Teenage mutant ninja turtles is an american comic book series published by mirage studios. Stars of stage, screen, and countless comics including this, the original, they combine humor and action in a way. The teenage mutant ninja turtles franchise has known several major incarnations. Teenage mutant ninja turtles microseries comic read. Tmnt ran under the mirage studios banner from 1984 1995 for 75 regular issues, as well as dozens of mini series, oneshots, and limited series spinoff titles. Mirage studios teenage mutant ninja turtles volume 1 number 1 comes to life in this voice comic. The original teenage mutant ninja turtles movie is still. Teenage mutant ninja turtles digital comics comics by comixology. From their origins on the comic book page to the depths of dimension x and beyond, the pizza. The original teenage mutant ninja turtles movie is one of the most faithful comic book adaptations ever made. This summer, the original heroes in a halfshell make a triumphant return to comics. This is a totally bizarre move and one that essentially disconnects all of the prior 23 volumes in the tmnt vol. Archie comics published the teenage mutant ninja turtles adventures which is the 1987 tv series in comic form.
The series features characters and plot devices from all over the todate tmnt franchise, including. Teenage mutant ninja turtles mirage comic book tv tropes. Antoine puzorelli here named antonio from the volume 3 series by image comics. The complete history of teenage mutant ninja turtles. Villains of all shapes and sizes from the teenage mutant ninja turtles tmnt comic books, its original tv cartoon series and all its other adaptations. Searching for splinter, the turtles encounter the alien androids known as the utroms. The original series that introduced the turtles to the world. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1st series comic books from mirage. When teenage mutant ninja turtles opens in theaters this weekend, one. The teenage mutant ninja turtles first appeared in an american comic book published by mirage studios in.
The first teenage mutant ninja turtles comics series 1984 the original version of the turtles tale, created by kevin eastman and peter laird, is remarkably dissimilar to. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1987 tv series wikipedia. Experience the teenage mutant ninja turtle saga in this totally tubular 23disc set of the original animated series, featuring all 10 seasons in one complete collection. A boys bowl of pet turtles falls into the stench of an underground city sewer.
In the teenage mutant ninja turtles adventures series produced by archie comics, april began as a carbon copy of her animated counterpart from the 1987 tv series, but the writers developed her into a competent warrior after training with splinter. Because of her frequent adventures with the turtles, she lost her job at channel 6 and became a freelance reporter. It is based on the teenage mutant ninja turtles 2012 tv series. The origin of the tmnt refers to a series of events present in most tmnt fictional universes, which ultimately culminate in the mutations of splinter and the ninja turtles. Top 10 original teenage mutant ninja turtles episodes. Its the first new comic version of the turtles to debut since the tmnt franchise was sold to nickelodeon in october 2009. The teenage mutant ninja turtles original animated series ran for 10 seasons from 1987 through 1996.
While the story diverged heavily from the original conception of the teenage mutant ninja turtles with the universe of the original mirage comics, the 1987 television series is largely the most notable and popular incarnation and drove the franchise to the phenomenal status it would achieve in popular culture. The first printings of the original tmnt comics had small print runs that made them instant collector items. Teenage mutant ninja turtles idw publishing wikipedia. So what better than to name their improbable series, teenage mutant ninja turtles. The art evokes the rough 80s style of the original comics, and the writing is fastpaced and fun. With the release of the sixth season of teenage mutant ninja turtles, original series, once again another season that wasnt that long of a season. April oneil is a human female who, in most incarnations, was rescued by the teenage mutant ninja turtles after being attacked by thugs. Peter laird is an american comic book writer and artist. Although it has remained fairly consistent with from one incarnation to the next, there are some significant differences worth mentioning. A thorough look back at the tmnts comic book roots with the original stories plus insightful annotations from cocreators kevin eastman and peter laird.
Teenage mutant ninja turtles originated in an american comic book published by mirage studios in 1984 by eastman and laird. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Beginning with this issue, idw renamed the tmnt vol. In the comic, they maintained splinters human background even when they started publishing original storylines. Conceived by kevin eastman and peter laird, it was initially intended as a oneshot, but due to its popularity it became an ongoing series.
The teenage mutant ninja turtles appear as playable characters in the dc comics fighting game injustice 2 as a part of the fighter pack 3 downloadable content. Michelangelo is highly detailed with an animated design and is a poseable action figure featuring the original comic book collection michelangelo has the likness as seen in the first comic book of the ten age mutant ninja turtles, michelangelo would make a great addition to any teenage mutant ninja turtles collection. Teenage mutant ninja turtles the original trilogy the rise and fall of the tmnt designs duration. Read teenage mutant ninja turtles micro series comic online free and high quality. Created by kevin eastman and peter laird and self published, the comic sold surprisingly well and kicked off the independent sales boom of. Listed for purchase is a 35 years of tmnt original comic book series bonus version of 1st comic book inside. Teenage mutant nija turtles is something i will never forget because it touched me in a way no other series did when i was a kid. The incarnations of the tmnt franchise considered here are. Most versions are similar to outline of splinters tale in the first issue of the mirage comics. In the original mirage comics storyline for teenage mutant ninja turtles, april oneil was a skilled computer programmer and assistant to a famous yet nefarious scientist, baxter stockman. Teenage mutant ninja turtles volume 1 number 1 voice comic. The original incarnation of eastman and lairds teenage mutant ninja turtles, and the one that got the ball rolling.
They land on splinter, a penniless but powerful ninja master who lives in the muck. Tmnt ultimate collection series penguin random house. Despite the fact that the tmnt were winning fans on a daily basis at this point with an animated series and toy line that were both impossible to escape, the movie chose to go back to the original. Top 10 original teenage mutant ninja turtles episodes ign. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 gocollect comics. Four teenage mutant ninja turtles emerge from the shadows to protect new york city from a gang of criminal ninjas. After the unexpected success of their first issue, kevin eastman and peter laird continued expanding their universe in a somewhat haphazard manner, both in the regular series and complementary books such as tales of the. She helped program his mouser robots but, after discovering baxter was using them to burrow into bank vaults, she fled his workshop.
A thorough look back at the tmnt comic book roots with the original stories plus insightful annotations from cocreators kevin eastman and peter laird. Recently i was informed about a ninja turtles appearance in a comic book that i hadnt previously known about. V ongoing tpb series reborn and restarted the volume numbering at vol. Teenage mutant ninja turtles original series, season 6. Kevin eastman and peter laird thought they were making a joke about the countless mutant and kungfu heroes in comics. Theyve managed to update the admittedly absurd concept of the teenage mutant ninja turtlesand created a new series with a new mythology that kids and adults alike can enjoy. It was given away at the 2014 san diego comic con and retells teenage mutant ninja turtles issue 1 mirage. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1st series comic books from. Teenage mutant ninja turtles classic series 19871990.
Teenage mutant ninja turtles cocreators peter laird and kevin eastman later admitted that they didnt like this animated series for many reasons, including the change of tone from the comic book going from serious to more comedic in the animated series, making the characters and story lines more family friendly, the extra characters that. The initial creative team consisted of tmnt cocreator kevin eastman, who. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. Tang shen, karai, the purple dragons, the utroms, the triceratons, the rat king. Teenage mutant ninja turtles is an american comic book series published by mirage studios, featuring the characters of the same name, with a 30year run from 1984 to 2014. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 35 years of tmnt action. Like many tmnt fans, i was introduced to the turtles by the original animated series and toyline that. This includes the villains of the usagi yojimbo comics as well, due to the multitude of crossovers the two franchises have had.
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