The TMNT race across New York in Danny Earls’ interlocking, Easter egg-filled cover for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1–4

Jason Aaron’s relaunch of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is one of the most talked about comics of 2024, and marks a thrilling new direction for the Heroes in a Half-Shell. The first four issues of the series each take a look at one of the core four Turtles, with July’s #1 following Raphael in jail and last week’s #2 covering Michelangelo and his new life as an unexpected TV star in Japan. From IDW’s solicitations we also know that #3 will see Leonardo protecting a turtle colony in the Ganges, while the fourth issue is about Donatello trapped in a mutant zoo!

To celebrate the arc, artist Danny Earls has created a stunning piece comprising four interlocking, Easter egg-filled covers depicting the four turtles racing and leaping their way across a New York City skyline. If you’re a fan of the series then you’ve likely already seen #1–#3. Now Newsarama can exclusively reveal both the fourth cover AND the completed piece for the first time.

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Turtles in a half shell, Turtle Power!!! That theme tune has been playing in my head for the past four months while drawing these covers,” said Danny Earls in a statement to Newsarama. “I adore the TMNT. The comics, the cartoons, the toys. To say working on these covers was a dream I’ve had since I was a little kid, is the biggest understatement I could think of. I felt like I truly knew the Turtles growing up, they talked like me, they skateboarded, they ate pizza, they argued. They were four young teenagers that all had each others back. I am one of four brothers who all had each others backs growing up. Me and my brothers and the Turtles would have been friends if we lived in NYC as kids. I know it!” 

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