Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 sees over 300,000 copies ordered

Turtlemania has taken over the comic book industry yet again. IDW Publishing is extremely proud to share that the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) relaunch has received a massive response from retailers and fans for its debut issue, earning more than 300,000 orders ahead of its launch on July 24. This gargantuan number officially makes it one of the biggest comic book launches of the year.

Written by Jason Aaron, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 is drawn by Joëlle Jones, and features longtime TMNT creatives colorist Ronda Pattison and letterer Shawn Lee. For the first four issues of the new ongoing series, a different Turtle will step into the spotlight for each issue and it will be impressively brought to life by a new acclaimed artist. The first issue revolves around Raphael in prison, and the second chapter will bring in artist Rafael Albuquerque for a story starring Michelangelo. Leonardo is issue #3 with artist Cliff Chiang, and Donatello is issue #4 with artist Chris Burnham.