What is the origin story of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the IDW Publishing series?
The IDW Publishing series redefined the origin story by revealing that Hamato Yoshi and his family were reincarnated from feudal Japan and transformed by alien mutagen in a New York City laboratory owned by Baxter Stockman. This tragic backstory replaced the traditional sewer origin and established Splinter as Yoshi and the Turtles as his sons.