Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #3
Eastman and Laird
The Solicitation
This tale of the original TMNT expands the Turtles universe! After a big Mouser battle, Splinter's gone missing and it’s up to his ninja turtle sons to find him. But, little do they know, an extraterrestrial surprise of cosmic proportions awaits them at the end of their search!
Preview
Why I Bought It
I'm liking the classic 80s vibe/indie styling of the early turtle years.
What I Liked
The moments. These are young, different turtles. There personalities aren't as defined as they are nowadays. Ralph asks for a beer. A car chase takes up almost the whole comic. Phrases like "holy hippo spit!"
This is a roughed up, somewhat edgier look at the turtles. I know it may be edgy considering everything about the cartoon and its influence, but this makes me want to see what a more grown up take on the turtles would be like. Yes, I know they are supposed to be teenagers, but they don't act like teenagers in most of their stuff. In here they do, and this is what I would want to see more of. Think of the movie "Kids" crossed over with this comic.
What I Didn't Like
Try as they might, there are times when it is difficult to follow which turtle is which. That makes sense why they made changes that they did in order to cross this over into a TV show for kids. There are some ways that they work around it, and you can sometimes tell in the way they talk or fight, but there are times that it is just too difficult. I couldn't imagine what it would be like to read this in its original black and white version and try to distinguish some things.
Then again, I can also see some panels that would look spectacular in black and white. The devil is in the details.
Panel to Remember
The last panel featuring the turtles when they all pass out at April's place. When they don't have their teeth or eyes showing, the Turtles as drawn here actually look very happy and at peace.
Quotable
"Holy hippo spit." - one guy's cry as he dodges out of the way of the Turtles driving by.
Grades
Words: 8/10
Pictures: 8/10
Buy Next Issue: I'll keep it up for another issue. This is just guilty fun.
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