{"product_id":"teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-adventures-compendium-vol-1-9798887240855","title":"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Compendium, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eRelive the animated adventures of the TMNT in these classic stories from the Archie Comics series presented in this oversized hardcover!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe original animated \u003ci\u003eTMNT \u003c\/i\u003eseries debuted in December 1987 and began airing full-time in October 1988 by which time the comic series had already been on sale for two months. The first three-issue series proved so popular that it turned into an ongoing series that would run for 72 issues, multiple specials, and various mini-series. This omnibus aims to collect all of the issues in recommended reading order giving fans of the series a reading experience like never before! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVolume 1 collects the original three-issue mini-series, \u003ci\u003eTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e issues #1-17, plus the short stories \"Zen Million Year to Birth,\" \"The Night of Monsterex,\" \"Metamorphosis,\" \"A Forgotten TMNT Adventure,\" \"Yo-Ho-Ho! And a Bottle of Mutagen!,\" and \"Doomsday Hassle in Banshee Castle.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e is an American comic book writer and editor known for his work on the \u003ci\u003eTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\u003c\/i\u003e series. With Michael Zulli, he was co-creator of the critically acclaimed 1980s independent comic \u003ci\u003eThe Puma Blues.\u003c\/i\u003e Alongside fellow Mirage staffer Ryan Brown, the two men revamped the \u003ci\u003eTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e title for Archie Comics, beginning in 1989 with issue #5. In their hands the comic immediately diverged from the cartoon series into unique new story arcs, often incorporating social, environmentalist, and animal rights themes. It also introduced several new characters of various races and backgrounds, including humans, mutants, aliens, and other anthropomorphic creatures. The stories were often seen as \"deeper\" and more \"serious\" than the cartoon. During that period, Murphy co-created the characters Jagwar, Nova Posse, Snake-Eyes, and Sarnath; he united several of the series' recurring characters as a separate team, the Mighty Mutanimals. Murphy wrote the majority of his work on \u003ci\u003eTMNT Adventures \u003c\/i\u003eunder the name \"Dean Clarrain.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IDW Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51243839815954,"sku":"9798887240855","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cd281cd1-7dac-4eb1-958a-87402f6d5368.jpg?v=1745872834","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-adventures-compendium-vol-1-9798887240855","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}