Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Adventures

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1-3

by Matthew K. Manning, Chad Thomas (Illustrator)

The TMNT get an all-new look, new weapons, and awesome new powers in these comics based on the Nickelodeon animated series!

Join the legendary heroes Raph, Leo, Donnie, and Mikey as these brothers discover the Hidden City beneath New York, learn amazing mystic ninja skills, battle absurd mutants...and always find time for a slice of their favorite pizza! Will the TMNT be able to master their new world, or will their new world master them?

Collects Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issues #0–5, the three-issue miniseries Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Sound Off, and the never before collected short story “The Hidden City.”

Genres: Graphic Novels, Fiction, Comics, Superheroes, Science Fiction, Middle Grade, Action

216 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 11, 2023

About the author

Matthew K. Manning is the author of over eighty books and dozens of comic books. He has written books for Scholastic, Disney Press, Abrams, Amazon, Capstone, DK Publishing, Insight Editions, Andrews/McMeel, and Running Press, dividing his time between writing original chapter book series and coffee table books. His chapter books include the six-book series Xander and the Rainbow-Barfing Unicorns (Capstone), the four-book Drone Academy series (Capstone), Backstories: Batman and Backstories: Batgirl (Scholastic), and Artemis Fowl: How to be a LEPrecon (Disney Press), released in both paperback and on Audible. Many of his books have reached best-seller status on Amazon, including DC Comics: Anatomy of a Metahuman, DC Comics Encyclopedia, and Batman: A Visual History. In addition, Manning specializes in comic books, writing for the titles Beware the Batman, Teen Titans Go!, The Batman Strikes!, Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century, Justice League Adventures, Scooby-Doo, and Looney Tunes for DC Comics, Marvel Action: Avengers for IDW/Marvel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Amazing Adventures and TMNT: New Animated Adventures for IDW, and the top-selling Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures for DC/IDW, nominated by the Diamond Gem Awards for comic of the year. Manning’s work has received acclaim in Entertainment Weekly, People Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, Publisher’s Weekly, and The Washington Times. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Dorothy and his daughters Lillian and Gwendolyn.

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Reviews

[Dominic Sedillo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had read the second half of this series (“Sound Off!”) and it was fine, but now that I’ve read the complete tales it’s so much more fun.

The first arc is way better than “Sound Off!” And overall it’s really enjoyable. “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” might be my favorite animated iteration of the Turtles so this is a good zany companion piece.

I recommend!

[Lea · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was given this book by the publisher, IDW, in exchange for an honest review. I can't say that I was really a fan of this graphic novel. I was a big TMNT fan as a kid (as most people of my age are), and this just didn't feel like the classing TMNT to me. I am sure that is the point, to try to bring the ninja turtles to a new generation, but it clearly was not for me. I really hated the new designs for the turtles. I appreciated that they had more individuality than they did in the original comics, but they were just UGLY. Raphael looks like a straight up monster, which might be scary to some little ones. I'm glad that they left one turtle, Mikey, mostly alone design wise. I don't know if there is a cartoon version of this iteration of the ninja turtles, but it felt like a brightly colored, but ugly episodic Saturday morning cartoon.

[IrenesBookReviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

This comic is based on the Nickelodeon series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It is a compilation of the first five comics previously released and includes the three-part series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Sound Off. The graphics are colorful and distinct. The writing is similar to that found on the tv series including the same amusing sense of humor. The adventures were true to the characters and fun to read. If you like the Rise series, you will definitely enjoy reading this compilation.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher IDW Publishing, for the temporary digital ARC that I read and gave my honest opinion of.

[Azelyn Klein · Rating 4 out of 5]

My taste is eclectic, but nobody can stop me. Mwuahahaha! Ahem. I've been doing graphic novel and web comic research since I've started collaborating with a friend and writing my own. This volume was a delightful addition, though it feels too isolated to stand as part of the series. Though lets be honest, most of Rise feels that way! Can someone please tell me what is going on!? Is this the start of my dive back into superhero comics? Maaaaybeee...!

[Cara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a companion comic to the animated tv series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, so if you have NOT watched it, this is probably not for you!!

That being said, this was such a fun series of short stories that I very much enjoyed! Nothing beats the tv show itself, but I will take any ROTTMNT content. Would love to see more comics like this!

[Nicolas · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was fun to revisit this version of the fellas, and the book looks great. Bottom line, I don’t think the distinct type of humor from the show transplant well to comic book format. It loses something in the process.

[Tim Kamen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Coming off of reading the Last Ronin and the Lost Years, I wanted to stay in the TMNT realm and knock out a few short stories to round out my reading year and this was just alright. Maybe if I had read this first before the Ronin series I'd have liked it more. Who knows.

[Raven Black · Rating 1 out of 5]

I love the Turtles, but this did not do My Turtles justice. A completely modern collection of what today's kids are being exposed to. (I am so sorry).

[Hedy Harper (Erin Hanton) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. As a “complete adventures” book this doesn’t work for me. Lots of holes in the story. I’ve never watched the show, so I was a bit lost at points. It was still fun though, and the art is good.

[KJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mostly a re-read for me, but I'm glad that all the comics are collected in one edition and though I wish there was more, I'm glad it's out for anyone to enjoy.

[Grace Z · Rating 4 out of 5]

i love you April O’Neil

[leon ⋆｡°✩ · Rating 5 out of 5]

really silly and nice, very faithful to the og tone of the show <3 miss this adaptation sm

[Casey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not sure I'm here for the new style but decent stories

[Gabry · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great collection of the comics that were already published but they promised a new comic "Hidden City" and checked every page, compared the books to this and there is no new comic. I love my turtle boys, the way they are all different species instead of one unspecified species, the different more complex personalities they give them, such Raph being more than an angry hothead, and Leo not being a worrywort overachiever. I haven't even gotten to see all of Season 2 before Nick paused it, and was really looking forward to this one last little bit more. Please, the new comic? What happened? I'm tired of getting gyped by Nick.