Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin Hits Bestseller List

[Peter Paltridge]

In 1987, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird cooked up an interesting idea for a Ninja Turtles comic, The Last Ronin. For unknown reasons, however, they never got around to turning the script into a book. Decades later, IDW decided to resurrect the lost story and print it in the form of five trade-format volumes. The Last Ronin was concluded with #5 last April and more recently, IDW published the complete story in one hardcover volume.
And people want it! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin is one of the hottest selling titles IDW has had in quite a while. It’s on the New York Times bestseller list. They’re now predicting a complete sell-out of the initial 60,000 print run and have now ordered an additional 100,000 copies for the marketplace.
TMNT: The Last Ronin takes place in a dark alternate future where one solitary Turtle — the last of his kind — goes on a quest for vengeance against those who have taken his family and friends. The comic was laid out by Eastman and...

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[ChainsawMadonna]

So is this as dark as the 1980s comic where they dismember and kill people? I thought the Turtles were kid friendly from the start but their comics origin is brutal.

 

[kenooh macleod]

It is one of the best recent Ninja turtles comics, so I'm not at bit surprised. In general, I liked it. I believe my expectations were a little bit too high. There are parts that I didn't like However, it's worth reading. I started subscribing the moment I read volume 1.

 

[dongurisparking]

Marvel and DC who?

 

[2cyn]

The Last Ronin is undoubtedly the comic book story that has to be turned into a motion picture. An incredible tale with similarities to the "Old Man Logan" plot. In my opinion, The Last Ronin's conclusion is a masterpiece. Read this, especially if Michael Angelo is your favorite turtle!

 

[Shadow001]

Because they consistently produce high-quality works of art on par with this one, IDW will eventually triumph over DC and Marvel. It takes a lot of guts for the comic to decide to end the lives of some of its most adored characters. It is something that should be read, but I don't want to reveal any more than that.