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In May 1984, he and Laird published\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e#1, creating the hit heroes in a half-shell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Waltz\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a former active duty U.S. Marine, Desert Storm vet, and former California National Guard Military Policeman. He is an editor for IDW Publishing and the writer of critically-acclaimed comics and graphic novels, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Fall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Peace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (with Nathan St John); the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilent Hill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e books \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSinner's Reward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePast Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne's Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; and others. 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In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTMNT: The Last Ronin,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ereaders were taken on a pulse-pounding trek through time--past, present, future--to witness the final gut-wrenching days of the Heroes in a Half-Shell.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast Ronin-Lost Years,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003enew secrets of the Turtles' past are revealed as we learn more about the devastating series of events leading up to the Last Ronin's final battle, as well as its aftermath.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Michelangelo in particular, the march to his heartbreaking last battle was long and dangerous, taking him from New York City, to Japan, across Asia and Europe, and then back home again to administer final justice against those guilty of killing his family. But what happened during those fateful years when he had only the need for vengeance and Master Splinter's journal to guide him? What battles did he fight? What hard lessons did he learn?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe time has come to find out as original miniseries writers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Eastman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Waltz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e join artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Bishop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e(TMNT: The Last Ronin)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSL Gallant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e(G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to finally reveal what adventures the Last Ronin experienced during his vengeful journey. 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