Donatello

One of four baby turtles accidentally exposed to mutagenic ooze in the sewers of New York City, Donatello grew into a humanoid ninja trained by the rat sensei Splinter. The most scientifically minded of his brothers, he wields a bo staff.

The purple-masked tech genius of the Turtles family, this IDW incarnation of Donatello made his catalog debut in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #12 (2012), brought to life by the legendary Kevin Eastman alongside Tom Waltz and Dan Duncan. Across more than a decade of Modern Age storytelling — spanning the sweeping IDW Collection, the emotional weight of The Last Ronin - Lost Years, and the wild crossover fun of Wherewhen with Usagi Yojimbo — IDW's take on the character has proven a rich, enduring presence in the publisher's ambitious reimagining of the franchise. He keeps extraordinary company, sharing pages with Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Splinter across adventures that have made IDW's TMNT run one of the most celebrated in comics today. If you love deep, character-driven superhero mythology with real heart, this is a corner of the modern comics landscape absolutely worth exploring.