Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reveals Massive Plans for Landmark 300th Issue

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has been a staple in many comic readers' lives since the 1980s, with the debut of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 dropping all the way back in 1984.

In July, the biggest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic of the year will hit comic bookshops everywhere. Everybody's favorite four crime-fighting, sewer-dwelling brothers — Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michaelangelo — will achieve their 300th issue grandly. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #300 will kick off the blockbuster storyline "The City That Never Dies," and will feature a fan-focused Blind Bag cover program with an incredibly impressive roster of all-star artists — including Juan Ferreyra and Ito.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles look to be in absolutely no hurry to slow down. The four iconic reptilian brothers will soon be celebrating a brand-new milestone with their well-deserved 300th issue. IDW Publishing is pulling out all the stops for this one, so fans of the heroes in a half-shell should get ready to brace themselves.

The Monumental 300th Issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Offers An All-Star Blind Bag Cover Program For Fans

This once-in-a-lifetime celebration includes several fascinating versions of a never-before-seen cover by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creators Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman. It will feature industry icons like Frank Miller and J. Scott Campbell, along with standout artists Stan Sakai,​ Michael Dooney, Mateus Santolouco, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and Freddie E. Williams II. See below for the full, nearly-unbelievable list of artists involved.

● Cover A Freddie E. Williams, Jeremy Colwell

● Cover B Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird, Fahriza Kamaputra

● Cover C Frank Miller, Alex Sinclair

● Cover D J. Scott Campbell, Nei Ruffino

● Cover E Michael Dooney

● RI 1:25 Eastman & Laird (black & white, full art variant)

● RI 1:50 Stan Sakai

● RI 1:100 Giuseppe Camuncoli

● RI 1:200 J. Scott Campbell (full art variant)

● RI 1:300 Miller (black & white, full art variant)

● RI 1:000 Eastman & Laird (inks, red masks), featuring Eastman's signature and CGC

● Blind bag exclusives: Ito, Mateus Santolouco, Juan Ferreyra, Miller (color, full art), Campbell (black & white, full art), open order covers (full art)

● Also available: Foil blank sketch

This celebration of the incredible and legendary Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic series is a spectacular way to remember all the good that these particular characters and their adventures did for both comic fans and the comic industry. Whether they were presented as dark-and-gritty ground-level heroes fighting corruption in New York City or cartoon icons who travel to different dimensions to tackle other-worldly threats, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has remained true to itself no matter what — and that's saying something, for a comic approaching 300 issues.

The 300th Issue of TMNT Kicks Off the Biggest TMNT Adventure Yet

While an incredible way to roll out TMNT's 300th issue, there will be no rest for the brothers themselves as the book will officially launch the "The City That Never Dies" story. With the Ninja Turtles' mother and Splinter resurrected, the family stands united. Clan Hamato is stronger than ever — and they'll certainly need that strength to battle what's on the horizon. A danger unlike anything the Ninja Turtles have ever faced looms, threatening to destroy the worlds of not only the living, but also the dead.

This biggest TMNT epic yet begins here with "The City That Never Dies," brought to fans by Eisner Award-winning writer Gene Luen Yang, joined by celebrated artists Freddie E. Williams II and Fero Pe. As a special bonus to add to the 300th issue milestone, readers are invited to experience a wild trip through TMNT's history with co-writers Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz and classic TMNT artists Ben Bates, Eric Talbot, Chris Allan, Frank Fosco, Jim Lawson, and Dan Duncan.

Only ever expected there to be a one-off comic between two friends — legendary creators Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has reached live action film, animation, video games, novels, toys--and just about anything a young comic creator could hope their art to achieve. TMNT was able to do this all while staying consistent with the varied tones of each unique — yet just similar enough — iteration of the four turtle brothers who appeared across such a vast ocean of media.

The deadline to pre-order Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #300 and your favorite covers ends on June 1. Contact your local comic shop to guarantee your copy of what will undoubtedly go down as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles history.