Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Battle Nexus #5

Michelangelo squares off against the massive, spike-armored Slash in what the cover boldly declares a "Grudge Match," and Hendry Prasetya's cover art makes the size difference between the two combatants feel genuinely intimidating — Mikey's nunchaku spinning as Slash looms overhead against a fiery, lightning-charged sky. This fifth issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Battle Nexus brings together an impressive creative team including writer Erik Burnham and colorist Luis Antonio Delgado, whose explosive palette gives the confrontation real dramatic weight. If the Battle Nexus tournament has been building to something, this 2026 issue looks like the moment it all comes to a head.