TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN II – RE-EVOLUTION Comic Book Announced by IDW

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin it was such an epic and badass story about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Well, if you enjoyed that story, you’ll be happy to hear that IDW has officially announced the sequel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II – Reevolution!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin is “an epic story spanning more than 30 years, originally from the minds of the co-creators of TMNT Kevin Eastmann AND Peter Laird – made comic book history as it revealed the story of the last Ninja Turtle standing in the future. The New York Times bestseller was a huge success, with the debut issue selling more than 160,000 copies to retailers and receiving overwhelming praise from critics and fans alike. Now, the brilliant creative team behind the exciting and thrilling limited series are back for a compelling sequel to read.

In the story, “Led by Casey Marie Jones, the formidable and strategic daughter of April O’Neil and the late Casey Jones, the next generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Yi, Uno, Odyn and Moja – will face the ultimate enemy! Can the young heroes adapt to the pressures of a city at war? With new enemies and obstacles, this exhilarating and gripping next chapter in Ronin’s verse is brimming with the power of the turtles as THE LAST RONIN team returns to continue the extraordinary story.

The comic is co-written by Eastman and Tom Waltzillustrated by Well Bishop, Esau Escorza AND Isaac Escorzacolored by Luis Antonio Delgadoand written by Shawn Lee.

Eastman said in a statement, “True heart and soul to me with dust off and bring The Last Ronin to life three years ago was my belief that ‘Every beginning must have an end.’ With all the respect in the world to my co-creator Peter Laird, I wanted to come full circle on what we started in 1984 and set out to do in 1987. With The Last Ronin, with my friend Tom Waltz and an incredible gathering of brilliant craftsmen, we made it 33 years later. A very fitting end indeed.

He added, “The incredible surprise coming out of the end of that journey, was the opportunity to continue to tell stories beyond that ending. All new characters, in a whole new universe to really sink your teeth into and the best part – with all the original crew back to make sure we get it right. I can’t wait for you to see what we have in store for them.

Waltz added, “When Kevin Eastman and I got together to adapt and update the future TMNT outline that he and Peter Laird had written together in 1987, our hope was always to create an evergreen story that longtime TMNT fans would enjoy for years to come.” Waltz continued, “Little did we know – and to our absolute delight – The Last Ronin would become an editorial sensation, a New York Times bestseller, far exceeding our initial hopes and expectations. And not only was it successful, but it gave Kevin and I the opportunity to revisit what we have fondly called the Ronin verse in prequel and sequel form – first with The Last Ronin: The Lost Years AND The lost dayand now with The Last Ronin II.”

He added, “I couldn’t be more excited and honored to help bring the next generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles into the world…awesome new stories and characters who stand firmly and respectfully on the shoulders of the cherished legacy of their original namesakes. We will eat our pizza and we will eat it too!”

TMNT Senior Editor Charles Beacham shared: “Kevin, Tom and the rest of the team have prepared something really amazing for this next chapter The Last Ronin history. Yes, there are more turtles. Yes, there are exciting new enemies, but even more so there is a lot of heart. I can tell you that this book is a labor of love for EVERYONE involved and it shows.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II – Reevolution #1 goes on sale in December with more variant covers by amazing artists to be revealed soon. Contact a comic store near you for more information on pre-ordering the debut issue.