Character Spotlight: Vernon Fenwick

The current run of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics by IDW is trying to more or less be the definitive TMNT story by synthesizing all the Ninja Turtles media that came before it. As such, that means it has had a ton of canon immigrants and will continue to have many more.

This week: Vernon Fenwick!

Vernon - or Vern, as he was often called - was a creation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, who first appeared in the pilot (1987). As the Channel 6 cameraman, he usually accompanied April O'Neil on stories, although he often played the role of antagonist by blaming the Turtles for things they didn't do.

He later appeared in IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #78 (January 2017). Although not officially named, the character is a Channel 6 cameraman who accompanies Burne Thompson, who is also a character from the animated series.

In keeping with IDW's philosophy of pulling from all parts of TMNT history, this version of Vern (if indeed that's who he is) more closely resembles Vern as played by Will Arnett in the recent pair of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films that came out in 2014 and 2016.