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rakoerose's review against another edition
4.0
Very much in a turtles phase and learning that I do love them in every iteration. The brothers are just too good and their bond as a family is fun to see every single time!
I really like the art in this, it has a gritty feel that seems to capture the tension of their new lives as mutants. This is definitely just the jumping off point to get us introduced to the new line, and I look forward to seeing the developments with April, Casey, Krang, and Baxter.
I think it’s interesting that the main signifiers between the turtles is no longer their mask colors, but instead skin hue and head shape. It takes some getting used to, but I picked up on it pretty quick. Their banter is pretty well coded to be decipherable as who’s talking. I have always liked the personalities of the boys and how each author strives to make them stand apart from each other, while also still being brothers and similar in underlying ways.
The time jumping is pretty intense in this first volume too as we set things up, going from initial contact with mutagen to a year after that. I’m hoping the timeline narrows in focus as I keep reading, but I don’t mind it! I’m excited to catch up with this line of comics since they are the most accessible to me at the moment, though I’d love to look at other lines in the future.
I really like the art in this, it has a gritty feel that seems to capture the tension of their new lives as mutants. This is definitely just the jumping off point to get us introduced to the new line, and I look forward to seeing the developments with April, Casey, Krang, and Baxter.
I think it’s interesting that the main signifiers between the turtles is no longer their mask colors, but instead skin hue and head shape. It takes some getting used to, but I picked up on it pretty quick. Their banter is pretty well coded to be decipherable as who’s talking. I have always liked the personalities of the boys and how each author strives to make them stand apart from each other, while also still being brothers and similar in underlying ways.
The time jumping is pretty intense in this first volume too as we set things up, going from initial contact with mutagen to a year after that. I’m hoping the timeline narrows in focus as I keep reading, but I don’t mind it! I’m excited to catch up with this line of comics since they are the most accessible to me at the moment, though I’d love to look at other lines in the future.
unladylike's review
4.0
I'm yet another TMNT fan by way of growing up with the cornball TV series and the trilogy of live action movies in the '80s and '90s. The first "comic book" I ever made was just a front and back cover with full-page manilla paper portraits of each of the 4 heroes in a half shell, and I was obsessed with them during my childhood.
I've heard for many years about the "dark, grisly" comic books in which they started out, by Kevin Eastman, and now I'm ready to dive into that world, simultaneously through the IDW reboot and the Ultimate collections of the original series.
So far it's off to a fun start.
I've heard for many years about the "dark, grisly" comic books in which they started out, by Kevin Eastman, and now I'm ready to dive into that world, simultaneously through the IDW reboot and the Ultimate collections of the original series.
So far it's off to a fun start.
mikibooks's review against another edition
3.0
Lo empecé a leer llevada más que nada por la nostalgia de la infancia, pero terminó resultando una historia mucho más entretenida e inteligente de lo que esperaba. Directo al shelf de "gratas sorpresas".
xsleepyshadows's review
Yeah, I think was fine. It was a short read and the art was ok - I think coming from several tv shows I haven't quite got the feeling for the comic?
This was a tad different, I wouldn't say it's bad but maybe just not my taste. I'll leave this unrated for now.
This was a tad different, I wouldn't say it's bad but maybe just not my taste. I'll leave this unrated for now.
phantom_25's review against another edition
4.0
Liked the art style of this. Can't get used to all turtles having red masks. Their origin story is different too, also glad that Splinter is originally just a rat like in 2003 cartoon series. I am looking forward reading other volumes and seeing their character dynamics playing out.
kintha's review
4.0
Not bad, but I wish when dealing with established characters, they would just skip the origin stories and go straight to the action.
[edit September 2012] Bumping this up a star since I've been really enjoying the series
[edit September 2012] Bumping this up a star since I've been really enjoying the series
beltaine76's review
4.0
I preferred this origin story to the original. The art wasn't bad, the story itself was pretty good, and it made me interested in reading more.
crookedtreehouse's review
2.0
Having just finished [a:Sophie Campbell|15265779|Sophie Campbell|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1530476807p2/15265779.jpg]'s first arc on TMNT, I was excited to find out how the story reached the point where she took over. I read through Wikipedia, and saw that the whole IDW Turtle universe was a reimagining of the Turtles, using their original series, the cartoons, the live action franchises, and the various other Turtle universes all folded into one streamlined story. It sounded great.
It's not great. What might be a solid debut for a promising writer with potential should be embarrasing for the series creator who's over thirty years into his career. Eastman's TMNT is just a series of cliches with no depth. It would be fine if the story was cliche but the dialog was strong or the art was interesting, but everything about this series is profoundly mediocre. Every character announces their intentions and their origin story in the stiffest ways possible. Eastman tries to poke fun at certain eras of the Turtles by having Raphael find a Cowabunga shirt in the trash and point out how silly it is. But the writing on the 80s cartoon version of TMNT is superior to the writing here. It reads like [a:Matt Wagner|9934|Matt Wagner|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1308067280p2/9934.jpg]'s early Mage work. It wants to be edgy but it's just echoes of better stories.
The art isn't bad, it just isn't anything special.
Very few writers aget a chance to go back and reimagine their stories to a fresh generation, using the same medium they started out in. I'd like to think other writers wouldn't squander that opportunity the way Eastman has here.
This is a boring story with characters with Zero Personality, and no imagination. I'm going to skip all the way to [b:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume 22: City at War, Pt. 1|43663954|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume 22 City at War, Pt. 1|Kevin Eastman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1563765660l/43663954._SY75_.jpg|67934981] to see if Eastman gets any better, but I can't imagine him improving vastly between 2011 and 2019, given how little he improved between 1984 and 2011.
It's not great. What might be a solid debut for a promising writer with potential should be embarrasing for the series creator who's over thirty years into his career. Eastman's TMNT is just a series of cliches with no depth. It would be fine if the story was cliche but the dialog was strong or the art was interesting, but everything about this series is profoundly mediocre. Every character announces their intentions and their origin story in the stiffest ways possible. Eastman tries to poke fun at certain eras of the Turtles by having Raphael find a Cowabunga shirt in the trash and point out how silly it is. But the writing on the 80s cartoon version of TMNT is superior to the writing here. It reads like [a:Matt Wagner|9934|Matt Wagner|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1308067280p2/9934.jpg]'s early Mage work. It wants to be edgy but it's just echoes of better stories.
The art isn't bad, it just isn't anything special.
Very few writers aget a chance to go back and reimagine their stories to a fresh generation, using the same medium they started out in. I'd like to think other writers wouldn't squander that opportunity the way Eastman has here.
This is a boring story with characters with Zero Personality, and no imagination. I'm going to skip all the way to [b:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume 22: City at War, Pt. 1|43663954|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume 22 City at War, Pt. 1|Kevin Eastman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1563765660l/43663954._SY75_.jpg|67934981] to see if Eastman gets any better, but I can't imagine him improving vastly between 2011 and 2019, given how little he improved between 1984 and 2011.
lincolncreadsbooks's review
5.0
I’ve been a Turtles fan since forever, grew up watching the cartoon and have read the bulk of the original Mirage and later Archie comics turtles series’. I was stoked beyond words when I heard IDW was going to be doing the Turtles; even moreso when I learned that original creator, Kevin Eastman, was going to be on board. I’ve read the first three issues and I’m loving it. The first trade, which I’d imagine will collect the first four-issue arc, will be on sale in February, but I’m sure you can track down the individual issues at your local comic shop. Any concerns about the comic being cartoony, or for kids, or that the writers will just be rehashing what’s already been done..? Lay them aside. Already, we’ve had an entirely different Turtles origin and not a Shredder in sight, though even I’d be disappointed if we didn’t see the ol’ Shred-head eventually.
tazmeen_kasim's review against another edition
4.0
Well a great book for me. You should read it if you love comics. I liked the book and the show as well.