Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (IDW Publishing)


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an ongoing American comic book series published by IDW Publishing. Debuting in August 2011, it was the first new comic incarnation of the Turtles to debut after the franchise's sale to Nickelodeon in October 2009. It is the fifth comic book series in the franchise's publication history and serves as a reboot of the franchise's story and characters.
The IDW Turtles series reimagines the franchise's titular characters—brothers Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo—as sons of Hamato Yoshi, a member of the Foot Clan led by Oroku Saki in feudal Japan. When Yoshi leaves the Clan, Saki murders Yoshi and his four sons. In modern times, the spirits of Yoshi and his sons are reincarnated as a rat and four turtles, respectively, in a research laboratory owned by Baxter Stockman, a scientist who has secretly allied himself with the extraterrestrial Krang. After coming in contact with the alien mutagen, Yoshi and the turtles are transformed into intelligent, humanoid beings. Living in the sewers, Yoshi, remembers his past life and begins to train the turtles in the art of ninjutsu. Allying themselves with April O'Neil and Casey Jones, they are threatened by various foes old and new.
The initial creative team on the IDW series consisted of Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman, who collaborated on the plot and the page layouts, writer Tom Waltz, and artist Dan Duncan. In 2017, it became the longest-running comic book series in the franchise's history, surpassing Archie Comics' Teenage [Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures], which ran from 1988 to 1995. Starting from issue #101, writer and artist Sophie Campbell took over as the sole lead writer before the series was relaunched in 2024 with Jason Aaron taking the mantle.
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Publication history

2011–2024: original series

In April 2011, IDW Publishing acquired the license to publish new collections of older Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics from Nickelodeon, as well as a new ongoing series. The first issue of the new series was released on August 24 that year. Turtles co-creators Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz wrote the book, with Eastman and Dan Duncan providing art. In 2017, issue #73 of the main ongoing series was published, making it the longest-running comic in the franchise's history, surpassing Archie Comics' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures. In 2019, issue #100 of the comic was published, concluding the eight-part "City at War" arc. Starting with issue #101, series writer and artist Sophie Campbell took over as the sole lead writer for the book.

2024: relaunch

It was announced on January 12, 2024, that the current volume would end with issue #150 and a new volume would launch in July 2024; with Jason Aaron taking over as the head writer. The first five issues of the new series will each be drawn by a different artist ; with the first four issues spotlighting a different turtle before having them reunite in the fifth. Following these issues, Juan Ferreyra would then draw the second story arc beginning with issue 6.

Plot

Volume I

Issues #1–100

Hamato Yoshi is a member of the Foot Clan led by Oroku Saki during Japan's feudal period. After seeing Saki act ruthlessly, Yoshi leaves the Clan and is marked by the clan as a traitor, and Saki orders Yoshi's entire family to be put to death. Yoshi's wife, Tang Shen, is attacked and severely wounded by the clan's ninjas, and with her last breath, she beseeches Yoshi to protect himself and the children. He flees with the boys and remains on the run for several years. Saki, who will later be known as Shredder, eventually finds Yoshi and his children and murders them all.
Centuries later, Yoshi and his sons' spirits are reincarnated in modern times as a gray rat and four green turtles, respectively, in a research laboratory called Stock Gen, owned by Baxter Stockman, a scientist who has secretly allied himself with the extraterrestrial Krang. An intern at Stock Gen, April O'Neil, names the turtles after Renaissance artists: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael. Members of the Foot Clan break into the facility to steal an alien mutagen. The animals are taken by mistake, and when they and the stolen mutagen get lost in the sewer, they are covered with the spilled mutagen and transformed into intelligent, humanoid beings.
Yoshi, now called Splinter, remembers his past life and begins to train the turtles in the art of ninjutsu. Unfortunately, the seemingly trivial event which led to the creation of the Turtles and Splinter is part of an escalating conflict between several powers trying to take control of the Earth:
  • The Foot Clan, with their leader Shredder, who has survived into the modern age due to the machinations of the shape-shifting witch Kitsune, and having new recruits such as Jennika, Alopex, Koya, and Bludgeon
  • The Utrom warlord Krang, who plans to terraform Earth into a new home for the last survivors of his race
  • Old Hob, a mutant alley cat embittered by his experiences with humanity, initiates acts of terrorism to elevate mutantkind as the new masters of the Earth
  • The zealous government agent John Bishop, leader of the Earth Protection Force, who seeks to eradicate mutantkind and aliens
  • The mysterious Madam Null and her enterprise Null Group, a business conglomerate with its hands in many ventures and ties to other dimensions, deliberately create mutants as a slave workforce
  • A mysterious Pantheon of immortal demigods, some of whom attempt to subvert humanity to their will as they once did in bygone times.
Finding new allies as they go, the Turtles are forced to strive against enemies and save the world from destruction as this many-fold conflict begins to spin out of control. The conflict culminates when Kitsune, a member of the Pantheon, attempts to resurrect the Dragon to end humanity, which the Turtles and their allies attempt to thwart, leading to the death of Splinter and Shredder's redemption.

Issues #101–150: Rebirth

With a mutagen bomb attack by Hob on the New York populace during Baxter Stockman's inauguration as the city's new mayor, the world's public is made aware of the existence of mutants. A ghetto called Mutant Town is erected in the heart of Manhattan to quarantine them, with Hob and his Mutanimals exercising loose political control over its inhabitants. The Turtles and their friends unite to make Mutant Town both a better place to live in and a hub of tolerance and communication with the outside world, but new conflicts begin to emerge:
  • Zom becomes pregnant and gives birth to a daughter, hailing a new era for the Triceratons, but also stirring hostility in the radical Utrom Ch'rell
  • Lita, a mutant albino turtle child the Turtles take in, her future self is revealed to become a time traveler under time mistress Renet and has traveled to the present to stop the Turtles from splitting up in the future
  • The Punk Frogs, a street gang of mutant frogs, attack the Turtles and burn the dojo, believing that they took away one of their members, Bonnie
  • A mad mutant surgeon by the name of Jasper Barlow experiments on mutants to make them more human, kidnapping Bonnie as part of her experiments and eventually resorting to inhumane methods to become human again
  • The Rat King, a member of the Pantheon, is eager to see his family's power game brought to a conclusion and attempts to unleash the Armageddon Game upon the world, a conflict that involves every major character up to that point
The outcome of the Armageddon Game is the downfall of both Krang and Ch'rell, the destruction of Mutant Town's borders, and the banishment of all the Pantheons from the world. During it, Donatello travels to the future and discovers Armaggon, a monster that can devour and erase timelines. He becomes obsessed with stopping the monster and inadvertently creates it while traveling through space and time. With Venus' help and sacrifice, Donatello is able to stop Armaggon and ensure that his family won't be erased from history.

Volume II

After a falling out and parting ways, Raphael becomes a drifter and eventually ends up in San Quentin Prison, Michelangelo becomes an actor in Japan, Leonardo seeks enlightenment through yogic living, and Donatello gets captured and put in a safari with other mutants while reeling from the trauma he endured after fighting Armaggon. Framed for murdering the warden of the prison Raphael was incarcerated in, the Turtles are forced to come together as a family once again, and are eventually exonerated by April, their allies, and supporters while also dealing with problems including:
  • Hieronymus Hale, a lawyer who was placed in charge of the city by Karai as the new District Attorney after his parents were killed by mutants, but was mutated by her for drawing too much public attention to the Turtles instead of merely distracting them.
  • Karai herself strives to learn more about magic and the supernatural to defeat those she perceives as challengers to her rulership of the Foot Clan, including the Turtles. To this purpose, she allows herself to be possessed by an enigmatic being she calls The Wanderer, which results in a constant struggle for her mind.
  • The Shredder returns from an extradimensional sojourn, only to learn that a former protegee has usurped control over the New York Foot Clan and prepares to construct an paradimensional bomb, forcing him to join forces with former enemies to meet this threat.
  • Jennika dons a mechanical suit and becomes the vigilante Nightwatcher, unraveling a crime ring taking advantage of the disadvantaged civilians of Mutant Town, until the suit - actually a golem - develops a mind of its own.
  • Hob is trying to establish a new mutant colony on North Brother Island.
  • After Splinter helps his sons from the beyond in their time of need, the Turtles try to contact him, thereby accidentally drawing him back to the world of the living. Bereft of his memory, but driven by his instinctive love for his sons, Splinter assumes the identity of an ujigami and begins eliminating threats to his family's safety.
  • Savanti Romero, a being from an alternate reality, takes over the Battle Nexus in order to eliminate the Turtles, as well as their alternate counterparts, using enemies from their past, present, and alternate realities, including Slash, Ninjara, Alopex, the Mirage incarnation of the Shredder, and the 2012 incarnation of Metalhead.

Comics

Crossovers

''Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''

A crossover series with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Batman from DC Comics.
TitleIssue Start dateEnd dateNote
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1–6December 9, 2015May 11, 2016A crossover limited series illustrated by Freddie Williams II, which pitches the Turtles and the Dark Knight against an alliance of the deadliest criminals of two universes. Later adapted into an animated film.
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures1–6November 6, 2016May 10, 2017Crossover between Batman: The Animated Series and the 2012 incarnation of the Turtles.
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II1–6December 6, 2017April 18, 2018A sequel series in which Donatello and Bane accidentally switch places in their respective realities, and the Turtles and the Bat Family must reunite to prevent Bane from taking over New York.
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III1–6May 1, 2019October 2, 2019A third sequel series featuring a story arc in which Krang messes with both the Turtles' and Batman's histories, creating a merged reality in which Batman becomes part of the Turtles' family.

''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''

A crossover miniseries focused on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Boom! Comics version of the Power Rangers.
TitleIssueStart dateEnd dateNote
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1–5December 4, 2019June 17, 2020A crossover story in which the first team of Power Rangers join forces with the Turtles to combat an unholy alliance between the Shredder and Rita Repulsa.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II1–5December 28, 2022May 3, 2023In this sequel series, Krang and Rita Repulsa invade Earth to seize the power of the Rangers' tokens, and the Turtles and Rangers must contend with an enemy turned ally and a friend turned enemy.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III1-August 13, 2025TBAIn this sequel series, With Rita and Krang defeated, the bad guys aren't cutting the Rangers and Turtles no slack! Lord Zedd and Shredder have a new plan to take down the radical teen heroes and if they don't act carefully, they may just succeed.

''Usagi Yojimbo''

Crossovers with the Usago Yojimbo series by Stan Sakai, who have frequently crossed over with the Turtles in other media.

Roninverse

A separate continuity focusing on a cyberpunk dystopia several years in the future, based on an idea originally conceived for the Mirage Comics.

Chronological comic order

This is a chronological listing of the in-continuity comics in which the timeline of events developed.

Collected editions

The IDW series has been compiled into collections which include the spinoff series placed into their continuity order. Initially they were released exclusively in deluxe hardcover format. Releases in paperback format began in February 2022.
TitleRelease dateCoverISBNCollected material
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 1June 9, 2015HCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1–12, A Lot to Learn, Micro-Series: Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo and Splinter
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 1February 1, 2022SCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1–12, A Lot to Learn, Micro-Series: Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo and Splinter
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 2March 29, 2016HCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13–20, Micro-Series: Casey Jones, April and Fugitoid, Villains Micro-Series: Krang and Baxter Stockman, The Secret History of the Foot Clan #1–4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 2November 15, 2022SCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13–20, Micro-Series: Casey Jones, April and Fugitoid, Villains Micro-Series: Krang and Baxter Stockman, The Secret History of the Foot Clan #1–4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 3September 6, 2016HCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #21–28, Villains Micro-Series: Old Hob, Alopex, Karai, Hun, Bebop and Rocksteady and Shredder, 2012 Annual
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 3October 31, 2023SCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #21–28, Villains Micro-Series: Old Hob, Alopex, Karai, Hun, Bebop and Rocksteady and Shredder, 2012 Annual
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 4January 17, 2017HCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #29–37, Utrom Empire #1–3, 2014 Annual
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 4August 13, 2024SCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #29–37, Utrom Empire #1–3, 2014 Annual
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 5September 5, 2017HCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #38–44, Turtles in Time #1–4, TMNT/Ghostbusters #1–4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 5November 5, 2024SCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #38–44, Turtles in Time #1–4, TMNT/Ghostbusters #1–4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 6February 27, 2018HCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #45–50, 2015 FCBD issue, Mutanimals #1–4, Casey & April #1–4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 6March 4, 2025SCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #45–50, 2015 FCBD issue, Mutanimals #1–4, Casey & April #1–4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 7July 31, 2018HCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #51–64
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 7August 26, 2025SCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #51–64
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 8December 4, 2018HCBebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything #1–5, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #1–8, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #65–66
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 8November 4, 2025SCBebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything #1–5, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #1–8, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #65–66
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 9July 19, 2019HCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #67–72, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #9–15, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 10January 28, 2020HCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #73–75, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #19–20, 2017 FCBD issue, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Dimension X #1–5, TMNT/Ghostbusters II #1–5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 11October 13, 2020HCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #76-84, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #16–19 & 21–22, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Macro-Series Donatello
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 12February 9, 2021HCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #85-89, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #23-25, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Macro-Series Leonardo and Michelangelo, Bebop and Rocksteady: Hit the Road #1-5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 13July 20, 2021HCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #90-100, 2019 Free Comic Book Day issue, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Macro-Series Raphael, Shredder in Hell #1-5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 14July 12, 2022HCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #101-112, 2020 Annual, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika #1–3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 15July 18, 2023HCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #113-124, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika II #1–6
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 16July 30, 2024HCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #125-132, 2021 Annual, 2022 Annual, FCBD 2022, and The Armageddon Game: Opening Moves #1–2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Armageddon Game Deluxe EditionDecember 3, 2024HC979-8-88724-160-92021 Annual, The Armageddon Game: Opening Moves #1–2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #131–139, The Armageddon Game: The Alliance #1–6, and The Armageddon Game #1–8
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 17April 1, 2025HCTeen Spirit , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #133-137, The Armageddon Game: The Alliance #1-5, The Armageddon Game #1-6, and Teen Spirit
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 18September 2, 2025HCTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #138-150, The Armageddon Game: The Alliance #6, The Armageddon Game #7-8, 2023 Annual, and The Untold Destiny of the Foot Clan miniseries

The various series have been collected in the following trade paperbacks:

Other TMNT publications by IDW

Mirage Comics

The original Mirage Comics series has been collected in various formats since its release:

The Ultimate Collection/The Works

The Ultimate Collection series collects the issues from volume 1 worked on by its original creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The material in Volumes 1-5 was later recollected in full color as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Works.
TitleRelease dateCollected material
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection Vol. 1January 10, 2012
June 4, 2013
November 7, 2017 		TMNT #1-7, Micro-Series Raphael
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection Vol. 2April 24, 2012
October 29, 2013
June 5, 2018 		TMNT #8-11, Micro-Series Michaelangelo, Leonardo, and Donatello
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection Vol. 3August 14, 2012
September 9, 2014
October 2, 2018 		TMNT #12, 14-15, 17, 19-21
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection Vol. 4April 23, 2013
December 22, 2015
December 10, 2019 		TMNT #48-55
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection Vol. 5December 24, 2013
August 16, 2016
February 2, 2021 		TMNT #56-62
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection Vol. 6January 5, 2016
March 1, 2022 		Various short stories and one-shots published between 1985 and 1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection Vol. 7February 28, 2023 Covers and developmental art

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics/Legends

A series collecting colorized issues of the Mirage series done by other creators, as well as the Vol. 2 series.
TitleRelease dateCollected material
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 1August 28, 2012TMNT #13, plus stories from the Shell Shock collection:
  • Bottoming Out
  • Junk Man
  • New York Ninja
  • Word Warriors
  • 49th Street Stompers
  • O-Deed
  • The Road Trip
  • Don't Judge a Book...
  • A Splinter in the Eye of God?
  • Night Life
  • Meanwhile... 1,000,000 BC.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 2August 29, 2012TMNT #16, 22-23
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 3December 19, 2012TMNT #27-29
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 4April 3, 2013TMNT #32-33, 37, plus the short story "The Ring"
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Legends: Soul's WinterDecember 2, 2014TMNT #31, 35-36
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 5June 5, 2013TMNT #34, 38-40
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 6January 29, 2014TMNT #42-44
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 7October 24, 2013TMNT #45-47
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 8May 14, 2014TMNT Vol. 2 #1-5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 9February 11, 2015TMNT Vol. 2 #6-9
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 10June 3, 2015TMNT Vol. 2 #10-13

Compendiums

Collections of the original Mirage comics series:Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1, Tales of the TMNT Volume I #1–4 + Extras Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 2, Tales of the TMNT Volume I #5–7 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 3, Tales of the TMNT Volume II #1–4 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 4, Tales of the TMNT Volume II #5–8 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 5, Tales of the TMNT Volume II #9–12 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 6, Tales of the TMNT Volume II #13–16 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 7, Tales of the TMNT Volume II #17–20 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 8, Tales of the TMNT Volume II #21-25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Legends: Soul's Winter, collecting colorized versions of Mirage Studios' Vol. 1 issues #31, 35, 36
Collections of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures originally published by Archie Comics:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Compendium, Vol. 1, collecting the original three-issue mini-series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures issues #1–17, plus the short stories “Zen Million Year to Birth,” “The Night of Monsterex,” “Metamorphosis,” “A Forgotten TMNT Adventure,” “Yo-Ho-Ho! And a Bottle of Mutagen!,” and “Doomsday Hassle in Banshee Castle” Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 2 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 6 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 7 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 9 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 11 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 12 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 13 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 14 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 15
  • ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 16''

Comics

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 100-Page Spectacular – Collects the 3-issue miniseries that preceded Archie Comics' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures series.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics – This series reprints issues 1–11 of TMNT Vol. 1 by Eastman and Laird and the four Micro-Series issues in full color with coloring by Tom Smith.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Urban Legends – Reprints issues 1-23 of the TMNT Volume 3 originally published by Image Comics in full color. IDW commissioned original Volume 3 writer Gary Carlson and artist Frank Fosco to produce issues 24–26 to conclude the series. Later collected in two tradepaperback volumes.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Journeys – Reprints issues 1-32 of TMNT Vol. 4 by Laird and Jim Lawson.