IDW Announces ‘TMNT: Shredder’ For This Summer

This summer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles‘ Shredder, is set to return to seek revenge. And the new IDW miniseries TMNT: Shredder tells that tale. The series is written by Dan Watters (Batman: Dark Patterns) with art by Michele Bandini (Spider-Man: City at War), with main covers by artist Mateus Santolouco. A rage-filled ronin looking for payback.

“Prepare for the rags-to-revenge story of the ultimate ronin. Returned forever changed by a maddening ordeal beyond imagining, betrayed by all around him, and no longer with the Foot Clan, Shredder will quest deep into New York’s criminal underworld as a former protege has formed their own rival clan with sinister plans for the city. In his deadly mission for vengeance, enemies both old and new will brutally discover what defiance will bring them at the end of the Shredder’s blades.” 

Speaking of Shredder’s appeal, Watters states:

“The bad guys always have the best stories, and Shredder is no exception. This story is Shredder on a quest of revenge –rejecting the gods and allegiances he’s made over his long and storied history, reminding New York exactly why it feared him so much –and why it should do so again. This is the kind of character I love to write. Driven, ruthless, and crawling his way back to the top with a new purpose.  This is going to be a hell of a ride.”

Santolouco added:

“I’m from the ‘80s, so I grew up with TMNT and I always wished to have the chance to work on one of their books since I was little kid. Yup, I wanted to be a comic book artist since I was five years old, and my favourite characters have always been the fun-loving Michelangelo and the ruthless ninja master, Shredder,” remarked Bandini. A revenge story with one of the coolest characters ever created? I can’t wait to see Shredder get back what he deserves: the crown of the deadliest villain New York has ever seen!”

Senior Editor Andy Khouri discusses the new series too:

“TMNT: Shredder #1 was the new title I was most eager to develop when I took the TMNT job. Shredder is unquestionably one of the coolest, most fearsome and iconic villains in the history of American comics, and the time is right to take him back to those sinister roots. Dan Watters was the only writer I approached about the project. His bibliography – which includes characters like Batman and Lucifer, as well as his own innovative indie comics – reads like a training manual for how to write about Shredder, a character as steeped in mysticism as he is in blades and blood. Dan’s story is at once a back-to-basics approach that welcomes the new readers of Jason Aaron’s historic TMNT run while building on the indelible backstory of IDW’s version of this classic character.”

Khouri concluded:

“Working with Dan on this dark and mysterious new tale is Michele Bandini, a rising star in our industry. Michele’s stunning cover artwork is just a taste of the passion and creativity he’s bringing to the project. Synthesizing comic book traditions from America, Europe and Asia, TMNT: Shredder will stand next to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle as one of the most gorgeous books on sale this year.”

TMNT: Shredder #1 is on sale Wednesday, August 13th from IDW, with a pre-order deadline of Monday, July 7th, 2025. The debut issue features covers by Santolouco and Bandini, Kael Ngu, Dike Ruan, Stjepan Šejić, a b&w version of Ngu’s cover, a foil version of Santolouco’s cover, and a sketch variant.