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, 2022
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2 comments:
Nicely done.
The kiddo does a good job. Thank you for reading AND commenting.
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