Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 5 #136A (IDW Publishing 2023)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 5 #136A closes the Armageddon Game narrative through four simultaneous fronts, written by Sophie Campbell with interior artwork, colors, and cover design handled by Fero Pe and Ronda Pattison. Published by IDW Publishing in 2023, this 28-page full-color issue acts as the structural centerpiece for ongoing Mutant Town conflicts and the main Turtles roster.

The script distributes tension across separate locations. In the hidden lair, Donnie, Angel, and Carmen hold back Utrom assassins protecting the Regenta Seri. Urban streets feature Jennika pursuing an unregistered imposter TMNT operating outside established faction lines. Beyond the wall boundaries, Venus, Bludgeon, and Koya reassess their positions after breaking from Karai and official Foot Clan command. Simultaneously, the E.P.F. coordinates a large-scale tactical response led by Colonel Knight and Darkwater mercenaries to permanently eliminate the mutant demographic.

Continuity readers encounter a necessary convergence before the Rat King and his Trio of Terror determine the tournament winner. The page layout emphasizes clean geography and sequential pacing, so readers who missed earlier chapters can still track character motivations and battle outcomes. Collectors building the modern IDW timeline will find this issue supplies required resolutions for side narratives while advancing the primary event conclusion.

Sold at a $3.99 cover price for direct market retailers, this paperback uses acidic-free stock suitable for vaulting or library binding. It requires no additional volume purchases to understand the central conflict, making it an efficient acquisition for focused collectors and casual buyers tracking the Armageddon storyline.