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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection #14
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection, Volume 14
Presenting the complete TMNT stories in recommended reading order, including one-shots, crossovers, and event series. Everything a beginner could need, everything a diehard could want.
Welcome to the new world of TMNT! After the cataclysmic events of "City At War," the Turtles find New York City drastically changed–new factions and enemies are on the rise, and allies are in short supply.
Jennika, the newest member of the TMNT team, embarks on her own adventure. Trying to acclimate to life as a mutant, she will be forced to come to terms with both her troubled past and conflicted present. In search of a dangerous procedure to reverse mutation, will Jennika be tempted by the call of her old life, and how far will she go to save those who gave up on her long ago?
Back on the streets, the mutagen bomb's fallout continues to affect NYC in increasingly disturbing ways. As the government struggles to come to grips with a growing humanitarian crisis, mutants start to go missing. The TMNT trace the clues to the waterfront and find something terrifying that is now living in the depths! Meanwhile, a falling out between Baxter and April could have dire consequences for Mutant Town, where life has changed forever.
Collects Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #101–112, the 2020 Annual, and the Jennika three-issue mini-series.
Welcome to the new world of TMNT! After the cataclysmic events of "City At War," the Turtles find New York City drastically changed–new factions and enemies are on the rise, and allies are in short supply.
Jennika, the newest member of the TMNT team, embarks on her own adventure. Trying to acclimate to life as a mutant, she will be forced to come to terms with both her troubled past and conflicted present. In search of a dangerous procedure to reverse mutation, will Jennika be tempted by the call of her old life, and how far will she go to save those who gave up on her long ago?
Back on the streets, the mutagen bomb's fallout continues to affect NYC in increasingly disturbing ways. As the government struggles to come to grips with a growing humanitarian crisis, mutants start to go missing. The TMNT trace the clues to the waterfront and find something terrifying that is now living in the depths! Meanwhile, a falling out between Baxter and April could have dire consequences for Mutant Town, where life has changed forever.
Collects Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #101–112, the 2020 Annual, and the Jennika three-issue mini-series.
384 pages, Hardcover
First published July 12, 2022
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About the author
Sophie Campbell
275 books234 followersOne of the most exciting and talented creators working in comics today, Sophie Campbell has made her mark on IDW books such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Jem and the Holograms.
A graduate of the Savannah College of Art & Design, Campbell began her career writing and drawing independent comics primarily focused on the lives of young women from all walks of life, including Wet Moon, Shadoweyes, and the Abandoned. She further proved her versatility as an artist when she began drawing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for IDW, where her kinetic action sequences and distinctive character art were a hit with fans and critics alike.
Campbell was brought on as the first artist on the IDW continuing series Jem and the Holograms, where she was responsible for the modern redesign of the characters and establishing the unique look of the comic. Her work on Jem with writer Kelly Thompson was so well received that the two were profiled by the New Yorker in 2015.
Campbell continues to work on several projects for IDW, as well as her own creator-owned independent comics.
A graduate of the Savannah College of Art & Design, Campbell began her career writing and drawing independent comics primarily focused on the lives of young women from all walks of life, including Wet Moon, Shadoweyes, and the Abandoned. She further proved her versatility as an artist when she began drawing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for IDW, where her kinetic action sequences and distinctive character art were a hit with fans and critics alike.
Campbell was brought on as the first artist on the IDW continuing series Jem and the Holograms, where she was responsible for the modern redesign of the characters and establishing the unique look of the comic. Her work on Jem with writer Kelly Thompson was so well received that the two were profiled by the New Yorker in 2015.
Campbell continues to work on several projects for IDW, as well as her own creator-owned independent comics.
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November 14, 2025
(B+) 78% | Good
Notes: Review pending re-read. Individual reviews for included volumes can be found here:
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Annual 2020
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn, Volume 1 – From the Ashes
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn, Volume 2 – Life After Death
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn, Volume 3 – Time After Time
Notes: Review pending re-read. Individual reviews for included volumes can be found here:
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Annual 2020
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn, Volume 1 – From the Ashes
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn, Volume 2 – Life After Death
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn, Volume 3 – Time After Time
July 29, 2022
Unbelievably good.
First of all, the main title is written AND illustrated by Sophie Campbell. Holy shit. She’s done a fuck ton of work, and the results are spectacular. I love everything about how this is presented, the story threads are tight and purposeful, and the art is befitting of the emotional subject matter.
Thematically, this is the most politically charged volume yet, and while “political” isn’t always a compliment with me, in this case it most certainly is.
It’s all about the way it’s done. This story is addressing some really deep cuts related to intersectionality in social justice, tackling why it’s essential but also having the difficult conversations about how it also leads to friction points. This is done masterfully, and entirely within the confines of the story. You never feel like someone is using familiar characters to live tweet at you. It works well. It’s thought provoking. And it never sacrifices the fun, the drama, the emotional beats and the characters.
I would have liked to spend some more time with some personal favs like Casey Jones, as well as some of the more entertaining Mutanimals, but that’s just how it be sometimes.
Also, big spoiler, but you’re gonna see some familiar faces you haven’t even thought about since the 1990s
II get ready II
First of all, the main title is written AND illustrated by Sophie Campbell. Holy shit. She’s done a fuck ton of work, and the results are spectacular. I love everything about how this is presented, the story threads are tight and purposeful, and the art is befitting of the emotional subject matter.
Thematically, this is the most politically charged volume yet, and while “political” isn’t always a compliment with me, in this case it most certainly is.
It’s all about the way it’s done. This story is addressing some really deep cuts related to intersectionality in social justice, tackling why it’s essential but also having the difficult conversations about how it also leads to friction points. This is done masterfully, and entirely within the confines of the story. You never feel like someone is using familiar characters to live tweet at you. It works well. It’s thought provoking. And it never sacrifices the fun, the drama, the emotional beats and the characters.
I would have liked to spend some more time with some personal favs like Casey Jones, as well as some of the more entertaining Mutanimals, but that’s just how it be sometimes.
Also, big spoiler, but you’re gonna see some familiar faces you haven’t even thought about since the 1990s
II get ready II
August 19, 2024
Sophie’s run in the book has been controversial but I’ve always been of the opinion that it’s some of the most refreshing and grounded writing on the whole book. I love the way she slows everything down and lets us really get to know these characters and how the changing world is effecting them. All the new characters are at least fun in their own right, but some like Mona and especially Jennika get to really shine here. I love the social commentary, and the totally punk sensibilities the book adopts.
The way it discusses social justice, oppression, and the intersectionality of discrimination is great. I love the way Baxter weaponises the state apparatus and the way social media is used to convey how the general public is reacting to the mutant town and Baxter’s propaganda (with a sea of mixed responses). I love the direction Hob’s character is taken, and it’s totally in-line with everything that’s been set up. It’s very nuanced and respects everyone’s intelligence without flattening him into a pure bad guy. I just think it’s important and lays out some very good messaging that not inly manages to avoid being preachy but also totally fits in with the themes and ideas of IDW’s TMNT.
The way it discusses social justice, oppression, and the intersectionality of discrimination is great. I love the way Baxter weaponises the state apparatus and the way social media is used to convey how the general public is reacting to the mutant town and Baxter’s propaganda (with a sea of mixed responses). I love the direction Hob’s character is taken, and it’s totally in-line with everything that’s been set up. It’s very nuanced and respects everyone’s intelligence without flattening him into a pure bad guy. I just think it’s important and lays out some very good messaging that not inly manages to avoid being preachy but also totally fits in with the themes and ideas of IDW’s TMNT.
November 23, 2023
The Short Answer
Vol 14 of the IDW TMNT manages to be both a very competent end to the old era and to the beginning of the new era under Sophie Campbell. Though it never truly shines like some of the earlier TMNT works, it sets up enough interesting stories to make me excited for the future.
Good read for fans of the series, and a decent point for new readers to step into if they're willing to be a bit patient.
The Long Answer
This section of the TMNT story faces a lot of challenges. It has to follow up the huge City at War storyline culminating in issue #100. At the same time it has to establish a completely new set of characters in a new environment. It also spends a lot of time fleshing out Jennika, the new 5th ninja turtle.
All of these storylines are interesting, but I can't help but feel that this part of the story bit off a bit more than it could chew. Jennika's story is the best fleshed out because she get's a whole mini series. These are generally good, but they focus way too much on using dialogue to tell the story. There's a bit where she runs into an old ex, and every single frame she's questioning his decisions and calling him an idiot. We get it, just say it once and show some of it with art. It's still a good story, but relying a bit more on implied feelings with facial expressions would have been a lot more engaging. It doesn't help that the story is interrupted with an aside about her trying to have a girl's night. It's a fun little story, but it would have worked better before or after her adventure with her ex, not jammed in the middle. It ends up interrupting the flow of a story that's already interrupting the main story, meaning it really hurts the pacing of the volume overall. While this was the way individual issues were structured I've already seen IDW split up issues in the past to put stories in a more readable spot, I'm not sure why they didn't do that here.
The main story thread in Mutant Town is generally good, but sometimes feel a bit underbaked and unfocused. The turtles are all trying to get over their trauma and reconnect, and then they also have to set up Mutant Town and deal with the Mutanimals. While I love the general theme, the dialogue often feels a bit too on the nose and the situations are often a bit silly. There's a whole section where Raph and Alopex have a biker gang get pissed off at them because Raph looked at their bikes. My experience is that as long as you don't touch, tough gangs like to show off their stuff, not try to kick your ass, then race you and just give you a bike when you're kind of nice. It's just a little too one dimensional at times.
I also found the heavy obsession with heavy metal clubs to be a bit tiring. I love metal, I love going to dingy clubs for live local shows. But I struggled to care about the storylines of the turtles seeing their first live show, or Jennika starting a new band. It was kind of fun, but also kind of meh.
Still, I am enjoying the dynamics they're building, and I think there is a lot of potential in Mutant Town for TMNT to really do something new. I really like where they're going with Hob and the Mutanimals, the baby weasel characters are amazing. I'm also kind of fond of Lita the young white turtle.
So while this wasn't my favorite volume, there's still more going right here than anything else, and I'm very excited to see where this series goes in the future.
SIDE NOTE: They STILL can't seem to decide how April looks. I swear when some artists draw her she looks like a completely different person and it drives me nuts. I get that different styles yield different results, but Stockman always looks like Stockman, and Karai always looks like Karai, so I don't know what's going on with April, but I wish they'd make a proper character sheet for her and stick to it.
Vol 14 of the IDW TMNT manages to be both a very competent end to the old era and to the beginning of the new era under Sophie Campbell. Though it never truly shines like some of the earlier TMNT works, it sets up enough interesting stories to make me excited for the future.
Good read for fans of the series, and a decent point for new readers to step into if they're willing to be a bit patient.
The Long Answer
This section of the TMNT story faces a lot of challenges. It has to follow up the huge City at War storyline culminating in issue #100. At the same time it has to establish a completely new set of characters in a new environment. It also spends a lot of time fleshing out Jennika, the new 5th ninja turtle.
All of these storylines are interesting, but I can't help but feel that this part of the story bit off a bit more than it could chew. Jennika's story is the best fleshed out because she get's a whole mini series. These are generally good, but they focus way too much on using dialogue to tell the story. There's a bit where she runs into an old ex, and every single frame she's questioning his decisions and calling him an idiot. We get it, just say it once and show some of it with art. It's still a good story, but relying a bit more on implied feelings with facial expressions would have been a lot more engaging. It doesn't help that the story is interrupted with an aside about her trying to have a girl's night. It's a fun little story, but it would have worked better before or after her adventure with her ex, not jammed in the middle. It ends up interrupting the flow of a story that's already interrupting the main story, meaning it really hurts the pacing of the volume overall. While this was the way individual issues were structured I've already seen IDW split up issues in the past to put stories in a more readable spot, I'm not sure why they didn't do that here.
The main story thread in Mutant Town is generally good, but sometimes feel a bit underbaked and unfocused. The turtles are all trying to get over their trauma and reconnect, and then they also have to set up Mutant Town and deal with the Mutanimals. While I love the general theme, the dialogue often feels a bit too on the nose and the situations are often a bit silly. There's a whole section where Raph and Alopex have a biker gang get pissed off at them because Raph looked at their bikes. My experience is that as long as you don't touch, tough gangs like to show off their stuff, not try to kick your ass, then race you and just give you a bike when you're kind of nice. It's just a little too one dimensional at times.
I also found the heavy obsession with heavy metal clubs to be a bit tiring. I love metal, I love going to dingy clubs for live local shows. But I struggled to care about the storylines of the turtles seeing their first live show, or Jennika starting a new band. It was kind of fun, but also kind of meh.
Still, I am enjoying the dynamics they're building, and I think there is a lot of potential in Mutant Town for TMNT to really do something new. I really like where they're going with Hob and the Mutanimals, the baby weasel characters are amazing. I'm also kind of fond of Lita the young white turtle.
So while this wasn't my favorite volume, there's still more going right here than anything else, and I'm very excited to see where this series goes in the future.
SIDE NOTE: They STILL can't seem to decide how April looks. I swear when some artists draw her she looks like a completely different person and it drives me nuts. I get that different styles yield different results, but Stockman always looks like Stockman, and Karai always looks like Karai, so I don't know what's going on with April, but I wish they'd make a proper character sheet for her and stick to it.
March 25, 2023
Sophie Campbell becomes the new head writer for the series and after the conclusion of the last collection its such a breath of fresh air.
Don't get me wrong, everything leading up to this point was cool, but by expanding the scope of the series into these giant centuries-long, cosmic/divine wars, I think Eastman and Waltz got lost in the world building and let the Turtles become bit player in their own book. Campbell corrects this by refocusing the book on being a personal story about a small family trying to survive in a world that hates them.
I'll also say this the most three-dimensional the turtles have ever felt to me. In the aftermath of their father's death, all of the turtles are grieving in their own way. Leonardo obsesses over his garden to feel some sense of control and stewardship, Donatello escapes into his engineering and book writing, Michelangelo cuddles with his pet cat all day, and Raphael spends his nights out late venting his frustrations and anger by beating up criminals. Without Splinter there beside them, each of the brothers now has to figure out what to do with their lives and, with the help of Jennika, reunite to honor their father's memory by creating a community dojo in the middle of Mutant Town. Its great character writing and shows Sophie Campbell isn't just a great artist. She's a talented writer with a fantastic understanding of these characters.
And let's talk about the new setting: Mutant Town!
A mutagen bomb goes off in New York transforming hundreds of innocent civilians into mutants, and with that portion of the city in an indefinite quarantine, the people of "Mutant Town" now have to recover from a terrorist attack and deal with the psychological ramifications of their bodies being forcibly altered to resemble animals. Favorite thing about this is that the Turtles no longer have to hide in the sewer anymore. They can go outside, directly engage with the people in their community, and discover more about themselves. They find new hobbies, develop their own sense of style, and just feel more fleshed out than they have in quite some time.
Sophie's background as a trans person also makes her uniquely suited to writing about the struggles the mutant civilians are facing. Everyone is reacting differently to their new bodies and people's reactions to their new physical appearances. There's a scene of a support group where people are talking about how they're struggling because they don't feel like themselves because of their bodies and physical impairments, or how their new appearance created rifts between loved ones, and it doesn't feel rehearsed or preachy. It feels authentic in a way that I don't think anyone else could have accomplished it. I love this new supporting cast, I can't wait to see more of them.
I understand some people wanting more action, but I love character focused stories like this. It's something the Ninja Turtle book has been lacking for a while and I will gladly give a few issues of action for a stronger cast of characters. And don't worry. There's clearly plenty of action coming down the pipeline with all the teases in this collection. I'm really happy with this new direction for TMNT. It's a great place to jump into the series if you're a returning or first time reader and I hope we get another 100 issues with this creative team!
Don't get me wrong, everything leading up to this point was cool, but by expanding the scope of the series into these giant centuries-long, cosmic/divine wars, I think Eastman and Waltz got lost in the world building and let the Turtles become bit player in their own book. Campbell corrects this by refocusing the book on being a personal story about a small family trying to survive in a world that hates them.
I'll also say this the most three-dimensional the turtles have ever felt to me. In the aftermath of their father's death, all of the turtles are grieving in their own way. Leonardo obsesses over his garden to feel some sense of control and stewardship, Donatello escapes into his engineering and book writing, Michelangelo cuddles with his pet cat all day, and Raphael spends his nights out late venting his frustrations and anger by beating up criminals. Without Splinter there beside them, each of the brothers now has to figure out what to do with their lives and, with the help of Jennika, reunite to honor their father's memory by creating a community dojo in the middle of Mutant Town. Its great character writing and shows Sophie Campbell isn't just a great artist. She's a talented writer with a fantastic understanding of these characters.
And let's talk about the new setting: Mutant Town!
A mutagen bomb goes off in New York transforming hundreds of innocent civilians into mutants, and with that portion of the city in an indefinite quarantine, the people of "Mutant Town" now have to recover from a terrorist attack and deal with the psychological ramifications of their bodies being forcibly altered to resemble animals. Favorite thing about this is that the Turtles no longer have to hide in the sewer anymore. They can go outside, directly engage with the people in their community, and discover more about themselves. They find new hobbies, develop their own sense of style, and just feel more fleshed out than they have in quite some time.
Sophie's background as a trans person also makes her uniquely suited to writing about the struggles the mutant civilians are facing. Everyone is reacting differently to their new bodies and people's reactions to their new physical appearances. There's a scene of a support group where people are talking about how they're struggling because they don't feel like themselves because of their bodies and physical impairments, or how their new appearance created rifts between loved ones, and it doesn't feel rehearsed or preachy. It feels authentic in a way that I don't think anyone else could have accomplished it. I love this new supporting cast, I can't wait to see more of them.
I understand some people wanting more action, but I love character focused stories like this. It's something the Ninja Turtle book has been lacking for a while and I will gladly give a few issues of action for a stronger cast of characters. And don't worry. There's clearly plenty of action coming down the pipeline with all the teases in this collection. I'm really happy with this new direction for TMNT. It's a great place to jump into the series if you're a returning or first time reader and I hope we get another 100 issues with this creative team!
December 16, 2025
I'm finally into uncharted territory and oh god it was so good.
This is the fall out from the events of City at War and especially issue 100. Because of the way things ended there is a very different vibe here. The city is divided and the characters are a completely different head-space than ever seen in IDW.
Not uncommon to the series but still worth mentioning we explore some very deep themes in this volume. Grief and how it affects everyone differently, loneliness, abandonment, an unexpected change in living arrangements, betrayal, just to name a few.
It could be easy to point out one of the brothers and say they were my favourite part of this book but for me the standout character was Jenny. Not only did she get a 3 part mini-series that told her backstory but for the first time since she was introduced it felt like she was actually given a personality and a reason to care that she was in the book. Oh and one huge positive for me was seeing more of Pepperoni.... She's so cute
The only slight problem I had was the placing of Jenny's spotlight series. I likes it a lot but it came after a huge bombshell and felt like it was getting in the way of telling me more about what I'd just seen. But that's some real nitpicking.
This is the fall out from the events of City at War and especially issue 100. Because of the way things ended there is a very different vibe here. The city is divided and the characters are a completely different head-space than ever seen in IDW.
Not uncommon to the series but still worth mentioning we explore some very deep themes in this volume. Grief and how it affects everyone differently, loneliness, abandonment, an unexpected change in living arrangements, betrayal, just to name a few.
It could be easy to point out one of the brothers and say they were my favourite part of this book but for me the standout character was Jenny. Not only did she get a 3 part mini-series that told her backstory but for the first time since she was introduced it felt like she was actually given a personality and a reason to care that she was in the book. Oh and one huge positive for me was seeing more of Pepperoni.... She's so cute
The only slight problem I had was the placing of Jenny's spotlight series. I likes it a lot but it came after a huge bombshell and felt like it was getting in the way of telling me more about what I'd just seen. But that's some real nitpicking.
August 17, 2023
Este tomo me gustó mucho por el cambio de status. Toda la aventura transcurre dentro del ghetto mutante. Los protagonistas tienen que recuperarse de lo sucedido en el tomo anterior. Todos están devastados. Nadie hace nada. Nadie sabe qué hacer. Mientras Jenni, tiene que adaptarse a su nuevo status como tortuga ninja, y Alopex quiere tratar de ayudar.
Me gustó mucho porque está muy emocional el tomo y vemos a los personajes en su esencia. Leo perdido tratando de guiar, Mikey sintiendo demasiado y paralizado, Donnie buscando ayudar y Raph sin poder canalizar su ira y desahogándose a golpes.
Este tomo descarta a Null, a Bishop, al clan del pie. Aparecen muy poco o ni aparecen y se centra en los problemas de esta nueva comunidad. Se me hizo un respiro de aire fresco ya que lo empezaba a sentir repetitivo.
Y el arte de Campbell es muy bueno como siempre.
Este tomo trae también una mini serie de Jennika donde la vemos lidiar con su pasado mientras busca que desea hacer con su cambio. El arte es muy feo pero la historia es entretenida y emotiva.
De los mejores tonos hasta ahora.
Cuatro estrellas porque en arte es muy invariable y no todo es bueno.
Me gustó mucho porque está muy emocional el tomo y vemos a los personajes en su esencia. Leo perdido tratando de guiar, Mikey sintiendo demasiado y paralizado, Donnie buscando ayudar y Raph sin poder canalizar su ira y desahogándose a golpes.
Este tomo descarta a Null, a Bishop, al clan del pie. Aparecen muy poco o ni aparecen y se centra en los problemas de esta nueva comunidad. Se me hizo un respiro de aire fresco ya que lo empezaba a sentir repetitivo.
Y el arte de Campbell es muy bueno como siempre.
Este tomo trae también una mini serie de Jennika donde la vemos lidiar con su pasado mientras busca que desea hacer con su cambio. El arte es muy feo pero la historia es entretenida y emotiva.
De los mejores tonos hasta ahora.
Cuatro estrellas porque en arte es muy invariable y no todo es bueno.
August 27, 2023
Following the shocking ending of issue #100, the IDW ongoing run of TMNT shakes things up with Sophie Campbell heading the writing and art duties for the series. While the stories aren't completely up to par with what came before, there is something admirable about one creator handling so much of the duties.
The Turtles have split up following Splinter's death, while the Mutanimals have formed their own kind of barrio within NYC. The setting leads to some pretty politically charaged commentary that was an interesting infusion into TMNT, but I can't say it was the most delicately handled. Jennika, Splinters' protege, is now a mutant ninja turtle herself, but has no help from the other Turtles due to their moping. The mopiest mope is Raphael who dishes out vigilante justice on the criminals who threaten the security of Mutant Town. Slowly, we do see the Turtles come together again and the moment is heartfelt, but there's a ton of meandering to get us there. The Jennika focused miniseries was decent enough, but also didn't really need to be a whole miniseries. Overall, this volume mostly stagnates an already stagnated run, making for a rather dry read.
The Turtles have split up following Splinter's death, while the Mutanimals have formed their own kind of barrio within NYC. The setting leads to some pretty politically charaged commentary that was an interesting infusion into TMNT, but I can't say it was the most delicately handled. Jennika, Splinters' protege, is now a mutant ninja turtle herself, but has no help from the other Turtles due to their moping. The mopiest mope is Raphael who dishes out vigilante justice on the criminals who threaten the security of Mutant Town. Slowly, we do see the Turtles come together again and the moment is heartfelt, but there's a ton of meandering to get us there. The Jennika focused miniseries was decent enough, but also didn't really need to be a whole miniseries. Overall, this volume mostly stagnates an already stagnated run, making for a rather dry read.
May 6, 2025
This volume is a tricky one as it's a new main writer and a really different approach to the series as it has been. it's a lot more character focused and essentially dealing with the building of a community or nation which requires a change of pace in order to introduce a lot of new characters and the society. There's over 300 pages here and not much happening in terms of big threats and action which used to be a hallmark of the series. That said the character work is interesting and I like how the mutants are being used to explore things like transgender issues and agency. The last issue was particularly strong with multiple characters expressing multiple views and I appreciated how characters feeling oppressed can also have narrow minded opinions about other groups.
So while I'm not yet sold on this new writing team, I do think it's an interesting direction.
The art is probably an improvement and well suited to the fact it's more animals than humans now. Although they need to make the turtles easier to distinguish, I found it quite hard when they have clothes and no bandanas and the distinctive green shades each had seems to have gone.
So while I'm not yet sold on this new writing team, I do think it's an interesting direction.
The art is probably an improvement and well suited to the fact it's more animals than humans now. Although they need to make the turtles easier to distinguish, I found it quite hard when they have clothes and no bandanas and the distinctive green shades each had seems to have gone.
August 4, 2022
As much as I hate waiting months between volumes, I absolutely love reading this series through the IDW Collection. I haven’t disliked a single entry.
This volume is the beginning of the writing change from Tom Waltz to Sophie Campbell. I had been warned that the quality dropped, but I must say I completely disagree. I don’t feel that she missed a single beat. It really just flowed from Waltz in a way that found me very impressed. Sure, it’s a little more emotional & has a few more characters that may come across as annoying (the kids, Mona Lisa, Jennika’s mini-series side characters), but I really feel they just added some heart to a part of this story that got pretty dark in all the right ways.
I can’t think of too many comics that have me caring about characters on this level. And I can’t think of a single OTHER one that’s based on an IP.
I recommend thoroughly that you go spend way too much money on these 14 volumes & let yourself fall in love with the Turtles one more time. You won’t regret it.
This volume is the beginning of the writing change from Tom Waltz to Sophie Campbell. I had been warned that the quality dropped, but I must say I completely disagree. I don’t feel that she missed a single beat. It really just flowed from Waltz in a way that found me very impressed. Sure, it’s a little more emotional & has a few more characters that may come across as annoying (the kids, Mona Lisa, Jennika’s mini-series side characters), but I really feel they just added some heart to a part of this story that got pretty dark in all the right ways.
I can’t think of too many comics that have me caring about characters on this level. And I can’t think of a single OTHER one that’s based on an IP.
I recommend thoroughly that you go spend way too much money on these 14 volumes & let yourself fall in love with the Turtles one more time. You won’t regret it.
September 14, 2022
Not a bad jumping on point for new readers looking to get into the series and are overwhelmed by 100 plus issues of backstory. Without spoiling anything this is a new era for the tmnt story with the cast expanding past the 4 turtles. Some critics do not feel this is a strong as what came before as the attention isn't just focused on the turtles. I am really enjoying the world building with the other characters. Sophie Campbell does an excellent job transitioning to the main writer of this series from artist (she does pull double duty on some issues). Excited to see where this goes and bummed to have to wait a while for volume 15.
January 6, 2026
This volume is going to divide readers.
On one side, the character writing in this volume is great and the series FINALLY focuses on the main cast rather than boring Dimension X characters. Casey and Angel are basically gone at this point, But Raph, Leo, Mikey, Don, Alopex and April are all done extremely well. (Jennika is essentially a new character as she absolutely 180d away from the honorable Foot assassin, to the character she is now) but on the other side... Absolutely no action, and it's extremely slow. If you want more big battles, you will be disappointed. The art style in this one is also really good.
On one side, the character writing in this volume is great and the series FINALLY focuses on the main cast rather than boring Dimension X characters. Casey and Angel are basically gone at this point, But Raph, Leo, Mikey, Don, Alopex and April are all done extremely well. (Jennika is essentially a new character as she absolutely 180d away from the honorable Foot assassin, to the character she is now) but on the other side... Absolutely no action, and it's extremely slow. If you want more big battles, you will be disappointed. The art style in this one is also really good.
July 25, 2024
Issue 100 was only the start, mutant city is such a cool concept and I think the 14th omnibus is as good a time as any to finally start letting the tmnt out of the shadows, this is a slowdown volume that just feels good.
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November 12, 2025
I was a little more mixed on this one, but it was ultimately pretty on par with some of the prior volumes. I enjoyed the new status quo and how different this felt overall, and the seeds of future stories that have been planted were pretty cool as well.
February 17, 2022
Despite following over 100+ issues of comics that have gotten to this point, this is a pretty good jumping on point (as long as you have some amount of Ninja Turtle familiarity)
August 6, 2022
This is still just as good as the previous volumes , despite having a new creative team.The IDW TMNT is the best iteration of the teenage mutant Turtles imo since they first arrived in the 80s.
November 9, 2022
Sophie Campbell ruined TMNT. I used to binge these comics, but now it’s a chore to get through all of the mundane relationship drama. No action happens and the story is completely stagnant.
July 24, 2024
TMNT vol. 14
TMNT series is pretty good. After everything that has happened, everyone just trying to live a peaceful life but no can do. Once again it time for turtle power.
TMNT series is pretty good. After everything that has happened, everyone just trying to live a peaceful life but no can do. Once again it time for turtle power.
October 4, 2024
I really like the new tone that Sophie Campbell sets with these issues. It’s nice to have a change in pace from all fighting and explore the personalities of the characters and new ones too.
December 30, 2024
Not very good
August 21, 2025
Still very good after the creative team change, but it's a lot slower so far. It's more drama and focused on character development, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it's different for sure.
November 21, 2025
this volume should have been more, being a "reborn" and all. feels a bit slow after the great tom waltz run. still a fun read
vol 1 3.5 stars
vol 2 3 stars
jennika 2.75 stars
overall 3.25 stars
vol 1 3.5 stars
vol 2 3 stars
jennika 2.75 stars
overall 3.25 stars
December 4, 2025
This was pretty darn good for a volume that's post-Splinter. Also enjoyed some Jannika focus.
February 21, 2025
Acts as both an epilogue to the first 100 issues and a pretty riveting setup for the next 50. Adds so much to its world, mutant town is so fascinating, and I adds character elements to the turtles never thought possible just because they can go outside. Reminds me of when the 2000s show did the fast forward stuff and they could just be people there.
August 8, 2022
There's very little to redeem this volume, where the TMNT are little more than support characters to a new, uninteresting cast. There is almost no story or action to be found as they set up a radio station, run a food shelter and FaceTime chat with parents...
I hate that they did this to what started as a legit, strong TMNT series. The early volumes were right up there with Mirage v1 or the early Tales series in my view, but unless they drop these new authors I think we have to consider Vol 13 to be the end of it. This is like when Image Studios took over for Mirage, but even then they at least recognized a TMNT comic series should be about the TMNT fighting bad guys, not a salamander planning to build a school......
I hate that they did this to what started as a legit, strong TMNT series. The early volumes were right up there with Mirage v1 or the early Tales series in my view, but unless they drop these new authors I think we have to consider Vol 13 to be the end of it. This is like when Image Studios took over for Mirage, but even then they at least recognized a TMNT comic series should be about the TMNT fighting bad guys, not a salamander planning to build a school......
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