NECA has built its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line mostly around the 1990 film and the 2012 animated series, so a wave pulled directly from Eastman and Laird's original Mirage Studios comics is a genuine departure. The new Mirage Comics wave includes four figures, all currently available for pre-order, with shipping staggered across Q3 and Q4 2026 depending on the figure.
Rather than turtles or Splinter, this wave leans into the comics' deeper supporting cast and villain roster: a sorcerer from the "Worms of Madness" storyline, a disguised time-traveling antagonist from "Masks," a villain and his pet raptor from issue #17, and a Triceraton soldier from issue #5. Every figure comes packaged with original art by Kevin Eastman, or Eastman and Peter Laird together, rather than generic packaging photography.
This guide covers what is confirmed about each figure directly from NECA's own official store listings, and how to think about protecting them once they arrive.
The following is confirmed directly from NECA's own official product listings:
All four figures stand in 7-inch scale and ship in collector-friendly window box packaging featuring original Mirage Comics artwork.
Foot Mystic Mashima continues the "Worms of Madness" storyline as a strange sorcerer connected to space worms and dimensional threats. Savanti Romero Warlord reimagines a recurring Mirage villain from the "Masks" arc, disguised as a warlord in feudal Japan, and is designed to pair with NECA's separately sold Chote and Renet figures from the same storyline. Daimyo Orkai and his pet raptor come from issue #17, originally conceived by Michelangelo co-creator Kevin Eastman, and are built to face off against a separately sold "Wanderer" Michelangelo figure. Shock Commando Triceraton comes from issue #5's Triceraton Republic invasion arc, giving the wave a genuine alien-invasion entry alongside its more mystical and dimension-hopping releases.
NECA's TMNT output has leaned heavily on the 1990 film's Ultimate line and various animated adaptations for years, giving collectors plenty of turtle and core-cast variants but comparatively little from the franchise's original comic book source material. Pulling specifically from Mirage Studios' issues gives this wave a different kind of appeal: these are characters largely unknown to fans who only know TMNT through film or television, and the inclusion of original Eastman and Laird artwork on the packaging reinforces that this wave is aimed at readers of the source comics as much as general figure collectors.
Unlike a single wave shipping all at once, these four figures are split across two different windows: Shock Commando Triceraton is expected in Q3 2026, while Foot Mystic Mashima, Savanti Romero Warlord, and the Daimyo Orkai and Raptor 2-Pack are all expected in Q4 2026. Collectors ordering multiple figures from this wave in one order should note that combined orders won't ship until every item is in stock, so ordering the Triceraton separately is worth considering if you don't want its earlier availability held up by the later Q4 figures.
EVORETRO does not currently carry a case built specifically for this Mirage Comics line's window box dimensions, since NECA has not published exact packaging measurements ahead of the Q3 and Q4 shipping windows. The closest match in the catalog is a protector built for NECA's Ultimate action figure line, which shares a similar general window-box format, though it's worth confirming actual dimensions once figures ship rather than assuming a guaranteed fit for this specific non-Ultimate release. A general 7-inch action figure case is a reasonable secondary option for scale, since all four figures in this wave share that same 7-inch sizing.
If you are planning to protect any figures from this wave once they ship, these EVORETRO products are a practical starting point:
Shock Commando Triceraton is expected Q3 2026; Foot Mystic Mashima, Savanti Romero Warlord, and the Daimyo Orkai and Raptor 2-Pack are all expected Q4 2026, per NECA's own listings.
Worms of Madness (Mashima), Masks (Savanti Romero), issue #17 (Daimyo Orkai and Raptor), and issue #5 (Shock Commando Triceraton), all from the original Mirage Studios comics.
Yes. Savanti Romero pairs with separately sold Chote and Renet figures, and Daimyo Orkai and Raptor pair with a separately sold Michelangelo "The Wanderer" figure.
No, this is a separate, standard 7-inch scale wave distinct from NECA's Ultimate line.
This Mirage Comics wave gives NECA's TMNT collectors a genuine departure from the film and animated-series figures that have dominated the line, pulling four deep-cut characters straight from Eastman and Laird's original comic pages. Whether you're chasing the Triceraton invasion angle or the more mystical Worms of Madness and Masks storylines, keeping track of the staggered Q3 and Q4 shipping windows is worth doing before placing a combined order.
Keep an eye on NECA's official channels for any shipping date updates as the Q3 and Q4 windows approach.
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