“TMNT 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration” Coming In July

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From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com.

“TMNT 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration” Coming In July​

IDW Publishing is celebrating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ 40th anniversary by releasing a new, special anthology issue that contains works from several artists that have worked on previous TMNT projects over the years. The list includes the franchise’s original co-creator Kevin Eastman, as well as folks who worked on some of the Turtles’ animated series, such as Lloyd Goldfine, Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez (all from the 2003 cartoon), and Ciro Nieli (from the 2012 TMNT cartoon), to name a few.

Included below is a breakdown of this TMNT 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration, alongside artwork for the book. Alongside the items listed below the issue will also feature new pinup artwork from a variety of artists.

The book includes-

3 stories in the Mirage comic book era
2 stories in the IDW comic book era
1 TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures story
1 story in the Archie Comics era
1 story in the Image Comics era
1 story in the 2003 animated series universe
1 story in the 2012 animated series universe
1 story in the Rise of the TMNT animated series universe
1 new Kevin Eastman story





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[M.O.D.O.K.]

This is a pretty cool way to celebrate the 40th anniversary. I feel like TMNT more than most franchises is pretty good at really celebrating every incarnation it has, especially in animation. I'm intrigued that the 2003 story seems to take place post-Turtles Forever, the 2012 story teasing the movie that Ciro Nieli wanted to make, and the Rise story seemingly acting as the deleted opening from the movie. Basically, a way to resolve some unfinished business.