Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Compendium, Vol. 2

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Compendium

by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson (Illustrator)

Continue your journey following the early exploits of the TMNT in this collection of stories from the original Mirage comics!

As the 1980s transitioned into the ’90s, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles began to establish themselves as pop culture mainstays. This compendium collects Mirage Studios’ issues #15–23, #27–29, and #31–37 of the ongoing series plus Tales of the TMNT #6 and 7, and the short story "The Ring." Experience important storylines in TMNT history like “Return to New York” as well as one off issues from a host of creative talent.

Joining co-creators Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman are contributors Ryan Brown, Jim Lawson, Mark Martin, Eric Talbot, Mark Bodé, Michael Dooney, Steve Murphy, A.C. Farley, Jan Strnad, Richard Corben, Michael Zulli, Rich Hedden, Tom McWeeney, Rick McCollum, and Bill Anderson.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Graphic Novels

800 pages, Hardcover

Published October 3, 2023

About the author

Kevin B. Eastman is an American comic book artist, co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Reviews

[Rumi Bossche · Rating 3 out of 5]

More Turtle Power with the second hardcover Compendium from IDW.

This was not as good as the first Compendium i have to say, the stories were more outgoing yes, but also more all over the place. Alot of mini series and short one shots. It got some excellent stuff though, but also that real underground feel with some of the weirdest stories i read in awhile, time travel, Dinosaurs, some weird story set in Egypt. But also the absolute banger Return to New York, and the return of The Shredder.

All in all still alot of fun, but not the quality of the first Compendium.

[Davide Pappalardo · Rating 3 out of 5]

This sophomore compendium works as an anthology collecting some one-shot stories and short miniseries by different authors and artists. The underground comics vibe is strong, and there is some experimentalism here, but not always for the better. Many stories are kinda strange, and some get outright bizarre and difficult to fully comprehend; see the ones with the weird time-travelling girl as a perfect example. But there are some genuelly great moments too, and interesting ideas full of fantasy with mutant monsters, alternative takes on the titular ninja turtles, Egyptian mysteries and even undead terrorists.

[Mycket Fet · Rating 2 out of 5]

While the book have some great stories, there are others that are barely readable. It is fun to see where the Turtles come from and you will get some beautifully drawn/told stories. Just be prepared to read some much less memorable tales.

[Rich Rosenthal · Rating 2 out of 5]

There’s no coherent storyline that ties any of this together. It’s more of a collection of random stories. Nothing really stuck out except the story of Shredder coming back and that particular battle. The rest just seemed to go all over the place (quite literally with the time traveling issues).