Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26516813-20190711012913/@comment-6005022-20190923082523

Gilgameshkun wrote: Only partly new. Issues 1 through 100 were written by Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz, with Bobby Curnow also becoming a main writer over time. Starting with issue 101, Kevin Eastman and Bobby Curnow are still on board, but Tom Waltz will leave and Sophie Campbell will take his place.

And while it's no coincidence that a new version of Mona Lisa designed by Sophie will be introduced in the first issue where Sophie is co-head writer, I don't expect this to drastically change Raphael's relationships. Sophie's generally been extremely good at what she's done for IDW, and I doubt this will be a replay of the previous versions of Mona Lisa which were characterized by fast and shallow romance. If she develops ties with Raphael, I expect it will happen gradually and feel earned, and perhaps not even favor him over any other character. This new version of Mona Lisa could very well be and remain single. It's better not to write or evaluate her in context to Raphael, because a character who cannot carry their part in a story outside a romantic pairing is a very poorly designed character. Even, who was always scripted to be 's wife, has proven capable of carrying her own role in a story without the presence or immediate involvement of her husband, as she did in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters 2. And  arguably became a more interesting character after she and  broke up.

Now we will see if Jennika will still be with Casey after she mutated.