TMNT: The Last Ronin - The Lost Years launched earlier this week, and the off-shoot of IDW's insanely popular future-set tale introduced a new generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to take up the mantle passed on by the legendary Heroes in a Half-Shell.
The Last Ronin is a The Dark Knight Returns-style story which imagines a future where one member of the Awesome Foursome is the last living Turtle, setting out to avenge the death of his brothers by bringing down Shredder's grandson and the authoritarian descendants of the Foot Clan.
Spoilers ahead!
Mikey succeeds in the final issue, but at the cost of his own life. However, the TMNT's legacy will continue as a new team of Turtles is raised and trained by April O'Neil and her daughter, Casey.
"In the five issues of Lost Years, we’ll be covering approximately 16 years, both past (Mikey’s adventures in Asia and Europe) and present/future (basically highlighting the new turtles as they grow from age 3 to age 16)," writer Tom Waltz tells IGN. "We’ll be filling in important plot/character details during those time periods…while also (hopefully) opening the doors for future tales to be told during the timeframe covered that we’re not able to get to in Lost Years (and/or Lost Day). In other words, we’re just getting started!"
We still don't know very much about these new reptilian warriors (even their names are being kept under wraps), but you can get a first look at the character designs below.
You'll be able to tell these lads apart without checking the color of their bandanas, anyway!
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