[neatoman]

My honest recommendation? Forget about TMNT for now, without the foot in the door it's just going to be a pipe dream. Try to be more general for now and just focus on being an artist/author of fiction, I'm not saying to completely forget about working on TMNT, I kind of have my own fantasies in that regard but it's not a good idea to make it your immediate goal.

For now, just try to get your own work published or see if you can get a job working on just about any franchise, prove yourself a competent creative and maybe Paramount/IDW will give you the chance to work on TMNT. It's not an impossibility but keep in mind that you should first and foremost be considered an artist/author, not a contributor to TMNT. It's not like you have to work on TMNT for your work to mean anything, you can even take inspiration from TMNT if you want to.