Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo is a one-shot crossover story re-uniting the Turtles franchise with Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo, which also references Usagi's earlier encounters with the Mirage Turtles.[1] Here, the Turtles must join forces with Miyamoto Usagi and the mystic Kakera against Usagi's sinister enemy Jei und Namazu. The issue was published in July 2017. It was followed by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo: WhereWhen in 2023.
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| Publisher | IDW Publishing |
| Publication date | July 26, 2017 |
| No. of issues | 1 |
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| Letterer(s) | Stan Sakai |
| Colorist(s) | Tom Luth |
Publication History
editIn April 2017, it was teased that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will find their way into a one-shot crossover with the rabbit warrior Usagi Yojimbo in Summer One-Shot.[2] The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Usagi Yojimbo one-shot was published on July 26, 2017, by IDW.[3][4] The complete Usagi Yojimbo / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle story collection it was published on September 26, 2018, by Dark Horse Comics.[5][6] IDW published the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo: Expanded Edition on April 11, 2018.[7]
Follow-ups
editTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo: WhereWhen
editIn December 2022, the planned publication of a five-issue crossover miniseries between IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Usagi Yojimbo was announced, as a sequel to the 2017 crossover[8] and an immediate chronological prelude to Usagi Yojimbo: Senso. The plot deals with the pursuit of the Turtles of a dangerous cyborg named Dr. WhereWhen, who flees into Miyamoto Usagi's reality to establish his own cybernetic empire. Originally set to be published in March 2023, the first issue was released in April the same year.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ TMNT: Turtle Soup: "Turtle Soup and Rabbit Stew" (Mirage, September 1987) and TMNT: Shell Shock: "The Treaty" (Mirage, December 1989); Usagi Yojimbo, Vol.1 #10: "The Crossing" (Fantagraphics, 1988), and Vol.2 #1–3: "Shades of Green" #1–3 (Mirage, 1992)
- ^ Staley, Brandon (April 3, 2017). "TMNT & Usagi Yojimbo to Reunite in Summer One-Shot". CBR. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Cappelli, Tim (July 25, 2017). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo". CBR. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Commandeur, Jordan (July 3, 2017). "Stan Sakai Reunites Usagi Yojimbo and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". CBR. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Ching, Albert (April 9, 2018). "Dark Horse Collects Every Usagi Yojimbo/TMNT Team-Up in One Volume". CBR. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "Usagi Yojimbo/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Collection TPB" (Press release). Dark Horse Comics. September 26, 2018. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Cappelli, Tim (April 11, 2018). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo: Expanded Edition". CBR. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Lovett, Jamie (15 December 2022). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo Crossover WhereWhen From Stan Sakai Coming 2023 (Exclusive)". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Lovett, Jamie (December 15, 2022). "Stan Sakai Reunites Iconic Heroes in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo: WhereWhen". IDW Publishing. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Pereira, Sergio (April 14, 2023). "REVIEW: IDW Publishing's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo: WhereWhen #1". CBR. Retrieved August 25, 2023.