Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection Volume 1 Author: Kevin Eastman | Language: English | ISBN:
1613770073 | Format: PDF
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection Volume 1 Description
- Series: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: IDW Publishing (January 10, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1613770073
- ISBN-13: 978-1613770078
- Product Dimensions: 12 x 8.3 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Having been a long-time fan of Ninja Turtles in many of its incarnations and in particular the first movie (which I watched dozens of times as a kid), this collection is absolutely great if you're first getting into the comics like me. And also if you're a fan of the first movie, you should know that the comics are even better, particularly if you're a fan of the darker elements.
The original comics are amazing, even if it does delve into a bit extreme and sometimes laughable territory (such as when they end up transported to another planet). But they're quite entertaining and addictive regardless of the subject matter, and that's what really counts.
What I also love is how they developed each of the Turtles' personalities as time went on. Donatello is always the crafty and technologically-oriented one, Raphael is the angry loner type, Leonardo struggles in many situations to keep them all together, and Michelangelo is of course the comic relief, and I also love how he and Raphael's relationship ends up being close. Raphael becomes quite protective of Michelangelo, even if it is only subtly hinted at in these first issues.
Where the movies left a lot of stuff out and changed a lot of things, the comics really expand and tie everything together.
I highly recommend this collection for first-time TMNT comic readers. All of the artwork is presented on bigger pages and panels than the originals, which makes it much easier to read and follow along, and the commentary by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman on each issue is also very interesting and provides greater insight into the conception of the Turtles and the artwork.
This is really a must-have for any fan of TMNT, and I can't wait for the second collection to come out in February!!
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