Michelangelo

One of four brothers mutated from ordinary turtles by a mysterious ooze, Michelangelo was raised in the New York City sewers by the rat sensei Splinter and trained in the art of ninjutsu, wielding twin nunchaku as the most free-spirited and fun-loving of the team.

Few characters carry the weight of a beloved legacy quite like Michelangelo as rendered in IDW Publishing's Modern Age reinvention — debuting in 2012 under the creative hands of Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, and Dan Duncan, this is a Mikey built for a new generation without losing an ounce of heart. Over 13 years of storytelling, he's shared the page with Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Splinter, and April O'Neil across some of IDW's most ambitious and emotionally resonant chapters, including the sweeping Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection and the haunting The Last Ronin — Lost Years. His appearances even stretch into the wildly inventive crossover TMNT / Usagi Yojimbo: Wherewhen, a testament to how far IDW has pushed these characters into fresh, exciting territory. If you've ever wanted to follow Michelangelo through a darker, richer, and more serialized corner of the TMNT universe, IDW's run is exactly where to start.