After a number of major changes in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe at IDW, including former TMNT editor Bobby Curnow returning to IDW as the new Editor-in-Chief of the company, and Andy Khouri coming on board as the new editor of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, IDW is also sharing with CBR an exclusive first look at the first two covers by the brand-new cover artist on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jorge Fornés, the Eisner Award-nominated artist perhaps best known for his Rorscach series with writer Tom King.

Fornés’ first covers will come in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6, which will also mark the debut of Juan Ferreyra as the new regular interiror artist on the series.

In an interview with IGN, Ferreyra discusses his new gig, “Getting to be the artist in TMNT makes me super happy and excited on so many levels. The first one is exciting for the little Juan that lives in me. I was a big Turtle fan when I was 11-12 years old, I used to draw them all the time. In fact, when I told one of my best friends that I was going to draw the TMNT comic next, he told me that one of his first memories of me drawing was when he saw me drawing the Turtles and how amazed he was at how I was able to draw them so accurately.”

He continued, “The other level is the grown-up Juan and the opportunity that I have to give my take on TMNT for a full arc and working with one of my all-time favorite writers. Working with Jason for a full arc on anything would’ve been a dream come true, so when they told me Jason would be writing it I had one of the biggest smiles I’ve had in a long time. The most amazing thing is that all of that was before I started drawing anything, and now that I’m halfway through the first issue I can tell that it is way more satisfying and fun than what I could have ever anticipated!”

Also at IGN, Jason Aaron, who rebooted this new series, discussed the future of the book, “The first arc of this new TMNT series featured issues that focused on the individual brothers in different situations, different spots around the globe, gradually bringing them back together to face a new villain who’s taken root in New York City. With issue #6, that all comes to a head, as the Ninja Turtles are back together and finally make their return to New York, only to find that much has changed in the city they used to call home. With this issue, the real story begins, so I’m super excited to have the great Juan Ferreyra coming on board not just for this issue but for the long haul, as the Turtles get ready to face their next great challenge.”

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6 will be released on January 29, 2025.

Source: IDW Publishing