Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (IDW, 2011)

The cartoon-era Turtles are fun; this version is a proper saga. Co-creator Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz rebuilt the mythology from the ground up in 2011, pulling in pieces from every earlier version, and the series ran 150 issues before ending in 2024. Splinter, the Foot and Shredder get motives and history, and the brothers argue like actual siblings. No homework needed: it builds its own origin, recasting the brothers and Splinter as a family reborn from feudal Japan, so a newcomer starts level with a lifelong fan. The pace is slow at first and the art changes hands often, but following one continuity for over a decade is a rare payoff in licensed comics. Start with Change Is Constant, which collects the first four issues.