Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Get Kevin Eastman TMNT Lost Days Special

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin—Lost Years, the upcoming five-issue prequel to The Last Ronin, will additional increase its earlier days with a tie-in one-shot by TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz,  Ben Bishop, and Luis Antonio Delgado. The 40-page particular concern, obtainable in May, is named Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin—Lost Day Special and can straddle each the previous and the way forward for the Last Ronin universe, setting the stage for brand spanking new tales to come back.  The Last Ronin bought 840,000 copies shared between the person 5 comedian books in print and the hardcover assortment, with greater than 125,000 copies bought. The softcover assortment will push whole gross sales of copies of the primary collection to over 1,000,000.

In Lost Day, longtime resistance chief April O’Neil finds herself and her family members—together with the 4 younger mutant turtles she and her daughter, Casey Marie Jones, are elevating and coaching collectively—as soon as once more caught up within the battle for the soul of New York City. When April takes the turtles together with her on a provide run into town, they get misplaced and threat turning into collateral harm within the latest energy battle overtaking the streets. Old reminiscences combine with new realities as April and her 4 small prices race to get again dwelling earlier than it is too late.

“As Tom Waltz and I dig deep into the evolution of New York City post-Last Ronin, the Lost Day tale brings the future of all things TMNT up close and very personal,” says Eastman. “Buckle up, things are about to get messy!”

“The amazing success of TMNT: The Last Ronin has certainly opened doors to new and exciting storytelling opportunities within what we are now fondly calling the Ronin-verse,” says Waltz. “Lost Years will expand upon some of the Last Ronin’s history that was hinted at in the first volume, while simultaneously pushing forward the new reality that was teased in its epilogue… And within Lost Years, Kevin and I are excited to have the opportunity to join artist Ben Bishop to tell a one-shot tale, Lost Day. The past, present, and future are full of surprises that we can’t wait to share with our readers!”

“Having a chance to expand on the world and characters of the Last Ronin story is the opportunity of a lifetime, and we’ve got some really fun, exciting, and historic stuff coming! Can’t wait for everyone to see it,” says Bishop.

“Although the main Lost Years series focuses on Michelangelo’s past and the journey that made him the unyielding warrior we saw in The Last Ronin, we realized that Lost Years was also an exciting opportunity to look ahead,” says senior editor Charles Beacham. “This action-packed Lost Day Special is going to pull at heartstrings and have readers on the edge of their seats as they get the first in-depth look at the little turtles teased at the end of The Last Ronin. It’s going to be epic!”

With the extremely anticipated debut of TMNT: The Last Ronin—Lost Years slated for January twenty fifth, IDW has additionally introduced an expanded Director’s Cut version of the miniseries’ first concern, which will likely be obtainable in April. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin—Lost Years #1 Director’s Cut will characteristic never-before-seen supplemental supplies from legendary TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman, in addition to collection artists Ben Bishop and SL Gallant.

“The creation of the Last Ronin Universe with Peter Laird and Tom Waltz has truly been an amazing journey through and through,” says Eastman, “and one of the best parts has been all the nooks and crannies we left open to go back and explore, given the chance. Lost Years is the first trip back.Iit has been incredible, and with the Director’s Cut, you’ll get to see a bit more of that world.”

For followers hungry for extra perception into the inventive course of behind Last Ronin’s runaway success, Lost Years, Director’s Cut gives an unique take a look at the idea’s evolution from a speculative draft composed by Eastman and Laird within the nascent days of TMNT’s indie comics period to a New York Times best-selling, internationally beloved phenomenon, in addition to the brand new, expansive universe that has emerged because of this.

“Just like with TMNT: The Last Ronin, there is a ton of development work taking place on Lost Years that is just as entertaining and exciting as the story being told in the comics,” mentioned Waltz. “In particular, the art designs—both characters and settings—have been a joy to watch unfold, and I couldn’t be happier that our many loyal fans will get a chance to peek at the amazing work being done behind the scenes.”

Springing from a misplaced 1987 storyline by TMNT co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, The Last Ronin tells the heartrending revenge story of a sole, shrouded Turtle in a darkish, doable future, enterprise a seemingly hopeless mission to acquire justice for his fallen household and associates.