Yes, The TMNT Are Meeting Godzilla — And More

IDW Publishing. stewards of the TMNT comic license for many years now, revealed their plans at SDCC for the next few months…the largest, quite literally, being the mashup between the Ninja Turtles and Godzilla.

It’s no exaggeration to say that by this point the Turtles have met quite a few characters outside of their own continuity, but I’m not complaining here. The only real question is why they didn’t meet the King of the Monsters sooner. I also have no need to know why this is happening so long as it is, but here’s the official explanation: “It’s revealed the Foot Clan exists to stop the onslaught of kaiju attacks, but Shredder and General Krang have different plans to give mutagen a giant upgrade.”

TMNT x Godzilla, which goes on sale in November, was scripted by Tim Seeley, creator of Cassie Hack (there’s another character the TMNT need to meet) and illustrated by Fero Pe, who’s drawn a lot of these crossovers.

In other news, the regular TMNT book will get a creative turnover starting with issue #13 as Eisner-winning writer Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) and artist Freddie E. Williams II (the TMNT crossovers Fero Pe didn’t draw) will take over from Jason Aaron and Juan Ferrerya. The description for issue 13 is rather vague and could mean anything: “The Heroes in a Half-Shell are back together and hopeful about the future of the city, but there’s a dark and personal danger lurking in the shadows as a deadly new assassin makes their debut.”

There will also be a new five-part Turtles mini that goes on sale around the same time as TMNT x Godzilla. It’s a new Battle Nexus adventure, where the Turtles face off against tough dudes like the original Mirage Studios Shredder, Metalhead from the 2012 animated series, a resurrected Slash and the IDW debut of Ninjara. There’s a long list of writers and artists behind this one:  Tom Waltz, Paul Allor, Sophie Campbell, Caleb Goellner, and Erik Burnham all contributed to the script and the Escorza brothers, Ben Bishop, Vitor Cafaggi, Omar Francia, and Hendry Prasetya collaborated on the art.

Look for these new Turtle-tastic adventures this fall in comic shops everywhere, along with the already announced and ongoing TMNT books like Shredder and Saturday Morning Adventures.

TMNT x Godzilla Key Takeaways

• TMNT x Godzilla launches in November, written by Tim Seeley with art by Fero Pe.
• The crossover pits the Turtles against kaiju threats tied to the Foot Clan, Shredder, and General Krang.
• The main TMNT series will welcome Gene Luen Yang and Freddie E. Williams II as the new creative team with issue #13.
• A new five-part Battle Nexus mini-series will feature Shredder, Metalhead, Slash, and Ninjara.
• IDW will continue to publish ongoing series like Shredder and Saturday Morning Adventures.