A pair days in the past we reported on IDW’s “last” challenge of TMNT with a whole lot of “stuff in quote marks” as we already knew that wasn’t the top of it. Earlier than then, information had broke of Turtles proprietor Paramount hanging a brand new prolonged take care of IDW for additional years of comics. What we didn’t know was what IDW had deliberate from that time, however as of this night we do.
The relaunch of the TMNT comedian can be led by author Jason Aaron, winner of the Eisner Award and veteran of the trade with a file so long as his graying beard. Up to now he’s written for such characters as Wolverine, Ghost Rider, Batman and Thor. Now he can add the Heroes in a Half-Shell to his resume.
“Launching a brand new TMNT comedian collection within the midst of the characters’ fortieth anniversary is clearly a kind of dream jobs of all comedian e-book dream jobs,” mentioned Aaron. “Particularly for me, a child who first fell in love with the Turtles all these years in the past due to that authentic Mirage Studios collection, shopping for these groundbreaking points recent off the rack, comics that kicked you within the face with their action-packed grit and gloriously uncooked perspective.” Yup, 1984 was forty years in the past.
“I couldn’t be extra honored and thrilled to get so as to add to that esteemed legacy of comedian e-book face-kicking, particularly as a part of an incredible IDW run that has expanded the world and timeline of the Turtles in such daring and thrilling methods. By way of what’s to return, the child in me desires you to know you could anticipate some good old style grit, a sprinkle of darkish, new perspective and all of the bone-cracking motion that 4 mutated ninja brothers can probably deal with.”
The brand new TMNT will pre-launch in June with a preview challenge, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Alpha, earlier than formally launching the next month with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 in July. Extra data as we get it.