‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Reviews

Comic books

Volume 1 (Mirage, 1984-93)

62 main issues, seven “Tales” issues, various miniseries and special issues

Issue 1

Issues 2-4

Issues 5-7

Issues 8-9

“Raphael,” “Michaelangelo” and “Donatello” one-shots

“Leonardo” one-shot and Issues 10-11

Issues 12-15, 17-18

Issues 19-21 (“Return to New York”)

Issues 24-26 (“The River”)

Issues 27-33, 35-37

Issues 41-49

Issues 50-62 (“City at War”)

“Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Volume 1

“Turtle Soup”

“Shell Shock”

“Challenges”

Uncollected short stories

Special issues and crossovers

Volume 2 (Mirage, 1993-95)

13 main issues, one miniseries

Issues 1-13

“Casey Jones: North By Downeast”

Volume 3 (Image, 1996-99, 2011-12, 2020)

26 main issues, one miniseries, two fan issues

Issues 1-8

Issues 9-16

Issues 17-23

Issues 24-25 (fan comics)

Issues 24-26 (official conclusion published by IDW under the title “Urban Legends”)

“Bodycount”

Volume 4 (Mirage, 2001-14)

32 main issues, 70 “Tales” Volume 2 issues, various miniseries and special issues

Issues 1-7

Issues 8-13

Issues 14-19

Issues 20-32

“Tales of the TMNT” Volume 2, Issues 1-18

“Tales of the TMNT” Volume 2, Issues 19-30

“Tales of the TMNT” Volume 2, Issues 31-41

“Tales of the TMNT” Volume 2, Issues 42-53

“Tales of the TMNT” Volume 2, Issues 54-70

“Leonardo” miniseries

“Raphael,” “Michelangelo” and “Donatello” miniseries

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures” (Archie, 1988-95)

72 main issues, various miniseries and special issues

Issues 5-11

Issues 12-20

IDW (2011-present)

Ongoing main series, various miniseries and special issues

“The IDW Collection” Volume 1 (2015; collects Issues 1-12, micro-series Issues 1-5 and “A Lot to Learn”; 2011-14)

“The X-Files: Conspiracy” (2014, six issues; Issue 3 crosses over with “TMNT”)

Movies

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (1990)

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze” (1991)

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III” (1993)

“TMNT” (2007, animated)

“Turtles Forever” (2009, animated TV movie, conclusion to 2003 cartoon series)

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (2014)

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” (2016)

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” (2023, animated)

Television

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” cartoon (1987-96, syndicated, CBS)

193 episodes over 10 seasons

Season 1 (1987, syndicated)

Season 2, episodes 1-5 (1988, syndicated)

Season 2, episodes 6-13 (1988, syndicated)

Season 3, episodes 1-8 (1989, syndicated)

Season 3, episodes 9-21 (1989, syndicated)

Season 3, episodes 22-29 (1989, syndicated)

Season 3, episodes 30-37 (1989, syndicated)

Season 3, episodes 38-47 (1989, syndicated)

Season 4, episodes 1-13 (1990, syndicated)

Season 4, episodes 14-26 (1990, CBS)

Season 4, episodes 27-39 (1990, CBS)

Season 5, episodes 1-11 (1991, syndicated/CBS)

Season 5, episodes 12-22 (1991, CBS)

Season 6, episodes 1-8 (1992, CBS)

Season 6, episodes 9-16 (1992, CBS)

Season 7, episodes 1-13 (“Vacation in Europe” sideseason, 1993, syndicated)

Season 7, episodes 14-27 (1993, CBS)

Season 8 (1994, CBS)

Season 9 (1995, CBS)

Season 10 (1996, CBS)

All posts

Commentaries

Elsewhere

Websites

TMNT: A Collection (tmnt-ninjaturtles.com) (blog and archive) — This site thoroughly chronicles the history of TMNT products of all types, while also providing news of what’s to come.

TMNT Entity (blog) — Mark Pelligrini digs into old and new “TMNT” comics (and other products) with the zeal of a fan and the eye of a critic, and also provides handy indexes to help you with your reading order and filling out your collection.

The Virtual Ninja Turtle Museum (tmnttoys.com) — This site provides a checklist and photos of all Turtle action figures, vehicles, playsets and other toys through the years.

Podcasts

Ninja Turtle Power Hour — Three fans analyze Turtle stories through the years, including the comics, cartoons and movies.

Ninja Turtle Pod

Turtle Power Pod — Two fans review and analyze every episode of the 1987 cartoon series.