NECA is opening its 2026 convention season with a black-and-white knockout. The Sketch Turtles 4-Pack, confirmed via NECA's own product listing and reported by Rotten Usagi and Bleeding Cool, reimagines all four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from the beloved 2012 Nickelodeon cartoon in stylized, monochrome sketch-style deco designed by TMNT artist Ciro Nieli. Priced at $150, the set is available for pre-order now on the NECA Store ahead of a Q3 2026 release.
This isn't a simple repaint of an existing mold. The sketch aesthetic, along with an unusually deep accessory count, makes this one of NECA's most ambitious convention exclusives of the year for TMNT collectors specifically.
NECA's own listing, corroborated by Rotten Usagi and Toyark, confirms the following:
Each Turtle ships with their signature weapon: katana for Leo, bo staff for Donnie, sai for Raph, and nunchaku for Mikey.
What sets this exclusive apart from a typical con-market repaint is the sheer volume of included accessories. Beyond the core weapons, the set includes interchangeable heads and hands, kusarigama, a Microfission Omni-Disintegrator, Turtle Comms, a tracking device, a spy bug, goggles, pizza slices, smoke bombs, and fan-favorite side characters Dr. Cluckingsworth M.D., Chompy Picasso, and Ice Cream Kitty.
NECA has also confirmed bonus accessories and heads compatible with its separately-sold TMNT 2012 Ultimate action figures: an all-new mutagen canister, mutagen elixir, skateboard, weapon wrap, popcorn snack, and grapnel launchers. That cross-compatibility is a meaningful detail for collectors who already own the Ultimate line, since it extends the value of this exclusive beyond the four figures actually included in the box.
The 2012 Nickelodeon TMNT series ran for five seasons and built a distinct visual identity that's aged into genuine nostalgia territory for the collectors who grew up watching it. NECA has returned to this era repeatedly with its Ultimate figure line, but a dedicated sketch-style con exclusive is a different kind of release: it's designed explicitly as an artistic tribute rather than a screen-accurate reproduction, giving longtime collectors a version of the characters they haven't seen before despite already owning multiple figures from the same source material.
NECA's convention exclusives have a strong track record of selling out quickly, particularly when a release combines a beloved source property with a genuinely novel art treatment rather than a straightforward repaint. The black-and-white sketch treatment here is a rarer stylistic choice for NECA than the standard screen-accurate color decos the company typically ships, which tends to draw interest from both dedicated TMNT collectors and buyers who collect artist-driven exclusives across multiple franchises.
NECA's listing confirms pricing, the Q3 2026 release window, and the full accessory manifest, but an exact street date within Q3 has not been individually broken out as of this writing. Collectors specifically planning around a firm ship date should watch NECA's own store page and social channels for updates as the quarter progresses.
At $150 for a four-figure set with this many included accessories, keeping everything organized and protected from the moment it arrives is worth planning for rather than improvising after the fact.
For loose display, a NECA Ultimate action figure display case is sized specifically for NECA's 7-inch figures, keeping each Turtle's smaller accessories from getting lost or knocked out of position once they're posed on a shelf.
Since con exclusives like this are also frequently sold in a numbered or specially packaged box that adds to the set's collector value, an acrylic modular case gives the option to display the sealed packaging itself alongside the assembled figures without exposing it to shelf wear.
Q3 2026, priced at $150. Pre-orders are open now on the NECA Store.
Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo, all in 7-inch scale.
A black-and-white sketch-style deco designed by TMNT artist Ciro Nieli, based on the 2012 Nickelodeon cartoon.
Yes, several bonus accessories are confirmed compatible with NECA's separately-sold TMNT 2012 Ultimate action figures.
NECA's Sketch Turtles 4-pack gives 2012-era TMNT collectors a genuinely novel take on characters they likely already own in other forms, backed by an accessory count that goes well beyond a typical con exclusive. With cross-compatibility for the Ultimate line built in, this is a rare exclusive that adds value to an existing collection rather than just standing apart from it.
Given the accessory count and premium price point, having a protection plan ready before the Q3 ship date arrives is worth doing now rather than after the set sells out.
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