August 2023 Solicitations
 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures: IDW Endless Summer

(W) Dave Baker (A / CA) Tango

Do you ever wish summer could last forever? Well, at IDW, it can! We're bringing you an endless summer with everyone's favorite characters in four unique one-shots! Having just defeated another foe, the TMNT notice that Michelangelo seems down about something. After confessing he feels cooped inside while everyone else enjoys the NYC summer, his brothers come up with an idea: visit their favorite theme park at Concrete Island for a day of fun and roller coasters! The park is even having a themed costume day so the Turtles can go incognito. But when Leonardo notices something suspicious about the park staffers things take a turn for the worse… Can the Turtles save their end of summer bash or will the baddies kill good vibes?

In Shops: Aug 30, 2023
SRP: 4.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures #4



(W) Erik Burnham (A) Dan Schoening (CA) Jack Lawrence

After learning that the Shredder has stolen an indestructible meteorite from TCRI, Donatello discovers an interdimensional signal in the deep south that he thinks might be connected! Donatello and Raphael take a little road trip to investigate, teaming up with the Punk Frogs Attila and Rasputin against an old enemy while they're at it. The Saturday Morning Adventures continue with a new two-issue storyline, "Swapping Pads!"

In Shops: Aug 30, 2023
SRP: 3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate



(W) Henry Barajas (A / CA) Pablo Verdugo

When Splinter is kidnapped, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles search for clues across NYC to try to find their master. With all signs pointing to the nefarious Foot Clan, April and Metalhead analyze artifacts recovered by the brothers to help zero in on where Splinter is being held. However, as the gang gets ever closer to Splinter's location, they start to uncover an even greater threat working from the shadows!

In Shops: Aug 16, 2023
SRP: 3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs. Street Fighter #4



(W) Paul Allor (A / CA) Ariel Medel

With Raphael and Chun-Li kidnapped, the remaining members of the TMNT and Street Fighters enter into a shaky truce. But their combined might may not be enough with Baxter Stockman and M. Bison harvesting latent Psycho Power for their own use! Can they find their missing comrades in time?

In Shops: Aug 30, 2023
SRP: 3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Stranger Things #2



(W) Cameron Chittock (A / CA) Fero Pe

Escape from TCRI! With Eleven in the grasp of Baxter Stockman, it's up to Raphael and Donatello to devise a plan to bust her out before her powers can be used by the evil genius. Meanwhile, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Will, Lucas, and Dustin brave the depths of the NYC subway system, getting closer to a portal to the Upside Down that's been unleashing Demogorgons into the tunnels. And what they'll find on the other side is something not even NYC has seen before.

In Shops: Aug 16, 2023
SRP: 3.99

NEW '87 LEATHERHEAD STORY! Having two of the Turtles work alongside two of the Frogs is also a pretty interesting premise. Definitely excited for this one.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #142



Sophie Campbell (w) • Gavin Smith (a/ca)

Sophie Campbell's epic TMNT story "Damage Done" continues here! Alopex and the TMNT have been on the outs, but when someone close to Alopex is kidnapped by Dr. Barlow and Leatherhead, she has to accept whatever help she can get...even from her ex-boyfriend, Raphael! And back in his lab, Donatello makes a breakthrough in his mystical research of time travel and the mysterious Armaggon. What kind of answers wait in the notes of Donatello's far-future self?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Available August 9th, 2023.


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs. Street Fighter #3



Paul Allor(w) • Ariel Medel (a/ca)

The gloves are off as the Turtles and Street Fighters team up in an all-out brawl against a squad of mysterious mercenaries... But the bout is cut short when key members of both crews are taken captive! Can the remaining TMNT and Street Fighters come together to take down the sinister forces behind the abductions? Or will the plot go unchecked? IDW and Capcom bring the heat once again in this thrilling issue of TMNT Vs. Street Fighter!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Available August 30th, 2023.

Is Splintered fate a longer version of the 12 page comic they put out digitally? Since this is $3.99 and the 12 page one is $1.99?

Possible? Though I seriously doubt there is more story content if that is the case, it seems more likely to me that it would be extended with concept art for the game or something else that doesn't actually make the actual comic longer.

It seems like IDW was trying to capitalize on the success of the "Cowabunga Collection" games released last year with the collection, but now these original cartoon comics kinda missed the boat for tie-in promotion. In a time of IDW hurting in sales I'm not sure putting out these comics about the original cartoon is really worth it.

The crossovers will probably sell well since all the crossovers do, so I can understand Street Fighter and Stranger things when the Power Ranger crossovers, the Batman ones, and Usagi have all done well.

I mean, TMNT Saturday Morning Adventures became an ongoing following the mini pretty quickly and it IS based on the most iconic incarnation of the brand as far as the general public goes, so I don't think it's a stretch to believe that it's done well and will continue to do well. (Not to mention that you've got a new movie coming out soon that'll no doubt drive further sales.)

Plus, I believe that a lot of IDW's troubles were from their non-comic endeavors, so I don't think just an extra TMNT book could potentially cripple them.

Once again trying to persuade the reader that Campbell’s run is “epic”

Dr. Barlow and Leatherhead do need a follow-up after Krang was removed from him, so I'm glad to see this plotline tended to. I do hope Dr. Barlow is killed off after this as he's a pretty minor villain, and see Leatherhead either go off on his own or befriend the Turtles.

Maybe Raph should leave Alopex. I'm so tired of this Netflix teen romance crap. Thinking of Campbell might make Leo fall in love with a bloody murderer mutant falcon. And that just repeatedly ruins his entire character.

I'm wondering if the ongoing status of SMA is more about IDW being obligated to put out a child friendly alternative to the main book, rather than the first mini doing well. They did keep putting out Nick 2012 based books throughout the run of that show, despite not selling that well, not to mention some Rise based books. I wouldn't really be surprised if SMA is only published for 25 issues or less (quite possibly closer to 12 than 25) before it's replaced by a Mutant Mayhem based book.

Maybe Raph can spark a little romance with Mona Lisa this time. :twink:

I also thought the arc title was ironic, 'Damage Done'.


Leatherhead gets an unofficial 5th appearance! It's interesting to see the Raphael/Donatello pairing that happened often in the '87 cartoon with Michelangelo and Leonardo captured. I would rather see Michelangelo than Donatello in that given scenario, but whatever. We get to see the lesser known half of the Punk Frogs quartet so that's awesome. I assume it's self-contained unlike the opening story.

I thought this Mona Lisa wasn’t into non-human mutants? She seemed freaked out and disgusted by the revelation that they were regular turtles before they mutated.

Besides, Mona will probably experiment with lesbianism as a lot of college girls do instead of just latching onto the next turtle, and considering who the current writer is, would you really be that surprised if that did happen?

I think the Raph x Alopex romance was earned throughout the course of the comic's run. Though it was handled so poorly by Campbell alongside everything else in the Mutant Town arc, so maybe it is time to just separate them and let them be their own things. I just wish Alopex's "Own Thing" isn't going back to that dumbass "girl power" squad with Nobody. Hopefully she and the weasels make something new and Nobody can go back to being... nobody.

As for the other potential romances... please no. No other character relationships have been brewing over the course of the comic, so anything new is just gonna seem forced and stupid. Leo x Koya is legit one of the worst ideas I've ever heard from the comic. And Mona Lisa needs to be redeveloped as a character before anyone thinks of pairing her with anything. Mona is ****ing rock-bottom in terms of character likeability right now, and she needs another "shtick" than annoying social justice activist so she can become a real character again.

Says 32 pages

Man I am glad I didn't pay $1.99 for the digital version then now that a full comic is coming out at 32 pages.

Huh. I got the impression the current writer likes the D.

I'm not sure if this is intentional. But after #100, the four turtles become even more sentimental, shilly-shally.

why is that two dollar mini comic getting a print version for $4?

Because it went from 12 pages to a full paged comic at 22 pages I'm guessing. They released half a comic early digitally to make money.