Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #5

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin

by Kevin Eastman (Writer/Illustrator), Peter Laird (Writer), Tom Waltz (Writer)

The jaw-dropping finale to the biggest TMNT story ever is here! One final showdown between mutant and Foot Clan will determine the fate of NYC. Will the Ronin be able to find some measure of peace or is he fated to meet the same end as his brothers? Don't miss one of the most epic battles in TMNT history and the conclusion to the comic book event of the year!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction, Fantasy

48 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 27, 2022

About the author

Kevin B. Eastman is an American comic book artist, co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 4 out of 5]

(A-) 82% | Very Good
Notes: One big brawl (the final fall), it doesn't quite enthrall, subplot's alright, a plumbing plight, best part's the curtain call.

*Progress update

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice ending to a pretty dope story. The last turtle, or last ronin, is headed straight for Oroku Hiroto for the final battle. Cuts a bloody path through all his ninjas and robots for the big showdown and what a showdown it was. Battle raged of for several pages with some dope artwork. The ending hits you right in the chest and the epilogue was pretty cool. Great series.

[M. Tatari · Rating 3 out of 5]

Güzel başlayıp, sonlara doğru düşüşe geçti. Aksiyon sahneleri çok hızlı olup bitiyor ve çizimler neler olduğunu anlatma, hareketi takip etmenizi sağlamakta pek iyi değiller.

Okuduğuma pişman mıyım? Hayır. Başkalarına tavsiye eder miyim? Evet. Ama çok daha büyük olan potansiyelini biraz boşa harcamış seri. Çok daha etkileyici bir hikâye çıkabilirdi bu fikirden.

[Ricardo Nuno Silva · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was waiting for the last issue to wrap this up. And it's finally out!

I'm not a fan of the TMNT universe/stories but I found this run quite amazing and interesting.
Although some details in the story left me (slightly) scratching my head, they were not much of a concern, and the reading went speedily all along.
The art is awesome and the pace and fight scenes are... epic!
And the main opponent is bad/boss enough to keep this story interesting up till the end.

This is a great read even for non-TMNT fans!
Highly recommended!

[Terry Mcginnis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic final issue! I want more!

[John Blacksad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seriyi finalledik. Sıradışı bir bitiş değil. Zaten öyle bir seri hissi de uyandırmıyor. Konforlu ve tanıdık bir okuma ve öyle de bir final. Biraz Cüneyt Arkın’ın filmleri gibi. Finalde kalenin burcunda Voyvodayla karşılaşmalı :)

Serinin geneli için de konuşmak gerekirse, keyifli. Tanıdığımız, çocukluğumuzdan lezzetler taşıyan karakterlerle abartıya kaçmayan bir modern anlatı tasarlanmış. Hikaye örgüsü de yukarıda bahsettiğim gibi klişeyle bildiklik arasında gidip geliyor. Ama bunu olumsuz hanesine yazmıyorum. Nicedir böyle aksiyonlu bir şeyler de okumuyordum. Keyifli bir haftasonu okumasına uygun. Fiyatı çok konuşulan ciltli baskıya da baktım standda. Elbette güzel. Ama okuduktan sonra öncelikle ekonomik aldığım fasikül tercihinden pişman değilim. HC için kefil, senet falan zor işler 😜

[Gareth Otton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book closes out the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles story I have ever read and I have to say that overall I was impressed. It was a much darker story than I was expecting, and one that showed a surprising amount of depth. Despite not being well versed in the lore of this series (save for what I watched in the cartoons as a kid), I was fully engaged with the emotional weight behind this story. I can only imagine what it must have been like for long time fans of this franchise.

All that being said though, there were a few small issues I had with this series. The first was that the actual conflict itself was a little one dimensional. Point good guy at bad guy, repeat until bad guy goes down. It felt like an afterthought as the series was clearly more about the family moments than it was about the present-day conflict.

That leads on to the second issue though, a family moment that I felt was a little too rushed. I liked the idea of Mikey getting to know Casey better and becoming her Sensei, but I felt like the story was trying to push their relationship to places it wasn't ready for yet. They went from never having met to thinking of each other as family in what felt like just a few days, and it was hard to buy that. Granted, there wasn't much time to develop the relationship, but just a few scenes with them bonding on a personal level would have gone a long way.

Overall though, there's not much to complain about here. It's a well-written story with great artwork to back it up, and overall it's a solid 4.5 stars for the series.

[Tiagoツ · Rating 4 out of 5]

PEDRADA DEMAIS
é uma obra MUITO BOA e muito bem desenvolvida, tem uma grande história e um roteiro MARAVILHOSO
a única coisa negativa que eu consegui reparar é o fato das mortes serem bem convenientes (donatello que o diga)!!!! ainda assim é uma grande história com MUITOS momentos emocionantes que fazem com que qualquer fã das tartarugas se emocionem facilmente e sintam a tristeza e o pesar dessa grande obra

ps: as 4 estrelas desse capítulo representa a nota que eu dei para a obra por inteira.
além disso as 4 estrelas são 4.5 na verdade.

[Raven Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Over all enjoyed the whole thing. Ending was good exactly what I expected… would love to read More of TMNT

[Gordon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hit me in all the feels.

[andrés · Rating 5 out of 5]

obra maestra

[Elizabeth Hull-Morales · Rating 5 out of 5]

There goes my heart.

[R.J. Huneke · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an outstanding story, The Last Ronin is! This is such a special book, from the alternate timeline ending for the TMNT from Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman. I am floored.

[Olly · Rating 5 out of 5]

un finale perfetto, toccante. storia avvincente, personaggi ottimi, protagonista iconico. la parte centrale l'ho trovata più lenta, ma ottimo inizio e conclusione.

[Sinner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing closure. Hoping for an anime adaptation. I would rate Last ronin 1-5 as a whole package 4.5. Great art emotional story really mature closure for those who grew up loving 4 pizza loving ninjas.

[Harrison Haley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Turtle power, am I right? I've never seen a turtle story like this one. It's dark, it's grown-up, it's the turtles like you haven't seen them before. I knew nothing going into this one, but man, I can't wait for the movie adaptation of this. It will leave you seeing TMNT in a whole new light.

[Bombadil · Rating 5 out of 5]

Breve, intenso, perfecto como lectura no solo ligera debido a lo breve que es, pero lo mejor que sabe en tan pocas páginas consolidar la historia. De una sentada he leído las cinco partes, no podía dejarlo. Las lágrimas se han escapado, cabe mencionar que el arte ha sido una de las cosas que más me ha atrapado, por si no fuera suficiente la historia del último ninja, un ronin.

Recomendado para aquellos con cariño a la obra de Kevin Eastman, los que quieran adentrarse en este mundo sería interesante que o hicieran con la nueva obra en vez de con esta. No por la temática en sí, personalmente, si no tienes cariño a los personajes en esta breve obra no conseguirás conseguir y apreciar el cariño y evolución de todos los personajes en especial del último ronin. No es una obra para aquellos que quieran comenzar a adentrarse en TMNT, pero si para aquellos que ya le tengan cariño. Sea este por los cómics o por las series.

Larga vida al clan Hamato

[Dwight · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great close to a great series

The story has its emotional and fitting last chapter. As far as the story goes it isn’t anything surprising the way things happen, but satisfying and touching the way it plays out. The dialogue is engaging, especially Michelangelo’s internal dialogue, which is up there with any protagonist voice over as far as level of quality.

The art is gorgeous, as it is in every issue of this run. Probably about two thirds of the panels in this issue would look good framed on the wall. The action shots in particular carry the feeling of Mikey’s fight.

A run that has taken them a long time to put out…it seemed like every issue was delayed for months, but well worth the wait. If patience leads to this type of quality then it was time well spent.

[Henry Skey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a huge sucker for the Ninja Turtles and I haven't read a comic of theirs in a long time. I heard news that they were looking for a publisher for a video game adaptation and after reading the Last Ronin, yeah I can see that.

I got about exactly what I expected. Art style is solid, I loved how they changed it to the original style in some of the flashbacks. A few panels really had me, I couldn't look away. Overall not the most amazing thing ever, but for a hardcore turtles idiot like me, very good.

[Shawn Ingle · Rating 3 out of 5]

The time between release of these issues certainly didn't do this title any favors. Probably should have gone back and re-read the previous ones but chose not too.
All that aside, this lacked the emotional punch (pun intended) of the preceding issues. It was a fine, mostly satisfying yet somewhat predictable conclusion to a very good series.

[Jonathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

And so we reach the end. A decent final volume including a pretty cool fight sequence, but I was a little disappointed with the outcome and ending; it all felt bittersweet. I would have also liked to have seen more of Casey Marie in action after learning she’s a mutant, I guess they’re saving that for a future series.

[David Dalton · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great ending! I read each issue (my son's collection). I plan to buy the collected edition.

One of the better dark future type stories I have read. Loved the characters, the art, and the overall plot. Kudos to all involved.

[Scott Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a fun series to read as a 5th grade teacher and as a big fan of TMNT! I've been wanting to read this series for a while now. I was excited to see which character was The Last Ronin.
This makes me want to read more TMNT books.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oof, my heart. Such a good miniseries.

[Julious]

Just DANG

I had to remind myself grown men don't cry throughout the entirety of this series... DANG... it had a masterful ending... DANG.

[brianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

The long-awaited conclusion to the series. Also that ending?!

[Justin Mccomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not what I really thought was going to happen. And the ending is. ?????????

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this but heartbreaking end

[Burton Olivier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cool series, a nice ending.

[Kyle Best · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful story from start to finish