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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation #5-8
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation, Vol. 2
Don’t miss the conclusion of the series featuring Bebop and Rocksteady, Karai, Nobody, the Dog Star Clan, and Lita!
In this bombastic volume, Bebop and Rocksteady interrupt the boxing match of the century―costing some very dangerous people a lot of money. With an entire city hot on their heels, can Bebop and Rocksteady escape Las Vegas without destroying it? Find out in this story by Caleb Goellner and artist Omar Francia.
Then, before Foot Clan leader Karai went mysteriously into seclusion, she ordered her Foot soldiers Natsu, Koya, and Bludgeon to let Manhattan’s new district attorney, Hieronymus Hale, do whatever he needed to do to take the Ninja Turtles off the board. But with Hale’s militarized Foot Patrol wreaking havoc all over the city and bringing shame to the Foot name, Karai’s mutant soldiers decide they can no longer stand idly by in this story by Erik Burnham and artist Gavin Smith.
But that’s not all! When Angel takes her malfunctioning Nobody suit to Harold’s lab for a repair, she discovers it’s not as simple as taking her laptop to the local computer store. In fact, it’s ridiculous! Join Angel and guest star Fugitoid in a story by Tom Waltz, Paul Allor, and artist Nelson Dániel.
Oh? You think that’s it for the odious Hieronymus Hale? Of course not! Although he has nearly all of New York under the boot of his militant Foot Patrol, the crime lords of Chinatown have somehow resisted Hale’s takeover of NYC’s underworld…and have come up with a plan to resist. At last their secret weapon is revealed: The Dog Star Clan has finally come to America in the Mutant Nation finale by the best-selling Thundercats team of Declan Shalvey and artist Drew Moss!
Also included are two short stories by writer Dave Wielgosz and artist Vitor Cafaggi following Northampton’s ninja protector…Lita?!
In this bombastic volume, Bebop and Rocksteady interrupt the boxing match of the century―costing some very dangerous people a lot of money. With an entire city hot on their heels, can Bebop and Rocksteady escape Las Vegas without destroying it? Find out in this story by Caleb Goellner and artist Omar Francia.
Then, before Foot Clan leader Karai went mysteriously into seclusion, she ordered her Foot soldiers Natsu, Koya, and Bludgeon to let Manhattan’s new district attorney, Hieronymus Hale, do whatever he needed to do to take the Ninja Turtles off the board. But with Hale’s militarized Foot Patrol wreaking havoc all over the city and bringing shame to the Foot name, Karai’s mutant soldiers decide they can no longer stand idly by in this story by Erik Burnham and artist Gavin Smith.
But that’s not all! When Angel takes her malfunctioning Nobody suit to Harold’s lab for a repair, she discovers it’s not as simple as taking her laptop to the local computer store. In fact, it’s ridiculous! Join Angel and guest star Fugitoid in a story by Tom Waltz, Paul Allor, and artist Nelson Dániel.
Oh? You think that’s it for the odious Hieronymus Hale? Of course not! Although he has nearly all of New York under the boot of his militant Foot Patrol, the crime lords of Chinatown have somehow resisted Hale’s takeover of NYC’s underworld…and have come up with a plan to resist. At last their secret weapon is revealed: The Dog Star Clan has finally come to America in the Mutant Nation finale by the best-selling Thundercats team of Declan Shalvey and artist Drew Moss!
Also included are two short stories by writer Dave Wielgosz and artist Vitor Cafaggi following Northampton’s ninja protector…Lita?!
144 pages, Paperback
First published February 3, 2026
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Tom Waltz
712 books49 followersTom Waltz is the Senior Staff Writer and Editor in IDW Publishing, better known as the writer of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles titles.
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Mutant Nation comes to a close with this second and final collection of stories focusing on some of the side characters of the TMNT universe.
There's only one longer story in here, and it's unfortunately the Bebop & Rocksteady one - I've never been a fan of their solo stuff, and this random story about them storming Las Vegas didn't change my mind. The only other story I didn't really like was the Sally Pride/Baxter Stockman one, which decided to alternate between narratives every panel to try and get into both characters' heads at the same time, a gimmick that wore thin after two pages and yet continued for the entirety.
Otherwise, there are a couple of Foot Clan related stories that give us some insight into what's happening with Karai right now and how it's affecting her teammates, a nice little check-in with Angel & the scientists, and a Lita story that made me smile. The final story in the book brings all the characters together for a look back and a look forward to what's coming next.
Mutant Nation fleshes out the TMNT world, reminding us all just how many characters there are wandering around after nearly 200 issues. Some work better than others, but that's par for the course in any series like this.
There's only one longer story in here, and it's unfortunately the Bebop & Rocksteady one - I've never been a fan of their solo stuff, and this random story about them storming Las Vegas didn't change my mind. The only other story I didn't really like was the Sally Pride/Baxter Stockman one, which decided to alternate between narratives every panel to try and get into both characters' heads at the same time, a gimmick that wore thin after two pages and yet continued for the entirety.
Otherwise, there are a couple of Foot Clan related stories that give us some insight into what's happening with Karai right now and how it's affecting her teammates, a nice little check-in with Angel & the scientists, and a Lita story that made me smile. The final story in the book brings all the characters together for a look back and a look forward to what's coming next.
Mutant Nation fleshes out the TMNT world, reminding us all just how many characters there are wandering around after nearly 200 issues. Some work better than others, but that's par for the course in any series like this.
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