Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures
#1 was written by
Mathew K.
Manning and has art by Jon Sommariva. This graphic novel features Batman from
the animated television series in the 1990s teaming up with the Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles from the 2012 animated television series. They unite with Bat
Girl and Robin to face off against Shredder, Joker, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow and
others.
Along
with the battles, this funny graphic novel features various hijinks that happen while the heroes interact with each
other and deal with how different their worlds are. If you are a fan of either
group of characters you should find this most enjoyable. I found it worth
reading just to watch Batman eat pizza, which I found funny. The heroes learn
to respect each other and interact in the six issues collected in this graphic
novel. The “serious” Batman character having to play off the more fun-loving
turtles makes any interaction between the heroes groups entertaining.
Especially funny was Batgirl’s reaction to Splinter (a talking Ninja Rat) and
Ice Cream Kitty (a living kitty made out of ice cream) were especially goofy
and entertaining. I enjoyed it.
If you find this
collection enjoyable, you should also like Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Volume 1, Volume 2, and the upcoming Volume 3, which all feature different
versions of the characters crossing over. Those stories focus on versions of
the characters from the DC Rebirth and the current TMNT comic. Those
stories are more mature and also added more characters such as Bane, Alfred,
Damian, and others. Having Alfred deal with the Turtles and Batman at the same
time made for some interesting interactions.
Material was obtained from the
Lochwood Branch of the Dallas Public Library System. The Dallas System has a
far more extensive collection of graphic novels than what I was able to access
in the Plano Library System.
Scott Tipple ©2019
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