At San Diego Comic-Con today, io9 can reveal that the world of The Last Ronin will continue with The Lost Years, a five-issue "encore" series. Ben Bishop and SL Gallant will work on art together.

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The adventure of a lifetime was described in a press release provided to io9. It couldn't be more exciting for me to explore and tell stories in the Last Ronin universe. We will be here for a while and I can't wait to show you everything we have planned. TMNT fans, please keep up the good work. There are two turtle universes that are going to be really awesome.

By the end of the series, the story was close to being set-in-stone. Even as it fleshes out the world prior to its events, The Lost Years will find a way to keep telling stories. "As time passed, we began to realize that Last Ronin's story was so much bigger than we had originally anticipated." We want to give our fans more information about the world we live in. The Lost Years is the first expansion of the TMNT universe. It provides a detailed look at the Ronin's past, as well as a glimpse of an exciting future for the many allies he's been forced to leave behind. Below is a glimpse of a promo variant by artist Mike Deodato Jr., but you can check out the main cover.

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The other TMNT show would say what it said. Anata wa, hitori janai. The Lost Years will start in November.

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