Coming off the back of the very successful reboot that ran from 2012 to 2017, which featured probably one of the best versions of the brothers to date blending in elements from every piece of TMNT media out there, from the original Mirage comic books, the 1989 cartoon, the more recent IDW comic books, the movies and everything in between… All done with a sense of pride and reverence for the media that came before it. So when Rise of the TMNT was announced, you bet your ass I was going to cover this closely. I think the only piece of TMNT related content I didn’t do personally on this site was the review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan, which was done by fellow TMNT fanboy Keith Mitchell. I did a top 10 list of the toys I never had as a kid, one of my favorite nostalgic articles I also ranked the movies from worst to best as I led a charge for more TMNT content before Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows arrived in cinemas and I reviewed it. A lot of early content I did on this site was TMNT related. Like I said, I’ve been through a lot as a fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Hell, the reason I can read is because, at the age of 6, my mother bought me a copy of Issue 25 of the Adventures of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Archie comics, a comic book that I still have in my collection to this day! To be honest, I owe a lot to this franchise for shaping me into the person I am today thanks to the long history I have with the original 1989 cartoon series and the lessons it contained. I had the toys, I watched the shows, the movies, and played the video games. During my formative years, I lived for the four brothers in green. I have been through a lot as a fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.