Hamato Yoshi

Hamato Yoshi made his Modern Age debut in 2013, introduced by Erik Burnham and Dario Brizuela in IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles New Animated Adventures Free Comic Book Day special — a fitting launchpad for a character woven into one of comics' most beloved mythologies. His handful of catalog appearances span an impressive range of IDW titles, from the crossover spectacle of Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures to the celebratory TMNT 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration, placing him in genuinely landmark company. He shares those pages with the Turtles themselves — Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Leonardo — as well as Splinter, names that need no introduction to any fan of the franchise. A rare find for the dedicated completist, Hamato Yoshi represents the deep connective tissue of the TMNT universe in its IDW animated-era incarnation.