The ninja team-up we’ve always wanted is about to go down, as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto has officially been revealed as a new crossover comic. The event has VIZ Media and IDW partnering for a four-issue mini-series, and the announcement included some cover art and character design samples.Here’s the creative team behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto:
Writer: Caleb Goellner (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Artist: Hendry Prasetya (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
Colors: Raúl Angulo (NYX)
Letters: Ed Dukeshire (The Woods)
Cover Artists: Jorge Jiménez (Batman), Hendry Prasetya
You can see the two cover variants below. Head to the original IGN exclusive announcement post for looks at a few character designs, including Raphael, Michelangelo, April O’Neil and Splinter.
Here’s how IDW describes the first issue, which has the Heroes in a Half Shell heading to the Hidden Leaf Village of Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto. The first installment hits comic shops on November 13, 2024:
It’s the coolest ninja matchup you could have ever dreamed of, had you dared! The Heroes in a Half-Shell meet the host of the Nine-Tailed Fox in the crossover everyone will be talking about.
When teenage reporter April O’Neil has a clandestine meeting with Tsunade, the leader of the Hidden Leaf Village, it garners the attention of Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi. They aren’t the only ones who are wondering what the two women were discussing, though. The sinister Foot Clan have their own interest in April’s visit, as they think she might hold the valuable information on mutation research being conducted by the scientist Baxter Stockman. With April caught between the forces of the Hidden Leaf Village and the Foot Clan, it can’t be long before the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show up to lend her a hand!
Working with acclaimed manga publisher Viz Entertainment, IDW is pulling together two of the most popular comics in the world to bring you the four-issue comic book event of 2024!
Source: IGN
