Summary
Nothing paints a better picture of theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' life in New York City quite like these new connecting covers. At the top of the summer, in anticipation of his new run on the franchise, Jason Aaron promised that Summer 2024 would markThe Summer of Turtles, and so far at least, the promise of season-long quality content continues to deliver.
Now, the Summer of Turtles continues as Screen Rant can exclusively reveal the latest of Danny Earls and Jão Canola’s connecting covers for the relaunch of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The first for the second issue of the series (alongside the first) was unveiled byIGNlast month, but the latest (seen below) will be for the third issue.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#3 by Jason Aaron and Cliff Chiang goes on sale October 23.
The connecting covers, more than anything, serve as a surprising showcase to the Turtles' homeland: New York.
The Third TMNT Connecting Cover Has Been Unveiled
TMNT#3 Hit Stores October 23rd
Further below, readers can find what it will look like to combine all three connecting covers, including those for issues #1 and #2 ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.Just like how the issues themselves put a spotlight on each Turtle individually at a new point in their lives, the third cover art puts a spotlight on Leonardo. The third issue will focus on the solo journey of Leonardo, now separate from his brothers and seeminglyseparate from his iconic weaponas well.
TMNT Is Reinventing Leonardo with a Conan the Barbarian-Style Redesign
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is launching a new anthology miniseries, and in one of the stories, Leonardo gets a Conan the Barbarian-style redesign.
With the fourth issue focusing on Donatello, he will also be the focus of the fourth collectible variant cover. Meanwhile, as the family is expected to reunite in issue #5, a fifth standalone cover will feature all four Turtles. For those interested in purchasing their own copies, Danny Earls' covers will all be sold as 1:25 variants.The conception of the artwork for each cover is interesting as it does paint an individual journey for each Turtle, but will ultimately culminate in an inevitable reunion of them all coming together - which is quite reflective of the story to come.
A Showcase of New York City As a Character
You Can’t Have the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Without NYC
While each of these characters showcase one of the TMNT characters, there isan overlooked fifth character at the forefront of all of these covers: New York City. NYC has been instrumental in the growth and lore of the franchise. It’s no wonder it’s always the location of choice whenever stories focus on the central four. As seen in the background of each of these covers, the history of NYC is rich as it relates to the Turtles and plays a big part in who they become as characters. See more of New York City in Jason Aaron’sTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
