Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Black & White Classics, Vol. 2

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios 1984) #4-7

by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird (Artist)

Still reeling from the loss of Master Splinter, the turtles are sent to a foreign land with no help and no idea how to get back. How will these reptilian relatives react when they see this world's resident mutant lizard community? And how will they ever get back home?

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Superheroes

149 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 29, 2014

About the author

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

Reviews

[Drew Canole · Rating 4 out of 5]

The early TMNT comics are wild. Cyborgs powered by brain creatures, triceratop humanoids from a trillion light years away. Cool stuff. Eastman and Laird do a great job with the artwork. There's a lot of great B+W comics from the late 80s period but this is certainly one of the strongest.

[Brent · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, the first volume gave us a story about four turtles and a rat who, through a one in a million chance, were mutated by radioactive sludge. The rat, who had previously learned Ninjutsu by observing his owner (a Ninja) from his cage, becomes a master and instructs our adolescent heros in the secret art of the ninja. They now dwell in the sewer and battle against the mysterious Foot Clan. I have no problem with that.

This volume however sees our reptile buddies go into space and for some reason that seems over the top to me. I don't know?

All in all though it was still an enjoyable story and the energy of the first volume was still present.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another shocker of a story arch. The turtles barely do anything in the last three issues. Krang and his species are actually good guys and the creators of the ooze?! Very interesting to see how much got changed for the cartoon and rest of turtle lore.

[Hisham · Rating 2 out of 5]

The early adventures of the Ninja Turtles continue. While the art has improved, the story in this volume feels like a drag. Much of the plot involves aliens and the Turtles traveling to another planet for space adventures. It may just be my own bias, but I feel that the weirdness of the Turtles is better expressed in an urban environment as opposed to a science fiction one full of starships and advanced civilizations.

[Tobey Parfitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recently deciding to read the original Mirage books. This continues to not disappoint. Although the 2k3 show did the stories, it's nice to see them in their original creator's vision. Some of the turtles individual personality's shine's through more in this volume too. Cool art from co-creator's Eastman and Laird.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't believe the Turtles went to space this soon! Seeing material like this adapted in other mediums gave me the impression that stuff came much later, but Eastman & Laird don't waste any time! These issues are quite good, the turtles swear and kill (or be killed), and the tension is palatable. Who knew the source had this much sauce, I was worried all the good stuff came later!

[ISMOTU · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adding more to the mythos of the TMNT: Triceratons! Fugitoid! The mystery behind TCRI! Fun 80's indie comic classics.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

TMNT: Black and white classics

Vol. 2 is great. Great to read the original TMNT books, even though it digital. Getting used to reading in black and white. On to the next TMNT book.

[Seth · Rating 5 out of 5]

TMNT in the original B&W. Still feels interesting and fun nearly 40 years later.

[Greg · Rating 1 out of 5]

And, ya lost me. I just didn’t find this to be that interesting. I wanted New York City in the 80s and instead I got weird dinosaur aliens.

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Strong ending, I got stuck in issue 5 for weeks though, not compelling.