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teacupghost's review against another edition
4.0
Starting the year off right with Ninja Turtles! I don't think I enjoyed this volume quite as much as the first but it was still a fun read (though I may need to go back and reread the first volume since it's been a while. I may update this review after doing so). I liked that despite the fact that Raph was unruly, Leo actually seemed to have more of a rivalry going with Donatello so far. Which makes sense since they seem to be the two oldest in this series, which is something I've always been a fan of. I also liked Donny's staunch skepticism towards the more um...spiritual/mystical elements of the story without a complete 100% refusal to "believe". I also really enjoyed Casey's storyline and I like that he's the one to sort of reinject April into the story.
My only real complaint with the book is that there were a couple of fairly cliche moments in the writing. And while cliches aren't bad in and of themselves, this was the kind of meta/fourth-wall-breaking type of stuff that I personally don't enjoy. But these were minimal and in no way something that would keep me from reading future volumes.
My only real complaint with the book is that there were a couple of fairly cliche moments in the writing. And while cliches aren't bad in and of themselves, this was the kind of meta/fourth-wall-breaking type of stuff that I personally don't enjoy. But these were minimal and in no way something that would keep me from reading future volumes.
ghostbusterwhit's review against another edition
3.0
The dialogue is a little flat, but the art is great, the adventures are fun, and it's a great nostalgia trip.
bookpairings's review against another edition
2.0
Review copy courtesy of the publisher via NetGalley.
This is an origin story for a series any 90’s kid would be familiar with. This rebooted series feels like a pale shade of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I grew up with.
In this retelling of the TMNT story, the turtles and Splinter are reincarnated people from medieval Japan that are undergoing experiments in Baxter Stockman’s lab where they are mutated. Things heat up as Old Hob is introduced as an enemy from Splinter’s past who unleashes an army of robotic mice on the Turtles and a foot clan occupied with a French ninja. Casey and April also are in this volume, but their story isn’t very interesting to be completely honest.
I didn’t feel like anything new was discovered here and like I said the Turtles just weren’t as awesome as I remember them being. It was still entertaining, but it just isn’t the same as when I was a kid devouring TMNT everything.
This is an origin story for a series any 90’s kid would be familiar with. This rebooted series feels like a pale shade of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I grew up with.
In this retelling of the TMNT story, the turtles and Splinter are reincarnated people from medieval Japan that are undergoing experiments in Baxter Stockman’s lab where they are mutated. Things heat up as Old Hob is introduced as an enemy from Splinter’s past who unleashes an army of robotic mice on the Turtles and a foot clan occupied with a French ninja. Casey and April also are in this volume, but their story isn’t very interesting to be completely honest.
I didn’t feel like anything new was discovered here and like I said the Turtles just weren’t as awesome as I remember them being. It was still entertaining, but it just isn’t the same as when I was a kid devouring TMNT everything.
reanne's review against another edition
2.0
Haven't read a TMNT comic before. Wouldn't recommend starting with this one. It's clear there's stuff I missed from the first volume, and it ends on a cliffhanger.
I don't think the serious, gritty tone really worked with all the silly, ridiculous stuff going on. Mutant animals, space aliens, reincarnation, ninjas. It's just too much when played straight. I actually much prefer to just think that the mutation Splinter went through also made him functionally insane and the whole reincarnation thing he believes is a delusion that he's wrapped the turtles into. Not only is that more fun and more believable, it's a lot less tragic. Because what's the point of fighting a mortal enemy if you're all just going to keep getting reincarnated and end up fighting all over again? There's no payoff.
I also wasn't thrilled with the art style. It's not terrible, but it's not as clean and logical as I'd prefer.
I don't think the serious, gritty tone really worked with all the silly, ridiculous stuff going on. Mutant animals, space aliens, reincarnation, ninjas. It's just too much when played straight. I actually much prefer to just think that the mutation Splinter went through also made him functionally insane and the whole reincarnation thing he believes is a delusion that he's wrapped the turtles into. Not only is that more fun and more believable, it's a lot less tragic. Because what's the point of fighting a mortal enemy if you're all just going to keep getting reincarnated and end up fighting all over again? There's no payoff.
I also wasn't thrilled with the art style. It's not terrible, but it's not as clean and logical as I'd prefer.
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