Raphael

This incarnation of Raphael is one of four mutant ninja turtle brothers trained by Splinter, reimagined for the Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series. He fights alongside Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo, embodying his classic role as the hot-headed, fierce member of the team.

Bursting onto the scene in 2018 with the launch of IDW's Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles promotional material, this Modern Age incarnation of Raphael was brought to life by the creative team of Dale Malinowski, Andy Suriano, and Ida Hem — a fresh take on one of comics' most beloved reptilian icons. Sharing the page with Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Splinter across titles like Rise of the TMNT Promo and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Sound Off!, he's firmly embedded in the colorful, energetic world of this reimagined corner of the TMNT universe. Though his catalog footprint is compact at eight appearances, this version of Raphael represents an exciting Modern Age chapter in a franchise that has proven itself endlessly reinventable — making these issues a fun collectible snapshot of TMNT's continued creative evolution at IDW.