Probably a dumb question
 

:tgrin: I loved all the TMNT movies, Loved both cartoons, I loved the Arhcie comics…. But I have :teek:NEVER:teek: read the original Tmnt comics by Kevin Eastman and Peter Larid!!!!:tcry: I and looking to buy the first 5 or 10 comics… Where is the cheapest place to look??? Do they come in a set???? Thanks!!!!
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The only dumb question is a question not asked.

If you're only interested in reading volume 1 I would say buying the trades instead of the comics is likely the cheapest way to go. I was interested in the same thing and started a thread on the CGC Forum (link below). There's a lot of great information there.

http://boards.collectors-society.com...588653&fpart=1

As to the cheapest place to buy early TMNT comics, there's a plethora of places inlcuding Ebay, mycomicshop.com, and countless others. If you're interested in buying trades the first place I would is Amazon.

IDW has been reprinting the old Mirage comics, here are the first 2 volumes on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Mutant...1613770073/ref
http://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Mutant...161377088X/ref

although it looks like Amazon either has none of them in stock or the books are already out of print because the prices are outrageous and they're only available through marketplace sellers... i don't know what's up with that but it looks like they're unavailable at other online sellers i've checked, too, which either means IDW has let the books go out of print already (which seems unlikely...) or it's just between printings which sometimes causes a blip in availability in comics with smaller print runs. i'd say keep checking Amazon and eBay until they're available like Paratrooper says.

i wish this stuff wasn't so damn hard to get a hold of at an affordable price but it's worth it if you can!

Yeah, thats not a stupid question. I started with the Archie series. So I too never read the original series (except issue 1 and most of City at War).

And those HCs are way to expensive for my budget.