Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 1

These stories are kind of corny, but still fun to read. If you read any of the modern comics, you can see the differences right away. Still, it's a good, clean read and entertaining.

In this compilation of re-released stories from the early 1990s, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, Volume 1 collects the first four issues of the 72-issue Archie comic series, a pair of two-part tales adapting Season Two episodes of the classic cartoon series; namely, "Return of the Shredder" and—eat your heart out, Richard Matheson!—"The Incredible Shrinking Turtles."In an alternate dimension, evil warlord Krang grants Oroku Saki, a.k.a. the Shredder, solitary passage to Earth so that he may exact vengeance upon the half-shelled heroes and their rodent sensei, Splinter. In his first scheme, the archvillain seizes control of a karate dojo and enlists the hard-faced students to commit a series of robberies in full turtle regalia, thereby discrediting the radical reptiles in the eyes of the media. In a further effort to draw out his rivals, the Shredder enlists mad inventor Baxter Stockman to reconfigure a drilling vehicle and abduct Splinter from his underground home. Naturally, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael claim victory over the Shredder, but before they can catch a breath, an extraterrestrial craft swan-dives into Central Park. Before the alien pilot succumbs, he informs the Turtles that a powerful crystal dubbed the Eye of Sarnoth has broken into three fragments and has been scattered across the city; the first fragment falls into the hands of none other than—you guessed it—the Shredder, and he uses its power to shrink the reptilian quartet to pint-sized heroes.While this preliminary volume lacks the depth, character growth, action, and robust ongoing storylines for which the later issues of TMNT Adventures would be heralded, the artists behind these early stories succeed in capturing the likeness and spirit of the characters. On the other hand, both the campy dialogue and nondescript landscapes further underscore the artwork’s cartoonish essence. Alas, the plots themselves are riddled with forced comic relief, bizarre coincidences, and maddening contrivances. Yet, the characters often lampshade their situations, thereby relying more on the story’s fundamental nature. In other words, the scriptwriters never intended for the story to be taken seriously; it is entertainment, pure and unadulterated, and sure to enrapt adolescent readers who aren’t bothered by the shoddy 90’s coloring (since IDW didn’t bother remastering these antiquated issues) or nostalgia-minded thirty-somethings like myself.

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The "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures" was the comic published in the late 80s and 90s that was originally intended to be based off of the Turtles' Cartoon series, but took a storyline and life of its own.I can go on and on about this series - how it carried better continuity and depth than the actual cartoon, and how the storyline slowly matured with me as I grew from a child to a teen, but for now, let me just say that I read all of them as a child, and am extremely happy that they are re-releasing it. I hope (but doubt) they re-print the series all the way to its end, but as long as IDW is printing them, I will be purchasing.

This series is closely relayed to the 1987 cartoon series. If you enjoyed those stories you will lobe the TMNT adventures!

These are the first four issues of the legendary turtles adventure comic! but sadly these were the ones that were literally used the scripts from the old tv show. I'd pick it up only because A. I think this is my favorite cover art in the book series, and b. amazing artwork. You probably need this if you wanted to have a Complete set. However if you want original stories you couldn't get anywhere else, try volume 2

I love the turtles more than I did when I was a kid. Yes these stories were episode's on the cartoon series but it doesn't stop this from being a great trip down memory lane for a turtle lover. Highly recommended.

This is my review...

Very good hold school story

The only reason I give this 4 out of the five stars is because the stories in this volume are just adaptations of episodes from the cartoon. Still really well done, but hard to reread something you just watched.I loved the Archie Comics series of TMNT when I was a kid. I was too young at the time for the Mirage series, but the Archie series fit right in along with the cartoon and the action figures I loved so much.IDW always produces high quality books and this is no different. Beautiful cover art, solid binding, high quality newsprint pages that replicate the original colour and printing method without fading or leaving ink on your fingers.The pages may look a little dirty, but it just adds to the authenticity of the reproduction.

It was great re-reading these classic TMNT comics I grew up reading. A lot like the cartoon show but a bit darker and very enjoyable.

Buena opción para los nostálgicos de las tortugas ninja que público corporación editorial macc pues estas ediciones contienen algunos de esos números y que son difíciles de conseguir hoy en día.