Tales of the TMNT #52

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• 7.0

  Comics Bulletin - Karyn Pinter

  Nov 14, 2008

  While I haven't fallen in love with the new Ninja Turtles by reading this comic, I have to admit I enjoyed it, although it is obviously aimed at a much younger audience then the twenty-somethings who were around to see the birth of the Turtles. Where some franchises tend to fizzle when they reach the twenty-year mark, if they reach it at all, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has not only survived, but improved. Read Full Review

• 6.9

  IGN - Jesse Schedeen

  Nov 12, 2008

  These Tales issues are generally self-contained. However, it becomes quickly apparent as the issue wears on that the story is too big for one issue. This is both a good and bad thing. I'm pleased to see the team attempting something a little more ambitious, and it gives me a reason to keep checking back in the future. On the other hand, the next chapter of this story is listed as taking place in issue #58. By my calendar that's five or six months away. It seems a questionable decision to leave readers hanging that long. I'm sure I'll enjoy #58 when it finally hits, just as I enjoyed this one. I'm just not sure I enjoyed it so much I'll remember what happened six months from now. Read Full Review