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Here is a list of shelf-friendly collected editions of stories from the Volume 2 and Volume 3 eras of Mirage Studios’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (well Image Comics in the case of Volume 3).
Compared to Volume 1, there are less options available, but the bulk of the stories have been collected, albeit mostly in a different form to their original release.
Books are ordered based on the Volume 2 and 3 Story List. Only TMNT collected editions are detailed here, but this is followed by a brief summary of other releases. Finally there is a list of what hasn’t been collected.
Like the Story List, any non-canon stories that were written to be part of the main Mirage continuity (so Volume 3) are listed in blue and any colour stories are indicated by “(colour)” after their name.
* - 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 Mirage Years: 1993 - 1995  IDW Publishing (Hardcover), 2025 ISBN: 979-8887242743 | Not yet released, but listed as containing (Vol. 2) #1-13 Potentially featuring the original colouring and may not be released digitally, but TBC. More Details to follow. |
Classics Vol. 8  IDW Publishing (Softcover), 2014 ISBN: 1613779613 | Reprints: Memories of the Future (colour) * (Vol. 2 #1) Winds of Change / Evolution (colour) * (Vol. 2 #2-3) Intruders / Death Race (colour) * (Vol. 2) #4-5 Notes: - All issues are recoloured rather than using the original colours. |
Classics Vol. 9  IDW Publishing (Softcover), 2015 ISBN: 1631401107 | Reprints: Killer on the Loose / Confrontations / Face Off / Victory? (colour) * (Vol. 2) #6-9 Notes: - All issues are recoloured rather than using the original colours. |
Classics Vol. 10  IDW Publishing (Softcover), 2015 ISBN: 1631402845 | Reprints: Descending into D.A.R.P.A. / The Rescue / The Escape/ The Final Battle (colour) * (Vol. 2) #10-13 Notes: - All issues are recoloured rather than using the original colours. |
Bodycount  Image Comics (Softcover), 1996 ISBN: 1887279369  Hardcover ISBN: 0981489506 Softcover ISBN: 1932413991  IDW-Topshelf (Hardcover), 2018 ISBN: 1603094320 | Reprints: Bodycount (colour) Notes: - Only the IDW-Topshelf version was released digitally. - The Heavy Metal and IDW-Topshelf versions change all the white page borders to black. - The Heavy Metal release has a printing error: the thirty-sixth story page is replaced with a duplicate of the thirty-ninth. - All releases include a seven-page bonus “A Look Back” by Kevin Eastman, providing background information on the story as well as small images including sketches, layouts and inked pages.
- The IDW-Topshelf release was also available with a (convention exclusive) Black and White cover. |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles  Image Comics (Softcover), 1997 ISBN: 1887279563 | Reprints: (Vol. 3) #1-5 * Notes: - This book has not been released digitally. - This reprinting of the first Volume 3 arc features an extra story page between the second and third issues. - Includes an introduction from Eric Larson, with comments from members of the Image creative team as well as (Mirage CEO) Gary Richardson, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. |
Urban Legends - Volume One  IDW Publishing (Softcover), 2019 ISBN: 1684050197 | Reprints: (Vol. 3) #1-5 (colour) * (Vol. 3) #9 (colour) * (Vol. 3) #10-11 (colour) * (Vol. 3) #12-#13 (colour) * Notes: - Issues are listed here as Volume 3 for simplicity, but these are the Urban Legends versions that colourise the issues. - The #1-5 arc lacks the extra page that was added in the Image trade paperback. - With this volume only printing up to #13, the arc from #12-16 is split across volumes. - "Volume One" is absent from the cover of this release, but is used in the indicia. |
Urban Legends - Volume Two  IDW Publishing (Softcover), 2021 ISBN: 1684057302 | Reprints: (Vol. 3) #14-16 (colour) * (Vol. 3) #19-23 (colour) * Urban Legends #24-26 (colour) Notes: - Issues are listed here as Volume 3 for simplicity, but these are the Urban Legends versions, so (Vol. 3) #14-23 are now colourised. - With each volume printing thirteen issues, the arc from #12-16 is split across volumes. |
Non-Turtles reprints of interest
Much like TMNT there have been numerous collected editions of Usagi Yojimbo and Savage Dragon and these reprints have included stories the Turtles guest starred in. Whilst this summary doesn’t aim to be comprehensive, here are some options for the crososvers of the Volume 2 era:
Shades of Green which originally appeared in Usagi Yojimbo (Vol. 2) #1-3 was included in Usagi Yojimbo – Volume 8: Shades of Death and also The Usagi Yojimbo Saga – Book 1. Both of these ditch the colour of the original issues and present the story in black and white. Both books have also received a digital release.
Perhaps the best option for Shades of Green (at least from a TMNT point of view) is Usagi Yojimbo/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Collection which not only reprints the Volume 2 era crossover (again in black and white), but the three Volume 1 era stories as well.
There are also multiple options for the Savage Dragon crossovers, though it should be noted that only the Savage Dragon issue for each is included and not the Mirage one-shots. This means the conclusion is missing from the first crossover and the opening part is absent from the second.
For the first crossover The Savage Dragon #2 was included in Savage Dragon - Volume 2: A Force to Be Reckoned With, Savage Dragon Archives - Volume 1 (also released digitally) and Savage Dragon: Ultimate Collection – Vol. 1. The Archives release is in black and white.
For the second crossover The Savage Dragon #22 was included in Savage Dragon - Volume 6: Gang War and Savage Dragon Archives - Volume 2 (also released digitally). The Archives release is in black and white.
The issue is also listed for the forthcoming Savage Dragon: Ultimate Collection – Vol. 3.
The issue is also listed for the forthcoming Savage Dragon: Ultimate Collection – Vol. 3.
The Savage Dragon #22 was slightly expanded for the collected edition release, with the addition of two extra (single image) pages towards the end. As it is the first issue in the collection, the Kindle preview for Archives – Volume 2 allows the full issue (including the extra pages) to be read.
Not Collected
Although much of it differs from the original presentation in some way, the bulk of the stories from the Volume 2 and 3 eras are available in book form.
As mentioned, the Mirage halves of the Savage Dragon crossovers (The Savage Dragon/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/The Savage Dragon #1) have not been collected.
Sticking with crossovers, Dreamstone from Creed/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 has not been collected either.
Finally Galahad from Big Bang Comics (Image series) #10 also lacks a shelf-friendly book release.
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