IDW has big plans in store for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise this fall. In addition to welcoming a new creative team on the flagship TMNT series, they’re also launching a multiverse crossover comic called TMNT: Battle Nexus. The publisher gave fans a closer look at Battle Nexus #1 at NYCC today.
Check out the slideshow gallery below to see new character designs and interior art from TMNT: Battle Nexus #1:
TMNT: Battle Nexus is a five-issue limited series, with each chapter handled by a different creative team but telling a unified story. The full creative lineup includes writers Tom Waltz, Paul Allor, Sophie Campbell, Caleb Goellner, and Erik Burnham, and artists the Escorza brothers, Ben Bishop, Vitor Cafaggi, Omar Francia, and Hendry Prasetya.
“There are many moments and events in TMNT lore that I call ‘touchstones’ — traditional happenings like the family visiting the old farm in Northampton to regroup and regenerate,” Waltz previously told IGN. “Well, competing in the Battle Nexus is another of those touchstones, and my fellow TMNT collaborators and I, along with the great editorial team at IDW and Paramount, have come up with a new twist on the Battle Nexus that I believe will blow old and new fan’s minds, and I couldn’t be prouder to be a part of it. Five different creative teams combining to produce one cohesively bombastic tale, featuring the introduction of a fan-favorite character from TMNT lore to the IDW Universe. I hope everyone’s ready to rumble…Battle Nexus style!”
TMNT: Battle Nexus #1 will be released on November 12, 2025, with a final order cutoff of October 6. You can preorder a copy at your local comic shop.
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