Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Microseries #2

The second issue of IDW's TMNT Micro-Series puts Michelangelo front and center, and David Petersen's cover delivers a terrific worm's-eye view of the nunchaku-wielding turtle launching himself from a gritty urban rooftop, his red mask streaming behind him as he plunges toward the viewer with fierce determination. It's a striking, kinetic composition that captures everything that makes Mikey compelling — equal parts raw energy and scrappy charm. With Brian Lynch writing and Andy Kuhn on art, this 2011 spotlight issue gives the fun-loving but fiercely capable turtle a solo stage all his own.