{"id":22637,"date":"2022-05-18T13:21:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=22637"},"modified":"2022-05-18T13:21:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:21:17","slug":"teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-armageddon-game-explodes-in-eight-issue-miniseries-from-idw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2022\/05\/18\/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-armageddon-game-explodes-in-eight-issue-miniseries-from-idw\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Armageddon Game Explodes in Eight-Issue Miniseries from IDW"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tom Waltz, the Grandmaster of\u00a0TMNT<\/em> Comic Book Storytelling, Orchestrates the Ultimate Battle Between Good and Evil<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n

All the pawns have taken their place for the biggest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/em> comic book event of 2022!<\/p>\n

Debuting from IDW<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in August,\u00a0Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Armageddon Game<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0shakes the foundation of\u00a0TMNT<\/em>\u2019s comic book continuity as years of intricate planning\u2014whether it be in-universe by the manipulative Rat King or behind the scenes by longtime scribe\u00a0Tom Waltz<\/strong>\u2014come to fruition monthly in eight explosive issues, exquisitely illustrated by\u00a0Vincenzo Federici<\/strong>\u00a0(Red Sonja<\/em>)!<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an absolute honor and privilege to return to IDW\u2019s main TMNT<\/em>\u00a0continuity, and to have the opportunity to do it as the creative lead on a huge multilayered event like\u00a0The Armageddon Game<\/em> (which has been bouncing around in my brain ever since I stepped away after issue #100) is the veritable icing on the cake,\u201d says Waltz. \u201cI can\u2019t wait for fans to see what we\u2019ve been cooking up. We\u2019ve got a big story to tell and some amazing collaborators joining us in the telling. Let the games begin!”<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In The Armageddon Game<\/em>, the Turtles\u2014under the leadership of the Shredder\u2014begin a dangerous quest to seek out allies against Rat King\u2019s trio of terror: LeatherKrang, Baxter Stockman, and Madame Null. It\u2019s a mission that will see our heroes spread out across New York City\u2026and across multiple dimensions! But they\u2019d better hurry because their enemies are already on the march, and with the Turtles absent, Mutant Town is ripe for false flag attacks, mysterious new villains, and unexpected alliances. The time has come at last to find out who is playing the game\u2026and who is being played!<\/p>\n

The groundwork for The Armageddon Game<\/em>\u00a0has been over a decade in the making, beginning with the epic world-building collaboration between Waltz and\u00a0TMNT<\/em>\u00a0co-creator\u00a0Kevin Eastman<\/strong>\u00a0over the series\u2019 initial 100-issue run, continuing under the skillful direction of\u00a0Sophie Campbell<\/strong>\u00a0in the ongoing series since 2020, and boiling over most recently with the two-issue lead-in storyline,\u00a0The Armageddon Game: Opening Moves<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was seven, I decided that I would become a comic book artist when I grew up\u2026and the credit for that decision goes to TMNT<\/em>. I was obsessed with them and still am,\u201d says Federici. \u201cMy personal vision of\u00a0TMNT<\/em>\u00a0is forged in the television series and films of the \u201980s and \u201990s, but I also take inspiration from those who have worked on the IDW series from the beginning, such as Mateus Santolouco or Sophie Campbell. In the tradition of those great artists, I\u2019ll be giving my very best effort for this series. Readers will be delighted!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis story is going to be huge! There are a\u00a0ton<\/em>\u00a0of players (and more than a few surprises), and honestly, this is just the start. When we reach the end of this saga, it will mark the beginning of a whole new era for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Whether you\u2019re a lifelong fan of\u00a0TMNT<\/em>\u00a0or brand-new to the party,\u00a0The Armageddon Game<\/em>\u00a0is not to be missed,\u201d says senior editor Charles Beacham.<\/p>\n

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Armageddon Game #1<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0will be available in stores with three cover variants, one featuring art by series artist Vincenzo Federici, a second featuring art by legendary\u00a0TMNT<\/em>\u00a0co-creator Kevin Eastman, and a third retailer incentive edition featuring artwork by Pasquale Qualano.<\/p>\n

For information on how to acquire\u00a0TMNT<\/em>\u00a0comics and graphic novels from IDW, please contact your local comic shop or visit\u00a0www.comicshoplocator.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to find a store near you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tom Waltz, the Grandmaster of\u00a0TMNT Comic Book Storytelling, Orchestrates the Ultimate Battle Between Good and Evil All the pawns have taken their place…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17,16,727],"tags":[56,203,106],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/unnamed.jpg?fit=1500%2C2120","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22221,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2022\/02\/26\/after-24-years-venus-returns-in-idws-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-127-comic-book\/","url_meta":{"origin":22637,"position":0},"title":"After 24 Years, VENUS RETURNS in IDW\u2019s TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #127 Comic Book","author":"DiRT","date":"February 26, 2022","format":"image","excerpt":"The Return Once Thought Impossible, in A Way That No One Will Expect! 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