Published Mar 20, 2026, 11:58 PM EDT
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As any longtime fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles know, the biggest influence on the creation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was Frank MIller, one of the biggest creators in the comic book industry at the time that Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird introduced the Turtles in 1984. They even wrote Matt Murdock into the Turtles' origin!
In fact, they actually dedicated the first issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Miller and Jack Kirby (Leonardo holds a sign saying, "This book is dedicated to Jack Kirby and Frank Miller.") Jack Kirby famously drew a Michelangelo pinup in 1992 in the Turtle Soup anthology series....
Image via Mirage StudiosKirby also did a drawing of the Turtles for Eastman and Laird....
Image via Mirage Studiosbut up until now, Miller had never done a Turtles drawing, until now!
What does Frank Miller's cover look like for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #300?
Image via IDWMiller released a statement about his cover to the Hollywood Reporter, “It was fun to jump into the playground with the Ninjas for this cover and reminisce that they were born by Peter and Kevin as homage to my Daredevil run. This one is for the fans."
Image via IDWThe cover (which is colored by star colorist, Alex Sinclair) appears to evoke the concept of infinity regress, "Turtles all the way down."
There is also a special variant cover of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #300 featured a previously unpublished drawing by the Turtles' creators, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. There is one version with the Turtles wearing their iconic multicolored masks, then there is another cover with the Turtles wearing their original masks (where they all wore red masks), and then there is one version with the red masks in black and white (like they were in the original comics). Fahriza Kamaputra colored the covers.
The issue will kick off a new storyline, ‘The City That Never Dies," by the current creative team of the book, Gene Luen Yang and Freddie E. Williams II. It will also feature a back-up story by Eastman, classic Turtles writer, Tom Waltz, and a host of artists. The other variant covers of the book will be by J. Scott Campbell, Juan Ferreyra, and, of course, a cover by Williams...
Image via IDWRyan Balkam, IDW’s Director of Sales, released a statement about the issue, "As a lifelong Turtles fan, it's awesome to be able to celebrate the landmark 300th issue of TMNT and we're going all-out to celebrate. From a blind bag with an amazing artist lineup to Frank Miller's first-ever TMNT drawing and a never-before-seen piece by Kevin and Peter, TMNT #300 will be the ultimate reading and collecting experience for TMNT fans this year. The whole team here at IDW, along with our partners at Paramount, have put our passion for this property on full display. TMNT #300 is a book made by fans for fans new and old.”
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