Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (universe)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a fictional universe where turtles who have been mutated into humanoids have been trained in ninjitsu and use their powers to defeat villains. It was originally created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird as a comic book series first released in 1984, but quickly grew in popularity into an animated television show, video games, films, and a whole host of other merchandise. It has been rebooted and reworked several times and is a
Personal
I became aware of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the late 1980s because of the animated TV series and first two video games that were released, which I adored. In the TV series, Michelangelo was always my favorite turtle because he was the funniest, but I also appreciated Donatello for being so smart. I continued to be a fan of the franchise into the early 1990s as the films were released and more video games were made, but I never owned any TMNT merchandise beyond the games. By my mid-teens, I stopped caring about the series and I haven't made any attempt to experience any of the later incarnations.
Works
This isn't meant to be a comprehensive list of TMNT products, rather the seminal works and those important to me.
Comics
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (comic strip)
Films
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back From the Sewers
Television
Video Games
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade game)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (home game)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Manhattan Missions
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (Genesis)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (NES)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (SNES)