The Last Ronin 3: A (Very) Short, Non-Spoilery Review
Well, The Last Ronin #3 does not disappoint. I can say that much. Without giving away anything that is new to issue #3, I think ultimately "The Last Ronin" will prove to be Oroku Hiroto. The survivors who stayed behind (April and her daughter Casey Marie) have come together through loss, and expanded their family by working with others for a greater good. Michelangelo's journey (and that of whoever else they may find along the way in issues 4 and 5) has to be to come back into their fold, and relearn what it means to be a family. Hiroto is the mirror image of that... we've seen since issue #1 that Hiroto's response to loss and isolation has been to dominate and control and punish. It's warped him to the point where he won't come back... at least that's what it seems like for now. Can I just say how much I love the fact that they've given real moral complexity and redeeming qualities to the Foot Clan generally, and to Hiroto specifically? This is