- John Hansen
- February 26, 2014
‘TMNT’ opens sandbox in Issues 12-18 (1987-89)
Coming off what I like to call the “Original 16” of Mirage “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Volume 1— Issues 1-11 plus the five one-shots – I
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- John Hansen
- February 25, 2014
‘TMNT’ gets serious in ‘Leonardo,’ Issues 10-11 (1986-87)
Fans of the first TMNT movie will recognize these next three issues in Mirage “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Volume 1 — the “Leonardo” one-issue micro-series and Issues
- John Hansen
- February 25, 2014
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
- John Hansen
- February 24, 2014
‘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
- John Hansen
- February 24, 2014
‘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
- John Hansen
- February 23, 2014
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
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2014
‘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
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2014
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
- John Hansen
- January 11, 2011
‘Star Wars’ fans: Are you OK with George Lucas rewriting established lore? (TV and movie commentary)
The fictional franchises I like most are the ones that have an ongoing, non-contradictory, canonical storyline — “Star Wars,” “Buffy” and “The X-Files” being my
- John Hansen
- April 19, 2010
‘Angry Video Game Nerd’ is pure nostalgic bliss … and anger (Commentary)
The “Angry Video Game Nerd” (type in that phrase on YouTube or go to his website) uses modern production values (film clips and staged scenes to