A very, VERY promising debut and one of the most exciting from Marvel in a long time. The fact that they seem to be focussing on a character and setting (a) NOT in New York, (b) outside the U.S, (c) covering politics and social matters and not just earth-shattering evil and (d) the ambiguity of the morality that resembles real life where there are times when it's hard to discern who deserves what and who is truly good or bad because those clear lines start to blur" well it all makes this an incrediby readable first issue that is also very promising.

If you are a fan of the TMNT as a franchise " firstly yes, you should read this and secondly you really, really should give the ongoing a try. I avoided it for the first whole year and looking back I almost regret doing that.

Few have been the books in any form of the medium that have caught me the way this one did and it is an enduring wonder, one that shows no sign of fading anytime soon if this latest issue is any indication.