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_by_Brahm_Revel.jpg) Textless cover variant ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika #1. Art by Brahm Revel. | |
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| Publisher | IDW Publishing |
| First appearance | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #51 (2015) |
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| Species | Human turned mutantturtle |
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Jennika, also known asJenn orJenny, is asuperheroine appearing inTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics published byIDW Publishing. She was introduced in issue #51 of thefirst IDW Publishing comic book series in 2015, and was developed by Tom Waltz and franchise co-creatorKevin Eastman.[1] She was designed by series artist and writerSophie Campbell.[2][3] Jennika is the second female mutant turtle character in the franchise's history, afterVenus[4][5] and precedingLita[6] the year after her mutant form first appeared.
Jennika is depicted as a human assassin for theFoot Clan, though she eventually allies herself with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. After being severely wounded byKarai, Jennika is transformed into a mutant turtle whenDonatello usesLeonardo's blood to give her an emergency blood transfusion.[7] As a mutant turtle, she wears a yellow mask and wieldstekkō-kagi.[8][9]
Starting from issue #117, Jennika was revealed to bebisexual, forming a new romantic relationship with one of the mutants of Mutant Town, the pig mutant Sheena, due to their shared love of music.[10][11]
In addition to the mainlineTurtles comic book series by IDW, Jennika has also been the lead in the three-issue miniseriesTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika in 2019, which was followed by the six-issue sequel miniseriesTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika II in 2020.
Jennika was introduced in the issue #51 ofIDW Publishing's ongoingTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, published in 2015.[1] Franchise co-creatorKevin Eastman said of the character:
What was interesting when we evolved into the character Jennika [...] my focus is on the comic books with Tom Waltz and IDW and it's always story first, story-centric. So when we introduce a character in issue #51 named Jennika, we really like her and we knew that if the fans liked her as much as we did, she can continue as part of the family. She got more and more popular and so for about 30 issues we wanted to evolve her into this female turtle character.[1]
Debuting as a human character, Jennika is transformed into a mutant turtle in issue #95 of the IDW series, published in 2019.[2]
In 2019, Jennika featured in her own three-issue miniseries by IDW, titledTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika, by artist and writer Brahm Revel.[12] A six-issue sequel miniseries,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika II, was published in 2020.[13][14]
Jennika is set to make a cameo role in the upcoming 2024 comic book issueTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures #12 also distributed by IDW which is based around the1987 TV series. This is where the '87 turtles enemy Mr. Ogg, transports Ninja Turtles from across the Multiverse to compete against the '87 Turtles, each representing a single universe, consisting of theMirage/Image,2003 series, IDW,2012 series andRise of the TMNT universes, with Jennika representing the IDW Universe.[15]
Following the relaunching of the IDW Ninja Turtle comics in 2024, Jennika was given a main role in the Nightwatch side-series as the title character, a role that was previously used by Raphael in theTMNT 2007 CGI Film[16]
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