Confused About Where to Start? IDW Reprint Guide

*Cipher* · 03-27-2014, 09:09 PM

---------- TMNT Adventures ------------------------

TMNT Adventures is the comic many fans of the cartoon may have been familiar with as kids in the '90s. Published by Archie comics, this series is loosely based on the 1987 cartoon, though it quickly goes in its own radically different direction and is more tightly serialized. Written and drawn by several Mirage staffers, the series still has a fairly large following among fans.

IDW is rereleasing the Adventures series in its own line of reprints, and while it has nowhere near the convoluted publishing history Mirage does, it's still worth noting here:

The TMNT 100-Page Spectacular

Reprints the original three-issue mini-series published by Archie, which is a direct adaptation of the first season of the cartoon. Technically, the Adventures series begins here, though it probably isn't required reading for anyone with a passing familiarity with the cartoon. Also, be warned: This release isn't an actual paperback. It's staple-bound like a regular comic, though with fairly sturdy paper (you can put it on a shelf just fine).

TMNT Adventures Vol. 1-

This line collects the main seventy-some issues of the TMNT Adventures series, plus essential tie-ins, at a rate of four-five issues per volume. The first book contains more cartoon adaptations, while books two and beyond contain storylines completely original to the Archie series.

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That's it. I hope this helps shed some light for new fans. If there are any questions, feel free to drop them in the thread below. Pictures/formatting fixes to come. If anyone has input on how to make this less of a block of text, feel free to suggest it.

Happy reading.

03-27-2014, 09:09 PM	#2
Cipher Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,454	---------- *TMNT Adventures* ------------------------ TMNT Adventures is the comic many fans of the cartoon may have been familiar with as kids in the '90s. Published by Archie comics, this series is loosely based on the 1987 cartoon, though it quickly goes in its own radically different direction and is more tightly serialized. Written and drawn by several Mirage staffers, the series still has a fairly large following among fans. IDW is rereleasing the Adventures series in its own line of reprints, and while it has nowhere near the convoluted publishing history Mirage does, it's still worth noting here: The TMNT 100-Page Spectacular Reprints the original three-issue mini-series published by Archie, which is a direct adaptation of the first season of the cartoon. Technically, the Adventures series begins here, though it probably isn't required reading for anyone with a passing familiarity with the cartoon. Also, be warned: This release isn't an actual paperback. It's staple-bound like a regular comic, though with fairly sturdy paper (you can put it on a shelf just fine). TMNT Adventures Vol. 1- This line collects the main seventy-some issues of the TMNT Adventures series, plus essential tie-ins, at a rate of four-five issues per volume. The first book contains more cartoon adaptations, while books two and beyond contain storylines completely original to the Archie series. --------------------------------------------------------------- That's it. I hope this helps shed some light for new fans. If there are any questions, feel free to drop them in the thread below. Pictures/formatting fixes to come. If anyone has input on how to make this less of a block of text, feel free to suggest it. Happy reading. Last edited by Cipher; 04-05-2014 at 03:59 AM.