Thirty years ago, Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman unleashed a little black-and-white comic book called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was a cult success, but a few years later, when it was turned into a toy line and cartoon, a cultural phenomenon was truly born.

For three decades the Turtles have entertained multiple generations in their various incarnations; the dark and gritty Frank Miller send-ups of the original comic, the pizza-loving surfer dudes of the original cartoon, the live-action blend of the two, the subsequent cartoons, video games, comic book reboots, and more. This weekend launches their latest incarnation, a reboot directed by Jonathan Liebsman, starring Megan Fox as intrepid reporter April O’Neil.

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