Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Jumps From Animation To Comics

The TMNT have been in animation almost as long as they’ve been in comics. The latest TMNT cartoon is Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, using the versions of the Halfshell Heroes from the feature film Mutant Mayhem. Pretty much every other TMNT cartoon has had the circular transformation of being turned into a comic book, so why not this one?

IDW has just announced Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Comic, currently planned for a six-issue run. Mikey Levitt, who works for the TV show’s production team, will write the comic’s first story, spanning issues 1-3. Andrew Joustra (who was on the production team for the Mutant Mayhem movie) will come up with the second story, to run in issues 5-6. Louie Joyce (GODZILLA: SKATE OR DIE) is crafting the art for both tales.

“TMNT comics are so iconic, so to have this opportunity to create a new iteration is a dream come true,” says 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…”

”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 ZAY I’ve had a TON of fun working on this project and leave it at that. Cowabunga!”

The first issue of Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will arrive in comics shops October 15.