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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024 Single Issues) #6
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024-) #6: Return to New York Part Six: Four Busted Knuckles
Superstar artist Juan Ferreyra (Batman & Robin, Green Arrow) makes his debut as TMNT’s new ongoing artist! The Turtles are back together, on the run, and at one another’s throats. Navigating a New York City that used to be their home but is now a hostile territory, the four brothers try to get things back to normal, but Donatello is deeply scarred following his captivity. Will the four brothers be able to rally? Or will they find themselves at the mercy of the Foot Clan?!
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Published January 29, 2025
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Jason Aaron
2,351 books1,679 followersJason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
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January 30, 2025
The Turtles finally Return to NYC but are still Not one the Same Page. The foot are everywhere. Not looking good
January 30, 2025
This got me in tears. I didn't expect that at all. This easily became one of my most anticipated comics. I need issue 7 pronto.
February 27, 2025
The brothers fighting can drive you nuts, but gotta keep in mind they are teenagers. But damn this is a messed up issue where the brothers keep getting stopped at every turn and hunted, the whole city turning on them, how will they make it out of this?
February 2, 2025
Return to New York, Part Six
Four Busted Knuckles
"We are not what we were... but what we are will have to be enough. Four busted knuckles." - Splinter beyond the veil
Balance in life is the difference between a well-trained fist and four busted knuckles. So with Mikey's ego, Raph's knee-jerk anger, Leo not shutting up, and Donnie delusional about a dead rat, they're far from a lethal fist and are being chased by the deadly Foot, who just so happen to be biker ninja cops now with the full force of NY law. April may be looking to take up Casey Jones' mantel while he "rests", which I can't say I'm anticipating but I won't count it out til it's played out. Honestly, Casey and April as a duo might even work. The art (Juan Ferreyra) and story are more appealing this issue.
#1, Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Inmate
#2, Michelangelo in Super Mutant Turtle Power Go!
#3, Leonardo in The Way of the Ganges Mud Turtle
#4, Donatello in Grit & A Stick
#5, Heironymous Hale in The Law of the Foot
#6, Brothers Hamato in Four Busted Knuckles
Four Busted Knuckles
"We are not what we were... but what we are will have to be enough. Four busted knuckles." - Splinter beyond the veil
Balance in life is the difference between a well-trained fist and four busted knuckles. So with Mikey's ego, Raph's knee-jerk anger, Leo not shutting up, and Donnie delusional about a dead rat, they're far from a lethal fist and are being chased by the deadly Foot, who just so happen to be biker ninja cops now with the full force of NY law. April may be looking to take up Casey Jones' mantel while he "rests", which I can't say I'm anticipating but I won't count it out til it's played out. Honestly, Casey and April as a duo might even work. The art (Juan Ferreyra) and story are more appealing this issue.
#1, Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Inmate
#2, Michelangelo in Super Mutant Turtle Power Go!
#3, Leonardo in The Way of the Ganges Mud Turtle
#4, Donatello in Grit & A Stick
#5, Heironymous Hale in The Law of the Foot
#6, Brothers Hamato in Four Busted Knuckles
February 15, 2025
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024-) #6, Return to New York Part Six: "Four Busted Knuckles"
The four Turtles, reunited at the end of issue #4, have finally made their way back to the city. But Hale's campaign of hatred has left the city hostile towards the Turtles, the erstwhile heroes of humans and mutants alike. Juan Ferreya joins on as the main artist for the series and makes a strong debut here with an issue that depicts a lengthy action sequences through the city and into the alleys as the Turtles fend off Foot Clan ninja who have infiltrated every institution in the city. The Turtles are still not a unified team despite being together once again, with tensions boiling between Raph and Mikey. Donnie's mental state continues to be in tatters, so it'll be interesting to see how Aaron pulls on that thread.
A pretty good first arc for the series, though I do think the idea of splitting up the Turtles to only rapidly reunite them felt like a bit of a waste of time. We don't establish all too much here beyond a basic premise, but I do think there are strong enough story beats through which Jason Aaron can develop more complex storylines.
The four Turtles, reunited at the end of issue #4, have finally made their way back to the city. But Hale's campaign of hatred has left the city hostile towards the Turtles, the erstwhile heroes of humans and mutants alike. Juan Ferreya joins on as the main artist for the series and makes a strong debut here with an issue that depicts a lengthy action sequences through the city and into the alleys as the Turtles fend off Foot Clan ninja who have infiltrated every institution in the city. The Turtles are still not a unified team despite being together once again, with tensions boiling between Raph and Mikey. Donnie's mental state continues to be in tatters, so it'll be interesting to see how Aaron pulls on that thread.
A pretty good first arc for the series, though I do think the idea of splitting up the Turtles to only rapidly reunite them felt like a bit of a waste of time. We don't establish all too much here beyond a basic premise, but I do think there are strong enough story beats through which Jason Aaron can develop more complex storylines.
March 8, 2025
Another solid issue in this terrific series. I really want to know if I'm right about who I think is narrating this one. I don't want to spoil it. I don't know what happened in previous stories before this run, but it doesn't sound good, so a potential return for this character would be wonderful.
There's plenty of tension in this issue, as the brothers fight amongst themselves while being targeted by this new iteration of the Foot Clan. They're on the run for basically the entire book, and it has that engrossing feel where you keep reading to see if they actually escape.
The art by new full time series artist Juan Ferreyra is terrific. It's dark, it's moody, it's sharp in the right places, and the colors fit the mood without overwhelming the page. I very much look forward to future issues of this title.
There's plenty of tension in this issue, as the brothers fight amongst themselves while being targeted by this new iteration of the Foot Clan. They're on the run for basically the entire book, and it has that engrossing feel where you keep reading to see if they actually escape.
The art by new full time series artist Juan Ferreyra is terrific. It's dark, it's moody, it's sharp in the right places, and the colors fit the mood without overwhelming the page. I very much look forward to future issues of this title.
February 28, 2025
El retorno a Nueva York más amargo para nuestros quelonios ninjas favoritos. Jason Aaron se ha tomado totalmente en serio hacer que estos personajes se presenten desde los puntos más bajos y conflictivos posibles. Y el descubrir que Nueva York está dominada por un estado policial por parte del Clan del Pie es ya la gota que colma el vaso. La narración descubre un poso aún más doloroso con la revelación de la última página y el estilo visual del dibujante Juan Ferreyra remata un número que parece vislumbrar un nuevo arco argumental igual de duro que lo que llevamos hasta el momento de esta nueva era co9miquera de los personajes.
February 10, 2025
Rough and gritty.
The first six issues of Jason Aaron’s run on TMNT have managed to knock it out the park each time. Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael are all written perfectly, they’re struggling, at each other’s throats but they’re back together and I’m so excited to see where this goes.
The first six issues of Jason Aaron’s run on TMNT have managed to knock it out the park each time. Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael are all written perfectly, they’re struggling, at each other’s throats but they’re back together and I’m so excited to see where this goes.
February 10, 2025
This series gets better each issue and I can’t believe I have to wait a month for the next chapter. This new series is incredible, this issue keeps that up and is one of my favorites so far. The tension between the brothers is real and it is thick. It’s written so well and the danger is really palpable too, I’m worried for the boys!
May 7, 2025
Best one yet
This was a really good issue. Jason Aaron has managed to further humanize our favorite turtles in this series. Its really good. The art was just a cherry on top. Really good and dynamic from start to finish. Don't sleep on this series.
This was a really good issue. Jason Aaron has managed to further humanize our favorite turtles in this series. Its really good. The art was just a cherry on top. Really good and dynamic from start to finish. Don't sleep on this series.
March 14, 2025
Art goes off in this one
April 3, 2025
Brutal. Visceral. Intense. I enjoyed issues 1-5, but this is the one that makes me excited to keep reading this run of the series.
April 7, 2025
Fights within the turtle family begin as the town turns against innocent turtles is splinter gone is Donatello starting to hear voices from beyond?
June 10, 2025
Need to catch back up on this series! Love the Turtles!
June 13, 2025
4.5/5
August 22, 2025
The artwork in this one is outstanding
January 30, 2025
Bit of a slow burn style storyline, but this issue hit me the hardest so far.
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