Break out your best hockey sticks: Casey Jones is spinning out of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles into his own solo series. Written by Alex Paknadel with art by Amancay Nahuelpan and colors by Luis Antonio Delgado, this marks the first time the character has gotten his own series in over 30 years.
“As a weird British kid who once had the lyrics to ‘Turtle Power’ committed to memory, I feel like life has come full circle,” said Paknadel via a press release provided to Comic Book Club. “IDW and a host of talented creators have deepened and enriched Casey’s mythology over many years, but Amancay and I are making our contribution at a uniquely exciting time. We’re going to be taking Casey back to his roots and confronting him with a terrifying, unstoppable villain who preys on the city’s most vulnerable mutants. If this book is half as much fun to read as it is to make, readers are going to have the time of their lives.”
The series picks up from Jason Aaron and Juan Ferreyra’s run on the main TMNT title, where it sure looked like Jones was killed. He wasn’t though, unless this is a Weekend at Bernie’s sitch. Or whatever is going on with Splinter in the main title. But probably neither of those things! Instead, he’s hitting the streets and dealing out justice — only when a “new strain of mutagen starts changing the landscape of the city and an all-new frightening villain threatens everything Casey believes in,” he may find he’s in over his head.
“I’ve been a big fan of Casey Jones since I saw the cartoons and the movie when it first came out,” added Nahuelpan. “Together with Raphael, they’ve always been my favorite TMNT characters and I am a big fan of New York City, so anything related to the Turtles and New York… I’m gonna be more than happy to draw!””Casey Jones is one of the best characters in the TMNT universe,” stated series editor Dave Wielgosz. “He’s loyal, brave, pure of heart, and as we’re going to see in this mini-series… more than a little reckless. Alex and Amancay are going to highlight all the attributes that have made Casey an enduring part of any incarnation of the TMNT he’s been a part of and put him through a challenge the likes of which he’s never been through before. If you love street-level vigilante stories and the world of the TMNT, you’re going to love our book.”
TMNT: Casey Jones #1, the first issue of a six-issue series, hits stores on September 10. Check out covers by Nahuelpan, Danny Earls, and Mike Henderson, as well as development art by Naheulpan, below.
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