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Kevin Eastman Joins Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles For Third Time Around

Published Fri, 15 Feb 2019 08:29:06 -0600

Last updated Fri, 15 Feb 2019 08:29:30 -0600

Third time's the charm. Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are getting a trilogy finale in May from DC Comics and IDW.

"I still remember the e-mail asking me if I wanted to write the first Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover," said series writer James Tynion IV. "My brain couldn't even process what I was reading for a few seconds, and I started having a panic attack about fitting it into my work schedule. Then, finally, I pictured Michelangelo's reaction to seeing the T. rex in the Batcave for the first time and started laughing out loud."

"When I got the call asking if I would be interested in doing some covers for a Batman/TMNT crossover," added Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman, "the ten-year-old Batman fan got up and ran around the room screaming at the top of his lungs with excitement…then the fifty-year-old life-long Batman fan did the same thing!"

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"The story for volume three is a blast, and I am having the time of my life illustrating it," said Williams II. "And lucky for me, I'm not alone in this grand task. I'm having a huge and exciting personal crossover of my own with one of my all-time heroes and favourite artists, Kevin Eastman! Say what? Yup, you heard that right! We've got something so fun and exciting planned! I'm geeking out about it every day, and I think all of you will, too!"

"I'm absolutely thrilled to have Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the TMNT, as our creative partner on the series," continued Tynion IV. "Kevin will be working closely with Freddie, contributing art on part of the run in a really exciting way that I can't wait for fans to see. We're going to see Bats and Turtles collide like never before in a story so big, it's the perfect way to conclude our Batman/TMNT trilogy."