The 90s 'serious' tone. Muddy white & black graphics, that half the time I had problems telling what I'm looking at. Ridiculous designs (google "TMNT Pimiko"). Swearing and implications that Turtles watch porn. Crossovers with Image that fail to interest me in other series, just waste time and mud the pacing of the actual storyline.
Let's just say that this Volume has a lot of problems. If this wasn't only 25 issues I would probably give up on it early on.
Which is a shame, because if you're willing to power-through it (and you must, this book is continuity-heavy) you'll find some of most original plots in the entire TMNT franchise. Basically, every good character/story in TMNT was re-adapted to death. Vol. 3 is a refreshing exception (due legal issues). It's probably most impressive feat was developing the Turtles in a way no other media did. I don't want to spoil much, but Rath joining the (now 40% less evil) Foot Clan was probably the highlight of the series.
The book ended on the cliffhanger and Mirage decided to write it out of the continuity. And then after almost TWELVE YEARS original creators and fans got together to write a 2-part finally that finished all the plot lines and tied it into events of Vol 4, sorta putting it back into the cannon. It was not official, so they did it for free. If that doesn't prove that the creators had a passion for the project, I don't know what does. It's a 90's book with all of its symptoms, but if you're a TMNT fan, there is a lot to like here.
Disclaimer: During that time Turtles cameo-ed in many Image books. If you ever wanted to check Savage Dragon (or you care about characters Radical & Complete Carnage) you might want to check "TMNT/The Savage Dragon" special and "The Savage Dragon #22" (it's a 2-part story). Rest don't bother unless you're a real Turtle nut.
TMNT Volume 3
The 90s 'serious' tone. Muddy white & black graphics, that half the time I had problems telling what I'm looking at. Ridiculous designs (google "TMNT Pimiko"). Swearing and implications that Turtles watch porn. Crossovers with Image that fail to interest me in other series, just waste time and mud the pacing of the actual storyline.
Let's just say that this Volume has a lot of problems. If this wasn't only 25 issues I would probably give up on it early on.
Which is a shame, because if you're willing to power-through it (and you must, this book is continuity-heavy) you'll find some of most original plots in the entire TMNT franchise. Basically, every good character/story in TMNT was re-adapted to death. Vol. 3 is a refreshing exception (due legal issues). It's probably most impressive feat was developing the Turtles in a way no other media did. I don't want to spoil much, but Rath joining the (now 40% less evil) Foot Clan was probably the highlight of the series.
The book ended on the cliffhanger and Mirage decided to write it out of the continuity. And then after almost TWELVE YEARS original creators and fans got together to write a 2-part finally that finished all the plot lines and tied it into events of Vol 4, sorta putting it back into the cannon. It was not official, so they did it for free. If that doesn't prove that the creators had a passion for the project, I don't know what does. It's a 90's book with all of its symptoms, but if you're a TMNT fan, there is a lot to like here.
Disclaimer: During that time Turtles cameo-ed in many Image books. If you ever wanted to check Savage Dragon (or you care about characters Radical & Complete Carnage) you might want to check "TMNT/The Savage Dragon" special and "The Savage Dragon #22" (it's a 2-part story). Rest don't bother unless you're a real Turtle nut.