TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES SECRET OF THE OOZE--35TH ANNIVERSARY HC

Celebrate the 35th anniversary of the second live-action TMNT movie in this graphic novel adaptation originally published by Archie Comics in 1991!After the smash-hit success of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie in 1990, the sequel, Secret of the Ooze, was released in 1991. As with the first movie, an adaptation was published by Archie Comics. Now, 35 years later, this new edition allows fans of the series to revisit a long-unavailable part of TMNT history that presents the work in its original art and colors!The Shredder returns and is seeking revenge. He’s looking for the same ooze that originally mutated the Turtles when they were young, but what are his plans if he obtains it? Trying to stop him, the Turtles find themselves in the battle of their lives when two new mutants, Tokka and Rahzar making their TMNT debut, are unleashed! Stephen Murphy is an American comic book writer and editor known for his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. With Michael Zulli, he was co-creator of the critically acclaimed 1980s independent comic The Puma Blues. Alongside fellow Mirage staffer Ryan Brown, he revamped the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures title for Archie Comics, beginning in 1989 with issue #5. In their hands, the comic immediately diverged from the cartoon series into unique new story arcs, often incorporating social, environmentalist, and animal rights themes. It also introduced several new characters of various races and backgrounds, including humans, mutants, aliens, and other anthropomorphic creatures. The stories were often seen as “deeper” and more “serious” than the cartoon. During that period, Murphy co-created the characters Jagwar, Nova Posse, Snake-Eyes, and Sarnath and he united several of the series’ recurring characters as a separate team, the Mighty Mutanimals. He wrote the majority of his work on TMNT Adventures under the name Dean Clarrain.