Comic Books

Raphael, Michaelangelo, Donatello get ‘TMNT’ one-shots (1985-86)

Although the four Turtle-based one-shots (or “one-issue micro series”) in Mirage “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Volume 1 are all must-haves for fans, only one of them clearly

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‘TMNT’ travels through space, time in Issues 8-9 (1986)

After the meat-and-potatoes ninja action of Issue 1, Eastman and Laird went on a flurry of world building in Mirage “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Volume 1. Issues

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‘TMNT’ Issues 5-7 (1985-86) are out of this world

Even people who market products to consumers for a living can be surprised by what connects with an audience and what doesn’t. Eastman and Laird

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April, Baxter enter ‘TMNT’ fray in Issues 2-4 (1984-85)

After the breakthrough debut issue of Mirage “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Volume 1, the next few issues show what writers/artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird are good

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‘TMNT’ epic begins with Mirage Vol. 1 Issue 1 (1984)

As I journey through the vintage Mirage “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” comics in this 30th anniversary year, I intend to review most of them in

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Love of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ lingers

Out of my Mount Rushmore of favorite entertainment franchises – the others being “Star Wars,” “Buffy” and “The X-Files” – “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” is

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‘X-Files’ comic book feels more like the TV show than ever before (Commentary)

While “The X-Files” has a proud tradition in comic books — enjoying stints at Topps, Dark Horse (one “Lone Gunman” issue) and Wildstorm – it’s

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Comics, TV and movies John is looking forward to in 2014 (Commentary)

These are the comics, TV shows and movies I’m most looking forward to in the year ahead: (more…)

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘River of Chaos’ (1995) (Comic book review)

Princess Leia has enjoyed the spotlight this year as the new “Star Wars” ongoing comic series and the novel “Razor’s Edge” have explored her exploits

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Jedi Academy: Leviathan’ (1998-99) (Comic book review)

Michael Stackpole and Timothy Zahn are the two authors who introduced the most important and iconic EU characters in the 1990s, but ranking a close

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