Publisher's Synopsis
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History is back and bigger than ever with more than fifty pages of additional content, including a chapter on the latest film TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, and thirty collectible inserts. Experience the complete 40-year-long saga of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles—from their humble beginnings as black-and-white comics created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird to their multimillion-dollar breakout success and remarkable longevity as a true pop culture phenomenon. Featuring interviews with key figures in the Turtles' evolution, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History: Revised and Expanded Edition presents the complete history straight from the mouths of co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird—as well as the multitude of creative minds behind the wider TMNT universe of animation, video games, movies, and more. Bodacious and fully comprehensive, this book is the ultimate celebration of four decades of Turtle Power! 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION: Updated to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael, the world's most beloved crime-fighting, pizza-loving reptiles. EXPANDED CONTENT: This expanded edition not only includes new chapters on Rise of the TMNT, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, and forty years of TMNT video games, it also features expanded chapters on the 2014 and 2016 feature films, the 2012 animated Nickelodeon series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the IDW comics series, including the fan-favorite series The Last Ronin. STUNNING IMAGES: Discover rare and never-before-seen images from forty years of TMNT, including behind-the-scenes photos, concept art, sketches, and other gems from the archives. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: Dive into exclusive interviews with key figures from throughout the forty-year history of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, including Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Brian Henson, Fred Wolf, and Vanilla Ice. PERFECT GIFT: TMNT fans and genre film enthusiasts will shout "Cowabunga!" when they receive a copy of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History as a gift. COMPLETE YOUR TMNT COLLECTION: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History: Revised and Expanded Edition joins Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Pop-Up Book and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizza Cookbook Gift Set, both available from Insight Editions.
