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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Bebop and Rocksteady Destroy Everything #1

by Ben Bates, Dustin Weaver and Nick Pitarra, @idwcomics

I’m not gonna lie to you, I’m legitimately excited for that new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie that comes out this week. No, no, hear me out: the most recent TMNT was bonkers, and I loved every second of its absurdity and on-point characterizations (ok, the Shrek faces were weird, I’ll give you that), so everything about the TMNT 2 trailer, from Casey Jones to the soundtrack choices, has me 100% on board. One thing: I don’t know anything about those new mutants that look ready to rumble.

Enter Bebop and Rocksteady Destroy Everything, the weekly miniseries/treasure from IDW and a rock-solid powerhouse of a creative team that begins now.

Mikey, Donnie, Leo, and Raph start our story off by breaking into the museum to take a look at an old, recently discovered mummy, as ninja teen brothers are wont to do in their free time. Next to the mummy, they are shocked to see the bones of their enemies Bebop (mutant warthog, killer mohawk) and Rocksteady (mutant rhino, killer) on display.

Glowing brightly on the mummy’s chest is a mysterious stone that Mikey (who else?) feels compelled to touch. Next thing the turtles know, a time traveler is in their midst, and they’re off on a mission to save the timeline as we know it—but before they realize what’s happening, the very much alive Bebop and Rocksteady of 2016 hijack their ride and vanish into the timestream.

This is everything I want from a summer comic and more. Is it next week yet?

Kara Szamborski supervises the production coordinator team at comiXology and co-hosts the weekly comiXologist podcast to help you find new comics to read. Donnie used to be her favorite turtle, but after the latest movie, it’s definitely Raph.