First things first: OH THANK GOD MATEUS SANTOLOUCO IS BACK!

This is not even remotely a knock against the previous few issues' artwork, but is instead a testament to how damn good Santolouco is, and how integral his work is to this book.

The man draws basically the best-looking anthropomorphic animals this side of Ben Dewey, and his design of not just the Turtles, but his improvements on the entire cast of characters in their universe has made this book one of the very best on the shelves today. And he's back, thank the Great Burning Eye.

This issue not only sees the return of Santolouco (one of the most, if not THE most, underrated artists working today), but also the return of a prodigal son, the return to an epic battle scene, and the return of a character some of us have been waiting for since IDW put out issue #1.