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Albuquerque, Jones, Chiang & Burnham on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Rafael Albuquerque, Joëlle Jones, Cliff Chiang and Chris Burnham join Jason Aaron on the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles relaunch.



Article Summary

  • Jason Aaron writes new TMNT series with IDW for the 40th anniversary.
  • Artists Albuquerque, Jones, Chiang, and Burnham tackle the first four issues.
  • The team shares their personal excitement and history with TMNT.
  • TMNT: Alpha #1 launches in June 2024, with a new #1 following in July.

Last week, Bleeding Cool scooped the world (and ComicBook.com) on the news that Jason Aaron would be writing a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 in July from IDW Publishing for the fortieth anniversary of the TMNT franchise. IDW has given IGN the press release that the artists on the first four issues will be big name creators Rafael Albuquerque, Joëlle Jones, Cliff Chiang, and Chris Burnham. Each of these artists will illustrate one of the first four issues of the new series, one per turtle. But no, Rafael will not draw the Raphael issue. That will be Joelle Jones, Rafael will have Michelangelo anfter each artist chose their favourite turtle and Rafael will then draw the second Turtles story arc.

Rafael Albuquerque, Joëlle Jones, Cliff Chiang & Chris Burnham TMNT

"For me working on TMNT was first a nostalgia hit, being an '80s kid I consumed it all!" Jones tells IGN. "But at its heart, and why I think it still resonates with people today, is that it's a story about a family of outcasts brimming with personality and the conflicts that come out of it! Or maybe I just like the giant rat father figure, which might be something for me to unpack with a therapist at a later date!"

Rafael Albuquerque, Joëlle Jones, Cliff Chiang & Chris Burnham TMNT

"I'm thrilled to be working with Jason on such a special project, with so many talented artists," Albuquerque says. "Being a child from the '80s, the TMNT cartoon has a special place in my heart, so having the chance to draw them for the first time kind of completes a full circle, full of nostalgia and excitement. I can't wait to reveal what we're working on!"

Rafael Albuquerque, Joëlle Jones, Cliff Chiang & Chris Burnham TMNT

"I still remember the thrill of reading those early black-and-white issues and how they ushered in a new wave of independent comics, and I'm incredibly excited to be a part of this next chapter for the Turtles," Chiang tells IGN. "Even better, Jason and I have been friends for a long time but haven't yet worked together, so I get to kill two Mousers with one sword."

Rafael Albuquerque, Joëlle Jones, Cliff Chiang & Chris Burnham TMNT

"I am SO excited to be working on the Turtles!" Burnham says. "I've been a TMNT fan since the black and white days – Fugitoid is one of the first comics I ever owned, and the original Donatello One-Issue Micro Series is one of my favorite comics of all time! I discovered so many amazing artists as a kid reading the Turtles – beyond Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird there's Mark Bodé, Rick Veitch, Mark Martin, Richard Corben, Michael Zulli, Eric Talbot, Jim Lawson, Sophie Campbell… the list goes on and on and it's a great honor to add my name to it!"

Rafael Albuquerque, Joëlle Jones, Cliff Chiang & Chris Burnham TMNT

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Alpha #1 is out in June 2024, and the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 in July.

 

 


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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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