Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything #3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything #3
đ Genre
Action, Sci-Fi, Time Travel, Superhero Comedy
đą Main Characters
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Bebop – A mutated warthog with brute strength and limited smarts, thriving on destruction.
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Rocksteady – A hulking rhino with a similar mindset to Bebop, often acting as his equally dimwitted partner in crime.
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Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo – The young Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, shown here in their earliest form.
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Dr. Harold Stockman – Key scientist at Stockgen, involved in mutagen experimentation.
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Renet – Time-traveling apprentice tasked with fixing the timeline chaos.
✍️ Writer
Ben Bates and Dustin Weaver bring an energetic and chaotic touch to the narrative, blending slapstick humor with dark consequences from time manipulation.
đš Artist
Ben Bates and Dustin Weaver also provide the artwork, delivering bold visuals with exaggerated character designs and detailed time-warp effects. Their art complements the unpredictable nature of the storyline.
đ§đŒ Editor Details
Bobby Curnow serves as the editor, ensuring consistency within the IDW TMNT universe while balancing this mini-series’ chaotic tone and cross-continuity implications.
đą Publisher and Brand
IDW Publishing
Brand: Part of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles extended continuity, independent from earlier Mirage or Archie universes.
đ Release Year
2016
đ Brief Plot Summary
In Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything #3, the destructive duo continues their time-traveling rampage, this time landing at Stockgen Laboratories—the infamous site of the Turtles' origin. But there’s a twist: they arrive during the time when the Ninja Turtles are just innocent, unmutated baby turtles! đąđŒ
With Renet hot on their trail, the timeline continues to fracture. Each jump through time seems to ripple new anomalies, unleashing chaos in unpredictable ways. The presence of multiple versions of characters—especially Bebop and Rocksteady themselves—begins to spiral out of control.
đ Notable Arcs or Storylines
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Temporal Fragmentation: This issue deepens the overarching story of timeline instability, showing fractured versions of characters from different points in time colliding in the same space.
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Origins in Jeopardy: Visiting Stockgen introduces a major turning point—Bebop and Rocksteady's chaotic actions threaten the very creation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
đ§ Fan Theories or Interpretations
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Timeline Echo Theory: Some fans speculate that repeated jumps by Bebop and Rocksteady may cause a multiverse-level event, possibly tying into other IDW time-centric arcs.
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Renet’s Role: There's ongoing speculation among fans that Renet may evolve into a more powerful timekeeper figure—perhaps even transcending her apprentice role and taking control over the Time Masters’ legacy.
đ Review Summary
Issue #3 of Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything delivers outrageous fun with a dark undercurrent. The art is vibrant and kinetic, matching the chaotic tone of the story. The writing nails the absurd humor of Bebop and Rocksteady while highlighting the unintended consequences of their actions. Character depth is limited by design—this is a romp, not a drama—but fans of the TMNT universe will appreciate the creative risks and the story’s bold direction through the timeline. đ€Żđł️đđŠ
For fans of chaotic time travel and over-the-top mutant mayhem, this comic is a wild ride from start to finish!
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