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word of advice ! Spoilers forward for the Free Comic Book Day 2024 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issue!TheTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesare embarking on a new era inIDW Publishing ’s comic existence , and with that comesa violent fresh vigilance man known as theNightwatcher . The identity of this mysterious offense - fighter is currently unknown , but in their debut ahead of their new ongoing mirthful series , Nightwatcher makes it clear that they are not going to permit anyone mess up with the mutants of New York .
IDW Publishing ’s Free Comic Book Day 2024Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesissue features the first visual aspect of the newfangled Nightwatcher in a story by author Juni Ba , creative person Fero Pe , colorist Luis Antonio Delgado , and letterer Nathan Widick . The unforesightful story sees a chemical group of humans mask as mutants , attempting to overcharge a bank inthe Mutant Town section of New York City . However , they are stopped by a masked vigilance man known as the Nightwatcher , who let them know that the money belongs to the residents of Mutant Town .
The iron - invest Nightwatcher brutally tucker the robber , echo the rage express in the story ’s narration at those who take advantage of the great unwashed unlike from them .
The TMNT ’s new geological era is on the horizon , one that predict to be a return to its gritty origins - and this first - aspect confirms that promise will be kept !
TMNTHas Reinvented Raphael’s Vigilante Persona For A New Era
Released a daylight before the 40th anniversary of the Turtles ’ very first comic release , the FCBD issue serve to whet fans ’ appetency for a new era of the TMNT . This next era will include the relaunch of the flagshipTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesseries under writer Jason Aaron , as well as new series focalize on Nightwatcher and the Foot Clan . The top story in the especial establishes Nightwatcher as a guardian for Mutant Town , “ Or , if you ’d do them harm , a animate being of tremendous fad . A shield . A spear . A raging warrior ’s manus . All aimed at your heart . ”
The Nightwatcher role first debuted inthe 2007TMNTanimated movieas Raphael ’s alternate crime - fighting identity . When Leonardo leaves New York and his brother , Raph get patrolling the streets at night as an armored crimefighter call the Nightwatcher . In a prequel funny fib titled “ Disposable Heroes ” by Stephen Murphy and Fernando Pinto , it ’s revealed that the original Nightwatcher vigilance man was a mankind named David Merryweather , who befriend Raph after retiring from crimefighting . After David is kill in a break - in , Raph takes up the mantle , though he gives it up by the end of the 2007 moving-picture show .
Who Is The Ninja Turtles' New Nightwatcher?
What has not been made clear is whether or not the new Nightwatcher is Raphael , David Merryweather , or some other quality . outwear armour similar to the design from the movie , the vigilance man also has a bulky shape and three fingers , hinting that it could be one of the Turtles . But that does n’t necessarily mean it ’s Raph . The upcoming relaunch of IDW’sTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesseries will see the four Turtles separate . If Raph is not present in Mutant Town , it could easily be one of his brother .
The swarthiness the Ninja Turtles have face in their IDW series means this Nightwatcher could be any one of them . Perhaps this is the beginning of Michelangelo ’s fierce streak that will become more prevalent inhis future as the Last Ronin . Leonardo was in brief brainwashed by the Foot Clan and became a devoted follower of Shredder . Meanwhile , Donatello has faced deranged alternate versions of himselfin the form of his next self and his robot counterpart , Metal - Don . Or , since Nightwatcher ’s gender is n’t clean , it could be the female Ninja Turtle , Jennika . peradventure it ’s not a Turtle at all , but instead a unlike kind of mutant , or even a human vigilante like Casey Jones pretending to be one .
buff will have to wait until August for the first full issue of Nightwatcher to learn more about the account and motives of this armored hero . But the FCBD special issue does offer a tease at the length they will go to protect the resident of Mutant Town from those who would take advantage of them . Whoever theNightwatcheris , their ire and brutality is a perfect match for the “ grungy and raw ” spirit thatIDW Publishinghas promise for the new chapter ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles .
The Free Comic Book Day 2024Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesissue is available now from IDW Publishing . Nightwatcher#1is expected to be in store later this year .
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Nightwatcher#1 ( 2024 )
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( TMNT ) is a multi - media enfranchisement that start with Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird ’s comics in the 1980s . Throughout the years , their comic books expanded to movies , TV shows , video game , and toys . Most notably , the liven Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ran for nearly a decennary and has become a nostalgic staple fibre of the ‘ 80 and ‘ 90s . Several other picture have boast the four anthropomorphous turtleneck buddy ( Leonardo , Michelangelo , Donatello , and Raphael ) , including the trilogy of live - natural action films in the ‘ 90s and the more late film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and its subsequence Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Out of the Shadows .
