TMNT: The Last Ronin

In a grim, near-future New York City, only one Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle remains alive. This five-issue series from IDW, co-written by original creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird alongside Tom Waltz, follows the lone survivor on a brutal, solitary quest for vengeance against the Foot Clan. Illustrated by Ben Bishop and the Escorza brothers, The Last Ronin is a dark, standalone story that reimagines the TMNT mythos as a somber, kung-fu epic. It matters as a poignant, creator-driven coda to the classic era, exploring legacy and loss with an emotional weight rarely seen in the franchise.