Masters of the Universe/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles of Grayskull #1 is written by Tim Seeley and published by Dark Horse Comics. Artwork is by Freddie E. Williams II with colours by Andrew Dalhouse and letters by Andworld Design. Main cover art (left) is by Williams and Dalhouse.
Masters of the Universe/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles of Grayskull #1 is available from today, in print and on digital platforms where all good comic books are sold. Grab your digital copy from Amazon Comixology UK right here.
Synopsis
When the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came across Krang and Shredder making a deal with some otherworldly ‘demon-mage’ named Skeletor, things got hella- weird and they ended up in ETERNIA! It turns out, when you mix Ultrom mutagen with demon magic you get a nasty purple poison—and it’s brought Eternia to the brink of chaos. So, Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey are teaming up with the Masters of the Universe to kick some blue boney butt. The only problem is…He-Man is missing in action. Expands on the Masters of the Universe and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle franchises. Four issue series.
Review
Growing up, He-Man wasn’t my thing, but my older brother loved it. So, I ended up watching a lot of VHS tapes of the show and playing with the action figures my brother collected. My generation had the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles craze, and I was all in. I’ve been a fan ever since, watching the shows, the films and even the entire IDW comic book series.
So when I saw a He-Man/TMNT crossover, I couldn’t resist grabbing this to review.
The Turtles are no strangers to crossovers. They’ve teamed up with everyone from Ghostbusters, Batman, Power Rangers and even The X Files and I love a well-written crossover.
“Turtles of Grayskull” throws us into the action after the Turtles, Shredder, and Krang have already been transported to Eternia. They’re fighting alongside Man-At-Arms and his army against Skeletor and Shredder’s mutagen-enhanced forces, all while He-Man is mysteriously absent.
It’s not entirely clear why it was decided to skip the prologue and jump into Eternia battle but by the issues end we’re given more light as to what might be unfolding here and it involved a deepcut TMNT character.
The characters’ designs are all reminiscent of the classic ’80s cartoons, but with a slightly darker edge, fitting the more mature storyline. It’s a good choice, given both shows’ TV origins in 1983 and 1987.
Reading issue one was pure joy though. It felt like the kind of story I would’ve acted out with my toys as a kid, now beautifully brought to life on a grand scale.
“Turtles of Grayskull” is off to a wild start to a long overdue crossover, and I can’t wait for when issue two!
4 out of 5 stars
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