[1][2] It initially adapted episodes from the 1987 animated television series, but by issue #5, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird handed the comic over to Mirage artists Ryan Brown and Stephen Murphy.

The Armada, which includes the Nova Posse, Cudley, and some more old friends, prepare to battle against Emperor Mazool, who wants to rule the rest of Dimension X.

[7] Other spin-offs included miniseries such as April O'Neil, which gave the Turtles' ally the lead role, and comics starring characters like Merdude and Leatherhead.

In celebration of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' 25th Anniversary, Archie Comics released a 104-page, full-color trade paperback collection of the three issue mini-series (Vol.

Mirage Studios also printed a trade for the 25th anniversary, titled Future Tense, reprinting Mighty Mutanimals #7 and TMNT Adventures #42–44 and #62–66 in July 2009 in black and white.