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April shines in ‘Tales of the TMNT’ Issues 19-30 (2006)

In 2006, Mirage Volume 4 stopped its bimonthly publishing schedule and went to a trickle-out approach, but that same year, “Tales of the TMNT” Volume 2 continued

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Mirage resurrects ‘Tales of the TMNT’ with Vol. 2 Issues 1-18 (2004-05)

For the editors at Mirage Comics, it was both a blessing and a curse that most of their readership got hooked on TMNT through the

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First episode impressions: ‘Fargo’ (TV review)

I have mixed feelings about the 1996 Coen Brothers movie “Fargo”: I can appreciate the craftsmanship, yet it’s also not really my thing, with its moments of

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Series recovers with 4th film, animated ‘TMNT’ (2007)

After a 14-year absence from the big screen and probably a half-dozen near misses at a “TMNT IV” being made, the Turtles finally returned in 2007 with

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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III’ (1993) is saga’s low point

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III” (1993) is so maligned by fans and non-fans alike that it’s possible that snarky blog and YouTube reviews are the only

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‘TMNT’ Vol. 4 Issues 14-19 (2004) explore each Turtle

Volume 2 starts with each of the Turtles finding his own place to live, but they soon come back together again and mostly work as

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‘TMNT’ deals with loss in Vol. 4 Issues 8-13 (2003)

Peter Laird’s decision to have “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Volume 4 unfold at a leisurely pace, reflecting real life rather than an action movie, frustrated a lot

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Laird returns to ‘TMNT’ for Vol. 4 Issues 1-7 (2001-02)

Around the turn of the century, Peter Laird bought out Kevin Eastman’s share of the “TMNT” empire and soon got his second wind of interest

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A rundown of ‘TMNT’s’ special issues and crossovers (1985-2007)

In previous “TMNT” flashback posts, I delved into the short stories, the one-issue micro series and the two Casey Jones series as sources for more

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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze’ (1991) hasn’t aged well

I thought “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze” (1991) was such a cool movie when it came out, largely because of Vanilla Ice.

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