It goes without saying that ninja turtles IDW’s ongoing series has been a huge success, with 300,000 copies pre-ordered for the first issue. Today ahead of New York Comic Con, IDW announced that starting with issue #6, artists Juan Ferreira Will join as an artist.
See the official press release along with cover and interior art below:
IDW Publishing is relaunching the critically acclaimed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) series, which has received over 300,000 retail orders for the first issue. It will start with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6 and feature the complete story. Exciting New Artist: Juan Ferreyra (batman and robin, green arrow). Each issue of this thrilling story will also feature a collection of covers from Ferreira and Eisner-nominated artists Jorge Fornes (batman, Rorschach inkblot test) will make his jaw-dropping debut on the cover of TMNT in Issue 6.
Ninja Turtles #6 will be a key chapter in the fan-favorite series that reunites the heroes in a half-shell in New York City. Although the four mutant brothers are scattered around the world, New York has changed a lot. The Ninja Turtles are now being hunted on their home turf, and Ferreira will be drawn and colored by the writer for an action-packed and emotional script Jason Aaron.
For Ferreira, stepping out of the shadows and into the world of the Ninja Turtles was a childhood dream come true. “Being an artist on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles made me so happy and excited on so many levels. The first one was exciting for the little Juan in me,” Ferreira recalls. “When I was 11 or 12 years old, I was a huge fan of the Turtles and I would draw them all the time. In fact, when I told my best friend that I was going to draw a Ninja Turtles comic next, he told me that he was interested in me My first memory of drawing was when he saw me drawing turtles and how surprised he was at the way I drew them.
Ferreyra went on to share his excitement about being a new TMNT artist. “The other level is that Juan has grown up and I have the opportunity to tell his full story in Ninja Turtles and work with one of my favorite writers of all time. The full arc of anything with Jason is It’s a dream come true, so when they told me Jason was going to write this book, I had one of the biggest smiles I’ve had in a long time, and the most surprising thing about it all was before I started drawing anything. Before, now that I’m halfway through the first issue, I can say it’s more satisfying and fun than I expected!
