Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3

Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Cliff Chiang Publisher: IDW Publishing Release Date: October 23, 2024 Cover Price: $4.99 Critic Reviews: 7 User Reviews: 10
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Leonardo is traveling the world in search of peace. All the adventures-good and bad-he's had with his brothers have taken their toll, and he is seeking a new way to exist, leaving the life of New York far behind. On the banks of the Ganges, he has found a turtle colony that shows him a simpler way to be, but even these turtles have their foes. Leo can fend off the poachers easily, protecting his temporary home, but what will he do when a deadlier enemy comes searching for him? Each of these first four issues focus on one Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. In this Leonardo issue, Jason Aaron is matched with fan-favorite artist Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls, Catwoman: Lonely City), whose unique style is a perfect match for this unique TMNT story! more

  • 10
    Nerd Initiative - Matthew Roth Oct 23, 2024

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 brings us to the eye of the storm that our turtles are finding themselves in. Much like the eye of a hurricane, it moves quickly as the ending brings more chaos and sets us up with a grand reunion, moving this story forward. If you are not reading this story monthly, you may just be missing out on one of the best stories about our Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Read Full Review

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    Get Your Comic On - Christopher Mills Oct 28, 2024

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 continues to be a grand start to this new relaunch, with Cliff Chiang being brought on to bring this morbid and darker-toned story by Jason Aaron to life. Leonardo's story is the best one yet, bringing in real raw emotion and touching on very sensitive topics that Aaron handles with great care. The strongest issue yet, with a creative team that I'd love to see return in the future. Give Cliff Chiang a TMNT story! Read Full Review

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    ComicsOnline - Matt Sernaker Oct 23, 2024

    Long story short, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 is an amazing book. It captures everything great about TMNT, and takes full advantage of the comic book medium to tell a captivating tale. Read Full Review

  • 9.5
    Comic Watch - Anthony Bergamini Sep 27, 2024

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 is another great reintroduction to this world, focusing on Leonardo and what makes him who he is, regardless of how far down the rabbit hole he goes. Read Full Review

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    Comic Book Revolution - Kevin Lainez Oct 25, 2024

    As he has done in the previous two issues, Jason Aaron showed he understands the individuality of each Turtle as he focuses on Leonardo being a spiritual character. How that leads to showcasing what makes Leonardo such a badass was awesome to see. Read Full Review

  • 7.0
    Graphic Policy - Logan Dalton Oct 27, 2024

    This Leonardo-centric issue has a lot of navel-gazing with just a pinch of ninja action at the end as Jason Aaron and Cliff Chiang show us what Leo has been up to for the past nine months. Read Full Review

  • 6.5
    AIPT - Crooker Oct 22, 2024

    A step forward in a good direction, but has trouble balancing the character's earnest nature with the serious, grim nature of the subject matter. Read Full Review

  • 10
    Toonstrack Oct 25, 2024

    First off, Leonardo is my least favorite Turtle.

    Now that doesn't mean I dont like him. I love him, as I love all of these characters and always have. I, however, like all the others more in general, with Donnie taking the top spot. So it means something when I say that this issue is my favorite so far. Jason Aarons script serves Leonardo maybe more than any of the others. It just works. There's soliloquy, there's peotry, and there's also bad@$$ery. Its a quiet, thoughtful issue that says a lot without saying much.

    Chris chiangs art is deceptively simple. He focuses on what's needed and showing exactly what needs to be shown. His staccato rendering and deliberate, thick linework cut like the katana blades that this bo more

  • 10
    Jawnyblaze Oct 25, 2024

    Another 10/10, this new series has been incredible. The first part with Leo going to the turtles for "guidance" was hokey, but it was perfect characterization for Leo. It was the right kind of hokey because it's the exact kind of thing Leo would do, taking normal behavior like ignoring him as some kind of sign or lesson. When the action picks up it moves quick and brings the three turtles that have been highlighted so far together and gives them a purpose. The writing is impeccable and the art is good. I'm loving the different places each turtle is in and the character building that is going on. One of my favorite books each month now.

  • 8.5
    daspidaboy Nov 19, 2024

    Jason Aaron's work on Marvel has been a lot of misses, so I had low expectations. Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised. Jason Aaron just gets each of the turtles, and I am excited to see his interpretation on Donatello.

  • 8.0
    derbycomics Oct 24, 2024

    This was great issue, though it was my least favorite of the first three so far for me. Perhaps I had too high of hopes for it as Leonardo is my favorite turtle as we get our third background story from writer Jason Aaron who is joined by Cliff Chiang on art duties.

    I love to see how much Aaron seems to get the individual turtles. Raphael’s sense of isolation while being a loner in prison was spot on. Mikey being an over-stimulated action-star in Japan was true to the character. On paper, Leo isolating himself completely to focus on finding his inner self through meditation also makes perfect sense. Except I was anticipating a slightly different set up than what we got. The fact his story takes place alongside soft-shell turtle more

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