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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection #11
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection, Volume 11
Presenting the complete TMNT stories in recommended reading order, including one-shots, crossovers, and event series. Everything a beginner could need, everything a diehard could want.
Discover the secret origins of the Triceratons: how they began on Earth, what that means for their return, and how they successfully rebelled against their Utrom captors! After a millennia away from home, the Triceratons are at last free to return home. They come in peace, but how will the world react to a Triceraton "invasion" in the heart of New York City? About how you would expect, especially when the Earth Protection Force gets involved. As the three-pronged attack begins in earnest, it's up to the Turtles to stop the conflict before it escalates into all-out war!
Then, various groups jockey for control in New York, each with their own agendas and goals. But there is one who doesn't care about power or victory, only chaos... the Rat King! Will the TMNT be able to stop him from doing the unspeakable?
Collects Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe issues #16-22, issues #76-84 of the ongoing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, and Macro-Series: Donatello .
Discover the secret origins of the Triceratons: how they began on Earth, what that means for their return, and how they successfully rebelled against their Utrom captors! After a millennia away from home, the Triceratons are at last free to return home. They come in peace, but how will the world react to a Triceraton "invasion" in the heart of New York City? About how you would expect, especially when the Earth Protection Force gets involved. As the three-pronged attack begins in earnest, it's up to the Turtles to stop the conflict before it escalates into all-out war!
Then, various groups jockey for control in New York, each with their own agendas and goals. But there is one who doesn't care about power or victory, only chaos... the Rat King! Will the TMNT be able to stop him from doing the unspeakable?
Collects Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe issues #16-22, issues #76-84 of the ongoing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, and Macro-Series: Donatello .
392 pages, Hardcover
First published October 13, 2020
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November 18, 2025
(A-) 80% | Very Good
Notes: Review pending re-read. Individual reviews for included volumes can be found here:
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe, Volume 4: Home
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume 19: Invasion of the Triceratons
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe, Volume 5: The Coming Doom
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume 20: Kingdom of Rats
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Macro-Series
Notes: Review pending re-read. Individual reviews for included volumes can be found here:
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe, Volume 4: Home
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume 19: Invasion of the Triceratons
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe, Volume 5: The Coming Doom
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume 20: Kingdom of Rats
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Macro-Series
February 20, 2021
Wow! A great volume. The fallout with the Triceratons is clutch, and involves some fascinating and emotionally intense moments between the turtles and splinter. The Universe stuff was awesome too. Later, we’re treated to a pantheon story involving the rat king that’s (get this) actually good. The last issue, a Donatello one shot, is also phenomenal. All in all, this was consistent and exciting. Definitely still love this series.
Only one volume left, for now!!
Only one volume left, for now!!
April 25, 2025
I was left feeling underwhelmed with the last two volumes but I found this one highly enjoyable with the Triceraton Invasion arc. I’m excited to get back into the series
January 23, 2021
Took a bit of time to build up the foundation of the story but once it got going in the second half, I really enjoyed it.
November 16, 2020
The only thing that could pull we away from my Sandman universe readathon is the next IDW hardcover of the TMNT ongoing series. This is still the best way to read the TMNT series if your okay with being behind to read everything collected inchronological order. This was good and I am eagerly waiting for the release of volume 12 (Current release date is February 2021)
February 24, 2021
There are some great stories in here, but the same problems I had in previous stories continue to pop up here as well. The book collects everything related to the Triceratons' return to Earth after the death of General Krang, and while the plot of this is exciting, I was drawn to the side stories more (which, when given a decent page count, were fantastic).
Chris Mowry starts the collection with a story showing how the Triceraton's began their rebellion against their Utrom masters. The Triceratons start out as just a proud warrior race of dinosaur clones, but once they discover their race could have been more than that and how the Utroms have crippled them, they turn from mere soldiers into righteous crusaders. The plot of this story is excellent, but the quiet moments when the Tricertaton soldiers let their guards down around their partners and allow themselves to be vulnerable and emotional were equally moving.
The Triceratons' return written by Eastman and Waltz is exciting, but its climatic showdown between the Turtles and Splinter doesn't live up to its potential and I think that's due to how Eastman and Waltz have handled Splinter's character since he took control of the Foot Clan. Splinter used to be one of the most complex characters in this series, struggling between revenge and wanting to keep his children safe, but since taking over the Foot Clan the writers neglected to explain why he's leading the Foot the way he is. I'm not opposed to Splinter having a more sinister streak, but without that context Splinter actions don't feel like a progression or evolution of his character. He just feels out of character and the conflict he has with his sons feels hollow.
Paul Allor writes one hell of a political thriller as Donatello tries to help the Tricertons and the Utroms create a truce on Burnow Island. There's some surprising twists and a somber ending that will no doubt have huge ramifications down the road.
After everything with the Triceratons wraps up (for now), Eastman and Waltz take us back to the main book with another story about The Pantheon and Rat King...and it is just as pointless and unnecessary as the Casey & April book so many volumes ago. The Turtles' journey has absolutely *NOTHING* to do with how they resolve the conflict with Rat King. It's just an excuse the writers made up so they could introduce more paper thing characters. It does a decent job establishing Rat King as the Loki analog to this group of immortals, but they have done such a horrible job with this Pantheon subplot that I could not care less. I hope it resolves sooner rather than later.
I'm 11 omnibuses into IDW's TMNT series and its hard at this point not to see the flaws. That's not to say there aren't any good stories in this collection (there most certainly are), the main book is just in desperate need of fresh blood. It's my understanding Sophie Campbell takes over the book at issue 100. I've still got another omnibus or 2 before I reach that milestone, but I'm willing to stick around for it. Here's hoping this series can turn things around.
Chris Mowry starts the collection with a story showing how the Triceraton's began their rebellion against their Utrom masters. The Triceratons start out as just a proud warrior race of dinosaur clones, but once they discover their race could have been more than that and how the Utroms have crippled them, they turn from mere soldiers into righteous crusaders. The plot of this story is excellent, but the quiet moments when the Tricertaton soldiers let their guards down around their partners and allow themselves to be vulnerable and emotional were equally moving.
The Triceratons' return written by Eastman and Waltz is exciting, but its climatic showdown between the Turtles and Splinter doesn't live up to its potential and I think that's due to how Eastman and Waltz have handled Splinter's character since he took control of the Foot Clan. Splinter used to be one of the most complex characters in this series, struggling between revenge and wanting to keep his children safe, but since taking over the Foot Clan the writers neglected to explain why he's leading the Foot the way he is. I'm not opposed to Splinter having a more sinister streak, but without that context Splinter actions don't feel like a progression or evolution of his character. He just feels out of character and the conflict he has with his sons feels hollow.
Paul Allor writes one hell of a political thriller as Donatello tries to help the Tricertons and the Utroms create a truce on Burnow Island. There's some surprising twists and a somber ending that will no doubt have huge ramifications down the road.
After everything with the Triceratons wraps up (for now), Eastman and Waltz take us back to the main book with another story about The Pantheon and Rat King...and it is just as pointless and unnecessary as the Casey & April book so many volumes ago. The Turtles' journey has absolutely *NOTHING* to do with how they resolve the conflict with Rat King. It's just an excuse the writers made up so they could introduce more paper thing characters. It does a decent job establishing Rat King as the Loki analog to this group of immortals, but they have done such a horrible job with this Pantheon subplot that I could not care less. I hope it resolves sooner rather than later.
I'm 11 omnibuses into IDW's TMNT series and its hard at this point not to see the flaws. That's not to say there aren't any good stories in this collection (there most certainly are), the main book is just in desperate need of fresh blood. It's my understanding Sophie Campbell takes over the book at issue 100. I've still got another omnibus or 2 before I reach that milestone, but I'm willing to stick around for it. Here's hoping this series can turn things around.
June 18, 2021
The Short Answer
Another solid continuation of the IDW Turtles series. This is a consistently above average collection that never really shines, but also never really stinks either. It moves all the stories along well enough to keep me excited for the series, but outside of some fun with the Toad Baron and Manmoth there isn't much that stands out in this collection.
The Long Answer
I've really been enjoying this incarnation of the Ninja Turtles. For the most part it's brilliant fun, but there have been some real duds as well, such as last volume's The Trial of Krang. The Trial of Krang was so bad that if I'd been buying single issues I may have quit the series at that point, but it was thankfully followed up by an excellent Ghostbuster crossover that was one of the high points of the series. In this volume there is nothing anywhere near as bad as the Krang Trial, but there's also nothing as good as the second Ghostbusters crossover.
It starts with the Triceraton invasion of Earth, which is a fun story, but it feels under developed. I know IDW likes to keep most of their story arcs contained within a single trade paperback, but that doesn't always work, and here it's a huge problem. I won't get into spoilers, but it starts too fast, then ends just as it starts to get interesting. It's still fun, but after seeing the how cool the 2012 TMNT series could make a Triceraton invasion, this is a bit of a letdown.
The aftermath to the invasion is a bit more interesting, but it's very much a side story. And then we get to have some fun with the Toad Baron and Manmoth as the Turtles try and take on The Rat King. This is by far the highlight of the book, but aside from Mikey hanging out with Manmoth, it also never quire soars, which is too bad because this storyline has so far been my favourite.
There are a few other short stories here sprinkled from the Universe series, and it wraps up with a Donatello one off which is pretty good. But while this volume will be as essential as all the others to keeping up with the story, it's really just filler while we get ready for the (hopefully) more interesting stuff to come.
Another solid continuation of the IDW Turtles series. This is a consistently above average collection that never really shines, but also never really stinks either. It moves all the stories along well enough to keep me excited for the series, but outside of some fun with the Toad Baron and Manmoth there isn't much that stands out in this collection.
The Long Answer
I've really been enjoying this incarnation of the Ninja Turtles. For the most part it's brilliant fun, but there have been some real duds as well, such as last volume's The Trial of Krang. The Trial of Krang was so bad that if I'd been buying single issues I may have quit the series at that point, but it was thankfully followed up by an excellent Ghostbuster crossover that was one of the high points of the series. In this volume there is nothing anywhere near as bad as the Krang Trial, but there's also nothing as good as the second Ghostbusters crossover.
It starts with the Triceraton invasion of Earth, which is a fun story, but it feels under developed. I know IDW likes to keep most of their story arcs contained within a single trade paperback, but that doesn't always work, and here it's a huge problem. I won't get into spoilers, but it starts too fast, then ends just as it starts to get interesting. It's still fun, but after seeing the how cool the 2012 TMNT series could make a Triceraton invasion, this is a bit of a letdown.
The aftermath to the invasion is a bit more interesting, but it's very much a side story. And then we get to have some fun with the Toad Baron and Manmoth as the Turtles try and take on The Rat King. This is by far the highlight of the book, but aside from Mikey hanging out with Manmoth, it also never quire soars, which is too bad because this storyline has so far been my favourite.
There are a few other short stories here sprinkled from the Universe series, and it wraps up with a Donatello one off which is pretty good. But while this volume will be as essential as all the others to keeping up with the story, it's really just filler while we get ready for the (hopefully) more interesting stuff to come.
September 2, 2025
This was brilliant. The previous volume had been alright but felt a bit formulaic and it dragged on a bit long. Here we see the fallout to the war reach Earth in a huge way.
Having them come to Earth and the events that took place was an excellent action packed story but what I really loved was seeing the history of the Triceratons and how they rose from the tyranny they'd been under all their lives. This kind of storytelling is what has made IDW's T.M.N.T my favourite incarnation of the franchise.
Once again Splinter gave me reason after reason to hate his guts. Take away the one moment where he was proud of Donatello and I didn't see one redeemable act from him.
As for the turtles, they all had their moments to shine in different scenarios, in particular Raph in the home of Baron Von Toad. Speaking of, keeping up with the machinations of the Pantheon will make for some intriguing stories going forward and I'll be interested to see how each brother handles that as I get closer to where I left off the books in single issues.
The last volume wasn't great, this I could be nudged into saying it was perfect. It felt longer than the last couple of books but maybe I was just taking my time as I soaked up each new plot point. Either way I loved it and look forward to seeing what happens next
Having them come to Earth and the events that took place was an excellent action packed story but what I really loved was seeing the history of the Triceratons and how they rose from the tyranny they'd been under all their lives. This kind of storytelling is what has made IDW's T.M.N.T my favourite incarnation of the franchise.
Once again Splinter gave me reason after reason to hate his guts. Take away the one moment where he was proud of Donatello and I didn't see one redeemable act from him.
As for the turtles, they all had their moments to shine in different scenarios, in particular Raph in the home of Baron Von Toad. Speaking of, keeping up with the machinations of the Pantheon will make for some intriguing stories going forward and I'll be interested to see how each brother handles that as I get closer to where I left off the books in single issues.
The last volume wasn't great, this I could be nudged into saying it was perfect. It felt longer than the last couple of books but maybe I was just taking my time as I soaked up each new plot point. Either way I loved it and look forward to seeing what happens next
June 6, 2023
The first two thirds of this volume focuses on the history of the Triceratons, starting as thralls for Krang's imperial conquests to them learning about their origin as having originally come from Earth. The Triceratons lead a small scale invasion of Earth (well mostly just New York City), and the Turtles naturally get involved. However, upon learning that the Triceratons are just a group of homeworld-less refugees, the Turtles decide to help out. But Bishop has other plans, and the conflict escalates rapidly. Unexpectedly, Splinter and the Foot Clan ally themselves with Bishop to fight the Triceratons, leading to conflict between the TMNT and their own dad. While family feuds can be great source of dramatic tension, I couldn't help but feel that Splinter was being forcibly written as an antagonist here. The last third of the volume focuses on the return of the Rat King. The action sequences are top notch here, especially when Leo takes on the Rat King in an astral plane.
This volume was mostly just okay. Entertaining and easy to get through, but the whole time I couldn't help but think that the '03 animated series did the Triceraton invasion way better.
This volume was mostly just okay. Entertaining and easy to get through, but the whole time I couldn't help but think that the '03 animated series did the Triceraton invasion way better.
May 18, 2023
Hasta aquí llegamos de la lectura de estos tomos con mi membresía de kindle, pensé que me daría tiempo pero leí muchos cómics y me quedé a tres tomos de terminar esta historia.
Este tomo me gustó bastante. Tenemos una continuación directa con lo que vimos sobre el juicio de Krang, ahora los triceraptrones tienen un planeta: la tierra. Lamentablemente también lo habitan los humanos y al llegar se desata una guerra.
Me gustó que la trama en este tomo fue un poco más oscura y más política. Vimos alianzas y traiciones y de hecho los protagonistas en realidad no aparecieron mucho.
Después de 80 números, son muchos los personajes que han aparecido en esta serie que no todos tienen tiempo de viñeta. Tenía rato que no veíamos a Casey y no se diga de Karai.
Si entusiasma leer lo que sigue y ver cómo la relación entre el Foot Clan y las tortugas sigue fracturada es muy interesante. ¿Se arreglará? ¿Se romperá más?
Este tomo me gustó bastante. Tenemos una continuación directa con lo que vimos sobre el juicio de Krang, ahora los triceraptrones tienen un planeta: la tierra. Lamentablemente también lo habitan los humanos y al llegar se desata una guerra.
Me gustó que la trama en este tomo fue un poco más oscura y más política. Vimos alianzas y traiciones y de hecho los protagonistas en realidad no aparecieron mucho.
Después de 80 números, son muchos los personajes que han aparecido en esta serie que no todos tienen tiempo de viñeta. Tenía rato que no veíamos a Casey y no se diga de Karai.
Si entusiasma leer lo que sigue y ver cómo la relación entre el Foot Clan y las tortugas sigue fracturada es muy interesante. ¿Se arreglará? ¿Se romperá más?
January 23, 2025
Man, reading this is getting more and more tedious with each passing volume. For me, this series peaked with the defeat of Shredder, I was still sorta into it but way less so with all the Krang stuff, and now I’m all but checked out of all this Triceraton and Pantheon nonsense. I’m not embarrassed to say that I’m much more of a casual fan that prefers his Ninja Turtles to be way more street level than this, and I’m not sure I’ll be getting that back until I get to the reboot that started last year. Oh well, I’m still gonna see this through to the end, because I’m at least still invested enough to see if it picks up.
March 12, 2025
Triceratons and Immortal Trials
This series has done a spectacular job of every new story and character development feeling so natural and like they were always destined to hit the next exciting spot it reached. This was the first collection that did not feel like everything was leading up to it and as natural.
That being said, the Triceratons figuring out their place on Earth, as well as the Immortals appearances and handling is all very interesting!
Some real stand out solo stories, for example with Donatello, here.
Still consistently solid, if the most wandering.
This series has done a spectacular job of every new story and character development feeling so natural and like they were always destined to hit the next exciting spot it reached. This was the first collection that did not feel like everything was leading up to it and as natural.
That being said, the Triceratons figuring out their place on Earth, as well as the Immortals appearances and handling is all very interesting!
Some real stand out solo stories, for example with Donatello, here.
Still consistently solid, if the most wandering.
January 4, 2025
Average. And not the type of average that’s average-average, but the type of average that’s between-two-extremes-average. One foot in boiling water, one in freezing water average. Good bit of totally tubular, good bit of mondo bogus average. Guess you get that in the mish-mash of authors and artists (still, Eastman reigns supreme); but hey, that’s a summary of how comic series are written. Par for the course.
April 11, 2025
Man do I wish I could give out half stars on Goodreads. Cause this was the most 3.5 star book I’ve ever read.
Artwork throughout was just passable at best, and the main storylines were mixed.
However, I actually quite liked a lot of the side story stuff that was included (TMNT Universe), they outshone a lot of the main material. So given how much of this book was made up of TMNT Universe content, I decided to go with 4 stars.
Also if you’re a big fan of action, this has a lot of it.
Artwork throughout was just passable at best, and the main storylines were mixed.
However, I actually quite liked a lot of the side story stuff that was included (TMNT Universe), they outshone a lot of the main material. So given how much of this book was made up of TMNT Universe content, I decided to go with 4 stars.
Also if you’re a big fan of action, this has a lot of it.
July 25, 2024
I really struggle on how to rate this book. Looking at it flat out all of these volumes are good. But this one jumps quite quickly between interesting and cool stories following the rat king and other big plot lines, and the triceraton invasion, something that just doesn't interest me in how it's written.
A real review would give it 3 stars, but Casey's face is on the cover sooo...
A real review would give it 3 stars, but Casey's face is on the cover sooo...
February 2, 2025
A solid installment
This volume feels a bit more grounded in that it's on earth and doesn't involve aliens. There are mystical elements with the rat king and his family but they work much better than usual. I think the metaphors story works best - they approach him with a star trek philosophy of what is life/an individual and how he reflects on Donatello as a character.
This volume feels a bit more grounded in that it's on earth and doesn't involve aliens. There are mystical elements with the rat king and his family but they work much better than usual. I think the metaphors story works best - they approach him with a star trek philosophy of what is life/an individual and how he reflects on Donatello as a character.
January 2, 2024
amazing
The last couple of volumes didn’t hold my attention as much as the first several but this one has me back. I dont find the immortals super interesting, but interpersonal and intrapersonal stuff is always compelling.
The last couple of volumes didn’t hold my attention as much as the first several but this one has me back. I dont find the immortals super interesting, but interpersonal and intrapersonal stuff is always compelling.
November 10, 2024
We are back in this. A pantheon story that is pretty compelling, a pretty strong narrative about the Triceratons, and a very fun Donatello story. Not as earth shattering as some of the other volumes, but also like, consistently great.
January 20, 2021
This series is consistently good. Great ideas and execution. Really fun to see a nuanced take on characters that were initially only developed to look cool.
September 22, 2023
The origin story of the Tricerations was cool. War in New York is rampant in this volume. Looking forward to the next volume.
March 18, 2024
I love where they've taken the series. Bold new territory
July 6, 2024
TMNT vol. 11
Can't get enough of the TMNT. The artwork itself is great. The story line always leaves you guessing what will happen next.
Can't get enough of the TMNT. The artwork itself is great. The story line always leaves you guessing what will happen next.
February 12, 2025
okay at best, 3 stars all the way
February 22, 2025
Solid volume, my favorite part being the focus on the triceritons and their entire plotline.
April 8, 2025
The Triceraton invasion was good stuff. Still have mixed feelings about where Splinter is with the Turtles at this point.
January 11, 2021
A story loosely inspired by 'I, Monster' can't hold a candle to the original TMNT story it imitates, and Splinter continues to miss his archetypal mark; The series continues to drift into mediocrity.
Only saving grace is some of the originality in the invasion arc, but even there they fall short of the unconstrained, genreless TMNT of old.
Only saving grace is some of the originality in the invasion arc, but even there they fall short of the unconstrained, genreless TMNT of old.
July 1, 2022
The tension between the Triceratons and Utroms was nicely established. The development of each character and the dynamics of the group come together nicely, as well. The content of these stories felt a little “out there,” but still a solid volume in the series.
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