As a dark new power rises from the shadows of New York, so does a much darker power return to the city's streets... for revenge. One of the most terrifying villains in the history of comics is back-and more deadly than ever! Returned forever changed by a maddening ordeal beyond imagining, the Shredder is a man out of time, betrayed by all around him, without the Foot Clan, and quite possibly insane. When one of his former Foot prodigies forms their own rival clan with infernal designs on New York, a recovering Shredder must quest deep into the criminal underworld, where enemies both old and new will discover what defiance will bring them at t more
We don't want to go into spoiler territory for this release, but it's great to see the Shredder take center stage in this new TMNT-adjacent adventure. This creative team definitely understood the importance of this character, and Saki's intensity and stature hit the mark at every turn. The pitch for this book already sounded great, but the execution is beyond impressive. Don't miss out on this impressive opening chapter. Read Full Review
This is a great first issue of this TMNT spinoff series. Dan Watters does an amazing job of bringing back one of the most iconic villains of all time. Watters does an even better job of putting Shredder in a new situation that we havent seen him in, the role of anti-hero. The book wastes very little time on bringing the reader up to speed and moves at a great pace. My only detraction is Shredders refusal to take the new high-tech gear they provided him with. However, depending on where the story goes next this can become a non-issue. Read Full Review
Dan Watters and Michele Bandini bring the legendary badass TMNT villain back in TMNT: Shredder #1, and it hits hard. With an outstanding new character design by Mateus Santolouco that both new and old fans of the character will enjoy, Oroku Saki is back for revenge and I'm all in. Read Full Review
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder #1 is a stripped-down, gritty character study of the Heroes in a Half-Shell's greatest nemesis. It's also another win for IDW as they continue to flesh out the TMNT universe. Read Full Review
TMNT: Shredder #1 is an audacious debut for the Turtles formidable nemesis. Dan Watters presents Shredder as a weary traveller, he may have little to say. But actions speak louder than words when Oroku Saki quickly proves he's a razor-sharp and formidable as ever. Read Full Review
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder #1 isn't anything new overall, but feels new for this world and it's done pretty well. While it doesn't quite completely excite, it is an interesting chapter for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Read Full Review
Good art, great writing, good start to a Shredder story. Looking forward to the rest of this run, it feels like it's going to be a great one.
This was a great start for a series I was on the fence with. I haven't liked much of Water's work over at DC but this was an excellent issue. Not only is this a unique direction for Shredder to take but there were also some nice Easter eggs with the worms connecting to the Mirage era. Nice balance of understanding the character while doing something new. If Shredder actually got in that stupid mech suit it would have been the corniest thing they could do, so it was a well played gag to have him just tear it apart.
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