While it is difficult to imagine the four turtle brothers as being separated at all, humor us and answer this question: who do you think will be the last one standing? Will it be Leonardo, the most-disciplined fighter of them all? Raphael, the embodiment of rage and frenzy with two sais? Donatello, the tech-wiz and arguably the smartest turtle in the room? Or Michelangelo the happy-go-lucky dude who yells out Cowabunga every chance he gets? Let us know in the comments who you think it would be, but here’s the thing; the TMNT creators have already answered that question, and it’s by far the darkest thing we could’ve ever imagined happening. The Last Ronin mini-series, published by IDW in October 2020, sees the creators of the Turtle-verse – Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird – tell an apocalyptic tale of death, revenge, and well, the last ronin of the Hamato Clan over 5 action-packed issues. This series takes place in the future and despite not being part of the official continuity, has already had a sequel announced at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con. But who exactly is this master-less ninja? What is his goal? And why do we call it the darkest TMNT story of all time? We’ll answer all that and more in this video; this is The Last Ronin mini-series – Explored.
