3.5/5 Past iterations of the franchise have always struggled to incorporate the science fiction and fantasy elements together in a way that makes sense, but this story does that so seamlessly! The characters are very much the same, but the plot alone I think makes this a very distinct original take on the franchise.

The reason why this isn't a 4.5 is because 1) there is some cringey dialogue here and there, and 2) even though the issues collected from the main series are penciled by the same artist, the way he draws the characters changes pretty dramatically half way through. It's not a style change, the characters just look VERY off-model compared to how he initially drew them in the early issues (case in point, watch the turtles' heads grow taller and taller as this collection goes on). Also, I'm not an expert on fighting techniques, but there were a lot of times later on in the book where the fight scenes weren't choreographed very well, with characters jumping from one pose or action to the next in ways that either didn't seem physically possible or ignored their pose/position from the previous panel.

If you're fan of the old TMNT or interested in Ninja Turtle comics, this is probably the best Ninja Turtle comic you could buy. HOWEVER. If you're new and uncertain about whether you'd like this book, maybe buy Vol 1: Things Change before spending massive amounts of money on this big omnibus.