Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Nightwatcher #7
(W) Juni Ba (A/CA) Fero Pe
In Shops: Apr 09, 2025
SRP: $3.99
Jennika finds herself at her lowest point yet. Meanwhile, the technologically enhanced mutant crime boss Lao Ban presses his dominance over the terrified citizens of Mutant Town. Can Nightwatcher find a way to pull herself together and discover a new strategy to take down a seemingly unstoppable threat?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Nightwatcher #7
(W) Juni Ba (A/CA) Fero Pe
In Shops: Apr 09, 2025
SRP: $3.99
Jennika finds herself at her lowest point yet. Meanwhile, the technologically enhanced mutant crime boss Lao Ban presses his dominance over the terrified citizens of Mutant Town. Can Nightwatcher find a way to pull herself together and discover a new strategy to take down a seemingly unstoppable threat?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Nightwatcher #6
(W) Juni Ba (A) Fero Pe (CA) Claire Roe
In Shops: Mar 05, 2025
SRP: $3.99
Nightwatcher is beaten and heartbroken from the epic conclusion to the first arc of the series. As she puts the pieces of her life back together and debates whether or not she wants to continue being the Nightwatcher, Lao Ban tries to offer her a place in his future. A future that is great for mutants and awful for everyone else. And in her wounded state, Nightwatcher gives it serious thought. Is her soul in the balance and Lao Ban’s for the taking?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Nightwatcher #5
(W) Juni Ba (A/CA) Fero Pe
In Shops: Jan 22, 2025
SRP: $3.99
Enter Lao Ban. Discover the origin of Nightwatcher’s foe who has been controlling Mutant Town. How did an injured bear who lived in the zoo become a mutant kingpin following the events of the great M-bomb drop? How has he assembled every piece of information about Jennika’s life before and after she became NIghtwatcher? Nightwatcher’s greatest fight begins now. It’s life or death, and if things go Lao Ban’s way, neither of them may make it out of this fight alive.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Nightwatcher #4
(W) Juni Ba (A/CA) Fero Pe
In Shops: Dec 04, 2024
SRP: $3.99
As a new district attorney takes office in New York City, stoking backlash against the acceptance and political progress mutants have been striving for, Nightwatcher is on the hunt for the Mutant Town crime boss Lao Ban. The only lead to Lao Ban is already trying to escape the city, though, and there’s no guarantee he’ll give up the intel Nightwatcher needs. If Nightwatcher can’t persuade him to turn on Lao Ban, the trail will go cold…and they aren’t the only one who’s been tracking down Lao Ban’s loose end.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Nightwatcher #3
(W) Juni Ba (A/CA) Fero Pe
In Shops: Nov 06, 2024
SRP: $3.99
In the wake of the M-Bomb that was dropped in Union Square over a year ago, many New Yorkers’ lives were turned upside down as they struggled to adapt to their new normal as human-born mutants. As the social media circus descends on a new mutant who turned to crime after her life was destroyed, Nightwatcher seeks to find her first and discover the full story. The supposedly simple case rapidly gets more complicated as more details are revealed, though, and it’s up to Nightwatcher to determine who truly needs justice.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Nightwatcher #2
(W) Juni Ba (A/CA) Fero Pe
In Shops: Oct 02, 2024
SRP: $3.99
Discover the origin story of Mutant Town’s protector, the Nightwatcher! Life in New York City marches on, but with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles scattered, the mutant population is more vulnerable than ever. The community needs a defender, and as the police struggle to address rising crime rates against mutants, someone else has to step up. A new symbol of safety and justice is born in the shadows, but even the best intentions can lead to unforeseen consequences…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Nightwatcher #2
(W) Juni Ba (A/CA) Fero Pe
In Shops: Oct 02, 2024
SRP: $3.99
Discover the origin story of Mutant Town’s protector, the Nightwatcher! Life in New York City marches on, but with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles scattered, the mutant population is more vulnerable than ever. The community needs a defender, and as the police struggle to address rising crime rates against mutants, someone else has to step up. A new symbol of safety and justice is born in the shadows, but even the best intentions can lead to unforeseen consequences…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Nightwatcher #2
(W) Juni Ba (A/CA) Fero Pe
In Shops: Oct 02, 2024
SRP: $3.99
Discover the origin story of Mutant Town’s protector, the Nightwatcher! Life in New York City marches on, but with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles scattered, the mutant population is more vulnerable than ever. The community needs a defender, and as the police struggle to address rising crime rates against mutants, someone else has to step up. A new symbol of safety and justice is born in the shadows, but even the best intentions can lead to unforeseen consequences…
What I loved about Daredevil, is that he saw evil and fought to correct it. As a Lawyer, Matt Murdock, was exposed to the criminal world in ways most of us could only fathom. He would find ways to correct what the justice system could not whether that was in the courtroom or in the streets. When the justice system failed, he became the fierce defender of Hell’s Kitchen.
As in the real world, when horrifying atrocities occur, we all wish heroes like Daredevil were real. While we hope for the justice system to work, in reality, it often fails which has us fantasizing about a hero to take matters into their own hands to mete out justice. In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Nightwatcher, we get a hero who fights those who would do harm to those affected by the Mutagen Bomb.
We’re taken to New York City, where the Nightwatcher is in the middle of a hot pursuit, where he is stopping one car thief from getting away with the car. This leads to scuffle between the two, which is more a battle of wits versus a battle of brawn, as Nightwatcher outmaneuvers the car thief at every step. We eventually find out that he was kidnapping mutants; a travesty Nightwatcher puts an end to this time.
Writer Juni Ba intersperses the action with what every day people think of what has happened with the Mutagen Bomb and how it’s impacted them. They also reflect on the new vigilante that has taken to the streets. Ba does a great job of delivering a visceral, realistic feel, to not just Nightwatcher delivering justice but how people react to the new world around them, warts and all.
Ba is joined by Fero Pe on art with color by Luis Antonio Delgado and lettering by Nathan Widick. The art does an interesting mix of jumping between Ba’s brutal action and the interviews. The transition isn’t always great but each segment is solid.
Overall, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Nightwatcher is a fun debut issue that’s packed with emotion and feels like a classic TMNT episode. The story by Ba is action packed. The art by the creative team is gorgeous. Altogether, a story TMNT fans will more than enjoy.
Story: Juni Ba Art: Fero Pe
Color: Luis Antonio Delgado Letterer: Nathan Widick
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy
IDW Publishing provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
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