Luck & Strategy: MJ & Black Cat's Thrilling New Series!
By Liam McGuire
Aug, 29, 2024.
While Jason Aaron launches a new mainline title at IDW Publishing starring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, another new ongoing series will launch later this year from Tom Waltz and Vincenzo Federici that will shine a new light on different parts of the iconic universe for the heroes in a half shell.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation #1 follows the dramatic events of The Armageddon Game, as Raphael takes a motorcycle trip to try to escape his recent past. Unfortunately, clearing his head will lead him into direct conflict with a mysterious villain who detours his adventures to Area 51 - where Raphael’s capture will see him reunite with old friends caught in similarly precarious situations.
Meanwhile, in a backup story from Eric Burnham, Casey Jones will watch the rise of Karai as the untold destiny of the Foot Clan is further revealed.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation #1 features main cover art from Javier Fernandez and Patricio Delpeche, showing Raphael and a friend driving through the broken gates of Area 51. Federici’s variant art for the series sees Raph striking a pose on his bike as he enters Las Vegas while teasing Casey Jones’ backup story. Jim Lawson’s variant shows a battle in Vegas between Raphael and a powerful enemy. Superstar artist Jesse Lonergan’s 1:10 incentive variant reveals the epic action teased in the issue with a large cast of characters sprawling out of the sewers. Additionally, Mateus Santolouco has a variant for the series which hasn’t yet been revealed. Check out Fernandez and Delpeche’s cover below.
New ongoing series! Part 1 of the Raphael flashback adventure arc "Attack on Area 51"! After the events of "The Armageddon Game," the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles found themselves at a crossroads, attempting to keep their family united while individually feeling the need to break away and explore life in a world that knows about mutants. To clear his head, Raphael jumps on his motorcycle and heads west on a solo road trip with the wind at his back and no destination in mind...until a dormant enemy out for revenge on the Turtles engineers a dangerous detour to Area 51. When Raphael is held hostage with some unexpected old friends, his soul-searching quest mutates into a crisis as he brawls in the desert to keep the E.P.F.'s cache of coveted technology out of the wrong hands. Will Raphael find his new purpose away from his brothers...or just more trouble than he can handle alone? Tom Waltz, the TMNT mastermind and co-writer of TMNT: The Last Ronin, returns to tell brand-new stories about everyone's favorite anthropomorphic misfits with artist Vincenzo Federici. Plus, writer Erik Burnham presents a four-issue bonus backup: after the events of The Untold Destiny of the Foot Clan, can Casey Jones tolerate Karai's descent into ruthlessness, or will he turn his back on the Foot? The answer ripples into the upcoming action in Jason Aaron's TMNT! Each arc of Mutant Nation will feature two stories exploring different corners of the TMNT universe, easily accessible to casual fans but with ties connecting the ongoing series and Nightwatcher. Expect old favorites and new surprises!
You can catch the new TMNT adventure when Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation #1 arrives at CaptCan Comics both in-store and online on September 18, 2024. Don’t forget to pre-order to ensure you don’t miss out on the cover you’d like to get!
