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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends #14-26
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends, Vol. 2
This is it, fans! You demanded it--the entire Image Comics TMNT run (a.k.a. TMNT Volume 3) reproduced for the first time ever in full, four-color glory, capped with three all-new issues to complete the unfinished series!
Join creators Gary Carlson and Frank Fosco as they take the Heroes in a Half-Shell on some of their most amazing, dangerous, and bizarre adventures ever... culminating in three brand-new issues by Carlson and Fosco to properly close out this long-beloved storyline at last! Long out of print and incomplete, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 3 is one of comics' lost treasures, now uncovered at last and completed by the original creators.
Collects issues #14-26 of the 26-issue series.
Join creators Gary Carlson and Frank Fosco as they take the Heroes in a Half-Shell on some of their most amazing, dangerous, and bizarre adventures ever... culminating in three brand-new issues by Carlson and Fosco to properly close out this long-beloved storyline at last! Long out of print and incomplete, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 3 is one of comics' lost treasures, now uncovered at last and completed by the original creators.
Collects issues #14-26 of the 26-issue series.
- GenresComicsGraphic Novels
304 pages, Paperback
First published November 10, 2020
About the author
Gary Carlson
105 books6 followersGary S. Carlson is an American comic book writer, editor and publisher, known for his work on his creator-owned comics, such as the 1980s anthology Megaton and Big Bang Comics. He has also worked on books for Image Comics, such as Vanguard, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Supreme, and on titles for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, such as Aquaman and Nova, respectively.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
February 18, 2022
This run of TMNT is pretty brutal for the Turtles. Raphael lost an eye and Donatello got turned into a cyborg in the previous volume. Plus, Splinter mutated into a bat. Now one of the boys loses a hand. Raphael takes over the role of Shredder and takes over the Foot Clan. There are some odd things like Donatello reminiscing about sneaking into porno theaters as kids. The series ends with three new issues to tie up the series. It's mainly about returning things to the status quo so it can be aligned with TMNT Vol. 4.
March 13, 2025
A great TMNT run cut short.
The Turtles are way more mature and all have an interesting character journey. The comic itself is way more mature as well, which benefits the storytelling and the fights.
Also there’s a crossover with Image Comics Savage Dragon!
Great stuff
The Turtles are way more mature and all have an interesting character journey. The comic itself is way more mature as well, which benefits the storytelling and the fights.
Also there’s a crossover with Image Comics Savage Dragon!
Great stuff
August 1, 2021
At some level, I appreciate that Image Comics was unafraid to make major changes, just as Mirage V1 was (in part) great because it refused to be defined by genre, was liberal about killing off its rogue gallery, and created a genuine sense that you never knew what the outcome was going to be as there wasn't the same kind of hero formula of DC or Marvel. I also credit their decent job of writing the (new) issues to give the series a more proper ending.
The problem for me is that good TMNT stories need to maintain the archetypal roles of the characters, and this series really failed to do that. Michelangelo, Raphael, April, and Splinter in particular are so far removed from their normal state that it no longer reads like a TMNT story, but rather an action comic about some other team with the thin veneer of TMNT. If you took an existing Batman story and had the artists draw him to look like Leonardo, it would still be a Batman story, and this is the same kind of problem - These don't feel like TMNT stories because they aren't the TMNT characters.
The problem for me is that good TMNT stories need to maintain the archetypal roles of the characters, and this series really failed to do that. Michelangelo, Raphael, April, and Splinter in particular are so far removed from their normal state that it no longer reads like a TMNT story, but rather an action comic about some other team with the thin veneer of TMNT. If you took an existing Batman story and had the artists draw him to look like Leonardo, it would still be a Batman story, and this is the same kind of problem - These don't feel like TMNT stories because they aren't the TMNT characters.
April 27, 2024
Review has many levels, since this is a color update, and with 3 new issues to kinda wrap up this wild series.
Story - this volume works a lot more than volume one in my opinion, and in retrospect, if the stories in this arc were explored first, THEN the turtles started doing all the image crossovers, I think this series might have been more successful. This volume brings the focus back to the turtles, for the most part, and continues the stories introduced in the very start of the series. It's wild, it's clunky, but it's a blast nonetheless.
Color updates - for remastering an old, B&W book, the coloring job is solid. Some background choices look very computer generated.
The final 3 issues - these all new issues offer a slightly less rushed resolution to the series. These issues are the most cohesive art panels in the book since they knew these were going to color - lots more attention to detail and ownership between inks and colors.
Cowabunga.
Story - this volume works a lot more than volume one in my opinion, and in retrospect, if the stories in this arc were explored first, THEN the turtles started doing all the image crossovers, I think this series might have been more successful. This volume brings the focus back to the turtles, for the most part, and continues the stories introduced in the very start of the series. It's wild, it's clunky, but it's a blast nonetheless.
Color updates - for remastering an old, B&W book, the coloring job is solid. Some background choices look very computer generated.
The final 3 issues - these all new issues offer a slightly less rushed resolution to the series. These issues are the most cohesive art panels in the book since they knew these were going to color - lots more attention to detail and ownership between inks and colors.
Cowabunga.
May 24, 2026
Not bad
This run is pretty brutal in its own way, we see Casey getting fired, the turtles are killing people, Leo loses a hand, Raph becomes the shredder and Donnie "dies"
It's certainly an interesting oddity in TMNT's history, but it's honestly pretty good.
I enjoyed reading through these and despite the edgier tone they're kind of fun? A bit goofy for sure but that's part of the charm these comics have I'd say.
It's nothing super special but if you're a big TMNT fan and want to check out some interesting comics, give these a shot.
This run is pretty brutal in its own way, we see Casey getting fired, the turtles are killing people, Leo loses a hand, Raph becomes the shredder and Donnie "dies"
It's certainly an interesting oddity in TMNT's history, but it's honestly pretty good.
I enjoyed reading through these and despite the edgier tone they're kind of fun? A bit goofy for sure but that's part of the charm these comics have I'd say.
It's nothing super special but if you're a big TMNT fan and want to check out some interesting comics, give these a shot.
April 14, 2025
The back half of this series was just as wild as the first. I really enjoyed it. Very different take on these guys that took a lot of risks.
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