Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #1

by Alex Paknadel, Amancay Nahuelpan (Artist)

Spinning directly from the pages of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Casey Jones’ first solo miniseries in over thirty years! Casey Jones was shot by D.A. Hale, he’s awake, and he has a second chance at life. Instead of taking things slow and smelling the flowers, he’s jumping headfirst into the action. Casey is hitting the streets and doing everything he can to protect the people of New York City, but those closest to him think he’s pushing too hard. April O’Neil and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, especially Casey’s closest friend Raphael, are concerned. Things are only going to get worse as a new strain of mutagen starts changing the shape of New York City, and a brand-new villain threatens everything Casey believes in. From the critically acclaimed team of Alex Paknadel (Sentinels, Urban Legends, All Against All) and Amancay Nahuelpan (Detective Comics, Green Arrow, Crush & Lobo).

Genres: Comics

Kindle Edition

Published September 17, 2025

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was sooo good. I'm a huge Casey Jones fan. This comic has gorgeous art and the plot's got me hooked. I can't wait for more.

[Carly · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is giving me the vibes from that one story in english class where the rich people hunt other people on a private island

[Andrew Hale · Rating 3 out of 5]

".. If there's a bully in the yard - don't matter how big or how ugly... you walk right up to him and you drop him with everything you got."

'Limitless' had NZT-48 to enhance intelligence. The Purple Dragons have ... well, I don't know, but Mikey and Casey are feeling the effects of it (Issue 2 reveals it as Nostrum). The X-Men seem to always battle for the lives and rights of mutants, to the point of overdoing it the further we go as a society, and this Mutant version of 'The Most Dangerous Game' starts and ends this issue with a similar feel. All the while, the resident bad boy (not the Diddler) battles his heritage, his trauma, his enemies, his friends, and his inner violent demons. Or maybe they are angels of retribution. We shall see. Decent art but nothing spectacular in the story yet.

[Machiavelli · Rating 2 out of 5]

Casey Jones gets the spotlight here, but it didn’t really grab me. The story leans into his rough, street-level style, but it felt a bit flat and didn’t have the same energy I usually like in TMNT books. I wanted more depth or something new, but instead it came off a little one-note, and honestly I found myself getting bored. Not bad, just not all that memorable.

[Rob Vitagliano · Rating 4 out of 5]

So, like the Shredder series, I don't know what to make of this yet, but I liked it. I'm still on the fence with the Shredder book, but this one seemed cool to me in a way that reminded me of the 90's live action films. I can almost hear Elias Koteas read the lines. There's plenty of ass whooping and wisecracks, and a lot of mutants that figure to be important to the storyline. I'm not sure where this one is going, but I think I'll read a few more.

[Craig Schorling · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good first issue. Establishes the tone and has a good amount of mystery. As a kid that absolutely LOVED the TMNT it is so nice to see this world get fleshed out.

[alejandro galvez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cool.

I liked it a lot. Very cool. Can't wait until the next issue. Its going to be a fun series.