Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, called Tales of the TMNT in its later Volume 2 incarnation, is an anthology comic book series published by Mirage Studios, starting in May 1987,[1] presenting additional stories featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and their supporting cast as a companion book to the main Turtles comic series filling in the gaps of continuity in the TMNT universe. It was published in two distinct volumes.
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3. Cover art by Ryan Brown.
The title's first run was from 1987 to 1989, released in alternating months with the regular Eastman & Laird book, with Ryan Brown and Jim Lawson handling the writing and artwork.[2][3]
Although only seven issues of Volume 1 of Tales were published, it provided an opportunity to expand the TMNT character roster to include characters such as Nobody, Leatherhead, Rat King, Complete Carnage, and Radical – most of whom went on to feature in the main title. Tales is also notable for borrowing a unique tradition that originated in Creepy magazine: an opening splash page would feature an introduction by a TMNT character and conclude with the ominous line, "Let me tell you a story". This page also served as a showcase of sorts for a variety of guest artists. The title ceased publication in 1989 when the TMNT became a licensed property. Jim Lawson moved to Mirage's ongoing TMNT series while Ryan Brown shifted toward art and design work for TMNT licensees, including the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures title from Archie Comics.[4][3]
Volume 2 (2004–2010)edit
Sixteen years later, under the direction of Stephen Murphy, a relaunch of the series began publication in January 2004. The new Tales of the TMNT (as the covers read) focused on events that occur throughout the Turtles' lives, including some of the "lost" thirteen years occurring between TMNT Volumes 2 and 4. Issue #25 featured the return of the original Tales creative team of Brown and Lawson. This revived title maintained the tradition of including a "Let me tell you a story" splash page at the beginning of every issue, in homage to its 1980s predecessor. In May 2010, the second volume ended its run with a total of 70 issues, ten times as many as its predecessor.[5][3]
Collected booksedit
The original series' entire run has been collected twice as trade paperbacks, first in 1989 and again in 2007. Each version of the trade features new story contents, with the 1989 collection featuring a new 10-page back-up story at the end written and drawn by Jim Lawson. The 2007 collection features a new 27-page story by Lawson entitled "Spinal Tapped" with this story taking place after issue #7 and a 4-page epilogue by Murphy and Lawson. The 2007 edition does not include the new back-up story from the 1989 collection. Additionally, the 2007 collection also features new opening splash pages, omitting the original opening splash pages completely.
Five volumes of Tales of the TMNT Volume 2 have been collected by Mirage Studios from 2006 to 2008, selecting random issues, or based on linked themes/characters.
IDW Publishing would later also collect issues of both volumes of Tales of the TMNT (reprinted in color) after acquiring the comic book licensing rights from new franchise owner Viacom.
Volume 1:
The Collected Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 1 (Dec. 1989)
Tales of the TMNT: Original Vol. 1 Series Treasury Edition (Nov. 2007, 256 Pages, ISBN0-9787029-9-9, $18 US/ $20 Canada)
Volume 2:
Tales of the TMNT: The Collected Books Vol. One – reprints Tales of the TMNT Volume II #1, 10, 16, 18 & 26 (Oct. 2006; 142 pages; ISBN0-9787029-0-5; $12 US/ $13 Canada)
Tales of the TMNT: The Collected Books Vol. Two – reprints Tales of the TMNT Volume II #5 and all four issues of "Tales of Leonardo: Blind Sight" (Jan. 2007; 142 pages; ISBN0-9787029-1-3; $12 US/ $13 Canada)
Tales of the TMNT: The Collected Books Vol. Three – reprints Tales of the TMNT Volume II #6, 20, 24, 27 and 28 (June, 2007; 154 pages; ISBN0-9787029-5-6; $12 US/ $13 Canada)
Tales of the TMNT: The Collected Books Vol. Four – reprints Tales of the TMNT Volume II #3, 4, 13, 14 and 33 (Sept. 2007: 128 pages; ISBN0-9787029-6-4; $13 US/ $14 Canada)
Tales of the TMNT: The Collected Books Vol. Five – reprints Tales of the TMNT Volume II #2, 9, 15, 17 and 25 (Feb. 2008; 148 pages; ISBN0-9787029-2-1; $13 US/ $14 Canada)
Volume 1+2 IDW Imprint:
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1, Tales of the TMNT Volume I #1–4 + Extras (December 2012)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 2, Tales of the TMNT Volume I #5–7 (April 2013)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 3, Tales of the TMNT Volume II #1–4 (October 2013)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 4, Tales of the TMNT Volume II #5–8 (May 2014)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 5, Tales of the TMNT Volume II #9–12 (August 2014)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 6, Tales of the TMNT Volume II #13–16 (November 2014)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 7, Tales of the TMNT Volume II #17–20 (August 2015)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 8, Tales of the TMNT Volume II #22–25 (April 2016)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 9, Tales of the TMNT Volume II #26–30 (intended for January 2017; seemingly canceled)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Omnibus Vol. 1 - reprints Tales of the TMNT Volume I #1–7 & Tales of the TMNT Volume II #1–8 (May 2018)
Referencesedit
^"Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1". Comicvine. May 1987. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
^Caleb (2014-11-03). "Every Day Is Like Wednesday: Briefly on IDW's Tales of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 3". Every Day Is Like Wednesday. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
^ abcDeRider, Mathias (2018-12-29). "The Failure of Media Preservation and 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'". GeekDad. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
^Hansen, John (2014-03-01). "Rat King, Leatherhead debut in 'Tales of the TMNT' (1987-89)". Retrieved 2022-10-01.
^Hansen, John (2014-04-19). "Mirage resurrects 'Tales of the TMNT' with Vol. 2 Issues 1-18 (2004-05)". Retrieved 2022-10-01.
External linksedit
Official site
Comic cover archive
April 09, 2024
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This article is about the comic book series For the fifth and final season of the 2012 animated series see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series season 5 For the upcoming 2024 animated series see Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles called Tales of the TMNT in its later Volume 2 incarnation is an anthology comic book series published by Mirage Studios starting in May 1987 1 presenting additional stories featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and their supporting cast as a companion book to the main Turtles comic series filling in the gaps of continuity in the TMNT universe It was published in two distinct volumes Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 Cover art by Ryan Brown Publication informationPublisherMirage StudiosFormatOngoing seriesGenreAction adventure science fictionPublication date1987 2010No of issues77Main character s Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesCreative teamCreated byKevin Eastman amp Peter Laird Contents 1 Volume 1 1987 1989 2 Volume 2 2004 2010 3 Collected books 4 References 5 External linksVolume 1 1987 1989 editThe title s first run was from 1987 to 1989 released in alternating months with the regular Eastman amp Laird book with Ryan Brown and Jim Lawson handling the writing and artwork 2 3 Although only seven issues of Volume 1 of Tales were published it provided an opportunity to expand the TMNT character roster to include characters such as Nobody Leatherhead Rat King Complete Carnage and Radical most of whom went on to feature in the main title Tales is also notable for borrowing a unique tradition that originated in Creepy magazine an opening splash page would feature an introduction by a TMNT character and conclude with the ominous line Let me tell you a story This page also served as a showcase of sorts for a variety of guest artists The title ceased publication in 1989 when the TMNT became a licensed property Jim Lawson moved to Mirage s ongoing TMNT series while Ryan Brown shifted toward art and design work for TMNT licensees including the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures title from Archie Comics 4 3 Volume 2 2004 2010 editSixteen years later under the direction of Stephen Murphy a relaunch of the series began publication in January 2004 The new Tales of the TMNT as the covers read focused on events that occur throughout the Turtles lives including some of the lost thirteen years occurring between TMNT Volumes 2 and 4 Issue 25 featured the return of the original Tales creative team of Brown and Lawson This revived title maintained the tradition of including a Let me tell you a story splash page at the beginning of every issue in homage to its 1980s predecessor In May 2010 the second volume ended its run with a total of 70 issues ten times as many as its predecessor 5 3 Collected books editThe original series entire run has been collected twice as trade paperbacks first in 1989 and again in 2007 Each version of the trade features new story contents with the 1989 collection featuring a new 10 page back up story at the end written and drawn by Jim Lawson The 2007 collection features a new 27 page story by Lawson entitled Spinal Tapped with this story taking place after issue 7 and a 4 page epilogue by Murphy and Lawson The 2007 edition does not include the new back up story from the 1989 collection Additionally the 2007 collection also features new opening splash pages omitting the original opening splash pages completely Five volumes of Tales of the TMNT Volume 2 have been collected by Mirage Studios from 2006 to 2008 selecting random issues or based on linked themes characters IDW Publishing would later also collect issues of both volumes of Tales of the TMNT reprinted in color after acquiring the comic book licensing rights from new franchise owner Viacom Volume 1 The Collected Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 1 Dec 1989 Tales of the TMNT Original Vol 1 Series Treasury Edition Nov 2007 256 Pages ISBN 0 9787029 9 9 18 US 20 Canada Volume 2 Tales of the TMNT The Collected Books Vol One reprints Tales of the TMNT Volume II 1 10 16 18 amp 26 Oct 2006 142 pages ISBN 0 9787029 0 5 12 US 13 Canada Tales of the TMNT The Collected Books Vol Two reprints Tales of the TMNT Volume II 5 and all four issues of Tales of Leonardo Blind Sight Jan 2007 142 pages ISBN 0 9787029 1 3 12 US 13 Canada Tales of the TMNT The Collected Books Vol Three reprints Tales of the TMNT Volume II 6 20 24 27 and 28 June 2007 154 pages ISBN 0 9787029 5 6 12 US 13 Canada Tales of the TMNT The Collected Books Vol Four reprints Tales of the TMNT Volume II 3 4 13 14 and 33 Sept 2007 128 pages ISBN 0 9787029 6 4 13 US 14 Canada Tales of the TMNT The Collected Books Vol Five reprints Tales of the TMNT Volume II 2 9 15 17 and 25 Feb 2008 148 pages ISBN 0 9787029 2 1 13 US 14 Canada Volume 1 2 IDW Imprint Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol 1 Tales of the TMNT Volume I 1 4 Extras December 2012 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol 2 Tales of the TMNT Volume I 5 7 April 2013 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol 3 Tales of the TMNT Volume II 1 4 October 2013 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol 4 Tales of the TMNT Volume II 5 8 May 2014 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol 5 Tales of the TMNT Volume II 9 12 August 2014 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol 6 Tales of the TMNT Volume II 13 16 November 2014 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol 7 Tales of the TMNT Volume II 17 20 August 2015 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol 8 Tales of the TMNT Volume II 22 25 April 2016 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol 9 Tales of the TMNT Volume II 26 30 intended for January 2017 seemingly canceled Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Omnibus Vol 1 reprints Tales of the TMNT Volume I 1 7 amp Tales of the TMNT Volume II 1 8 May 2018 References edit Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 Comicvine May 1987 Retrieved 26 November 2015 Caleb 2014 11 03 Every Day Is Like Wednesday Briefly on IDW s Tales of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol 3 Every Day Is Like Wednesday Retrieved 2022 10 01 a b c DeRider Mathias 2018 12 29 The Failure of Media Preservation and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles GeekDad Retrieved 2022 10 01 Hansen John 2014 03 01 Rat King Leatherhead debut in Tales of the TMNT 1987 89 Retrieved 2022 10 01 Hansen John 2014 04 19 Mirage resurrects Tales of the TMNT with Vol 2 Issues 1 18 2004 05 Retrieved 2022 10 01 External links editOfficial site Comic series overview Comic cover archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles amp oldid 1212859281, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
