Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics, Volume 3

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics #3

by Michael Dooney, Steve Murphy

The original stories of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles continue in all-new, full color with the line of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics trade paperbacks! Volume 1 contains Mirage Studios' issues #27, #28, and #29.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Superheroes

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[A.J.]

This was a HUGE improvement over the last two volumes of Classics, both of which I was not really a fan of. This one isn’t as great as Eastman & Laird’s stuff, but it is a step in the right direction for this “guest era”, which has been hit-or-miss so far. Three stories in here and two of them were hits in my book. Didn’t care for the Complete Carnage shit though, as all the Mirage superhero shit blows.

[Jean Petrillo]

This book contains three stories, "Dreams of Stone" by Michael Dooney is the first. I was drawn to this book by the cover of a beautiful powerful woman in white. Her physical anatomy is strong and bold. The old Indian's granddaughter Radical is the woman on the cover. She fights a war against Complete Carnage, a creature of a mean boy she knew as a child who draws his strength from man-made stone. The TMNJ's have a shared dream and then physically go help her fight. Many of her Indian ancestors share information and give her clues about how to defeat Carnage.
The panels in the story are not all the same, but usually five per page. The background is dark brown, green or black. Captions move the story along, but the balloon's text is distinct to the character. The old grandfather shaman's font is bold and wobbly. The TMNT and Radical are clean and clear. Lots of action takes place during the battles and how they change location. Several pages at the end have no text. The character of the turtle's shows through with their dialogue "dude", "stay frigid"...
THe story ends in a cliffhanger.
I enjoyed it and would read more in the series and the rest of this volume.
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[Jason]

The final of the three stories (issues 27, 28, and 29 of the original series) is this volume's saving grace, particularly for readers not familiar with the Turtles.The first story feels like the reader is dropped right into the middle of the narrative. The second, while having a nice sentiment, is a bit too abstract for the reader to really get into. The last story is great--it has a complete arc and a central character to root for and closure at the end.
I don't really understand the rhyme or reason for this TMNT Classics series. It makes me want to just start at the beginning and read straight through the issues. It's a bit frustrating otherwise.

[Ned Leffingwell]

The original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was my favorite comic book series when I was younger. This collects three issues from the original Mirage Studios series (#27,#28, and #29). During this time of the series the original creators, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, had passed off art and writing to others. The stories are still fun and the art has been colored. I enjoyed reading this trip down memory lane. If you were a turtle fan back in the day these Classics reprints are worth picking up.

[Clint the Cool Guy]

Just WEIRD

I liked the artwork, but these are some hella bizarre stories. They are out of left field, big time. They make no sense either. But the art is superb, so four stars for creativity.