TMNT: Battle Nexus Pits the Multiverse's Ninja Turtles Against One Another

One of the bigger announcements to travel retired of SDCC 2025 was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Battle Nexus, a caller bid that draws connected the full TMNT multiverse. While the Mirage Comics mentation of Shredder volition beryllium 1 of the main players successful this warring tournament, it seems fans tin expect galore antithetic incarnations of the Turtles to enactment successful an appearance.

IGN tin exclusively uncover that each contented of Battle Nexus volition see a backup communicative that pits the Turtles of the movies, animated shows, and comics against 1 another, each owed to the machinations of the villain Mr. Ogg. The match-ups featured include:

• The 1990 movie Turtles vs. TMNT: Mutant Mayhem Turtles
• Mirage Comics Turtles vs. Rise of the TMNT Turtles
• 1987 Animated Turtles vs. Archie Comics Turtles
• 2003 Animated Turtles vs. 2012 Animated Turtles

Check retired the slideshow assemblage beneath for an exclusive look astatine the variant covers spotlighting these epic match-ups:

These one-page backup stories volition beryllium written by TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures writer Erik Burnham and drawn by creator Sarah Myer, with colors by Luis Antonio Delgado. Each contented of the bid volition diagnostic a variant screen spotlighting these multiversal matches, with artists including Dan Schoening, Louie Joyce, Jim Lawson, Andy Suriano, Ken Mitchroney, Khary Randolph, Emilio Lopez, and Ciro Nieli.

"You can't ideate my excitement erstwhile the powers that beryllium asked maine to play successful a concealed country of the Battle Nexus, and to premix and lucifer immoderate of my favourite iterations of the TMNT to boot!" Burnham tells IGN. "We got to play with Turtles from each benignant of mean -- movies, TV, and, of course, comics -- and I anticipation to bash truthful again someday; I'd emotion to excavation successful and truly research their similarities and differences. One leafage comics tin beryllium challenging, particularly with truthful galore characters to get involved, but I knew my TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures collaborator, Sarah Myer, would beryllium capable to crush it connected the page, since they've pulled disconnected that benignant of magic before... adhd successful Luis Antonio Delgado's colors and it each results successful the cleanable dessert aft the entree of the main Battle Nexus story. (And wait'll you spot who the eventual champion of Mr. Ogg's sidebar conflict nexus is -- I warrant you that it's not who you think!)"

"I’m truthful thankful to IDW and Nickelodeon for the accidental to exemplify crossovers successful TMNT: Battle Nexus!" Myer says. "And due to the fact that my teammate Erik Burnham is penning it, you cognize determination volition beryllium immoderate clever and unexpected interactions betwixt antithetic Turtle iterations (They’re HOW tall?! The younger Turtles indispensable beryllium taking their vitamins!), and the crisp and sassy wit of Mr. Ogg breaking the 4th wall. As a Turtle instrumentality and creator I’m geeking retired due to the fact that this bid of strips features adjacent much TMNT versions and styles than before, and I've got the pleasance of moving again with colorist Luis Delgado successful bringing these galore Turtles to life. Our squad is looking guardant to sharing our excitement and emotion for these characters with you!"

"I've been a lifelong instrumentality of TMNT from the precise beginning," Randolph says. "Anytime I'm asked to rep the TMNT 2003 emblem it's an grant and thing that's hard to walk up. Colorist Emilio Lopez and I some worked connected the show, truthful that peculiar iteration volition ever clasp a peculiar spot successful our hearts. Never hide that we did Battle Nexus first!"

Joyce adds, "I've ever been a immense instrumentality of creator jams successful comics and these Battle Nexus covers supply the cleanable canvas to spot antithetic artists smash unneurotic iconic versions of the Turtles! Stoked to beryllium repping the Tales of the TMNT crew!"

TMNT: Battle Nexus #1 volition beryllium released connected November 12, 2025, with a last bid cutoff of October 6. You tin preorder a transcript astatine your section comic shop.

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