Warning: Spoilers for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6A bold new era for theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtleshas already offered game-changing surprises when it comes to the turtles' status quo, but one change to their lore could be the most shocking of all. The brothers have been separated from each other by mysterious circumstances, and although their reunion is imminent, it seems things may not return to normal between the ninja turtles after all.
Writer Jason Aaron and artist Juan Ferreyraare joining forces to kick off the next daring chapter of the currentTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesseries, with the turtles finally finding their way back to each other after being split up for the initial five issues. However, their reunion isn’t going to go as smoothly as readers might have anticipated. According to the solicitation forTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#6, the brothers' tight-knit bond has been severed, and infighting plagues their usually amicable relationship.
Variant Cover Artists:
Kevin Eastman; Juan Ferreyra; Carson Thorn; Boneface; Wes Craig
Superstar artist Juan Ferreyra (Batman & Robin,Green Arrow) makes his debut as TMNT’s new ongoing artist! The Turtles are back together, on the run, and at one another’s throats. Navigating a New York City that used to be their home but is now a hostile territory, the four brothers attempt to get things back to normal, but Donatello is deeply scarred following his captivity. Will the four brothers be able to rally? Or will they find themselves at the mercy of the Foot Clan?
At the center of this hostility isthe tragic revelation that Donatello has been traumatized by recent events, thus preventing the ninja turtles from returning to their conventional dynamic. Thesibling relationship between the TMNTis undergoing major changes, and it’s all because of the hardships they endured.
TMNT’s Brotherly Bond Is Tested by Their Dark New Status Quo
Donatello’s Traumatic Experience Tears the Siblings Apart
Since the brothers parted ways for presently unknown reasons, each of them has embarked on their own separate path, and Donatello is no different. While the ninja turtles have all suffered on their individual journeys,Donatello has endured a fate far more bleak than the rest.InTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#4,Donatello gets trapped in a mutant zooand forced to fight for the entertainment of onlookers. It’s no wonder that Donatello would be distraught after being caught in such a horrific situation, especially without his brothers by his side, and he’ll undoubtedly carry this pain moving forward.
TMNT Reveals Nightwatcher’s New Origin, Redefining Raphael’s Vigilante Persona
Raphael’s iconic alter ego undergoes a massive lore change, as the shocking origin story of TMNT’s new Nightwatcher is unveiled at last.
Donatello isn’t the only member of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles who’s faced tough times.In each issue of Aaron’s reboot, readers get to see where a turtle sibling has ended up following their disbandment. The first issue featuresRaphael in aTheLast Ronin-esque reinventionas he’s imprisoned with ruthless criminals, and the next finds Michelangelo as his loneliness prevents him from enjoying his newfound fame. Meanwhile,Leonardo gives up being a ninjaentirely in his isolation. Now that these three ninja turtles have met up with each other, it’s become apparent that their traumas have altered their dynamic.
The TMNT Must Work Together to Overcome Their Estrangement
Will The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ever Restore Their Sibling Relationship?
The ninja turtles' continuing reunion hasn’t been the cure-all for their dilemmas, as they’ve learned the hard way.Michelangelo and Raphael are fightingone another due to their unsettled differences, Leonardo has elected to throw himself back into leadership despite his inner turmoil, and Donatello is traumatized after his torment in the mutant zoo. Evidently, their bond has been changed forever, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be close again. There’s work to be done if these brothers want to restore their relationship as it once was, so theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtleshad better be up to the task.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#6is available January 29th, 2024 from IDW Publishing.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) is a multi-media franchise that began with Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s comics in the 1980s. Throughout the years, their comic books expanded to movies, TV shows, video games, and toys. Most notably, the animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ran for nearly a decade and has become a nostalgic staple of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Several other movies have featured the four anthropomorphic turtle brothers (Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael), including the trilogy of live-action films in the ‘90s and the more recent movies Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and its sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.
