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IDW Announces Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration

IDW Announces Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration

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Ack! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been around for forty years?? It’s true — if you go back to the VERY beginning. The whole thing started in 1984 as an independent comic book launched by creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. At the time, it was a half-parody of trends in the comics business: teenagers, mutants and ninjas were all popular, as was Frank Miller’s run in Daredevil, which introduced ninjas called the Hand and a sensei called Stick. So the Turtles fought ninjas called the Foot and had a sensei called Splinter (get it?) It went beyond just a joke and became its own thing — and then some. TMNT has taken many forms across a lot of media, but it’s managed to endure in its original comic book form since the beginning. Now IDW, the current holders of the license, are about to celebrate four decades of Turtles litrerature with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration. This huge volume will contain work by Jim

Here’s How Much Action Comics #1 Is Worth Now

Here’s How Much Action Comics #1 Is Worth Now

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Action Comics #1 is considered the most valuable comic book on this entire planet, as no other single issue was more influential. It’s the comic that introduced Superman for the first time, using the now-iconic image of him lifting a car at a diagonal angle. In 1938, 200,000 copies of this issue were printed. Only 100 are estimated to survive today. Of those 100, even fewer are in decent condition, like the one that Heritage Auctions put up for sale this week. The slabbed copy was given an 8.5 grade by the CGC and mentioned the following imperfections: a small tear at the top of the spine, a small crease in the top left of the back cover, a tear with a crease on the top of the front cover, and light staple rust. But it’s not like anyone’s going to be reading this thing anyway. How much would you pay, if you could? The winning bid of this Action Comics #1 came in at six million dollars, the highest

Marvel / DC Crossover Comics To Be Reprinted

Marvel / DC Crossover Comics To Be Reprinted

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Back in the 1990s when the speculator bubble burst and comics sales were sagging, Marvel and DC came up with the idea to go 50/50 on a massive, inter-company-wide crossover event that would see the two rival universes merge for the first time. The Amalgam Age was the result, showing off a blending of heroes like Dark Claw (Batman and Wolverine), Super Soldier (Superman and Captain America) and Iron Lantern (it’s obvious). Given that the two companies, today, could not be further apart (Marvel is with Disney, DC is with Warner Bros) any reprint of these comics sounded impossible. But then someone got the idea to honor George Perez in the final months of his life by reprinting his JLA/Avengers miniseries (I could swear I wrote about this, but it doesn’t appear to be in the archive. Mandela Effect strikes again). Neither company could say no because…how heartless would they have to be? Since there was no time to produce much of a print run while Perez was still alive,

Jason Aaron Tapped To Write IDW’s TMNT Relaunch

Jason Aaron Tapped To Write IDW’s TMNT Relaunch

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A couple days ago we reported on IDW’s “final” issue of TMNT with a lot of “stuff in quote marks” as we already knew that wasn’t the end of it. Before then, news had broke of Turtles owner Paramount striking a new extended deal with IDW for further years of comics. What we didn’t know was what IDW had planned from that point, but as of this evening we do. The relaunch of the TMNT comic will be led by writer Jason Aaron, winner of the Eisner Award and veteran of the industry with a record as long as his graying beard. In the past he’s written for such characters as Wolverine, Ghost Rider, Batman and Thor. Now he can add the Heroes in a Half-Shell to his resume. “Launching a new TMNT comic series in the midst of the characters’ 40th anniversary is clearly one of those dream jobs of all comic book dream jobs,” said Aaron. “Especially for me, a kid who first fell in love with the

“The End” Is Coming In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #150

“The End” Is Coming In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #150

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If you read the newspost we put up last week about IDW and Paramount renewing their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles license agreement, you’d be forgiven to be a bit skeptical about the claim that the upcoming 150th issue of the current TMNT series will be its last. Nevertheless, the event being promoted feels pretty apocalyptic and “final” and it’s described as a “conclusion of the ongoing series.” The situation: a megalodon called Armaggon has time-consuming powers and is attempting to change histoty by erasing the Ninja Turtles from it. Donatello manages to survive and escape into the past, where he must find a way to prevent the catastrophe from ever happening. The 150th issue will be double-sized and will “celebrate more than a decade’s worth of compelling TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (TMNT) storytelling.” But it’s definitely not the end. “I still can’t quite believe I’ve gotten to work on this much TMNT,” reminisces writer Sophie Campbell. “I thought for sure I’d get the boot in the first year but nope

Oni Presents ODB Graphic Novel On Kickstarter

Oni Presents ODB Graphic Novel On Kickstarter

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Oni Press has announced a special book: their first to be promoted through a Kickstarter preorder campaign. It’s about ODB. If you don’t know who that is, read on… Russell Jones was born on the streets of Brooklyn and grew up to become one of the founding members of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan. We wouldn’t have him for very long — he died at 35 — but he had a robust and successful career in his short life, branching off into solo albums under the name Ol Dirty Bastard (or ODB for you overprotective parents out there). 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of ODB’s death, and Oni is preparing a graphic novel in his honor. ODB: Oddities, Discord and B-Sides – Lyrical Ruckus in the City is an anthology book hosted by ODB himself. How has he appeared from beyond the grave? Time travel and alternate dimensions. “In a fractured New York City, an elemental impact event has caused different versions of the city’s most infamous neighborhoods from across the

IDW Bringing Its Titles To The Omnibus App

IDW Bringing Its Titles To The Omnibus App

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In case you haven’t checked in for a while, ComiXology is dead. The decay has been slow, so this might not surprise everyone, but allowing itself to be bought by Amazon was the biggest mistake it ever made. All ComiXology purchases have now been absorbed into Kindle, which no comics reader wants to use as its interface is buggy and awful for this sort of medium. This, essentially, means we have to start all over. A few new digital comics subscription services have sprung up in ComiXology’s wake, and though none have become dominant yet, the one called Omnibus just got a big lift. IDW announced today its library of titles will be accessible through the Omnibus app, effective immediately. “We are excited to partner with Omnibus and their new digital reading app,” says Tara McCrillis, IDW’s Co-Publisher. “We believe the hole ComiXology is leaving in the market is going to be filled with innovators like the Omnibus team. Our goal is to allow our fans to have access to

Akuma Challenges Ryu In Street Fighter Masters

Akuma Challenges Ryu In Street Fighter Masters

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UDON Entertainment, longtime publisher of material about fighters and the streets they prowl, has announced Street Fighter Masters: Akuma Vs Ryu for next February. What’s the most basic setup for a Street Fighter story? Fighting, basically. UDON’s latest SF comic gets down to the essentials with the main point of interest being a match between two of the game’s veteran characters: Ryu and Akuma. The reason they have for doing this has yet to be revealed, but UDON is hyping it up like a pro wrestling announcer: Throughout the history of Street Fighter, this ultimate rivalry has raged! Now, the final fight will reach its epic conclusion! AKUMA! RYU!  Both of these tortured World Warriors are now at the peak of their power, weilding unimaginable abilities. When the dust settles on this battle, only one fighter will be able to plant his feet on the Earth to fight another day… Street Fighter Masters: Akuma vs. Ryu #1 (there will only be one) will feature art by Kenneth Loh (G.I Joe,

Van Helsing: Vampire Hunter Kickstarter Coming Next Month

Van Helsing: Vampire Hunter Kickstarter Coming Next Month

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Zenescope is famous for putting their own signature spin on a lot of classic fables, including the Victorian world of vampires and those who hunt them. Their own Liesel Van Helsing is returning in a new miniseries that will be partially funded and promoted through a Kickstarter campaign that launches next month. The setup is rather simple: Liesel goes after Dracula. What else is she gonna do? “To this day, the Van Helsing name haunts the waking hours of vampires throughout the world,” reads Zenescope’s description. “But, in the late 1800s, at the height of the war of the night in Europe, another name rested on the tongues of humans and bloodsuckers alike, Dracula! Rumors have been growing of his impossible return and Liesel Van Helsing will do anything in her power to put an end to this nightmare that has plagued her family for generations!” As a preview, Zenescope has let us peek at the four covers that will be offered for this series, one of which you can

Is Bill Willingham’s Fables Now Public Domain?

Is Bill Willingham’s Fables Now Public Domain?

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It depends on who you ask. Willingham made headline news last Friday when he made the sudden announcement that Fables, the comic book series he created and has been writing for the last twenty years, was henceforth released to the public domain. Why would he do this? In his words via Substack, it’s a last-ditch, Hail Mary, self-inflicted gunshot after every other attempt to fight DC for control of his creation and lost payments has failed. “When I first signed my creator-owned publishing contract with DC Comics, the company was run by honest men and women of integrity…Since then, over the span of twenty years or so, those people have left or been fired, to be replaced by a revolving door of strangers, of no measurable integrity, who now choose to interpret every facet of our contract in ways that only benefit DC Comics and its owner companies.” Willingham says he would sue if he could, but doesn’t have the strength or pile of cash to drag it out, and

IDW Announces NYCC Signings, Panels

IDW Announces NYCC Signings, Panels

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Comics and collectibles publisher IDW has announced their plans for NYCC this year. Look for booth HB905 in the Artists’ Alley for book signings with the top talent on their payroll including Kevin Eastman, G. Willow Wilson, Scott Snyder, and others yet to be revealed. There will be giveaways all day at the booth, as well as live sketchings, art displays and portfolio reviews. “I really think Artist Alley is the heart of any convention,” says IDW Publishing co-publisher Mark Doyle. “It’s where I spent all my time at shows as a fan and then when I started my professional career in comics whenever I wasn’t working at the booth and I had free time I was always in Artist Alley. Talking with talent who I work with, scouting for new talent, seeing what the fans are gravitating towards… it’s the place to be. It’s also great for fans because they can have easy access to all of the creators who they want to see plus see all the great

Charles Schulz Biography “Funny Things” Now Available

Charles Schulz Biography “Funny Things” Now Available

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You likely know all about Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the Peanuts cast, but how much do you know about their creator? Top Shelf Productions, a division of IDW, has released a new biography of the man his friends called “Sparky,” but it’s unlike any other biography on the market. This one is told through the medium he forever affected — the form of a comic strip. There have been plenty of books written about Schulz at this point, but none that “speak his language” quite like this does. Luca Debus and Francesco Matteuzzi recreate the events of Schulz’s childhood and young adult career through four-panel dailies, properly timed gags and “throwaway panels” in the Sunday editions. “Charles Schulz stated several times that he never created any art in his lifetime,” says artist and co-writer Luca Debus. “He believed cartoons belonged to the fleeting nature of newspapers and therefore couldn’t stand the test of time. With this book, we want to prove him wrong. By narrating

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