Shredder Is Out for Revenge in New TMNT Spinoff Series

Last year, IDW Publishing ushered successful an ambitious relaunch of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line, including kicking disconnected a caller monthly bid written by Jason Aaron. But done it all, 1 quality has been conspicuous by his absence. Where is Shredder? Now we person an answer.

IGN tin exclusively uncover artwork and aboriginal details for TMNT: Shredder, a caller monthly comic publication bid starring the 1 and lone Oroku Saki. The bid is written by Dan Watters (Batman: Dark Patterns) and illustrated by Michele Bandini (Spider-Man: City astatine War), with screen creation and a caller quality plan by TMNT seasoned Mateus Santolouco.

Check retired the slideshow assemblage beneath to spot screen creation for TMNT: Shredder #1:

Here's IDW's authoritative statement of the caller series:

Prepare for the rags-to-revenge communicative of the eventual ronin. Returned everlastingly changed by a maddening ordeal beyond imagining, betrayed by each astir him, and nary longer with the Foot Clan, Shredder volition quest heavy into New York’s transgression underworld arsenic a erstwhile protege has formed their ain rival clan with sinister plans for the city. In his deadly ngo for vengeance, enemies some aged and caller volition brutally observe what defiance volition bring them astatine the extremity of the Shredder’s blades.

“The atrocious guys ever person the champion stories, and Shredder is nary exception,” said Watters successful a statement. “This communicative is Shredder connected a quest of revenge – rejecting the gods and allegiances he’s made implicit his agelong and storied history, reminding New York precisely wherefore it feared him truthful overmuch – and wherefore it should bash truthful again. This is the benignant of quality I emotion to write. Driven, ruthless, and crawling his mode backmost to the apical with a caller purpose. This is going to beryllium a hellhole of a ride.”

“I’m from the ‘80s, truthful I grew up with TMNT and I ever wished to person the accidental to enactment connected 1 of their books since I was small kid. Yup, I wanted to beryllium a comic publication creator since I was 5 years old, and my favourite characters person ever been the fun-loving Michelangelo and the ruthless ninja master, Shredder,” added Bandini. “A revenge communicative with 1 of the coolest characters ever created? I can’t hold to spot Shredder get backmost what helium deserves: the crown of the deadliest villain New York has ever seen!”

TMNT: Shredder #1 volition beryllium released connected August 13, 2025.

For much connected the TMNT franchise, find retired what it means present that the brothers are reunited successful the main TMNT bid and spot an exclusive preview of the TMNT: The Last Ronin II finale.

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