history, and best/worst of all, completely emotionless dialogue intending to establish a relationship between Zog and fellow officer Zom.

On art, Giannis Milonogiannis manages to make every single Triceraton look exactly the same, which is problematic when we’re not only required to track certain indivoduals during the story, but also to comprehend Mowry’s script that flashes forward and back in the Utrim / Triceraton timeline, then waits too long to give us context on what we’re seeing, leading to – at least for me – an immediate disconnect with the material.

Just to ice the cake, colorist Lovern Kindzierski inconsistently uses highlight colors on the look-alike characters: eye tints and costumes change shades at key moments.  Good luck!

The backups “connect” to the story, by showing some kinder-tons in training.  An excuse to draw cute dinosaurs, otherwise irrelevant.