Everything from the first two volumes of this fun reimagining come to a head in this volume.

Last time, their home was destroyed and their father was taken. Now the brothers must stop fighting with each other to get Splinter back. Enter Shredder to throw a wrench in things. ( )

I know that Eastman co-created the Ninja Turtles and to purists, it may be his illustrations, or nothing. I disagree. I'm absolutely in love with the illustrators they've been hiring for this reboot series, and I love Dan Duncan in particular. He's got a very streamlined style, very cartoony, and it fits because this isn't as violent as the original.

Not that they shy away from violence, or grittiness, there was just a more laissez faire attitude towards killing people. Not so much here. Due to the reincarnation angle, and the slight shift in Splinter being ultra-pacisfict, this makes sense.


I'm reading these out of order, so I knew some of the outcome of this volume. It didn't make it any less fun. Watching the four brothers - and they are reincarnated brothers in this series - is a whole lot of fun. Watching them lost, as they search for their father, brings a sense of urgency to this volume. It's a nice mixture of banter, and action, and sometimes both are fit into scenes, or even panels.

What can I say? I continue to like the origin story, the real life issues they touch upon, and I like how the Foot Clan is realistic - in that people notice them, notice that they're dragging the neighborhood down, and try to do something about it. I always thought people going, oh, nope, nothing to see here, no invisible type ninjas that cameras can't catch was a little unrealistic.

I look forward to reading more of this series, as well as the original series, and anything else I can get my hands on that's similar. ( )