20 May, 2025

TMNT Volume 1 Bookshelf: IDW Publishing


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 Here is a list of shelf-friendly collected editions of stories from the Volume 1 era of Mirage Studios’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Due to there being a high number of releases, this list focuses on the books released after Peter Laird sold the TMNT property to Viacom. For a list of the various collected editions put out before the sale, see:

TMNT Volume 1 Bookshelf: Mirage Studios, First Publishing and Heavy Metal

IDW first collected the Volume 1 era across a variety of different titles. This list orders those books based on the Volume 1 Story List. The Color Classics series and the short-lived digital-only Black and White Classics series are not included, but for quick reference the former featured colourised versions of (Vol. 1) #1-21, 48-62 and the four micro-series across several different releases. The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 7 has also been omitted as it is a collection of covers and other artwork, but does not contain any stories.

Beginning in 2022 IDW took a second stab at collecting the era with the Compendium series and these volumes are placed at the end of the list.

Like the Story List, any non-canon stories that were written to be part of the main Mirage continuity are listed in blue. Other non-canon stories are listed in red. Short stories are indicated with “(short)” after their name and colour stories with “(colour)”.

* - indicates reprinted story differs notably from the original version in some way. Details are provided in the notes.

All books were also released digitally unless indicated otherwise.


The Ultimate
Collection,
Vol. 1

Hardcover, 2011
ISBN: 1613770073

Softcover, 2017
ISBN: 1631409905








Reprints:


The Turtles' Origin is Told
(Vol. 1) #1

TMNT VS the Mousers
(Vol. 1) #2
The Great Chase
(Vol. 1) #3

Me, Myself and I
Raphael #1

Turtles in Space arc
Rescuing Master Splinter
(Vol. 1) #4

Teaming up with Fugitoid
(Vol. 1) #5

The Triceraton Homeworld
(Vol. 1) #6

All is Revealed
(Vol. 1) #7



Notes:

Fugitoid #1 is left out of this presentation of the “Turtles in Space” arc

- Each story (apart from #6) is followed by thoughts from Kevin Eastman, with Peter Laird providing additional thoughts on #1, 2, 4 and 5. Page annotations are then provided by Kevin Eastman.

- Includes plate sketches for (Vol. 1) #1-3 and Raphael #1 by Kevin Eastman.

- The Hardcover release was also available with a limited edition Black and White cover.

- Additional limited edition Hardcover releases were available. Largely the same but with some differences including a signature page (signed by Kevin Eastman) and vellum title page overlay. The cover features a rough version of the artwork. 
  • The Red Label Edition places this inside a slipcase featuring the final artwork.
  • The Black Label Edition places this inside a tray case featuring the final artwork and includes a colour illustration of one of the turtles by Kevin Eastman.
  • The Blue Label Edition places this inside a tray case featuring the final artwork and includes a colour illustration of the four turtles and Splinter by Kevin Eastman.


The Ultimate
Collection,
Vol. 2

Hardcover, 2012
ISBN: 161377088X

Softcover, 2018
ISBN: 1684051614








Reprints:


The Christmas Aliens
Michaelangelo #1

Team-up with Cerebus the Aardvark
(Vol. 1) #8

Kirby and the Warp Crystal
 *
Donatello #1

The Passing
(Vol. 1) #9

What Goes Around... ...Comes Around! / Silent Partner *
Leonardo #1, (Vol. 1) #10

True Stories
(Vol. 1) #11



Notes:

- On page 12 of Kirby and the Warp Crystal, the final panel featuring an empty room is replaced with one showing part of the (full-page) image from the thirteenth page. The thirteenth page itself is omitted.

The three-page spread in Silent Partner has been shrunk down to fit two pages, with black borders at the top and bottom. It is slightly cropped at the sides.

- Each story is followed by thoughts from Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Page annotations are also provided (for all issues bar Donatello #1 and (Vol. 1) #9), credited to both but seemingly provided by just Kevin Eastman.

- The Hardcover release was also available with a limited edition Black and White cover.

-
Additional limited edition Hardcover releases were available: Red LabelBlack Label and Blue Label editions.


Tales of the
Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles
- Volume 1
Softcover, 2012
ISBN: 1613774168








Reprints:


A Tale of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (colour) *
Tales (Vol. 1) #1

Nobody's Fool! (colour) *
Tales (Vol. 1) #2

All Hallow's Thieves (colour) *
Tales (Vol. 1) #3

I, Monster (colour) *
Tales (Vol. 1) #4



Notes:

All issues have been colourised for this release.

- Includes an introduction by Kevin Eastman.

- "Volume 1" is absent from the cover of this release, but is used in the indicia.

- This book (minus the introduction) was included as part of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Omnibus - Volume One, along with Volumes 2-4 of the series.



Tales of the
Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles
- Volume 2
Softcover, 2013
ISBN: 1613776241








Reprints:


Complete Carnage and Radical (colour) *
Tales (Vol. 1) #5

Leatherhead (colour) *
Tales (Vol. 1) #6

The Return of Savanti Romero! (colour) *
Tales (Vol. 1) #7



Notes:

All issues have been colourised for this release.

- Colouring oddities: Complete Carnage and Radical features a yellowy-brown Complete Carnage, whilst The Return of Savanti Romero! features a purple costume for Renet and a yellow Savanti Romero.

- This book was included as part of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Omnibus - Volume One, along with Volumes 1, 3 and 4 of the series.


Classics,
Vol. 1
Softcover, 2012
ISBN: 1613772343




Reprints:


The People's Choice (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #13

Bottoming Out (short) (colour) *
Shell Shock trade paperback

Junk Man
 (short) (colour) *
Shell Shock trade paperback

New York Ninja (short) (colour) *
TMNT Adventures! role-playing game supplement

Word Warriors (short) (colour) *
Quest for Dreams Lost #1

49th Street Stompers (short) (colour) *
TMNT: Book III trade paperback

O-Deed (short) (colour) *
Shell Shock trade paperback

The Road Trip (short) (colour) *
Anything Goes! #5

Don't Judge a Book... (short) (colour) *
TMNT & Other Strangeness role-playing game

A Splinter in the Eye of God? (short) (colour) *
Shell Shock trade paperback

Night Life (short) (colour) *
TMNT: Book I trade paperback

Meanwhile… 1000000 BC. (short) (colour) *
Shell Shock trade paperback



Notes:

All stories have been colourised for this release or re-coloured in the case of 49th Street Stompers, The Road Trip and Night Life.

- Colouring oddities: Bottoming Out features a grey Splinter whilst Junk Man and Meanwhile... 1000000 BC. give the Turtles coloured knee/elbow pads based on the colours introduced with the Playmates toyline (although the red masks remain).

Includes an introduction by Kevin Eastman.


The Ultimate
Collection,
Vol. 3

Hardcover, 2012
ISBN: 161377138X

Softcover, 2018
ISBN: 1684053307








Reprints:


Survivalists
(Vol. 1) #12

The Unmentionables
(Vol. 1) #14

Dome Doom
(Vol. 1) #15

Distractions
(Vol. 1) #17

Return to New York
(Vol. 1) #19-21



Notes:


- Each story is followed by thoughts from Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Page annotations are then provided (for all issues bar (Vol. 1) #17) by Peter Laird.

- The Hardcover release was also available with a limited edition Black and White cover.

-
Additional limited edition Hardcover releases were available: Red LabelBlack Label and Blue Label editions.


Classics,
Vol. 2
Softcover, 2012
ISBN: 1613773579




Reprints:


A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Story/Bill's TV Repair Ser. - A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Story/Totally Hacked! (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #16, 22-23



Notes:

All issues have been colourised for this release.


Classics,
Vol. 3
Softcover, 2013
ISBN: 1613775385




Reprints:


Dreams of Stone (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #27

Sons of the Silent Age (colour) 
*
(Vol. 1) #28

Men of Shadow (colour)
 *
(Vol. 1) #29




Notes:

All issues have been colourised for this release.

- Colouring oddity: Dreams of Stone features a grey Splinter and a yellowy-brown Complete Carnage.


The Ultimate
Collection,
Vol. 6

Hardcover, 2015
ISBN: 9781631403897

Softcover, 2022
ISBN: 1684058570








Reprints:


Don't Judge a Book... (short)
TMNT & Other Strangeness role-playing game

You Had to be There (short) *
(Vol. 1) #7 (1st print)

D'Ants Fever (short) *
Grimjack #26

New York Ninja (short) *
TMNT Adventures! role-playing game supplement

Night Life (short) *
TMNT: Book I trade paperback

New Comic Day! (short) *
TMNT: Book I trade paperback

Technofear!!! (short)
Gobbledygook (Vol. 2) #1

Crazy Man (short) *
Gobbledygook (Vol. 2) #1

Terror by Transmat! (short)
TMNT Guide to the Universe role-playing game supplement

The Survival Game (short) *
(Vol. 1) #4 (2nd print)

Word Warriors (short)
Quest for Dreams Lost #1

Turtle Dreams (short)
Turtle Soup (Vol. 1) #1

The Road Trip (short) *
Anything Goes! #5

The Lesson: A Tale of the Triceraton Marines (short)
Grunts#1

Ghouls Night Out (short) *
(Vol. 1) #5 (2nd print)

Fun With Guns (14 pages) *
Raphael #1 (2nd print)

49th Street Stompers (short) *
TMNT: Book III trade paperback

The Howl (short)
Turtle Soup (Vol. 1) #1

It's a Gas (short)
(Vol. 1) #6 (2nd print)


Choices (short)
The Puma Blues #20

Complete Carnage an' Radical (short)
(Vol. 1) #3 (2nd print)

Not One Word! (short) *
(Vol. 1) #1 (5th print)

Casey Jones, Private Eye (short)
Mirage Mini Comics

A Splinter in the Eye of God? (short)
Shell Shock trade paperback

O-Deed (short)
Shell Shock trade paperback

Junk Man (short)
Shell Shock trade paperback

Meanwhile… 1000000 BC. (short)
Shell Shock trade paperback

Bottoming Out (short)
Shell Shock trade paperback

[untitled Nobody story] (short)
The Collected Tales of the TMNT trade paperback




Notes:

- You Had to Be There, D'Ants Fever, Night Life, New Comic Day!, The Road Trip and 49th Street Stompers are all stories that were originally in colour, but which are presented here in black and white.

- The Duotone shading is missing from New York Ninja, Crazy Man, The Survival Game, Ghouls Night Out and Fun With guns.

- The final page in Not One Word! Was originally a landscape image rotated to fit on a single page. Here it is turned into a two-page spread. It is slightly cropped, losing some of the laughter effects that extend outside the border of the artwork.

- Each story is followed by thoughts from Kevin Eastman and (not always) Peter Laird.

- The Hardcover release was also available with a limited edition Black and White cover.


Legends:
Soul's Winter
Hardcover, 2014
ISBN: 1631400517




Reprints:


Soul’s Winter/Soul’s Withering.../Soul’s End (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #31, 35-36

A Splinter in the Eye of God? (short) (colour) *
Shell Shock trade paperback

Failed Instant (short) (colour)
Turtle Soup (Vol. 2) #4

O-Deed (short) (colour) *
Shell Shock trade paperback


Notes:

- All stories have been colourised for this release, except Failed Instant, which uses the original colours.


25th Anniversary

ISBN: 1613777426

[Standard Edition]
Hardcover, 2013

[Blue Label Edition]
Hardcover, 2013









Reprints:


Me, Myself and I (colour) *
Raphael #1

Complete Carnage an' Radical (short)
(Vol. 1) #3 (2nd print)

You Had to be There (short) (colour)
(Vol. 1) #7 (1st print)

Fun With Guns (14 pages) (colour) *
Raphael #1 (2nd print)

The Shell of the Dragon
(Vol. 1) #18

49th Street Stompers (short) (colour)
TMNT: Book III trade paperback

The Unmentionables *
(Vol. 1) #14

Turtles Take Time (colour)
(Vol. 1) #33




Notes:

This book has not been released digitally.

Me, Myself and I and Fun With Guns have been colourised for this release.

- The black and white artwork in The Unmentionables is presented here sepia-toned.

- Includes an introduction by Kevin Eastman.

- Includes a Gallery, mostly featuring clean cover art from various releases.

- Versions of this book were previously published by Heavy Metal in 2009 and 2011, with the title TMNT 25th: A Quarter Century Celebration.


Classics,
Vol. 4
Softcover, 2013
ISBN: 9781613775677




Reprints:


Egyptian Adventure (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #32

Turtles Take Time (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #33

Donatello: The Ring (short) (colour)
Turtle Soup (Vol. 2) #1

Twilight of the Ring (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #37



Notes:

Although it had already been colourised for (Vol. 1) #32's second printing, Egyptian Adventure is recoloured for this release.

- Although it was already in colour, Turtles Take Time has been recoloured for this release.

- Twilight of the Ring has been colourised for this release.



Classics,
Vol. 5
Softcover, 2013
ISBN: 9781613776391




Reprints:


Toitle Anxiety (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #34

Spaced Out! (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #38-40



Notes:

All issues have been colourised for this release.


Classics,
Vol. 6
Softcover, 2013
ISBN: 1613777124




Reprints:


Juliet's Revenge (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #42

Halls of Lost Legends (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #43

The Violent Underground (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #44



Notes:

All issues have been colourised for this release.


Classics,
Vol. 7
Softcover, 2013
ISBN: 1613777981




Reprints:


Leatherhead, Too (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #45

Masks (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #46-47

Ghouls Night Out (short) (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #5 (2nd print)

Crazy Man (short) (colour) *
Gobbledygook (Vol. 2) #1

The Survival Game (short) (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #4 (2nd print)

The Howl (short) (colour) *
Turtle Soup (Vol. 1) #1

Technofear!!! (short) (colour) *
Gobbledygook (Vol. 2) #1

It's a Gas (short) (colour) *
(Vol. 1) #6 (2nd print)



Notes:
All stories have been colourised for this release.

- The back cover states the short stories are from Shell Shock. Although they were reprinted there, it is not where they originated.



The Ultimate
Collection,
Vol. 4

Hardcover, 2013
ISBN: 1613774966

Softcover, 2019
ISBN: 1684055709








Reprints:


Shades of Gray *
(Vol. 1) #48-49

City at War [parts 1-6] *
(Vol. 1) #50-55



Notes:

- The Duotone shading is missing from Shades of Gray part 2 and City at War parts 4 and 5. The shading is also partially missing from City at War part 3.

- Each story is followed by thoughts and/or page annotations from Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.

- Due to the books only containing eight and seven issues, City at War is split across two volumes.

- The Hardcover release was also available with a limited edition Black and White cover.

Additional limited edition Hardcover releases were available: Red LabelBlack Label and Blue Label editions.


The Ultimate
Collection,
Vol. 5

Hardcover, 2013
ISBN: 1613775539

Softcover, 2021
ISBN: 168405737X








Reprints:


City at War [parts 7-13]
(Vol. 1) #56-62



Notes:

- Each story is followed by thoughts and/or page annotations from Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.

- Due to the books only containing eight and seven issues, City at War is split across two volumes.

- The Hardcover release was also available with a limited edition Black and White cover.


Compendium,
Vol. 1
Hardcover, 2022
ISBN: 1684059313




Reprints:


The Turtles' Origin is Told
(Vol. 1) #1

TMNT VS the Mousers
(Vol. 1) #2
The Great Chase
(Vol. 1) #3

Me, Myself and I
Raphael #1

Turtles in Space arc
Rescuing Master Splinter
(Vol. 1) #4

The Fugitoid's Origin
Fugitoid #1

Teaming up with Fugitoid
(Vol. 1) #5

D'Ants Fever (short) *
Grimjack #26

The Triceraton Homeworld
(Vol. 1) #6

All is Revealed
(Vol. 1) #7
--------------------------------

The Christmas Aliens
Michaelangelo #1
Kirby and the Warp Crystal *
Donatello #1

The Passing
(Vol. 1) #9

What Goes Around... ...Comes Around! / Silent Partner *
Leonardo #1, (Vol. 1) #10

True Stories
(Vol. 1) #11

A Tale of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tales (Vol. 1) #1

Nobody's Fool! *
Tales (Vol. 1) #2

Survivalists
(Vol. 1) #12

All Hallow's Thieves *
Tales (Vol. 1) #3

I, Monster
Tales (Vol. 1) #4

The People's Choice
(Vol. 1) #13

The Unmentionables
(Vol. 1) #14

Complete Carnage and Radical *
Tales (Vol. 1) #5



Notes:
This book has not been released digitally.

- D’Ants Fever which was originally in colour is presented here in black and white. Its placement between Vol. 1 issues 5 and 6 is presumably due to it taking place during #5.

- On page 12 of Kirby and the Warp Crystal, the final panel featuring an empty room is replaced with one showing part of the (full-page) image from the thirteenth page. The thirteenth page itself is omitted.

The three-page spread in Silent Partner has been shrunk down to fit two pages, with black borders at the top and bottom. It is slightly cropped at the sides.

- The Duotone shading is missing from Nobody's Fool!All Hallow's Thieves and Complete Carnage and Radical.



Compendium,
Vol. 2
Hardcover, 2023
ISBN: 979-8887240190




Reprints:


Dome Doom
(Vol. 1) #15

Leatherhead *
Tales (Vol. 1) #6

A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Story
(Vol. 1) #16

Distractions
(Vol. 1) #17

The Shell of the Dragon
(Vol. 1) #18

Return to New York
(Vol. 1) #19-21

The Return of Savanti Romero!
Tales (Vol. 1) #7

Bill's TV Repair Ser. - A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Story/Totally Hacked!
(Vol. 1) #22-23

Dreams of Stone
(Vol. 1) #27

Sons of the Silent Age
(Vol. 1) #28

Men of Shadow
(Vol. 1) #29

Soul’s Winter
(Vol. 1) #31

Egyptian Adventure
(Vol. 1) #32

Turtles Take Time *
(Vol. 1) #33

Toitle Anxiety
(Vol. 1) #34

Soul’s Withering.../Soul’s End
(Vol. 1) #35-36

Donatello: The Ring (short) (colour)
Turtle Soup (Vol. 2) #1

Twilight of the Ring
(Vol. 1) #37



Notes:
This book has not been released digitally.

- The Duotone shading is missing from Leatherhead.

Turtles Take Time which was originally in colour, is presented here in black and white.

- Includes four small images showing different stages of the development of (Vol. 1) #19 and 21’s covers (two for each issue).



Compendium,
Vol. 3
Hardcover, 2024
ISBN: 979-8887241562




Reprints:


Spaced Out!
(Vol. 1) #38-40

Turtle Dreams
(Vol. 1) #41

Juliet's Revenge
(Vol. 1) #42

Halls of Lost Legends
(Vol. 1) #43

The Violent Underground
(Vol. 1) #44

Leatherhead, Too
(Vol. 1) #45

Masks
(Vol. 1) #46-47

Shades of Gray *
(Vol. 1) #48-49

City at War *
(Vol. 1) #50-62


Notes:
This book has not been released digitally.

- Turtle Dreams adds a title page (based on the original issue's editorial page) between pages 1 and 2 of the story.

The Duotone shading is missing from Shades of Gray part 2 and City at War parts 4 and 5. The shading is also partially missing from City at War part 3.




Not Collected (but available elsewhere)
With the many different releases, IDW managed to release a large chunk of the stories on the Volume 1 Story List, although some were not released in their original form.

Books previously put out by Mirage Studios help plug some of the gaps:

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Original Vol. 1 Series Treasury Edition
trade paperback

The Collected Book Volume Six: The River
(Vol. 1) #24-26

Challenges
original Graphic Novel

The short story The Treaty was included as part of Shell Shock, however this was also included in Dark Horse Comics' Usagi Yojimbo/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Collection which (as far as the Volume 1 list is concerned) also includes the shorts Turtle Soup and Rabbit Stew (Turtle Soup (Vol. 1) #1) and The Crossing (Usagi Yojimbo (Vol. 1) #10).

Not Collected
The story King For a Day which appeared in The Collected Gizmo trade paperback is not available in a TMNT-branded book, nor is Gizmo and The Fugitoid (Gizmo and the Fugitoid #1-2), but as neither feature the Turtles, that is understandable.

Many of the other stories that feature on the Story List, but which haven’t been collected can be summarised as “stuff from Turtle Soup”. From the original one-shot there is Turtle Dreams and Apparition. From the mini-series there is Turtles Attack!!! which ran across all four issues, The Purpose of Fear and The Name is Lucindra from #1, Raphael: Snapper from #2, Sweat, Sweat, Sweet Renet, The Ring of Death and Crack in a Hard Heart from #3 and finally, from the fourth issue, Fifteen Years Later... and Thoughts on Paper.

The remaining uncollected stories from the Volume 1 era are Sky Highway ((Vol. 1) #30), A Christmas Carol (Michaelangelo Christmas Special), Muscle & Faith (only available on the Flying Color Comics website), North By Downeast (Casey Jones #1-2) and Old Times (Plastron Café #1).