TMNT Volume 1: Issues 16,22, and 23

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I finally read TMNT Book Five after it had been sitting on my shelf for a while.

What the heck did I just read?:lol:

[oldmanwinters]

That's Mark Martin for you... and I don't mean the race car driver.

I actually thought #16 was a farily legitimate take on the Mirage canon. But 22-23 was just a trip! Really, it got bizarre. But again, 16 was fairly consistent with both the artistic and the storytelling style of the late 80s comics.

[VaughnMichael]

Mark Marin is amazing! His stories may be very silly but he's one of my all time favorite artists.

[MrPliggins]

16 was the first Mirage book I ever read..I loved it as a kid. 22 and 23 were a little more weird....But I dunno, there was something about his art style that was pretty cool.

[VaughnMichael]

well it's very close the the orig. eastman and laird art for me that's why I like it, if the stories wernt so wacky, I'd say Mark Martin should be doing the comics.

[discordiatookie]

I'm not really a big fan of the mirage vol 1 'wacky' issues, with the massive exception of Mark Martins stuff. Honestly, i I find these issues absolutely amazing!! One of my favourite TMNT images is the x-ray shot on one of the back covers...

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I thought the part where they become regular turtles was pretty funny.

[oldmanwinters]

Yeah, let me make clear that I do think Mark Martin is a great talent... again I don't mean the race care driver (who is ala great talent at what he does). I just thought his issues were a strange follow up to the Return to New York arc.

His art is great and his storytelling is unique. He has a great knack for humorous bits. Anybody ever read his official parody of the first movie, Green-Grey Sponge Suit Sushi Turtles? I thought that was really funny! Especially since it was Mirage approved!

[Drose18]

So I just read #16 having finally gotten a copy.

Really confused by what I just read. Is there any message or theme that shines through to anyone? I really don't know how to make sense of this issue.

I understand it is somewhat non-canon in a way

https://www.miragelicensing.com/comics/mirage/sixteen/cover.html

[Andrew NDB]

I never really picked up a taste for Mark Martin. Just not my cup of tea.

[oldmanwinters]

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[CyberCubed]

Issue 16 as a stand alone story is really good. It's a fun adventure. Issues 22 and 23 are terrible though.