July 2019 Solicitations
 

BATMAN/ TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III #3



written by JAMES TYNION IV
art and cover by FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS II
variant cover by KEVIN EASTMAN

The origin of Batman…together with the origin of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? The stories are familiar, but through the prism of this altered reality, clearly not the same. An uneasy feeling sets in that everything is not what it seems. But the Laughing Man pays a visit to a familiar Turtles ally to make sure this world stays exactly as Krang has remade it.

ON SALE 07.17.19
$3.99 US | 3 of 6 | 32 PAGES

IDW solicitations soon.

Krang and the Anti-Monitor? I expected Krang to get mashed up with Mr Freeze or the Ventriloquist.

I mean, I guess if we want to go with following IDW logic, Mr Freeze would make the most sense.
"I'm going to shift the entire climate for the sake of keeping something I love alive!"


I don't know enough Batman lore to know how the others would work. But it's probably because it makes for a way cooler-looking suit.

I don't know who I'd merge with Krang. Maybe R'as? I fiddled with that idea for a moment but it didn't go anywhere interesting enough. But I do know that the notion of combining Mr. Freeze and Leatherhead into an albino mutant alligator with an ice gun is too visually awesome to pass up!

Krang messed with the biggest bad of the DC Universe, the Anti-Monitor? "That some heavy stuff, Doc!" The Laughing Man turns to a familiar TMNT ally? The Joker and Casey Jones?

IDW July 2019 Solicitations



Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #96

Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Dave Wachter (a & c) • Kevin Eastman (c)

"City at War, Part 4." As the war for New York reaches a fever pitch, Splinter makes his final gambit for complete victory. Meanwhile, the Turtles are on the run and may not be able to count on each other for survival!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Retailer incentives:
Order 10 copies and get one free variant cover by Sophie Campbell!

Bullet points:
• The start of "Act 2" of "City at War"!



TMNT: Urban Legends #15

Frank Fosco & Erik LarsenGary Carlson (w) • Frank Fosco (a & c) • Frank Fosco & Erik Larsen (c) • Kevin Eastman (c)

Hardships continue to hound the Turtles! With Donatello out of commission and Raphael missing in action, it's up to Leonardo and Michelangelo to find their brothers! But with the ghost of Shredder hanging over their heads and a rabid Master Splinter to contend with, finding anyone is going to be a Herculean task... good thing our favorite Turtles can astral project! Right?!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Retailer incentives:
Order 10 copies and get one free variant cover by Kevin Eastman!

Bullet points:
• The entire TMNT Volume 3 run—all 23 issues—reprinted in full color for the first time!
• Culminating in 3 brand-new issues to close out the series!



TMNT: Rise of the TMNT: Sound Off! #1 (of 3)—SPOTLIGHT

Matthew K. Manning (w) • Chad Thomas (a & c)

A new batch of mutant villains are in town and they've mastered the art of noiseless theft! The TMNT are powerless to stop them, until they realize someone close to them shares a history with the bad guys: April O'Neil! Will she be able to overcome a case of stage fright and save the day?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Retailer incentives:
Order 10 copies and get one free variant cover by George Caltsoudas!

Bullet points:
• An exciting and hilarious adventure with an important message about learning to be comfortable speaking up!



Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Big Reveal

Matthew K. Manning (w) • Chad Thomas (a & c)

The TMNT are in a bitter fight with each other over an extremely sensitive topic… which pizza place has the fastest delivery! Then, to catch a mutant kidnapper sometimes means… getting kidnapped?! When the Turtles lay a trap to lure their latest mystery villain out into the open, it turns into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reunion! With featured guests Raph, Donnie, Leo, Mikey, April, and… a whole host of angry villains?! Watch as Warren Stone's quest to reclaim his glory puts the Turtles in a spotlight they don't want to be in! Collects issues #3-5 of the series.

TPB • FC • $9.99 • 80 pages • 6" x 9" • ISBN: 978-1-68405-530-2

Bullet points:
• Advance solicited for September release!
• Overseen by show-runners Andy Suriano and Ant Ward.

I want to remind everyone that I predicted Splinter would die in #96. Looks like that may very well be the case. Let's see if it pays off.

Oh, and I would also like to remind everyone that, if I happen to be wrong, we shall never speak of my prediction again and my status as a master predicter shall remain untarnished.

Ha! I predicted (in a dream of all things) that Bludgeon would be blinded by Metalhead!Donnie way back when, which is a far more obscure prediction to make, and I'm not about to give up my seat so easily! :D:lol:

Seriously, though, how come we haven't seen the rest of the legacy (that's what they're called IIRC) covers for City at War? I'm really intrigued about those.

If we’re going to talk about predictions, I called Chet being professor Honeycutt,

Okay, you guys win this round, but I WILL have my revenge.

I predicted Mutagen Man would die.

I've predicted that twice, actually. Fvcker's still alive. :tgrumble:

Out of curiosity, why #96 specifically?

I guess that makes him the Tormund of IDW TMNT, he just lives through everything somehow. :D

Eventually, I'll predict nothing bad happens to Seymour and then he'll die of a fvcking hangnail or something. :tlol:

I also predicted April O'Neil would never grace an IDW Collection hardback cover, figuring she doesn't sell TMNT like any mutant or villain character does...

Boom, immediately, Volume 5, April O'Neil. If you're reading this, Bobby, I'm still hurting from that burn. :tlol:

So I guess the Pantheon and Shredder returning won’t happen till after issue 100? With this being issue 96 and then still fighting Karai and likely Bishop/Metalhead there’s no time judging by pacing.

I still think Shredder making his badass return to the land of the living happens in Issue #99 or #100.

#99 last page, a full page reveal. Calling it now.

Probably, it seems like City at War will run till then anyway. Hopefully the Pantheon/Shredder stuff kicks into full swing around issue 100 since it has like 50+ issues of build-up so far. By then Karai's arc should be resolved, and they'll just have Bishop to contend with.

We'll probably be waiting even longer for Ch'rell to do anything. I also hope Null/Malinga get covered in a mini so it doesn't take up too much time in the main ongoing and delay everything else by months/years.

It's the ending of the first half of City at War. I imagine something very major will happen to get the second half going and I think Splinter's death fits the bill.

I hadn't thought of it like that. Solid reasoning.

Oroku Saki needs to trade places with someone in order to return to the mortal plane and he does so with Splinter?