Rediscover the underground roots of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, starting with this special edition hardcover collection of Mirage Studios'' issues #1-7 along with the Raphael one-shot by creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird! With over 300 pages of mutated-martial arts action, this volume is perfect for fans to relive the glorious days of the Turtles'' origins as well as an excellent place for new readers to see where the TMNT phenomena began.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Chongo
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'll have to admit I was pretty hesitant about purchasing this book only because I already owned these stories in two other tpb collections but my curiosity & fanboy inner demon got the best of me. Besides the hefty price tag it's a very nicely put together hardcover book thats been too long over due for fans of the original Mirage Studios comics. The art has been enlarged so the panels truly almost seem like they're exploding off the pages plus in between each issue there's commentary from Eastman & Laird respectably. Truly looking forward to more volumes down the road including the legendary "City at War" storyline, more material from the non Eastman & Laird run, the classic anthology series "Turtle Soup", Image Comic's run, & really, just about anything & everything in between. A big thanks to IDW Publishing this awesome collection.
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By mirkvid
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Nice book, with very clean, sharp images. Lots of great info from Peter Laird after each chapter as well. Only downside is that the hard cover got a little dented during shipping. Other than that, this is a high quality book containing some of my all time favorite stories. Recommended for any old-school TMNT fans!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Cole
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
While reading IDW's reboot of TMNT, I discovered they were reprinting Mirage's issues in a hardcover collection. It appears that some reviewers were not aware they were originally published in black and white, so that is why I mention it. Each issue has the original artwork and original typos as well.
As far as the collection goes, each issue ends with Kevin Eastman recapping what was going on the their world at the time the Turtles began to grow. They also review pages and panels of the issues and talk briefly about how they came to be. Other than that, there's not an incredible amount of special features, but still an awesome collection! Can't wait for the second collection!
As far as the collection goes, each issue ends with Kevin Eastman recapping what was going on the their world at the time the Turtles began to grow. They also review pages and panels of the issues and talk briefly about how they came to be. Other than that, there's not an incredible amount of special features, but still an awesome collection! Can't wait for the second collection!
26 of 36 people found the following review helpful
By Critic
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Book in really sturdy, large, well bound and has very nice paperstock. Also annotations after each chapter are really awesome but they'd need a little more old promotional art, paintings and drawings.
On other hand every single comic page in this book is pixelated or fuzzy. So there isn't really advantage of the big luxurious format. Material is ecxactly same as what Mirage used in their regular-sized paperback in 2009, just recycled and packaged. Especially issues 2,3 and Raphael one-shot are really horrible. Double-page spreads are little messed up too because art flows into spine and reader cant see every piece of artwork and dialogue as it should be seen (this will be corrected in second printing).
In addition to bad looking artwork im not sure are issues 1-4 really lettered by Eastman, some of them just looks re-lettered with more empty space in bubbles. You can make your own opinion by checking out this website and sample pages of each issue. To me they just seem more original than those used in book. Of course i don't know are THOSE re-lettered versions...
Overall this book is really grat way to discover or rediscover the original TMNT comic, but NOT RECOMMENDED for peaople who want to enjoy art and thinks that the book will showcase it better than any older collection. In fact this book should've been scanned from 90s trades by Mirage, they really have great line quality when compared to this compilation.
Comparison here: [...]
Hopefully editors use better source material for further volumes.
On other hand every single comic page in this book is pixelated or fuzzy. So there isn't really advantage of the big luxurious format. Material is ecxactly same as what Mirage used in their regular-sized paperback in 2009, just recycled and packaged. Especially issues 2,3 and Raphael one-shot are really horrible. Double-page spreads are little messed up too because art flows into spine and reader cant see every piece of artwork and dialogue as it should be seen (this will be corrected in second printing).
In addition to bad looking artwork im not sure are issues 1-4 really lettered by Eastman, some of them just looks re-lettered with more empty space in bubbles. You can make your own opinion by checking out this website and sample pages of each issue. To me they just seem more original than those used in book. Of course i don't know are THOSE re-lettered versions...
Overall this book is really grat way to discover or rediscover the original TMNT comic, but NOT RECOMMENDED for peaople who want to enjoy art and thinks that the book will showcase it better than any older collection. In fact this book should've been scanned from 90s trades by Mirage, they really have great line quality when compared to this compilation.
Comparison here: [...]
Hopefully editors use better source material for further volumes.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
For those of you who only grew up with the late 1990s/2000's version of the Teeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, You may be in for a surprise.
This Collected volume of the 1985 run of Eastman and Laird's TMNT is simple put: The Best!
The reason that I (and many others) would claim it's "The Best" is because it is from a time before the landmark 1987 cartoon, and the 1989 movie of the same name and has a raw value of its own. A very no nonsense origin story and a landmark character appearances.Additionally, many attributes of these early stories are blended well into the initial cartoon, and the movie, but the 1985 run of TMNT was clutter-free of multi-colored bandanas and the reuse of ( what was ultimately a once off character) The Shredder.
In this inital volume everything is darker and more to the point for our Turtles.
April debuts in issue 2, and the turtles go on thier first, if not slightly goofy/ yet still dramatic first outer space adventure.
To collect all five volumes does not require you to be a die-hard TMNT fan, but it does require that you shut off your brain and enjoy the original black and white adventures of the TMNT.
Excpect nothing but sheer black and white goodness and relish in the fact that (aside from the non canon vol 3 run of TMNT done by Image comics) everything runs smoothly together story and artwise with very little to no contridiction.
This first volume is a comicbook readers delight.
This Collected volume of the 1985 run of Eastman and Laird's TMNT is simple put: The Best!
The reason that I (and many others) would claim it's "The Best" is because it is from a time before the landmark 1987 cartoon, and the 1989 movie of the same name and has a raw value of its own. A very no nonsense origin story and a landmark character appearances.Additionally, many attributes of these early stories are blended well into the initial cartoon, and the movie, but the 1985 run of TMNT was clutter-free of multi-colored bandanas and the reuse of ( what was ultimately a once off character) The Shredder.
In this inital volume everything is darker and more to the point for our Turtles.
April debuts in issue 2, and the turtles go on thier first, if not slightly goofy/ yet still dramatic first outer space adventure.
To collect all five volumes does not require you to be a die-hard TMNT fan, but it does require that you shut off your brain and enjoy the original black and white adventures of the TMNT.
Excpect nothing but sheer black and white goodness and relish in the fact that (aside from the non canon vol 3 run of TMNT done by Image comics) everything runs smoothly together story and artwise with very little to no contridiction.
This first volume is a comicbook readers delight.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By duder
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
So happy to receive this in hardcover! I'm not sure about the other reviewers but i did not notice a degradation of the print quality for the large pages. I enjoyed it and plan to purchase the rest! best nerdy coffee table book ever!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
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!!... Read more ›
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!!... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great throwback comic
It was awesome to read the original comics and read what the authors were originally thinking. I would have liked to have the comics that were in color be in color
Published 5 days ago by David Reyes
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great collection!
It has been done and redone before, but this is a wonderful collection of the original TMNT comics. The bonus features are a great addition and provide excellent insight into the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Alfredo J Lowe
3.0 out of 5 stars
Okay, then.
Like all babies of the '80s and '90s, I grew up with Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers. Now, I grew up with the show Ninja Turtles, and only recently have I delved into the origins... Read more
Published 1 month ago by romevi
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book
I appreciated this book all the more since I purchased it. My youth WAS TMNT. I am so happy to be able to relive them in this way. Great buy!!!
Published 1 month ago by Ken & Meredith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Turtle Power!
A birthday gift for my TMNT-loving husband, who watches the new and old show, movies and collects the toys. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jessica Guptill
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is what the Turtles should be like
This is a great collection. I own the color graphic novel versions and while I was iffy on the black and white, my mind was blown with how good it looked. Read more
Published 1 month ago by K. Truett
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must for any TMNT fan!
Its oversized and really showcases the turtles, after all of these years this is the way the comics were meant to be collected. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Oscar R. Rodriguez
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great format for fans and newcomers alike!
Hey I was a big Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from my younger years and this collection volume just really brings me back. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Isaac D. Parker
4.0 out of 5 stars
My only problem
My book had a corner of a page torn out and i am not say a little peace either it was about an inch and a half to two inches diagonally across the top right corner luckily no... Read more
Published 3 months ago by cody
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for TMNT fans
These hardcover collections that IDW are putting out are a dream come true for Turtles fans. This book collections issues 1-7 and also includes the Raphael one shot that introduces... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Trey Smith
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