30 review for Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) May 2009 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 FCBD Edition

1. 

   4 out of 5

   Matt Tomerlin – May 17, 2020

   A warm helping of nostalgia, in color as I first experienced it. Other than the tedious Christmas issue with Mikey which interrupts a massive cliffhanger, this is excellent. Onto volume 2.

2. 

   4 out of 5

   Joshua – Apr 26, 2020

   I remember playing the arcade Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at a birthday party in the first grade, beating the boss of the first level, and feeling like an unstoppable sai-wielding turtle-boss. So, obviously, the Ninja Turtles were part of my childhood. I watched the cartoons, I bought the t-shirts, I played the video-games...but I never read the comics. In fact, if you asked me, I probably couldn't have even told you that there were comics or that this franchise had started out in comics. Years I remember playing the arcade Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at a birthday party in the first grade, beating the boss of the first level, and feeling like an unstoppable sai-wielding turtle-boss. So, obviously, the Ninja Turtles were part of my childhood. I watched the cartoons, I bought the t-shirts, I played the video-games...but I never read the comics. In fact, if you asked me, I probably couldn't have even told you that there were comics or that this franchise had started out in comics. Years later I'm browsing the stands of graphic novels at my local comic book shop and I see this book and realize that a major cultural milestone had been founded in my all-time favorite media, and, well, I had to buy it. This collection was wonderful, from start to finish, and while the entertainment of the turtles and their adventures was the main joy of this book, the fun for me as a reader was discovering the original character of the series. The Ninja Turtles weren't the fun-loving scamps that populated so much media when I was a kid, they inhabited a dark world full of revenge, crime, insanity, blood-lust, and murder. The Turtles would actually stab people with their swords and sais and this was a chance to reassess my love for the franchise, or, really, to refocus my attention on the parts that matter. Obvious multi-media artistic endeavors are going to have their differences, but the fun part of this book was realizing that the stories that I thought I knew were drastically different. This was a fun read, and I would recommend this book to any lover of comics.

3. 

   5 out of 5

   BobFish – May 12, 2020

   :)

4. 

   4 out of 5

   Paxton Holley – Jan 29, 2019

   Wanted to read the original Eastman-Laird Turtles books. I read the first 11 issues of the original title with the recolored pages. Never had read these before. They are really, really good. And the artwork was much better than I thought it would be.

5. 

   5 out of 5

   Christoph Weber – Feb 14, 2022

   Nachtrag

6. 

   5 out of 5

   C–O–L–I – Feb 12, 2021

   Con los años que no leía este primer número , aún me sigue gustando. Tremendo issue.

7. 

   5 out of 5

   Aden – May 09, 2018

   Note: I read the entire volume of this which is 300-sh pages, but couldn't find that edition. Note: I read the entire volume of this which is 300-sh pages, but couldn't find that edition.

8. 

   4 out of 5

   Russ – Jul 28, 2020

   Initial story remains amazing, though sadly loses track with turtles in space and dimension hopping...

9. 

   4 out of 5

   Josh Marshall – Sep 15, 2020

   Gritty start to the ninja turtles

10. 

    5 out of 5

    Nick Firis – Mar 02, 2015

    awesome This is a must for any fan. While it is In color it still retains all the grit of the original issue.

11. 

    5 out of 5

    Bryan – Mar 31, 2015

    Great to have Great for any TMNT fan! The colors are great. I still prefer the original black and white comics but amazing to have this right in my pocket where ever I go.

12. 

    4 out of 5

    david – Jul 18, 2015

    Dope Dope was book to, I was like whatttt! Wish it was longer tho, like damn,shredder dies already,but it was dope

13. 

    5 out of 5

    Stephanie Bryant – May 16, 2017

    Pretty good - a bit draggy at the beginning, then about halfway through it picks up and gets interesting.

14. 

    4 out of 5

    Indah Threez Lestari – Mar 10, 2019

    Komik TMNT versi original black n white. No pizza. No Cowabunga. Kucari dan kubaca karena rekomendasi John Campea.

15. 

    5 out of 5

    Jono Schnoor –

16. 

    4 out of 5

    John –

17. 

    5 out of 5

    Chris –

18. 

    5 out of 5

    Matthew Ledrew –

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    5 out of 5

    Simon Scholz –

20. 

    5 out of 5

    Julie Pham –

21. 

    5 out of 5

    Adrian B. Datu –

22. 

    5 out of 5

    Darcie –

23. 

    5 out of 5

    Romi –

24. 

    5 out of 5

    Sean –

25. 

    4 out of 5

    Edward Schurman –

26. 

    4 out of 5

    Bradly M Weber –

27. 

    4 out of 5

    Cynk Napp –

28. 

    4 out of 5

    Kenny Innes –

29. 

    4 out of 5

    Michael –

30. 

    5 out of 5

    Butler1189 –