IDW Presents Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Annual 2012It is currently unknown whether IDW's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Annual 2012" TMNT book will be released in the UK and Ireland for British and Irish "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" fans buy.
TMNT story written and drawn by co-creator Kevin Eastman
Coming in October 2012
San Diego, CA (July 14, 2012) – IDW Publishing and Nickelodeon are excited to announce the launch of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ANNUAL 2012, a 48-page jam packed story written by co-writers Tom Waltz and Kevin Eastman, and drawn by co-creator Eastman. It's been nearly 20 years since Eastman has created a full TMNT story, but fans will relish this Annual filled with non-stop downtown action and mayhem that is well worth the wait!
"After nearly 20 years I find myself once again fully engrossed in the wonderful mythos of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and having the absolute best time in my life!" said Eastman. "The intense creative energy flying around between IDW and Nickelodeon is when this idea was inspired and born, so with this incredible team, I'm back on the drawing board--hanging with the boys, knocking out a full blown epic--and it is AWESOME!"
Releasing in October this year, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ANNUAL 2012 follows the adventure of Raphael and Casey as they find themselves in the middle of a criminal escapade gone wrong. Rival clans jockey for power in the NYC criminal underworld, and the Ninja Turtles are drawn into the chaos. Expect the unexpected in this exciting, all-new tale that sets up a crucial future TMNT storyline. Readers are encouraged to ask their retailers about the special variant “Eastman Layout” edition.
IDW's TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES comics launched in August 2011 with great success, resulting in multiple printings of the first five ongoing issues. Last month, TMNT comics launched digitally, and are now featured in IDW Comics and comiXology Mobile Apps for Android, iPhone, Kindle Fire, and more. There is no doubt that the Turtles have made a huge comeback, and IDW and Nickelodeon are catering to the fans by providing even more Ninja Turtle action!
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ANNUAL 2012 ($7.99, 48 pages, full color) will be available in October. Diamond order code AUG12 0321.
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About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE, Paramount’s Star Trek; HBO’s True Blood; the BBC’s DOCTOR WHO; Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Toho’s Godzilla; Wizards of the Coasts Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons; and the Eisner-Award winning Locke & Key series, created by best-selling author Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez [and Ghostbusters]. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints, and Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio.
IDW's critically- and fan-acclaimed series are continually moving into new mediums. Currently, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Disney are creating a feature film based on World War Robot, while Michael Bay‘s Platinum Dunes and Sony are bringing Zombies vs. Robots to film.
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'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Annual 2012' announced by IDW
Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman will write and draw the book for the publisher.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Annual 2012 has been announced by IDW Publishing.
The property's co-creator Kevin Eastman will write and draw the book, which is being released to capitalise on the hype surrounding the Nickelodeon television show.
© IDW Publishing "After nearly 20 years I find myself once again fully engrossed in the wonderful mythos of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and having the absolute best time in my life," said Eastman.
"The intense creative energy flying around between IDW and Nickelodeon is when this idea was inspired and born, so with this incredible team, I'm back on the drawing board - hanging with the boys, knocking out a full blown epic - and it is awesome."
Nickelodeon acquired the rights to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and will debut its new animated series on September 29. The children's TV network previously teamed up with IDW to launch a Ninja Turtles comic book app for mobile devices.
Eastman, who came up with the concept in 1984 in collaboration with Peter Laird, recently spoke out in support of the controversial Michael Bay-produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie reboot.
Bay's project sparked a backlash from fans following the announcement that the titular characters have been reimagined as extra terrestrials, rather than the mutated reptiles of the source material.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Annual 2012 is released in October.
