LOS ANGELES, CA (June 26, 2025) – Launching this October, IDW Publishing is proud to announceTALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (TMNT), a fun new comic series spinning out of the Paramount+ hit streaming show. Featuring the comic book debut of writers Mikey Levitt (Tales of the TMNT production team) for the first story and then Andrew Joustra (TMNT: Mutant Mayhemproduction team) for the second story, with radical art by Louie Joyce (GODZILLA: SKATE OR DIE) for both of the three-issue tales. This comic features original streaming show characters in comics for their very first time, as well as classic TMNTcharacters never before seen in the new streaming series!
Cover A by Louie Joyce
“TMNT comics are so iconic, so to have this opportunity to create a new iteration is a dream come true,” commented Levitt. “Now having written for the show and comics, there are so many exciting paths within this world we can send the characters, and I think the fans will love where we go this time! I don’t want to reveal too much, but if you’re a fan of the robot characters throughout Turtles’ history, you may want to buy yourself a copy when these come out! One more thing I’ll tease: Not every villain we’ve said goodbye to is truly gone…”
Cover B by Chalky Wong
”I’m beyond thrilled and honored to be going on a new adventure with the Turtles,” remarked Joustra. “We’ve been given the unique opportunity to further explore this iteration of the TMNT and introduce them to a new spin on some familiar faces. It has particularly been a dream come true for me to reimagine my favorite TMNT character, the Fugitoid, for these issues and to tell a surprisingly personal story with him. I don’t want to give too much away, but let’s just ZAYI’ve had a TON of fun working on this project and leave it at that. Cowabunga!”
Joyce is a lifelong Turtles fan and called this project “an absolute dream.” The artist added, “The style and aesthetic of this latest generation of Turtles is so unique and fun! I’m having a blast exploring and expanding on it through my own art and storytelling. Humour, heart, action! It’s all happening on these pages, in that perfect TMNT way.”
NOT FINAL: Variant 1:25 by Jon Lankry
Full Mural Variant RI 1:50 by Jon Lankry
TALES OF THE TMNT #1 is on sale Wednesday, October 15 with a pre-order deadline of Monday, September 8. A special New York Comic Con variant cover will be revealed at a later date.
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