Everything old eventually becomes new again, and now it’s time for the Street Sharks franchise to make its big comeback. The Bolton brothers are back in the form of a new comic book series. Better still, they’ve founda new home at IDW Publishing, the same company that’s done such great work with the TMNT franchise in recent years.
With the final order cutoff for Street Sharks #1 happening on Monday, August 11, IGN can exclusively debut a new preview of this issue. Check it out in the slideshow gallery below:
Street Sharks is a continuation of the original animated series, which lasted for three seasons from 1994-97. This five-issue limited series is written by Stephanie Williams (Trial of the Amazons) and illustrated by Ariel Medel (TMNT vs Street Fighter). The first issue features cover art by Philip Murphy, Elizabeth Beals, Kevin Anthony Catalan, and Khary Randolph.
Here’s IDW’s official description for Street Sharks #1:
The first Street Sharks comic in more than 20 years brings you extreme stories and a fintastic time! But don’t call it a comeback: They’ve been waiting for everyone ELSE to get ready for more jawsome adventures!
The four Bolton Brothers were happy playing sports and meeting babes. But when a run-in with a mad scientist turned them into giant sharks, they only got COOLER!
Kick some serious fin with Ripster, the great white head of the pack; Streex, the rollerblading ladies’ man (er, ladies’ SHARK); Jab, the hammerhead who loooves using his noggin; and Big Slammu, the whale shark with the whale-sized muscles, on their newest adventure! They’ll need all the help they can get to stop their arch nemesis, Dr. Piranoid, from developing… THE PERFECT PREDATOR! Little do they know, it’s already too late to stop the grossest monster they’ve ever fought from being born!
Stephanie Williams (Nubia and the Amazons, My Little Pony) and Ariel Medel (TMNT vs. Street Fighter) bring you the most righteous shark tale you’ve ever read!
Street Sharks #1 will be released on September 17. You can find a local comic shop to preorder your copy.
For more, find out how you can start reading IDW’s TMNT comics in 2025.
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