It’s Not Easy Being Green: Godzilla To Cross Over With Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

It’s not easy being green, and it’s definitely not easy being a ninja turtle or a giant kaiju. So one imagines that Godzilla and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will have a lot to talk about in the upcoming comic book crossover Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Godzilla from IDW.

As announced at San Diego Comic-Con, the new series will be written by Tim Seeley with art by Fero Pe, who knows a little something about both properties… Seeley is the writer on the new Kai-Sei era Godzilla, while Pe drew the (very fun) Stranger Things/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover series.

“There are maybe two or three other ideas in the entire cultural landscape that are as instantly iconic, as perfect in their clarity and conception, as the King of the Monsters and the heroes in a half-shell,” said IDW Editor Jake Williams via Forbes. “Mashing them up has been a complete and utter joy. These characters are so perfectly realized that working on this comic feels like bearing witness to a natural encounter between living and breathing beings.”

So, what brings the two titans together? Turns out the purpose of the Foot Clan is to protect Japan from kaiju. But when Godzilla and other monsters appear, it’s up to the Turtles to stop them, and Shredder, who may be looking to upgrade the Foot Clan with some kaiju DNA.

This crossover is just the latest example of Godzilla being a big old slut. The king of the monsters has his own line from IDW, as mentioned. He’s also crossing over with DC Comics in Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 2. And Marvel just kicked off Godzilla Destroys The Marvel Universe. What’s next, Godzilla vs. Skybound’s Energon Universe, and he fights Transformers and G.I. Joe? Because that would be really, really cool.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Godzilla #1 hits stores on November 12, 2025.

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