Danica Davidson
July 22, 2024 
Everyone’s favorite ninja Naruto is doing a crossover comic with a very different type of ninja — the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto will hit comic shops on November 13, with writing by Caleb Goellner of Sonic the Hedgehog and artwork by Hendry Prasetya of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Raúl Angulo of NYX is the colorist, and Ed Dukeshire of The Woods took care of lettering. Both Prasetya and Jorge Jiménez of Batman created the first issue’s cover.
Comics publisher IDW teamed up with Naruto’s American publisher, VIZ Media, on this project.
Writer Goellner said to IGN, “I’m stoked and humbled to get to work with the coolest talent in comics and manga to introduce the ninja created by my heroes in a massive mutagen and chakra-fueled adventure for fans everywhere. What else can you call it but an honor? Let’s party.”
IDW gave this official description for the comic:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto Synopsis
It’s the coolest ninja matchup you could have ever dreamed of, had you dared! The Heroes in a Half-Shell meet the host of the Nine-Tailed Fox in the crossover everyone will be talking about.
When teenage reporter April O’Neil has a clandestine meeting with Tsunade, the leader of the Hidden Leaf Village, it garners the attention of Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi. They aren’t the only ones who are wondering what the two women were discussing, though. The sinister Foot Clan have their own interest in April’s visit, as they think she might hold the valuable information on mutation research being conducted by the scientist Baxter Stockman. With April caught between the forces of the Hidden Leaf Village and the Foot Clan, it can’t be long before the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show up to lend her a hand!
Working with acclaimed manga publisher Viz Entertainment, IDW is pulling together two of the most popular comics in the world to bring you the four-issue comic book event of 2024!
Source: IGN
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
