Abyss, on 13 November 2024 - 02:50 PM, said:
Humble Bundle has got a second phase TMNT bundle, with the rest of the IDW run plus the newer LAST RONIN LOST YEARS run, and the animated show adaptation, AND.... and this is the chef's kiss of the package... the Omnibus collections of the original started-it-all Eastman n Laird black n white series (all ebooks).
For $40ish you can get EVERYTHING, the original IDW vols 1-15 bundle and the new stuff. It's an insanely good deal if you're even a little into or interested in the characters. I bought the first bundle on a whim, this new set (you can buy just the new stuff, $18ish) was an instant purchase.
Am presently at vol 12 of the original IDW set... if i went back in time and told 20yo me that he/i will one day be deeply invested in Donatello's rivalry with his own robot clone, riveted by two pages of Michelangelo fighting Master Splinter over the fate of some ninja trainees, and sympathetic to usually hardcase Raphael, he/i would have smacked me stupid with a Singing Fish.
Just Finished the original IDW vols 1-15. which lined up w floppy #100 of the IDW run. Great finale, brought together EVERYTHING to that point, and it was a LOT. Heavier end than i was expecting for the general tone of the book but very much sticks the landing.
I was a bit hesitant to start the next run, w new (to me) writer Sophie Campbell replacing original co-creator Kevin Eastman on the writing as well as doing some of the art. Three vols in, yeah, she got this. The transition is seamless, and while some supporting cast are shuffled, none of it feels off, w the Turtles very much in character but a bit affected by events in Eastman's run, and characters who got a lot of focus in Eastman's run still present but sidelined for some new faces that bounce really well off the MCs (there are some who have very much a Next Generation vibe that is just ridiculous and perfect). Art team took a few issues to hit their stride but by the time Raphael is motorcycle racing, Leo is ninja running across rooftops, and Mikey is engaging in Jem and the Holograms cosplay, they got this just fine. The new setting, which i really can't explain w/out major spoilers, gives them so much good stuff to work with. Interestingly Don, who got a LOT of really fun on panel time in Eastman's run, is somewhat lower profile here so far, but there are hints he has a slow boil story that should hit nicely if it goes where i think (or wherever.... like i said, Campbell's clearly got this and knows what she's doing... ffs she made an utterly ridiculous death metal music Battle of the Bands work rivetting and not just because Rocksteady, Bebop and their pet anthropomorphic velociraptor drummer/weapons master Anchovy were the opposition).
All of which is to say, if you're a comics fan and even a little interested in TMNT for nostalgia or otherwise, the current Humble Bundle is an absolute steal and worth every penny.
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