I don't know if it was planning or just timing that allowed IDW to publish the relaunch of the Turtles when DC did their relaunch, but I must say that it is in the same style as what DC wanted to do with the relaunch - create a starting point that welcomes new readers and old while giving them something to come back to each month.
So why is it that the Turtles did a much better job at a relaunch than most of the 52 books that DC relaunched?
I'm not trying to knock down DC, I enjoy the books a lot. I'm just very much surprised at how good the Turtle books are. And to think that I had skipped this and was going to ignore it. Then the first two issues were just sitting on the comic book shelf next to each other and then into my hands and then it was over.
I love how things have restarted. I love the little throwbacks and call outs to other Turtle lore. The art is great. I'm down with the story.
My only complaint is the price of admission. I don't like paying $3.99 for a book. My rants about the price of Action Comics and how the story just isn't doing it for me on a month to month basis is leading me to drop it. Turtles is doing the opposite. It is giving me enough to keep going from month to month. As long as it maintains this level, I'll gladly hand out $3.99 a month.
Please don't make me drop this book from my pull list. I like it too much.
Averages for Issues #1-3:
Words: 9.6/10
Pictures: 10/10
Overall Grade Issues #1-3: New and old readers alike, come one, come all. This series has the highest praise from me for new and old readers, or for anyone who has seen anything TMNT related. 10/10.
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