Set that dial to maximum Turtle Power! To celebrate 40 years of the Heroes in a Half Shell - and the renewal of IDW's contract to release comics based on them - the publisher has announced five brand new TMNT titles, including two ongoing series, a short story anthology, and a pair of one-shots.
Up first in May is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Black, White & Green, a new "indie anthology" series that will hand the TMNT over to a raft of acclaimed comics creators, including Jock, Declan Shalvey, Paulina Ganucheau, and Javier Rodriguez, to tell adventurous new short stories using only black, white, and green art.
Here's a selection of covers from the first issue by Declan Shalvey, James Stokoe, Dan Berger, and Paulina Ganucheau.
The following month sees the arrival of two oversized one-shots, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Alpha and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo: Saturday Morning Adventures.
The former is said to "set the the stage for the future of the TMNT universe" and features two new tales. One, by writer Tom Waltz and artist Gavin Smith, is set in the aftermath of the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #150 and will feature Jennika, the fifth Turtle. The second story is a 10-page prelude to Jason Aaron's relaunch of the title in July.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo: Saturday Morning Adventures is inspired by the 1987 TMNT animated series. Written by Erik Burnham and drawn by Jack Lawrence, the one-shot brings the Turtles and their occasional ally Usagi Yojimbo - who also turns 40 this year - together once more.
Here's a gallery of covers for the issue by Jack Lawrence, Chris Jones, Jon Sommariva, and Stan Sakai - the creator of Usagi Yojimbo himself.
Next up is a new ongoing spin-off designed to scratch that superhero itch. TMNT: Nightwatcher is written by Juni Ba and drawn by Fero Pe and follows a mysterious vigilante who has pledged to fight violence and discrimination against mutants.
"I find the world of TMNT extremely fun and
Read more on gamesradar.com