IDW Publishing celebrates four decades of the Heroes in a Half Shell in July with the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration, and you can get yourself an early sneak peek at the one-shot special now with the official preview below…
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turn 40! Revisit some of their greatest eras with stories told by some of the many creators of the page and screen who made each iteration of the Turtles so special!
This all-new anthology takes a look all the way back to the start, celebrating that initial spark of creativity from Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird and then works its way through the next four decades, highlighting fan-favourite touchstones from comic books and beyond.
Eastman leads a host of incredible talent who are contributing new stories and pinups from a gaggle of legendary TMNT contributors, including Jim Lawson, Tristan Jones and Paul Harmon, Ronda Pattison and Pablo Tunica, Tom Waltz and Michael Dialynas, Ciro Nieli, Lloyd Goldfine with Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez, Andy Suriano, Chris Allan and many more, all hearkening back to the era of TMNT they are best known for, ranging from the initial Mirage series through the 1990s and up until now, as well as the Tales of TMNT and Rise of the TMNT.
Featuring a host of covers designed to celebrate individual decades, including new pieces by Eastman & Laird, Campbell, Randolph, the Escorza Brothers, Michael Dooney, Vincenzo Federici, Michael Dialynas, and the mighty Simon Bisley! Plus a special “Golden Age” cover by Michael Cho!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration is out on Wednesday, July 10th.
Originally published June 28, 2024. Updated July 1, 2024.
