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Return to the gritty future of The Last Ronin to see what new heroes will grow from the ashes of the TMNT legacy.More than a decade after the Last Ronin defeated the Foot Clan, New York City finds itself in a state of steady decline. Now, the disparate gangs vie for economic and political control, and the ensuing chaos is taking its toll. It’s clear to Casey Marie that if something isn’t done soon, the city she knows and loves will be lost forever. So, whether they’re ready or not, she and her young pupils must raise a new coalition and lead the charge to keep the peace. Witness the rise of the next generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as they fight to restore peace to the streets they live below!Legendary TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman proudly presents the next epic chapter of The Last Ronin, reassembling the acclaimed creative team from the original monster bestseller for a second oversized, prestige format miniseries event!More than two million Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics have been sold in 2024! Join in on the fun!

Donn Fendler's harrowing story of being lost in the Maine wilderness when he was just twelve, was made famous by the perennial best-seller, Lost on a Mountain in Maine. In Lost Trail, more than 70 years after the event, Donn tells the story of survival and rescue from his own perspective. Lost Trail is a masterfully illustrated graphic novel that tells the story of a twelve year old boyscout from a New York City suburb who climbs Maine,s mile-high Mt. Katahdin and in a sudden storm is separated from his friends and family. What follows is a nine-day adventure, in which Donn, lost and alone in the Maine wilderness with bugs, bears, and only a few berries to eat, struggles for survival.

When the Earth disappears behind the moon, Collins loses contact with his fellow astronauts on the moon’s surface, with mission control at NASA, and with the entire human race, becoming more alone than any human being has ever been before. In total isolation for 21 hours, Collins awaits word that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have managed to launch their moon lander successfully to return to the orbiter—a feat never accomplished before and rendered more problematic by the fuel burn of their difficult landing. In this singularly lonely and dramatic setting, Collins reviews the politics, science, and engineering that propelled the Apollo 11 mission across 239,000 miles of space to the moon.Fountas & Pinnell Text Level U

A washed up comic book writer must scrape together enough cash to pay off Lithuanian mobsters in this totally fictional true story that's perfect for fans of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.Books and Beastly in Hollywood! Our beleaguered cartoonist hero goes to Los Angeles to visit the set of the “gritty” adaptation of his most famous creation, and chaos ensues. The second arc kicks off with a magical mystery tour through show business and Books’ own heartbreaking past. From the bestselling mind of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES co-creator KEVIN EASTMAN comes the totally fictional true story of comics creator SHANE “BOOKS” BOOKMAN, a cartoonist on the skids. Co-created by Eastman and David Avallone (ELVIRA, BATWHEELS), scripts by Avallone, art by Ben Bishop (THE AGGREGATE, TMNT The Last Ronin), Troy Little (RICK AND MORTY), and Kevin Eastman Collects issues #5-12.

Once upon a time, he and his brother birthed a worldwide phenomenon, self-publishing a crazy indie comic about crime fighting cat-girls out of their tiny apartment. Now… Books is hitting his forties (hard), the money all gone, artistic inspiration tapped out, beset on all sides… and trying to recover from his catastrophic encounter with the hit-and-run driver called “early success.” Drawing Blood follows a cartoonist whose real life has become more absurd and action-packed than any comic book story he could dream up! This trade collects all four issues of the first volume of DRAWING BLOOD, and as an added bonus, the origin issue of Books’ creation, the RADICALLY REARRANGED RONIN RAGDOLLS! Straight from 1992, it’s the first adventure of America’s favorite ferocious felines! 122 pages of comic stories, plus additional behind-the-scenes extras showing the evolution of the project.

A washed-up comic book writer must scrape together enough cash to pay off Lithuanian mobsters in this totally fictional true story that’s perfect for fans of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Once upon a time, he and his brother birthed a worldwide phenomenon, self-publishing a crazy indie comic about crime-fighting cat-girls. Now…Books is hitting his forties (hard), the money all gone, artistic inspiration tapped out, beset on all sides…and trying to recover from his catastrophic encounter with the hit-and-run driver called early success. DRAWING BLOOD follows a cartoonist whose real life has become more absurd and action-packed than any comic book story he could dream up! This trade collects all four issues of the first volume of DRAWING BLOOD, and as an added bonus, the origin issue of Books'' creation, the RADICALLY REARRANGED RONIN RAGDOLLS! Straight from 1992, it''s the first adventure of America''s favorite ferocious felines! 122 pages of comic stories, plus additional behind-the-scenes extras showing the evolution of the project. From the bestselling mind of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator KEVIN EASTMAN comes the totally fictional true story of comics creator SHANE BOOKS BOOKMAN, a cartoonist on the skids. Co-created by EASTMAN and DAVID AVALLONE (Elvira, Batwheels, scripts by AVALLONE, art by BEN BISHOP (The Aggregate, TMNT The Last Ronin, TROY LITTLE (Rick and Morty, and KEVIN EASTMAN. Featuring additional content by DAVE ACOSTA, AMANDA DEIBERT, SKYLAR PATRIDGE, and ELLIE WRIGHT. Collects DRAWING BLOOD #1-4 plus the 32-page RADICALLY REARRANGED RONIN RAGDOLLS origin comic. Select praise for DRAWING BLOOD: Parallels to EASTMAN''s life are as bombastically drawn as his own Ninja Turtles, which coincidentally rocketed from a self-published zine to blockbuster franchise almost overnight. Bishop''s dynamic art emphasizes the pathos and humor in Bookman''s tale of depravity and redemption. (The real first issue of the Ragdolls'' comics, drawn by Rick & Morty animator Troy Little, is a fun bonus.) Diehard Ninja Turtle fans will appreciate the Easter eggs from Eastman''s notorious biography, while casual readers will be drawn in by a saga that''s equal parts aspirational and cautionary. It''s a wild ride in the weird world of comics. - Publishers Weekly Takes turns that readers won’t expect, delivering a fast-paced, sometimes funny, and fearlessly crafted portrait about the pitfalls of fame. In all honesty, this book makes the perfect parallel to CHIP ZDARSKY’s PUBLIC DOMAIN, especially in terms of subject matter. -AIPT

A funeral, an angry widow, a talking statue, a crazed mob, a silent-movie nightmare, and a face-off with murderous Lithuanian gangsters. It’s another tricky day for Shane “Books” Bookman, a comic book creator who rode the roller coaster of fame and fortune and ended up…in a whole lotta trouble!

Shane Bookman’s Hollywood adventure continues! Books visits the film set of Morgan Harbor’s “gritty reboot” of his Ronin Ragdolls comic book characters…and once again, past collides with present, and reality crashes into fantasy. Books'' messy life just keeps getting messier. But that’ll happen in LA, won''t it?

NEW STORY ARCBooks and Beastly in Hollywood! Our beleaguered cartoonist hero goes to Los Angeles to visit the set of the adaptation of his most famous creation, and chaos ensues. The second arc kicks off with a magical mystery tour through show business and Books own heartbreaking past.