Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Story: Kevin Eastman & Tom Waltz
Script: Tom Waltz
Layouts: Kevin Eastman
Art: Dan Duncan
"And so it begins."
That's a great way to start this book. It's a total reboot of everything Turtles, and it is a great set up.
I happened to get this book because the second printing had a sketch variant that I was able to get along with the second issue. Its a little pricey at $3.99, but the inside of this book made it all worth it.
We travel back and forth in time in the issue, but the comic makes sure that you know when these jumps happen. We see that April O'neil is a student and is helping out at a lab where the turtles we know are just youngsters. April actually has the honor of naming them. Also in the lab is Splinter, a super smart rat that we all know will also be hit be the ooze as well.
Raphael is off on his own in the main timeline, and the other turtles miss him greatly. We see Raph digging through some garbage and comes across a shirt that says "Cowabunga." He tosses it to the side stating how just wrong that is. Made me smile a little.
We get this idea that this will not be a kiddie version of the turtles, which I fully appreciate. And in the end, this comes across really well with a nice set up, some introductions to the whole cast, and an excellent fight scene that starts the series. I'm game for it, and I will be highly recommending this book.
The art is excellent. characters clearly defined, not a panel wasted, and good storytelling overall. All the turtles wear the same color mask, but you can clearly tell from the coloring, and they way they are written, which turtle is supposed to be who.
Words: 9/10
Pictures: 10/10
Recommend: If you want some grown up turtle stories, this is for you.
Buy Next Issue: I bought it with the first one!
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