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sean_from_ohio's review
3.0
This companion series to the ongoing is a nice look into the world of TNMT. While it takes place at the same time as the ongoing, it spotlight's each Turtles' solo adventure. The writing by Brian Lynch is consistent with the main series but I'm not sure why this couldn't actually been a part of that series. Its a good book but a blatant cash grab by the publisher.
dave_ex_machina's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Really cool series that should have been included with the main book, the Michelangelo section is by far the standout.
barry_x's review
4.0
I have really enjoyed the microseries, each Turtle has had their own minicomic introducing their character a little more to the main arc. The Raphael story is by far the best leading in to his integration into the rest of the Turtles and his friendship with Casey
bowienerd_82's review
4.0
I'm not up to date on the current series, so the references to what was going on outside this comic went over my head, but otherwise, an excellent set of solo stories for each turtle. I like the Raphael and Michelangelo stories best, but they were all good fun.
samanthabryant's review
4.0
Very quick and enjoyable read. It was fun to see the turtles separately. Might help me keep them straight when my littlest kid wants us to play turtles. :-)
shiregreen's review
5.0
These definitely filled in some of the missing information in the main comic.
nexusgoblin's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 Stars
The next set of Turtles comics my friend let me borrow are the micro-series volumes, which I think technically fall a little later in the actual run but contain some great character building and depth.
This volume focuses on the four brothers, each getting his own issue centering on who they are and what kind of lessons they need in order to become more fully who they are. Raphael’s deals with his first encounter with the artic fox mutant Alopex while out with Casey, which is also my first time reading about Alopex. I adore her character design and her attitude, so I’m definitely looking forward to seeing her in the normal run. The art in that issue is my favorite out of the four, and I loved the details and lightening used. I would say Raph and Leo’s stories are more straight forward both in plot and motivation. Mikey and Donnie are the ones with the fun stories, both dealing with getting out and doing things otherwise closed off to them. They are also the two with the most “feels”, and my favorite pair out out of the four stories.
Depsite this only holding four issues and dealing in what amounts to short stories, I really liked it. They’re not “important” to the overall storyline, but it’s definitely nice to get to know each character better before I get into the meat of the story.
The next set of Turtles comics my friend let me borrow are the micro-series volumes, which I think technically fall a little later in the actual run but contain some great character building and depth.
This volume focuses on the four brothers, each getting his own issue centering on who they are and what kind of lessons they need in order to become more fully who they are. Raphael’s deals with his first encounter with the artic fox mutant Alopex while out with Casey, which is also my first time reading about Alopex. I adore her character design and her attitude, so I’m definitely looking forward to seeing her in the normal run. The art in that issue is my favorite out of the four, and I loved the details and lightening used. I would say Raph and Leo’s stories are more straight forward both in plot and motivation. Mikey and Donnie are the ones with the fun stories, both dealing with getting out and doing things otherwise closed off to them. They are also the two with the most “feels”, and my favorite pair out out of the four stories.
Depsite this only holding four issues and dealing in what amounts to short stories, I really liked it. They’re not “important” to the overall storyline, but it’s definitely nice to get to know each character better before I get into the meat of the story.