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lenintejada's review
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
4.0
_mox_'s review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
moviesnob04's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
grimdark_dad's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
unrealpunk's review
3.5
The Lost Day Special, which focuses on April and the new generation of turtles, is definitely the highlight of this collection. The main storyline of the other issues, which focuses on Michaelangelo's ordeals in Eurasia before the events of The Last Ronin, is fairly high quality in most respects, but it gets pretty dumb in some places, and the color design is not good. For some reason they decided to lean super heavily into shades of brown; even blood is colored brown; and it gets progressively worse until the last issue in which the ground is brown, the backgrounds are brown, and even the sky is brown. You could come up with an excuse for this in terms of setting a scene and the worldbuilding, but it seriously detracts from the book's visual appeal. If they wanted a grim and dirty vibe I think it would have been more interesting, not to mention more in keeping with the legacy of TMNT comics, to have gone black and white with it.
twotonteddy88's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Incredible sequel and very well done Loving the new turtles and the meaning behind their names, Odyn is my favourite
wouter_dhondt's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
Just ok. The “then” parts are the better story. Feels like a TMNT - mad max crossover. The “now” parts are painfully lame. I’m guessing they are going to continue with the story but as I didn’t really enjoy the new crew I won’t continue with the last ronin setting. A shame cause I like post-apocalyptic and the darker tone.
Imho, last ronin and this prequel are overrated. I prefer the ongoing IDW series.
Imho, last ronin and this prequel are overrated. I prefer the ongoing IDW series.
redhairedashreads's review
dark
emotional
fast-paced
4.0
This is a prequel/ sequel to The Last Ronin story and jumps back and forth from the past by telling us what happened to Michaelangelo during his 20 years away from NY and the present with Casey Marie and April who are raising the new batch of turtles.
After reading The Last Ronin, Michelangelo hinted that his 20 years away had not been pleasant but we finally got to see what actually happened. Mike’s journey was heartbreaking because he lost everyone and just leaves trying to find death but his mutation prevents it. We see him find a brief bit of peace before a warlord named Death Worm crashes into his life and he spends the next 20 years running into him on and off.
Like The Last Ronin, this is a dark and violent story filled with death, imprisonment, cage matches, and a lot of trauma. We really see why Michaelangelo is so traumatized and suicidal by the time he gets to NY in the Last Ronin from this story. It was very heartbreaking but I am glad we are finally getting to know what happened during those 20 years away.
In the present, we have Casey and April taking care of the four new turtles who are children and Casey is training them to be ninjas. I love that we have new turtles and that they are all unique. We also have two female turtles this time! Uno, Moja, Odyn, and Yi all were very fun characters and while they are still children, they had a lot of personality already and I can’t wait to see more of them in future stories.
Overall, this was a great follow up to The Last Ronin. I really am glad we are getting more to this series and seeing what is happening to this version of NY.
TW: suicidal ideation and suicide; death of family members and friends; imprisonment, cage fighting, death, gun violence,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
maukingbird's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A little plodding in parts but the bits with the new, young turtles in training made me excited to read the next chapter.
rhsc's review
5.0
I didn’t think this would be a necessary addition to the world of The Last Ronin, but it was very great. I really enjoyed seeing the last turtle’s time between his brothers dying and going back for revenge. Very well-done story.