Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Alpha

One leader rallies the drugged and dispirited captives of a mutant trafficking ring, while another realizes that Humans and Mutants need each other in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Alpha #1. Read Full Review

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Alpha #1 is a blast of an issue, with two great stories that aim to solidify an exciting future for the franchise, appealing to fans new and old. Read Full Review

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Alpha #1 sets the stage for the next wave of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stories, while continuing to build on the foundation of the previous series. One thing's for sure: IDW is set on making sure there's a Turtles book for everyone. Read Full Review

If this is what to expect from Aarons run on TMNT, get ready for a legendary run. Long Way From Home welcomes readers into a world of dwindling hope and dangers with strong writing and art. Monster Island focuses in on the unique and evolving habitat of compatibility with mutants and humans. It should be a steady companion for the lead TMNT series kicking off later this summer. Read Full Review

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Alpha serves as a preview to two upcoming IDW series, a brand new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles run from Jason Aaron and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation from Tom Waltz. And while the bulk of the issue is dedicated to the latter, it's the former that demands your attention. Read Full Review

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Alpha is exactly what it needed to be: a teaser for the direction of IDW's TMNT Universe. Read Full Review

Fer549

Jun 05, 2024

Long Way from home was a great teaser story for Jason Aaron’s upcoming run which has me giving this a 9. Monster island felt more like Sophie Campbell’s turtles which isn’t appealing to me.

Jawnyblaze

Jun 10, 2024

Great issue. The first story was great and I can't wait to see where that story goes. The art was great, very reminiscent of the Eastman and Laird days. The "trapped in a fight club and has to help fellow fighters escape" trope isn't new territory, but I love it in this setting. The second story was also really good, with the horror movie vibes. Anthology-like issues like this rarely hit for me, but this one definitely did.

K-23

Jun 06, 2024

Solid issue with the perfect blend of "something old, something new." I'm really excited to see where Aaron takes the new series and great to see it's a totally original direction while still honoring the previous run's continuity. Waltz's story was really cool too and so happy that we'll have a companion book like Mutant Nation to hopefully give us great side stories like we had in TMNT Universe for our tertiary characters.