The IDW Chronological Timeline.
 

2014:
TMNT #1
TMNT #2
TMNT #3
TMNT #4

"A Lot to Learn" 30th Anniversary Special
TMNT #5
Mirco-series #1: Raphael
Micro-series #2: Michelangelo

2015:
TMNT #6
Micro-series #3: Donatello
Infestation 2: TMNT #1
Infestation 2: TMNT #2

TMNT #7
TMNT #8
Micro-series #4: Leonardo
TMNT #9
TMNT #10
Micro-series #5: Splinter/TMNT #11
TMNT #12

Micro-series #6: Casey Jones
TMNT #13
TMNT #14
TMNT: Annual 2012

Micro-series #7: April O'Neil
TMNT #15
TMNT #16
Micro-series #8: Fugitoid

TMNT #17
TMNT #18
TMNT #19
TMNT #20

Villain Micro-series #1: Krang
Villain Micro-series #2: Baxter
Secret History of The Foot Clan #1-4

TMNT #21
TMNT #22/(***TMNT: Deviations***)
Villain Micro-series #3: Old Hob/TMNT #23
TMNT #24

Villain Micro-series #4: Alopex
Villain Micro-series #5: Karai
TMNT #25
Villain Micro-series #6: Hun/TMNT #26

Villain Micro-series #7: Bebop and Rocksteady
TMNT #27
TMNT #28
Villain Micro-series #8: Shredder

TMNT #29
Utrom Empire #1
TMNT #30
Utrom Empire #2
TMNT #31
TMNT #32
Utrom Empire #3

TMNT: Annual 2014
TMNT #33
TMNT #34
TMNT #35
TMNT #36
TMNT #37
Turtles in Time #1-4

2016:
TMNT #38
TMNT #39
TMNT #40
TMNT/Ghostbusters #1-4

TMNT #41
TMNT #42
TMNT #43
TMNT #44
TMNT #45/Mutanimals #1

Mutanimals #2-4
TMNT #46/"Prelude to Vengeance" FCBD 2015
TMNT #47
TMNT #48
TMNT #49
TMNT #50
Casey & April #1-4

TMNT #51
TMNT #52
TMNT #53
TMNT #54
TMNT #55

TMNT #56
TMNT #57
TMNT #58
TMNT #59
TMNT #60

TMNT #61
TMNT #62
TMNT #63
TMNT #64

Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything #1-5
TMNT Universe #1-4
"Inside Out" TMNTU #1-5
TMNT #65/TMNT Universe #5

2017:
TMNT Universe #6
TMNT #66
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Pepperoni" TMNTU #10
"What is Ninja?" TMNTU #6-9
TMNT Universe #7-8

TMNT #67
TMNT #68
TMNT #69
TMNT #70

TMNT Universe #9-10
TMNT #71
TMNT #72
TMNT/Usagi Yojimbo One-Shot
TMNT Universe #11-15
"Prey" TMNTU #12-15
TMNT Universe #19-20/“Through Red Eyes”

"Prelude to Dimension X" FCBD 2017
TMNT #73
Dimension X #1-5
TMNT #74
TMNT #75

TMNT/Ghostbusters II #1-5

TMNT Universe #16-17/“Triceratots!”
TMNT #76
TMNT #77
TMNT Universe #18
TMNT #78
“How Woody Spent His Triceraton Invasion” TMNTU #21
TMNT #79
TMNT #80
TMNT Universe #21-22/“Dangerous Waters”
“Nobody Cares” TMNTU #23

“Kingdom of Rats Prelude” TMNTU #19
TMNT #81
TMNT #82
TMNT #83
TMNT #84

Macro-series #1: Donatello
Macro-series #2: Michelangelo
“Mutagen Maintenance” TMNTU #18
TMNT Universe #23-24/“Life at Sea”
TMNT #85
TMNT Universe #25

TMNT #86
TMNT #87
TMNT #88
Bebop and Rocksteady Hit The Road #1-5
Macro-series #3: Leonardo

TMNT #89
Macro-series #4: Raphael

2018:
TMNT #90
TMNT #91
TMNT #92
TMNT #93
“Casualty of War” FCBD 2019
TMNT #94
TMNT #95
TMNT #96
TMNT #97
TMNT #98
TMNT #99
Shredder in Hell #1-5
TMNT #100

(Credit to hypered1 from 101-onward)

#101
Annual 2020

2019:
#102 - #105
Jennika 1 - 3 (The Cure for You)
#106 - #112
Jennika II 1 - 3 (Monsters)
#113 - #117
Jennika II 4 - 6 (Redemption)
#118 - #124

2020:
Annual 2021
#125 - #130
FCBD 2022
The Armageddon Game Opening Moves 1 - 2
#131 - #132
Annual 2022
The Armageddon Game #1
#133
The Armageddon Game #2
The Armageddon Game - The Alliance #1
#134
The Armageddon Game #3
#135
The Armageddon Game - The Alliance #2
The Armageddon Game - The Alliance #3
The Armageddon Game #4
#136
The Armageddon Game - The Alliance #4
The Armageddon Game #5
#137
The Armageddon Game - The Alliance #5
The Armageddon Game #6
#138
The Armageddon Game - The Alliance #6
The Armageddon Game #7
#139
The Armageddon Game #8

That's pretty much how I have it.

Curnow said he'd be posting his own timeline soon; dunno if he has yet.

He said he'd do it in August/September, once they're a year in. I'd imagine the only confusion at that point will be the Infestation Mini's placement.

Indeed, I will post a timeline after year one is complete, but this looks accurate. Infestation 1 & 2 happens before TMNT #7, after Donatello micro.

(though Infestation is extremely self contained.)

Cool, thanks for the heads up. Sounds like it takes those Mousers a little while to find Splinter and the guys, eh? It'd be neat to see Don hindering their efforts in his Micro.

Broke it down in a little more detail (with the extra info about Infestation just provided by Bobby)

Feudal Japan
Flashbacks from Secret History #1-4, TMNT MS #5 and TMNT #5

Early 2010


May 2010
Events of 18 months ago (TMNT #1)

August 2010
Events of 15 months ago (TMNT #1-4)

December 2010
Leonardo, Donatello and Michelangelo are given their weapons (TMNT #5)

November 2011
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 - Change is Constant Part 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 - Change is Constant Part 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 - Change is Constant Part 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4 - Change is Constant Part 4

December 2011
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5 - Enemies Old, Enemies New (Prologue)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series #1 - Raphael
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series #2 - Michelangelo

Early January 2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6 - Enemies Old, Enemies New Part 1
Hero Comics 2012 - Ready Set Go!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirco-Series #3 - Donatello
Infestation 2 #1
Infestation 2: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Infestation 2: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2
Infestation 2 #2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #7 - Enemies Old, Enemies New Part 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #8 - Enemies Old, Enemies New Part 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series #4 - Leonardo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #9 - Shadows of the Past Part 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #10 - Shadows of the Past Part 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11 - Shadows of the Past Part 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series #5 - Splinter (set during TMNT #11)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #12 - Shadows of the Past Part 4

Mid/Late January 2012 - Original Chronological Order
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series #7 - April
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series #6 - Casey Jones
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13 - Sins of the Fathers Part 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #14 - Sins of the Fathers Part 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series #8 - Fugitoid
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Annual 2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #15 - Blood Brothers Part 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #16 - Blood Brothers Part 2
Mid/Late January 2012 - Revised Reading Order (no affect to chronology)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series #6 - Casey Jones
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13 - Sins of the Fathers Part 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #14 - Sins of the Fathers Part 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series #7 - April
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Annual 2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #15 - Blood Brothers Part 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #16 - Blood Brothers Part 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series #8 - Fugitoid

February 2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #17 - Krang War Part 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #18 - Krang War Part 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #19 - Krang War Part 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #20 - Krang War Part 4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series Villains #1 - Krang

March/April 2012 (Approx)
Secret History of the Foot Clan #1-4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #21 - City Fall (Prologue)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series Villains #2 - Baxter Stockman (thematic placement is after Krang, release/chronological here)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series Villains #4 - Alopex
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #22 - City Fall Part 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #23 - City Fall Part 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series Villains #3 - Old Hob (set during TMNT #23)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #24 - City Fall Part 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series Villains #5 - Karai
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #25 - City Fall Part 4

May 2012 (Approx)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series Villains #6 - Hun
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #26 - City Fall Part 5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series Villains #7 - Bebop & Rocksteady
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #27 - City Fall Part 6
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #28 - City Fall Part 7
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series Villains #8 - Shredder


UPCOMING
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #29 - Northampton Part 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #30 - Northampton Part 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #31 - Northampton Part 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #32 - Northampton Part 4
Utrom Empire #1-3




The 2 orders for the events of mid/late January are due to a new, approved reading order by Editor Bobby Curnow. According to original editor's notes the April micro took place before the Casey micro and discussion at the time placed the Fugitoid micro in release order after #14. With hindsight Bobby has agreed that the story flows better if the micros are read before their respective thematic arc. There are no chronological problems with either order.

Cool, good job bud. I'd combine it with mine but I'd reach the max for a post real quick. If you just wanna keep your post edited, this thread's first page will be an even better reference for timeline stuff.

Thanks Nines! I'm sure between everyone in this thread we'll keep the timeline up to date and accurate as things go along (rather than face the massive task Dr Spengler did 25 years later!)

Lol yeah, as fun as it is to go back through old stuff and sort it all out, it's equally exciting to finally be ahead of the game on a TMNT book. Other than Tales (which doesn't really count) this is the first Turtles book I'll be able to read in proper order.

One awesome thing I realized from your time line though... the events that get things rolling from "18 months ago" take place in May 2010. The same real-world time that Mirage published their last book.

Hey, that is awesome. Nice one door closes, another one opens kinda thing :tsmile:

There's one thing I noticed here, I'm nitpicking really but I'm going to say it anyway.

in the Raphael Micro Leo orders the guys to only go out in pairs. Yet Michelangelo is out all alone in his micro. I guess it's reasonable to say he snuck out even though he doesn't mention any of this and no one seems to be looking for him.

I suppose it's because Leo's referring to their training runs, and Mike was just out at the movies and just used that excuse to be gone all day.

I'm quite sure Leo means they have to go out in pairs all the time. The point of his order is for them to be less vulnerable to their enemies when they go out, it doesn't really matter what they go out for.

That's the best I got homie.

It's ok, I'm content with the "Mikey snuck out" explanation. :)
It's not like he wouldn't.

Yeah, the way Michelangelo talked, he snuck out for the night to avoid his brothers, which explains why he's alone.

That Mikey-he's so cheeky! I love him!

Great work on the timelines, gang! Keep at it! :)

Brilliant timeline, it helps bring stories together.

I want em all

where does infestation fit in?