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Preview: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II – Re-Evolution #5

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II – Re-Evolution #5

(W) Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz (A) Ben Bishop (A/CA) Esau Escorza, Isaac Escorza
In Shops: Apr 30, 2025
SRP: $8.99

The second installment in the legendary Last Ronin saga comes to its fiery and climactic conclusion! The streets of New York have erupted in an all-out war and no one is safe. Casey, April, Odyn, Yi, Moja, and Uno are all in the crosshairs. Will everyone make it out alive? Their fate is in the hands of legendary writers Kevin Eastman & Tom Waltz as curtains close on this chapter of The Last Ronin!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II - Re-Evolution #5

Preview: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II Re-Evolution #4

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II Re-Evolution #4

(W) Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz (A) Ben Bishop (A/CA) Esau Escorza, Issac Escorza
In Shops: Jan 29, 2025
SRP: $8.99

The criminal underworld’s takeover of New York City is ongoing, and the violence is escalating as the city is overwhelmed by gang warfare in the streets. When coordinated attacks threaten to fully destroy the Resistance, April executes an untested contingency plan, and her allies and enemies alike must flee to safety. With the city so dangerous, though, there’s few places of sanctuary left. As Resistance survivors retreat to an old stronghold, the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles must reconcile the past with the present in the penultimate issue of the Re-Evolution story!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II Re-Evolution #4

Preview: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II Re-Evolution #4

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II Re-Evolution #4

(W) Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz (A) Ben Bishop (A/CA) Esau Escorza, Issac Escorza
In Shops: Jan 29, 2025
SRP: $8.99

The criminal underworld’s takeover of New York City is ongoing, and the violence is escalating as the city is overwhelmed by gang warfare in the streets. When coordinated attacks threaten to fully destroy the Resistance, April executes an untested contingency plan, and her allies and enemies alike must flee to safety. With the city so dangerous, though, there’s few places of sanctuary left. As Resistance survivors retreat to an old stronghold, the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles must reconcile the past with the present in the penultimate issue of the Re-Evolution story!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II Re-Evolution #4

Usagi Yojimbo gets an all-new, full-color story arc in March 2025

Dark Horse Comics and Dogu Publishing have announced an all-new, full-color story arc of the iconic Usagi Yojimbo series launching in March 2025. In this latest saga, Usagi Yojimbo creator Stan Sakai continues to captivate readers with his unparalleled storytelling, compelling artwork, and legendary lettering.

Join Sakai and an array of stunning cover artists—including Mitsuhiro Arita, Eric Talbot, Hitoshi Ariga, Jennifer Meyer, and special three-part interlocking covers by the Escorza Brothers!—with this emotional new entry in the continuing tales of legendary rabbit ronin Miyamoto Usagi.

This latest series contains two complete stories across five issues. Up first in “Ten Thousand Plums,” when Usagi, Yukichi, and Gen are found wandering in a huge field of the Shogun’s prized plum trees, one of the Shogun’s samurai strongmen becomes immediately suspicious. With a series of strange events gripping the local village with fear, can their appearance be a mere coincidence? Or maybe they will stop the cycle of tragedy. Find out with another gut-punch ending from Stan Sakai!

In the two-part “Tabo,” Usagi and Yukichi find themselves among a band of pilgrims in search of the miraculous goddess known as “The Mother.” The skeptical ronin’s doubts recede as the desperate plight of their new friends unfolds, revealing the obstacles that stand between them and salvation. Will the goddess Kannon come to Tabo’s rescue? Discover the answers in this captivating and highly-personal two-part tale!

It’s an exciting new era for Dogu Publishing as the company continues to grow its publishing roster and expand its creative vision. To help lead this charge, Dogu is proud to announce the addition of Justin Eisinger, award-winning graphic novel author and editor, as the company’s first Editor-in-Chief. Best known for his work as co-author with George Takei on the graphic biography “They Called Us Enemy” and the just announced “It Rhymes With Takei,” Eisinger’s passion for inspired storytelling and knowledge of the publishing marketplace will help position Dogu for continued success.

Bringing years of experience from IDW Publishing where he climbed the ranks to Editorial Director, Graphic Novels & Collections, Eisinger worked with some of the industry’s most celebrated creators while the company transformed from scrappy upstart to industry mainstay. He brings a confident hand to talent relations and publishing strategy, using a deep understanding of the mass market publishing ecosystem, comic retailer mechanics, customer behavior, and trend analysis to provide indispensable perspective.

Usagi Yojimbo: Ten Thousand Plums #1 (of 5) arrives in comic shops March 5, 2025. Pre-order the first issue today for $4.99.

Preview: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II Re-Evolution #3

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II Re-Evolution #3

(W) Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz (A) Ben Bishop (A/CA) Esau Escorza, Issac Escorza
In Shops: Oct 16, 2024
SRP: $8.99

Having lain in wait for over a decade, underworld forces are making their moves to reclaim New York City. As the fighting gets more desperate, Casey Marie Jones and the new generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles struggle to save rebel bases under attack, but they’re outnumbered and lacking both intel and allies. With the tide of the battle rapidly turning against them, Casey Marie must make hard calls about who she can trust and how to keep her family and city safe. The legacy continues as legendary TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman reassembles the acclaimed creative team for the epic next chapter of The Last Ronin!

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Preview: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 40th Anniversary Celebration #1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 40th Anniversary Celebration #1

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Michael Dooney
In Shops: Jul 10, 2024
SRP: $11.99

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turn 40! Revisit some of their greatest eras with stories told by some of the many creators of the page and screen who made each iteration of the Turtles so special! This all-new anthology takes a look all the way back to the start, celebrating that initial spark of creativity from Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, and then works its way through the next four decades, highlighting fan-favorite touchstones from comic books and beyond. Eastman leads a host of incredible talent who are contributing new stories and pinups from a gaggle of legendary TMNT contributors, including Jim Lawson, Tristan Jones and Paul Harmon, Sophie Campbell and Pablo Tunica, Tom Waltz and Michael Dialynus, Ciro Nieli, Lloyd Goldfine with Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez, Andy Suriano, and many more, all hearkening back to the era of TMNT they are best known for, ranging from the initial Mirage series through the 1990s and up until now, as well as the Tales of TMNT and Rise of the TMNT.

Featuring a host of covers designed to celebrate individual decades, including new pieces by Eastman, Campbell, Randolph, the Escorza Brothers, Michael Dooney, Ben Bishop, Vincenzo Federici, Michael Dialynas, and the mighty Simon Bisley! Plus a special “Golden Age” cover by Michael Cho!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 40th Anniversary Celebration #1

Preview: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II Re-Evolution #2

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II Re-Evolution #2

(W) Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz (A) Ben Bishop (A/CA) Esau Escorza, Issac Escorza
In Shops: Jun 19, 2024
SRP: $8.99

Casey Marie and the new generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have taken on the mantle of New York City’s protectors, unaware that an insidious foe is preparing to spring a trap, plunging the city into violence and terror. With pockets of resistance gathering forces and information to fight back, the young Turtles learn about the bloody history of the Hamato Clan’s fight against the Foot…as well as discover revelations about themselves that will shape their futures. The legacy continues as legendary TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman reassembles the acclaimed creative team for the next epic chapter of The Last Ronin!

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and IDW celebrate 40 years this July

After the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) made their debut in a black-and-white comic by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in 1984, the Heroes in a Half Shell went on to become a global phenomenon. Over the next forty years, countless talented people across the entertainment industry worked passionately with the beloved franchise, allowing adventures with new iterations of TMNT to consistently reach new audiences. Now, brilliant TMNT creatives from different eras are joining forces to present something truly special to fans: the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 40TH Anniversary Comics Celebration.

With several new stories and pinup art pieces inspired by different eras of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, this technodrome-sized issue with more than 70 pages will feature fan-favorite creatives returning to their respective eras for all-new tales. This special one-shot issue will feature new stories and pinup art from Jim Lawson, Ciro Nieli, Tristan Jones, Paul Harmon, Steve Lavigne, Andy Suriano, Ronda Pattison, Pablo Tunica, Freddie E. Williams II, Sophie Campbell, Tom Waltz, Lloyd Goldfine, Khary Randolph, Emilio Lopez, Dan Duncan, Erik Burnham, Sarah Myer, Luis Antonio Delgado, Chris Allan and more. Plus, the one and only Kevin Eastman will be contributing a story, too! 

No TMNT anniversary celebration would be complete without the two people who created it all. This oversized issue will feature a primary cover with never-before-seen pencils from Laird that have been inked by Eastman, just for this special issue! Additional eye-catching covers will be provided by acclaimed artists Sophie Campbell, Isaac and Esau Escorza, Simon Bisley, Michael Dialynas, Vincenzo Federici, Khary Randolph, Emilio Lopez, Michael Cho, Dave Wachter, and an IDW Exclusive cover by Ben Bishop.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 40TH Anniversary Comics Celebration will leap into comic shops on July 10, 2024 for $11.99. Fans have until June 3 to pre-order at their local comic shop.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin is getting an R-Rated adaptation

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles isn’t just for kids. The high body count, action packed, hit comic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin is getting an R-rated adaptation from Producer Walter Hamada. The script is being penned by Tyler Burton Smith.

The Last Ronin is set in a totalitarian future New York City where most of the Turtles and Splinter have been killed off by a descendent of the Shredder. One Turtle has lived, but which of the four is it? And, can the Last Ronin get his revenge?

Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz wrote the comic which was based on an older story by Eastman and Turtles co-creator Peter Laird. Art was by Esau and Isaac Escorza, Ben Bishop, and Eastman and it was published by IDW. It was one of the top selling comics of the year. The series recently saw the release of the first issue of a sequel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II – Re-Evolution.

(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II #1 sells over 140,000 copies and sells out. Second printing announced!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin was the top-selling western graphic novel of 2023, and now, IDW Publishing is incredibly proud to announce the eagerly anticipated sequel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin – Re-Evolution, has made a triumphant debut out of the sewers and into comic shops.

Featuring the return of the original creative team – co-writers Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz, artists Esau and Isaac Escorza and Ben Bishop, colorist Luis Antonio Delgado, and letterer Shawn Lee – the first issue’s orders rushed past 140K copies. Thanks to the overwhelming popularity of this fan-favorite sequel, a second printing is now on the way as well. The second printing, featuring a new cover by the Escorza brothers, will go on sale on May 15 and fans have until March 25 to pre-order at their local comic shop.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin – Re-Evolution #1 is on sale now and the next action-packed issue arrives on May 15.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin - Re-Evolution #1 second printing
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