Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Celebrating the 40th comic anniversary

IDW Publishing celebrates four decades of Heroes in a Half Shell in July with the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Celebrating the 40th comic anniversaryand you can now get a first taste of the one-shot special with the official preview below…

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turn 40! Relive some of their greatest times with stories from some of the many creators on the book and screen who made each version of the Turtles so special!

This brand new anthology looks back to the beginning, honoring the initial spark of creativity from Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, then works its way through the next four decades, highlighting fan-favorite milestones from comic books and beyond.

Eastman leads a bevy of incredible talent contributing new stories and pin-ups from a group of legendary TMNT contributors including Jim Lawson, Tristan Jones and Paul Harmon, Ronda Pattison and Pablo Tunica, Tom Waltz and Michael Dialynas, Ciro Nieli, Lloyd Goldfine with Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez, Andy Suriano, Chris Allan and many more. All harking back to the era of TMNT they are best known for, from the original Mirage series through the 1990s to present day, as well as the Tales of TMNT and Rise of the TMNT.

Featuring a variety of covers celebrating individual decades, including new pieces from Eastman & Laird, Campbell, Randolph, the Escorza Brothers, Michael Dooney, Vincenzo Federici, Michael Dialynas and the mighty Simon Bisley! Plus a special “Golden Age” cover by Michael Cho!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration will be released on Wednesday, July 10th.