The Last Ronin gave the TMNT a gritty future where Mikey was the last hero standing, with new fanart giving them a redesign that deserves a spin-off.
SUMMARY
- The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles get a new redesign in fanart by comic industry artist Eric Canete, inspired by the Last Ronin series.
- The new design features a more muscular build, longer necks, sharp beaks, spiky shells, and warrior-like clothing, deviating from their iconic bandanas.
- The Turtles' weapons are also enhanced, with additional swords and a bow and arrow, giving them a grittier and more badass look.
The reptilian brothers who make up the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have instantly recognizable character designs made popular by color-coded bandanas and their use of vastly different weapons that have made them icons around the globe. And in a new piece of fanart drawn by a prolific comic industry artist, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo get a redesign worthy of their own Last Ronin-like series.
Recently uploaded to X by Eric Canete (@EricCanete), this creative talent has not only professionally worked as an artist on various high-profile books over the years but also finds the time to consistently pump out fanart images for their over 65k followers to enjoy.
Having drawn Spider-Man and Iron Man for Marvel, Eric has also worked with writer Mark Millar on Image Comics’ Chrononauts: Futureshock, Disney on Tron: Uprising, Riot Games on League of Legends, and more, with each new creative effort topping the last.
Released in 2023, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin saw Leo, Donny, Raph, and Splinter in a near future where they tragically fall in the field of battle, leaving Michelangelo as the sole survivor to carry on their legacy.
Taking on his brothers’ weapons and eventually their mission, Mikey received a more heavily mutated look that set him apart from his teenage self, with Eric designing a new set of snapping turtle looks for the entire TMNT team that are as badass as they are original.
Sketched out and inked but not colored, Eric positions the Turtles in an ascending column, starting with Leonardo, then gives Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo their time to shine. Drawing each with a more muscular build, longer necks, sharp beaks, and spiky shells, Eric opts not to give the brothers their iconic bandanas but instead gives them more warrior-like clothing that covers their lower half, knees, and parts of their chest. Giving each turtle their usual weapons, Eric, a la Last Ronin, also draws the Turtles brandishing even more weapons than usual, like extra swords and even a bow and arrow.
TMNT Gets A Snapping Turtle Redesign That Needs Its Own Comic
Easily able to give the Turtles this look in comics by simply saying their mutations have turned them into something new over the years, these snapping turtle designs are grittier takes on the brothers than what fans are used to, making the idea of them getting a Last Ronin-style spin-off a no-brainer.
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