Chew artist Rob Guillory posted this cover he did for IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but it won’t be seeing print. Taking a look at the image, it’s clear that this is a damn shame.

UPDATE: It turns out the cover has since been approved. Rob said “Er. Nevermind. TMNT cover is a GO. The End.” It’s pretty clear your love is responible, folks.

Said Rob, over Twitter:

The fine folks at IDW loved my take on TMNT. The powers at Nickelodeon didn’t think it was good enough. So now you’re seeing it for free.

I can tell you that the folks over at Nickelodeon don’t know a thing about what makes good comics, or what appeals to TMNT fans. Me? I’m all about that knee to the face Raphael is giving that Foot Clan punk. And not that I’m ready for him to be done with Chew by a long shot, I’d buy the snot out of a TMNT series drawn by Guillory.