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Rating: 
Summary: Very disappointing
Review: This trade paperback contains the first 4 issues of the now defunct TMNT comic book series by Dreamwave Productions. The worst aspect of these comics is that they are adaptations of the first 4 episodes of the new TMNT cartoon which debuted in February 2003. This was a really bad idea since most of the people buying these comics have already seen those episodes, and would prefer new stories. The comics are written by Peter David, and whatever his merits as a writer may be, he was definitely the wrong writer for this series. He just doesn't get the TMNT. David adapts the episodes and also includes new background material, featuring new characters he created. Some of it isn't bad, but for the most part, these characters are not interesting and serve no purpose to the TMNT. The only good thing about these comics is the art by Lesean. He is a really impressive artist with a cool style. Sadly, he is totally wasted by David. On a series called Arkanium (which no one read), Lesean drew some great, very kinetic action scenes that would've been perfect for the TMNT. Unfortunately, David writes so few action scenes that Lesean is left with little to do. As a huge TMNT fan, I was very disappointed in this series. It had such potential, but it fails miserably. Dreamwave's TMNT was cancelled by issue 7. Read this and you'll know why.
Rating:
Summary: Very disappointing
Review: This trade paperback contains the first 4 issues of the now defunct TMNT comic book series by Dreamwave Productions. The worst aspect of these comics is that they are adaptations of the first 4 episodes of the new TMNT cartoon which debuted in February 2003. This was a really bad idea since most of the people buying these comics have already seen those episodes, and would prefer new stories. The comics are written by Peter David, and whatever his merits as a writer may be, he was definitely the wrong writer for this series. He just doesn't get the TMNT. David adapts the episodes and also includes new background material, featuring new characters he created. Some of it isn't bad, but for the most part, these characters are not interesting and serve no purpose to the TMNT. The only good thing about these comics is the art by Lesean. He is a really impressive artist with a cool style. Sadly, he is totally wasted by David. On a series called Arkanium (which no one read), Lesean drew some great, very kinetic action scenes that would've been perfect for the TMNT. Unfortunately, David writes so few action scenes that Lesean is left with little to do. As a huge TMNT fan, I was very disappointed in this series. It had such potential, but it fails miserably. Dreamwave's TMNT was cancelled by issue 7. Read this and you'll know why.
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