The Cartoonist Kayfabe guys (Ed Piskor & Jim Rugg) discuss the Palmer's Picks feature from Wizard, Issue 7.
Words and analysis about this specific feature from the man, Tom Palmer Jr., himself.
Fans of Dave Sim's long running Cerebus comic series, as well as the original run on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, should probably be really happy with the end result of this crossover.
I believe that this was the first crossover for either intellectual property and even though it took place in a single issue, as opposed to some mega event like nowadays, it hit all the right chords and worked really well, as two very different worlds collided and fit snugly and organically in the same shared space for 45 pages.
I think that this story benefited from coming out at the time when both creative teams were at their creative peak. Granted, Cerebus evolved and changed a lot but this was more tied to his earlier stuff, where he was simply an anthropomorphic aardvark that existed in a sword and sorcery world of parody. Pairing him up with a foursome of anthropomorphic turtles made for a natural fit, even if one character was like Conan the Barbarian and the other four were ninjas. Regardless, they're all still badass warriors that come together to help a damsel in over her head.
Out of all the TMNT crossovers that I have read over the years, this one is probably my favorite. It's also a solid one for Cerebus but I need to revisit his crossover with Spawn to see which of these I prefer more.
The coolest thing about this story is that we get to see the merging of Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's art style with that of Dave Sim and Gerhard. It all meshes really nicely and it looks and feels natural. I especially loved the different styles of lettering sharing the same panels.
For real comic book collectors that have an affinity for either of these franchises, this is definitely something you should have in your comic book library. Plus, it's aged rather well and is still a very worthwhile read.
Pairs well with: old school black and white Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dave Sim's Cerebus and other Turtles and Cerebus crossovers.