“The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are as popular as ever, and the ongoing comics series is getting one of the most popular writers around.” – IGN Entertainment
LOS ANGELES, CA (September 4, 2025) – This December, a brand-new era begins in the best-selling TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (TMNT)ongoing comic book series. Multiple Eisner award winning writer Gene Luen Yang (Superman Smashes the Klan, American Born Chinese, Avatar: The Last Airbender) and blockbuster artist Freddie E. Williams II (Batman/TMNT, Godzilla vs. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) start a new storyline with issue #13, and an all-star lineup of artists have assembled to craft covers that are the perfect stocking stuffer, pre-wrapped for all occasions and will leave fans feeling shellshocked.
To celebrate this milestone issue, IDW Publishing is proud to offer fans a special blind bag variant that will give them the chance to collect any of the incredible covers, plus three more stunning covers that can only be found in the blind bag variant!
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #13 Blind Bag, art by Freddie E. Williams II
The full lineup of cool covers that can surprise fans when they open their blind bags (Variant F) includes:
Freddie E. Williams II (Cover A)
Kevin Eastman and Ben Bishop (Cover B)
Jared Cullum (Cover C, Holiday Theme Variant)
Clayton Crain (Cover D)
Daniel Warren Johnson (Cover E)
Kevin Eastman and Ben Bishop full art (1:25 incentive variant)
Clayton Crain full art (1:50 incentive variant)
Daniel Warren Johnson full art (1:75 incentive variant)
Dustin Nguyen (1:100 incentive variant)
David Nakayama (1:250 incentive variant)
Nathan Szerdy (blind bag exclusive 1:25ratio variant)
Rahzzah (blind bag exclusive 1:100 ratio variant, features first cover appearance of new villain Ujigami)
David Nakayama full art (blind bag exclusive 1:250 ratio variant)
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #13 cover A by Freddie E. Williams II, colors by Andrew Dalhouse
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #13 cover C (holiday theme variant) by Jared Cullum
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #13 cover D by Clayton Crain
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #13 cover E by Daniel Warren Johnson
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #13 1:50full art variant by Clayton Crain
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #13 1:75 full art variant by Daniel Warren Johnson
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #13 1:100 variant by Dustin Nguyen
Blind Bag Exclusive: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #13 1:25 variant by Nathan Szerdy
Blind Bag Exclusive: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #13 1:100 variant by Rahzzah, first cover appearance of new villain Ujigami
The pre-order deadline for TMNT #13 is October 20, which is the final chance comic book readers have to tell their local comic shop they want to pre-order the issue and get the blind bags. The blind bag variant is listed at cover price, only $4.99.
TMNT #13 from Yang and Williams II, which is the start of a new story featuring the first appearance of a mysterious new villain, goes on sale December 10.