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A review by barry_x
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time by Paul Allor, Erik Burnham
3.0
In this side-arc of the main series our Turtles are whooshed through a series of time periods, each comic entering a separate period. I've a bit of mixed opinion on this one as I felt it started good but then fell away.
I think the first story has more than a nod to the 'Half-Shell Heroes - Blast to the Past' TV special which quite cleverly led to a whole bunch of toys being released. My son loves this special episode. For older people like me I do recall the opportunity to play prehistoric mutants in the TMNT roleplaying game via one of the Sourcebooks so I do have a soft spot for it.
The second story takes the Turtles to feudal Japan and this story is by far the best. It has links with Shredder's past from the main story arc and also draws in elements from 'The Secret History of the Foot Clan' spin-off (which is great by the way!). I love the look and feel of this story, it's brilliant - I love the action sequences here also. It's great!
I was less interested in the third and fourth stories (one on board a pirate ship and one set in the future).
This isn't a great jumping on point but for those who are following the main story in the comics it's worth a look.
I think the first story has more than a nod to the 'Half-Shell Heroes - Blast to the Past' TV special which quite cleverly led to a whole bunch of toys being released. My son loves this special episode. For older people like me I do recall the opportunity to play prehistoric mutants in the TMNT roleplaying game via one of the Sourcebooks so I do have a soft spot for it.
The second story takes the Turtles to feudal Japan and this story is by far the best. It has links with Shredder's past from the main story arc and also draws in elements from 'The Secret History of the Foot Clan' spin-off (which is great by the way!). I love the look and feel of this story, it's brilliant - I love the action sequences here also. It's great!
I was less interested in the third and fourth stories (one on board a pirate ship and one set in the future).
This isn't a great jumping on point but for those who are following the main story in the comics it's worth a look.