Ultimate Turtles Countdown: Our Top 10 TMNT Comics Ranked!

[@comicpopreturns]

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[@nathanchaffin6380]

'City Fall' actually made me cry, when Leo remembered his mother's face, amazing arc of the IDW run. And I would highly suggest checking out 'Shedder in Hell', that book is baller.

[@EngenBooks]

"Shredder in Hell" is amazing, love that pick -- Matthew

[@thinktankstudios]

I agree that Batman/ TMNT is amazing outside of the multiversal aspect, it's kind of why I feel the animated movie is a near flawless adaptation. It cuts all the fluff and focuses on what made that crossover so unique. We did sadly lose the scene where Batman takes Raph to Crime Alley, which is a Cowabummer, but still.

[@EngenBooks]

"The DC Animated adaptations are all decently on point :)" -- Matthew

[@logan2b]

I’m always a sucker for the Leonardo solo issues with him being my favorite turtle, that original one from the mirage run that has like no text in the snow is so awesome

[@EngenBooks]

"Yeah that might literally be the best Turtles comic ever, sparked off the entire domino effect that returned the Shredder, caused them to go to Northhampton, Return to New York, etc" -- Matthew

[@kurtpetty8534]

The IDW series has been full of memorable issues. Specifically, #44. Donatello being killed by Bebop and Rocksteady blew my mind. Rocksteady’s line, “Didya expect it to look like that under there?” really hit home the gruesomeness of it all.

[@EngenBooks]

"That was a shocking one for sure" -- Matthew

[@PsychoMagnet]

IDW issue #50 is my personal favourite. So much happened in that issue - the Splinter and Foot Clan tournament, Donatello's badass return, the Shredder fight on the roof, Splinter beheading Shredder, etc.

[@EngenBooks]

'Again, awesome pick. The IDW run is full of epic moments like this. :) I may just be a sucker for the Mirage run." -- Matthew

[@ShatteredTrousers]

What a fun episode! 😃 Matthew, you demonstrated remarkable restraint by not talking about how April finds out about her origin as a living drawing. Laird didn't have to write about Renet and April transforming into cockroaches to witness April's creation. He really didn't need to explain in great detail how April and Renet live with the cockroaches, eat with the cockroaches and even mate with the cockroaches. If we are going to make fun of a clown, as Sal put it, I think I'd start with Laird having April exclaim now she knows why they're called "cock-roaches." I'm not the least bit mad, Laird had a story in him and he obviously needed to exercise that particular demon, but as a reader - - whoof! What a cowabungle!

[@EngenBooks]

""cowabungle" is my new favorite word. And yes, those scenes are very much the "scenes from Stephen King's IT we don't talk about" level of 'we don't talk about that' lol"

[@warioskapelli3100]

Issue 150 of IDW’s TMNT has a special place in my heart, not just because it’s a beautiful ending, but because I think it’s Sophie Campbell looking at her time writing the series and going “yeah, you turned out a little different from how I envisioned, but you still deserve to exist”.

[@EngenBooks]

"That one is sitting in my longbox unread, but I'm looking forward to it" -- Matthew

[@warioskapelli3100]

@@EngenBooks it’s great, and a nice capstone to all the trans allegories spread throughout her run. Looking forward to Aaron’s era of TMNT, but I’m really going to miss Campbell.

[@FlossyBottoms]

I think my brother had that same turtles tape. He was the one that grew up on the show, but that scene ran through my head before Sal got to the punchline. Neat!

[@EngenBooks]

"We may need to find those voice actors. They need to be recognized, they wee formational to a lot of our visions of Turtles, lol" -- Matthew

[@roberth.9664]

My favorite issue of TMNT has got to probably be #50 of the original Mirage run. The beginning of the "City at War" arc if only for it being the start of that really good story and art for the scene of the bomb going off is just incredible.

[@Diorm]

It's not Future Shock it's "Forever War" and it has been recently finished. It's a fan comic with the original artist from the Archie era and the original pitch. You should look it up!

[@EngenBooks]

"Forever War" -- THANK YOU. That flub would have bugged the life out of me" -- Matthew

[@TheAlrightSpider-Man]

I like the weird Tmnt stories you guys did a great job

[@marklapage167]

First 100 issues and a lot of the tie in micros of the IDW are the best way to consume the turtles, particularly the city fall stuff from secret history to Northampton is my personal favorite, but all the others are fun too, even the image series, some of its fun if you don’t take anything too seriously and like the turtles in general, are not meant to be taken to seriously

[@joshnunya324]

19:30

[@eduardoperezrubio4965]

I haven't read a lot of turtles, but I did love sophie cambells last issue! Made me want to read the entire IDW run.

[@theram1231]

The Archie TMNT #27 was legit my first comic book ever. That shit was INSANE

[@STRANGEANATOMYBAND]

Sal, please please please do the Return to New York run on Back Issues someday!

[@scuffmane0960]

The fish people issue is insane lol I have to read this

[@jeanief.6036]

Please tell me that the Lovecraft inspired story didn't name the Cat Mutant after Lovecraft's Cat.

[@EngenBooks]

"They did not, thankfully, although now I'll never think of that cat the same way again" -- Matthew

[@jeanief.6036]

@@EngenBooks sorry

[@Sicod79]

Now begins the mission to get James Tynion the Fourth to explain Batman giving the turtles a pass. What was his reason?

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

The Batman/TMNT movie adaptation is perfection. I think its better than the comic in most regards.

[@jakejupiter5905]

The Batman/ Ninja Turtles comic is a good read, but in my honest opinion the animated movie perfected it! One of those rare times the adaptation is better than the original.

[@damiandawson7610]

Yayyy