Master Splinter has mysteriously returned from the dead, but he has come back…wrong. The Turtles must fight to save their father before tragedy strikes!Following Jason Aaron and Juan Ferreyra’s acclaimed run, Gene Luen Yang and Freddie E. Williams II take the helm!Master Splinter has returned from the dead! However, the Turtles have little time to enjoy their family reunion, as a new masked killer, the Ujigami, has begun assassinating the Turtles’ enemies. Things only go from bad to worse when the Turtles discover that Master Splinter and the Ujigami are one and the same! The brothers must discover what is wrong with their father and find a solution before dark forces, led by the mystical witch Shinigami (making her IDW debut), take their father from them again!This third volume of the new ongoing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series from IDW collects issues #13–18.
Contributors: (W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Freddie E. Williams II; Fero Pe
Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress’ fifth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second Books, was a National Book Award finalist as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the L.A. Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His other works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), Superman from DC Comics (with various artists), Dragon Hoops, and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series from Dark Horse Comics and Superman Smashes the Klan at DC (both with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. His most recent book, Lunar New Year Love Story (with LeUyen Pham), won the Eisner for Best Graphic Album.Freddie E. Williams II entered the comic scene in 2005, when he began work with DC Comics on Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle. He has since gone on to work on several crossover series, including Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, He-Man/ThunderCats, Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe, and Turtles of Grayskull.