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It's a matter of taste. Also, different comics were largely written for different generations. I mean, though they're all good in their own way, some of the older comics have very dated cultural references... Okay, I guess you don't care about that.

Personally, my favorite is the Mirage comics. The IDW comics are also decent. (IDW has actually printed two TMNT series under their name&mdash;a main TMNT comics series for adults, and a lesser series based noncanonically on the 2K12 series.) The Archie comics also got good during their run. And of course there's the most well-known (and massive) fan comic, Mutant Ninja Turtles Gaiden. All of these comics are not really for kids though&mdash;they're for adults or older teens at best, and MNT Gaiden can even give adults nightmares. Though Archie comics retained a lot of kid-oriented advertising, which made it surreal when you read characters using strong language or see Raphael and Ninjara having pillow talk, then turn the page and see a full page ad for Lucky Charms. Anyway, the Nickelodeon series draws inspiration from all of the old licensed comics. (There of course will be no officially admitted nods to MNT Gaiden, which is an unlicensed work.)

The original B&W Mirage comics are out of print, and some of them are now decades-old collectors' items. However, some of the old Mirage TMNT issues have recently been reprinted in colorized versions as part of IDW's "Color Classics" volumes, and some of these should certainly be easier to find and buy. I prefer the B&W versions though...it's just always been kinda weird reading TMNT comics in color. :)