Episode Details

We’re thrilled to bring you the full, unedited conversation with Gene Luen Yang, the writer currently steering IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles through one of its most emotional and surprising arcs in years.

If you’ve been reading the book, you know the stakes have never been higher. With the shocking reveal of Ujigami’s true identity and the return of Splinter casting a long shadow over the Turtles, Gene joins us to unpack the heart of the story and why this arc is really about family, fear, and the consequences of overprotection.

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NEWS

1. Marvel just took over OREO with the biggest special-edition drop in cookie history
2. Marvel Solicitations April 2026
   1. Marvel revisits its most divisive event with 'Civil War: Unmasked'
   2. Marvel celebrates 50 years of the Eternals with a new character—and a Fall Out Boy creator
   3. Marvel brings back 'Ultimates' #1–6 just in time for the Ultimate Universe’s explosive finale
   4. Deadpool is taking over April Fool’s Day again—and the Marvel Universe might not survive it
   5. 'Alien: King Killer' drops humanity into its darkest nightmare yet
3. The Future Foundation returns in 'Fantastic Four' #11
4. DC Comics solicitations
   1. DC hands the keys to MAD, and lets Chip Zdarsky roast the entire universe
   2. After 35 years, DC restores the lost Swamp Thing epic fans never thought they’d read
5. Exclusive: Valiant’s April 2026 solicitations signal a bold new era with Valiant Beyond
6. Prime Video orders 'Lore Olympus' adult animated series, from WEBTOON and Jim Henson Company
7. From 'Mafia III' to Image Comics: William Harms unleashes a haunting new apocalypse with 'White Sky'
8. Cobra goes silent: Skybound brings back G.I. Joe’s most iconic storytelling, this time for the villains
9. A Murder in the middle: 'Neighborhood Watch' turns a gated community into a powder keg
10. 'Hello Body Horror' #1 brings the most unsettling stories from BOOM! Studios’ 'Hello Darkness'
11. Exclusive: Dark Horse’s 'Did You Hear About Mimi Green?' turns cancel culture into surreal horro

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