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TheTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtleshave crossed over with their comely share of iconic type , like Batman , the Ghostbusters , the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers , Street Fighter , and more . In an sole interview with Screen Rant , TMNTartist Gavin Smith disclose his idealistic comic project would focus on the team - up of the Turtles and Marvel ’s Man Without Fear , Daredevil .
Recently close his work on the longest - running series to have the stylish ninja caper of Leonardo , Donatello , Michelangelo , and Raphael , Gavin Smith was the interior artist for IDW’sTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles # 140 - 144and is showing no signs of stopping his artistic contribution to this popular enfranchisement . Speaking with Screen Rantabout his time onTMNTas it approaches its milestone hundred-and-fiftieth payoff , Gavin was asked about a aspiration crossing that he would most wish to see , let alone draw .
“ I would like to do a project that I write and draw … . As far as crossover I ’d like to see … that we ’d all care to see … I think that ’s obvious . We all want to see the Daredevil crossover ! Actually … I ’ll put that out there as a dream labor I ’d like to draw . ”
Having also drawn covert forTMNT : The Last Ronin - Lost Yearsand an upcoming cover forTMNT : The Last Ronin II - Re - Evolution , Gavin ’s reveal that Daredevil would be the one champion he ’d care to draw most alongside the Turtles is an exciting one , to say the least .
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A Ninja Turtles/Daredevil Crossover Would Make Perfect Sense
Considering that the original descent tale for the Turtles take care them disclose to mutagen after a blind man crossing the street was almost reach by a truck carrying the ooze — an eerily similar origin story as Daredevil — a lot of the initial grittiness and more violent undertones of the Turtles ’ early days were work by Matt Murdock and his alter ego , specifically Frank Miller ’s legendary running play with the eccentric . Furthermore , it puddle sense that Daredevil would be Gavin ’s crossover character alternative , as in the interview , he makes it clear he ’s been a TMNT fan since childhood and no doubt already jazz about the Turtles ’ many line of latitude to Daredevil ( admit Splinter ’s similar mentor role as Daredevil ’s Stick ) , turning this prospective funny story into one that would fetch his dear for both worlds full - circle .
To make this promising crossing mind even upright , TMNTco - creator Kevin Eastmanhas already echoed Gavin Smith ’s sentiment to see Daredevil and the brothers interact in the comic place , a story that could potentially see these iconic bomber combat it out with the likes of Kingpin , Bullseye , Shredder , or even Krang , further whetting the appetite of fans want to see an official team - up event .
While it remains to be seen if Marvel and IDW will ever be able to bring theTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesandDaredeviltogether for a miniseries of epic dimension , Gavin Smith is dead the correct person for the job .
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