Ever wanted to see a crossover between Naruto and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? You’re in luck, because it’s happening!

If there’s one thing I know about Naruto and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, it’s that they’re both ninjas. I mean, it’s kinda both their whole things, with Naruto wanting to be the best one around, and the turtles… just wanting to be ninjas, I guess! So it feels like a crossover was always destined to happen, and yet somehow until now there hasn’t been one. Well, comics publishers IDW and Viz Media collaboratively announced this week that the five ninjas will be coming together under one roof, as part of a four-issue series illustrated by Hendry Prasetya (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), with colours by Raúl Angulo (NYX) letters by Ed Dukeshire (The Woods), and writing by Caleb Goellner (Sonic the Hedgehog). Prasetya and Jorge Jiménez (Batman) worked on the cover art for the first issue together.

Here’s the official description for the first issue: It’s the coolest ninja matchup you could have ever dreamed of, had you dared! The Heroes in a Half-Shell meet the host of the Nine-Tailed Fox in the crossover everyone will be talking about.

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