Batman/TMNT Adventures (new crossover!)
 

BATMAN AND TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES TEAM UP IN NEW COMIC SERIES!

Batman has been especially sociable this year, having crossed paths with Superman, Wonder Woman, and a time-traveling (or dream-hopping… it was hard to tell) Flash all in the span of two hours and change. But the Dark Knight’s next team-up is poised to be his most joyful in quite some time. This fall, the black-clad vigilante will find unlikely comrades in a foursome of likewise unlicensed crime fighters: the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Meeting halfway between the alleys of Gotham City and the sewers of Manhattan, Bruce Wayne will team up with Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael for the limited series comic Batman/TMNT Adventures.

Nerdist got the exclusive on this new venture, the first issue of which is expected to hit shelves mid-autumn. Batman/TMNT Adventures comes from writer Matthew K. Manning, who has written Batman and Ninja Turtles comics alike, and illustrator Jon Sommariva of TMNT Amazing Adventures fame.



The story will follow Batman, in the style we know and love from Batman: The Animated Series, in his pursuit of his usual band of foes after they break free—as they always seem to do—from the confines of Arkham Asylum. The assorted criminals will find their way across canons into New York City, where Bats will have no choice but to call upon the help of the pizza-loving goofballs devoted to keeping the Big Apple safe. It won’t only be Batman’s foes who stand in the way of justice, however; the Turtles’ collective of enemies will step in to ensure the longevity of this new taste of chaos. And of course, we’re likely to see some contribution from the heroes’ pals—perhaps Robin, Alfred, and Commissioner Gordon will lend a hand, ditto April O’Neil and Casey Jones.

Just as Batman has had a pretty standout year on the big screen, so have the Ninja Turtles, whose Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows endeared to fans, and more than a few critics. Likewise, the Turtles are currently living large on Nickelodeon, where their eponymous animated series is presently in the midst of its fourth season.

The inceptive 32-page issue—the first of six altogether—will run you $3.99, and should hit stores November 9.

http://nerdist.com/batman-and-teenag...-comic-series/

Huge fan of the Batman Animated Series so this is cool but I feel a little burnt out since we just finished a Batman/TMNT series I didn't think we needed another 6 issues so soon.

Is IDW publishing this time around? I am tired of ads and 4,000 variants, (and I love variants.)

Well, this will probably keep the series afloat for another year. Well played.

Zero interest.

Not the biggest Sommariva fan, but the DCAU aspect has me pretty ****ing jazzed.

Cool, I still haven't read the first crossover yet, I'm going to get it on Trade Paperback.

I wonder if this is the reason why the Amazing Adventures is cancelled/hiatus

I'm probably a bigger fan of DCAU Batman than New 52/Rebirth Batman these days so I'm all for this.

eh...we just had TMNT/Batman...so...I'm not really hyped.

I'm even more excited about this than I was for the first crossover, which was unbelievable in itself.

Is this the last season of Batman:TAS with thevRobin replacement and cartoonish remodeled villains? It its Natman:TAS I knowvand love I am all for it, but if its the WB! season with Nick Ninja Turtles I think I will read the trade. Not as jazzed for this as the just completed amazing team up.

TMNT + DCAU Batman?!

SIGN ME UP!!!

2K3 turtles would be a better crossover with Batman from BTAS

Let's see every universe crossover with a different incarnation of Batman:

- Adam West Batman crossover with the Original 80's Turtles. I want to see 60's Batman fight Fred Wolf Shredder.

- 1989 movie Burton Batman crossover with the 1990 Movie 1 Turtles. They fit right in with each other.

- JLU version of Batman crossover with the 2k3 Turtles as they both aired in the early 2000's

Yes.

Did you mean The Batman? It would be a close mix of styles.

I'd be up for either of those. I think they would be tonally and visually compatible.

No, Batman from BTAS,

This & this + I'm not really a Batman fan to begin with. Whatever, the last X-over was mad good anyway so I'm sure I'll enjoy this too.

Oh god '66 Batman/Fred Wolf TMNT would be the COOLEST

Definitely! It has more in common with TAS than Nick does.

It'd probably be like that one episode where they team up with some goofy superhero. If only I can remember what the name of the episode was.

I love all of these and want them right now.

I really wish they'd incorporate Superman in this in some way.

so the speculation is that TMNT Amazing Adventures is getting canceled, and i guess it's getting replaced with this?

i've enjoyed both the New Animated Adventures and Amazing Adventures, so i'll definitely be giving this an add to the pull-list.

This is a 6 issue mini-series, similar to the IDW Batman/TMNT crossover.

My guess is Amazing Adventures is over though, but IDW will continue to make Nick TMNT comics via either specials or mini's like these.

only 6 issues??? crap!!!

oh well, better than nothing? they are corny, but i do enjoy my Nick cartoon comics!

Amazing Adventures failed so horribly because it failed to deliver on what was promised. It was supposed to be its own thing and not dependent on the cartoon. After seeing a few issues, they might as well have not changed the title.

i thought Amazing Adventures was supposed to be more directly tied into the continuity of the Nick series, unlike New Animated Adventures which didn't even address the season 2 finale or the retreat to Northampton or anything.

so this was the crossover that IDW was talking about? that's disappointing.

I wonder how the Nick turtles will interact with Batman differently than the IDW Turtles did.

hopefully this gets right into the adventure instead of cramming tons of exposition into the first 3 or 4 issues, then having to rush the resolution of the final issue?

don't get me wrong, i really enjoyed Batman/Tmnt.
but the pacing was very unbalanced!

So it's not the IDW turtles this time around? Cool, then I can just ignore it.

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At first i was like No way another one, gotta get this too, then i was like thank goodness it's adventures and don't need to buy this crap. Cool for fans of those though.

I assume in this one they'll skip over the intro or do it really fast. I also expect to see Nightwing, Batgirl, and Tim Drake in this one.

yeah, that'll be really great if we get to see Nightwing, Batgirl, and Tim Drake as they were in BtaS season 4!!!

http://www.paulwilliamsofficial.com/...04/batman2.jpg

i for one am really excited for this cross-over because i really enjoy the nickelodeon tmnt as well.

http://i.imgur.com/HHVgUvK.gif

this is a pretty perfect match up! though i don't expect the art to be as dark as either TV show? it'll probably just look like the Amazing Adventures?

Its bound to be more interesting than the current Amazing Adventures comics so I'm game.

I saw "TMNT Adventures" and got excited :ohwell:

Well the Nick comic IS, "Amazing Adventures," so...

I can see how someone would confuse it for Archie TMNT Adventures though.

Holy **** yes immensely better!!!! The 2k3 turtles would have been perfect for this or hell even the 87 Red Sky era turtles would have been better!! Hell the Red Sky era was created bc of BTAS.

The Nick series just simply does mesh well with BTAS.

It all depends how its written. The dark episodes of the Nicktoon can fit in well with the final season of B:TAS with the new designs, which is what I assume the animation style will be.

I can see Tim Drake getting along with Michaelangelo, Batgirl geeking out over tech with Don, Raph and Nightwing talking about following a leader, and Leo and Batman. It can be very different than the IDW version if this is the case.

This looks fun. Just needs confirmation of Nightwing, Batgirl, and Tim Drake and it'll be like an episode of the cartoon.