It’s an exciting time to be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan. In just two weeks, Dan Watters and Giona Zefiro’s TMNT: Shredder reaches its tenth issue with what promises to be a brutal showdown for control of the Dog Star Clan. One week later, IDW Publishing celebrates an extraordinary milestone with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #300, kicking off the long-awaited “The City That Never Dies” storyline and ushering in one of the biggest stories in franchise history.
As if that weren’t enough, TMNT Tuesday can confirm that IDW has some major TMNT news planned for San Diego Comic-Con later this month. While we’ll have to wait a little longer to learn exactly what’s coming, it’s safe to say the Turtles won’t be slowing down after issue #300.
Shredder’s reign faces its greatest test
The reinvention of Oroku Saki under Dan Watters has been one of the most compelling ongoing stories in the TMNT universe, and TMNT: Shredder #10 appears poised to push the character to another breaking point.
According to the official solicitation:
Shredder looks to cement his grip over the Dog Star Clan with extreme prejudice. But the Earth Protection Force is closing in on Shredder… and this time its agents aren’t looking to take any prisoners.
The series has thrived on forcing Shredder into increasingly impossible situations while exploring the consequences of his attempts to forge a new empire. Artist Giona Zefiro continues to deliver some of the most kinetic action sequences in the franchise, and our exclusive look at issue #10 suggests that neither Shredder nor the E.P.F. are interested in compromise.
Check out our exclusive preview art from TMNT: Shredder #10 below.
TMNT: Shredder #10
Writer: Dan Watters
Artist: Giona Zefiro
On Sale: July 15, 2026
300 issues have led to this
Then comes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #300.
It’s difficult to overstate what this milestone represents. Since Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird first introduced the Turtles in 1984, the franchise has become one of comics’ defining properties. Now, after more than a decade of IDW’s ongoing continuity, the series reaches its 300th issue with what promises to be one of its most ambitious stories yet.
The official solicitation sets the stage:
Mutating the comics industry since their first issue debut in 1984, we are proud to shellebrate 300 issues of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mainline series.
It all began with four brothers and their master, alone against the world. A lot has changed, but the bond of Clan Hamato is, if anything, stronger than ever. They will need that strength to fight what is coming. A threat unlike anything they have ever faced before threatens to destroy the worlds of the living and the dead alike.
Forty-one years and 300 issues have led to this, one of the biggest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stories yet. The City That Never Dies begins here.
Alongside the main story, Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz will send Renet on a journey through TMNT history, featuring artwork from legendary Turtle artists Ben Bates, Eric Talbot, Chris Allan, Frank Fosco, Jim Lawson, and Dan Duncan. Fans can also look forward to new pinups from longtime TMNT architect Sophie Campbell.
We’re also excited to share a fresh look at interior pages from issue #300. While pages 8 and 9 have previously been released, we’re debuting pages 10 and 11, which showcase a tense sequence featuring Casey and Karai that ends on a particularly effective cliffhanger.
If these pages are any indication, The City That Never Dies is wasting no time getting readers invested.
That’s not all, check out one more page from issue #300 below!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #300
On Sale: July 22, 2026
Between Shredder #10, the launch of The City That Never Dies, and whatever IDW has planned for San Diego Comic-Con, July is shaping up to be one of the biggest months for TMNT fans in years.
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