Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: the Last Ronin by Kevin Eastman

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: the Last Ronin

Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Tom Waltz

IDW Publishing · Paperback · August 25, 2026

The best-selling TMNT epic that took the world of comics by storm, reunited the TMNT’s original creators, and reinvented the Turtles’ mythology and future!

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A lean, visual ride built for straight-through immersion.
Themes
postapocalyptic, justice, family loss
Pacing
Fast

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The best-selling TMNT epic that took the world of comics by storm, reunited the TMNT’s original creators, and reinvented the Turtles’ mythology and future! A New York Times bestseller! Who is the Last Ronin? In a battle-ravaged future New York City, a lone surviving Turtle embarks on a seemingly hopeless mission of seeking justice for the family he lost.

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From legendary TMNT co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, get ready for the final story of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles three decades in the making! What terrible events destroyed his family and left New York a crumbling, postapocalyptic nightmare? All will be revealed in this climactic Turtles tale that sees longtime friends becoming enemies and new allies emerging in the most unexpected places. Can the surviving Turtle triumph? Eastman and Laird are joined by writer Tom Waltz, who penned the first 100 issues of IDW’s ongoing TMNT series, and artists Esau & Isaac Escorza (Heavy Metal) and Ben Bishop (The Far Side of the Moon). If you’re hungry for more, read the prequel story, The Last Ronin—Lost Years, and the sequel, The Last Ronin II—Re-Evolution! Collects Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin issues #1-5.

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A lean, visual ride built for straight-through immersion.

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  • graphic-comic momentum
  • teenage mutant ninja turtles energy

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  • superhero-comic pacing
  • YA action-adventure tone

Where it sits

Action & Adventure Comics58%
Superhero Comics55%
Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Comics50%

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Publisher categories

  • Tie-In Comics
  • Science Fiction Comics
  • Dystopian Comics
Authors
Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Tom Waltz
Publisher
IDW Publishing
Published
August 25, 2026
Format
Paperback
Theme
postapocalyptic · justice · family loss
Reading lane
Tie-In Comics