Ask a Question: IDW's TMNT Editor Thread - Page 147

~~ChosenOne~~ · 07-09-2019, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobby Curnow

The series will be continuing with the same numbering. No new #1.

Great news!

How many acts does City at War have? Two? Three?

If something tragic happened and you were forced to end the run at #100, would you feel it's an appropriately good ending that wraps everything up? Or just a stepping stone to even bigger and better arcs?

Was Jennika's mutation planned from the get-go, or just from the point when you first decided to introduce her?

funatic · 07-09-2019, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobby Curnow

I think it has been asked but I don't think I was able to give a concrete answer at the time but I can now:

The series will be continuing with the same numbering. No new #1.

Awesome news. Yeah I may have asked you in person at SDCC last year and your vague reply made me worry we might see a new #1, or worse, a final issue at #100! Glad to hear that's not the case!

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This has me thinking... What are the current monthly books out that are past 100 issues with the same numbering? Spawn and Savage Dragon are the only ones springing to mind...

You're in elite company for modern comics, good job bringing Stan over to IDW to start at #1 again.

~~ChosenOne~~ · 07-09-2019, 09:48 PM

Speaking of SDCC, any announcements concerning TMNT this year?

*CyberCubed* · 07-10-2019, 08:16 AM

Is issue 100 still planned to be double length, so instead of 20 pages it has 40 story pages?

Bobby Curnow · 07-10-2019, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChosenOne

Great news!

How many acts does City at War have? Two? Three?

If something tragic happened and you were forced to end the run at #100, would you feel it's an appropriately good ending that wraps everything up? Or just a stepping stone to even bigger and better arcs?

Was Jennika's mutation planned from the get-go, or just from the point when you first decided to introduce her?

City at War is three acts. #96-98 is act two, and #99-100 is act three. (Both #99 and #100 will be at least 40 pages of content each)

If we ended at #100 I think it would be much the same as if we ended at #50. (Hopefully) a satisfying conclusion that would leave some big question marks left in its wake.

The last one is a better question for Tom. I think he's been thinking about a female Turtle for a long time, but I don't think it was decided to be Jennika until a while after she was debuted. A couple years ago?

Bobby Curnow · 07-10-2019, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ChosenOne

Speaking of SDCC, any announcements concerning TMNT this year?

We'll be teasing some things about the second half of City at War in our TMNT panel next Friday, but nothing I would classify as a big announcement.

Bobby Curnow · 07-10-2019, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Is issue 100 still planned to be double length, so instead of 20 pages it has 40 story pages?

Yes, both #99 and #100 will be 40 story pages. You'll also be getting a free extra four pages in #97 and #98

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 07-10-2019, 10:06 AM

Bobby, is this plot twist something that was envisioned from the very beginning of Jennika's character arc and always the end goal for her? Or was it thought up somewhere along the way?

Bobby Curnow · 07-10-2019, 10:12 AM

Same answer as to ChosenOne-- female turtle has been planned for a while but when Jennika was introduced there were no plans for her to be it. That came at least a year or two later.

hypered1 · 07-10-2019, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobby Curnow

Yes, both #99 and #100 will be 40 story pages. You'll also be getting a free extra four pages in #97 and #98

Holy cow, that's a lot of extra pages!

*MikeandRaph87* · 07-10-2019, 11:32 AM

The next follow up is, after the backlash of Venus and the core fans against the idea of a female turtle, what made the creative team want to bring in a female turtle? Tone is not a thing on the internet, but I am legitimately curious about the thought process in this. Its the one thing I never expected to see ( or is that the point?), though honestly did not want to either.

Bobby Curnow · 07-10-2019, 11:41 AM

I can only speak for myself, but fan reaction isn't something that I ever think about, so folks reactions to Venus in the past isn't anything I worried about.

I can't speak for Tom, but I know he's felt it important to have a female Turtle for a while. I think it's as simple as that!

*MikeandRaph87* · 07-10-2019, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobby Curnow

I can only speak for myself, but fan reaction isn't something that I ever think about, so folks reactions to Venus in the past isn't anything I worried about.

I can't speak for Tom, but I know he's felt it important to have a female Turtle for a while. I think it's as simple as that!

Thank you for your prompt and gracious response. I admit it's one of the concepts that I can do without, but long ago I learned #inIDWwetrust.

martinitolove · 07-10-2019, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobby Curnow

I think it has been asked but I don't think I was able to give a concrete answer at the time but I can now:

The series will be continuing with the same numbering. No new #1.

This has me thinking... What are the current monthly books out that are past 100 issues with the same numbering? Spawn and Savage Dragon are the only ones springing to mind...

Great news! Way to go IDW, way to grow!

*CyberCubed* · 07-10-2019, 05:23 PM

Since the issues of Shredder in Hell keep getting pushed back, is it because of production problems or is IDW purposely delaying those issues to avoid "spoilers" from where the current run is up to? I assume something happens with Shredder or Splinter in that mini that the current ongoing isn't "up to date with" so is that why the issues get pushed back? Or are there production problems?

Bobby Curnow · 07-10-2019, 05:33 PM

No, I don't think Mateus would mind me saying the truth- he's just taking a long time with it. These issues were intended to be out already, so there's no delaying going on or anything like that for the ongoing.

07-10-2019, 05:50 PM

Would you say Shredder in Hell ties directly to City at War (if that's not much of a spoiler)? If so, could these delays perhaps negatively affect that?

Bobby Curnow · 07-10-2019, 05:55 PM

This is the type of question where i'm sorta damned (haha pun) if I say anything one way or another. But no, it doesn't affect City at War other than I'd like Mateus to draw part of #100 and the clock is running out on that front.

~~ChosenOne~~ · 07-11-2019, 11:49 AM

I know I've already asked about this on here and IIRC you gave a non-committal answer, but it's something my mind keeps going back to: on the first panel of page 15 of Universe #23, the EPF headquarters has the word "NULL" on the front gate. Now that Null herself is featured in the main ongoing, will that become relevant at any point? Or was it just a mistake that was left in? Or can't you tell us yet either way? It's really been making me curious this whole time.

Bobby Curnow · 07-11-2019, 02:59 PM

That's sort of lost to the lagoon of my memory so I would assume that was just a mistake.

07-10-2019, 10:06 AM	#2928
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	Bobby, is this plot twist something that was envisioned from the very beginning of Jennika's character arc and always the end goal for her? Or was it thought up somewhere along the way? __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

07-09-2019, 09:48 PM	#2923
~~ChosenOne~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 3,951	Speaking of SDCC, any announcements concerning TMNT this year?

07-10-2019, 08:16 AM	#2924
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,031	Is issue 100 still planned to be double length, so instead of 20 pages it has 40 story pages?

07-10-2019, 10:12 AM	#2929
Bobby Curnow Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,518	Same answer as to ChosenOne-- female turtle has been planned for a while but when Jennika was introduced there were no plans for her to be it. That came at least a year or two later.

07-10-2019, 11:32 AM	#2931
MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,131	The next follow up is, after the backlash of Venus and the core fans against the idea of a female turtle, what made the creative team want to bring in a female turtle? Tone is not a thing on the internet, but I am legitimately curious about the thought process in this. Its the one thing I never expected to see ( or is that the point?), though honestly did not want to either.

07-10-2019, 11:41 AM	#2932
Bobby Curnow Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,518	I can only speak for myself, but fan reaction isn't something that I ever think about, so folks reactions to Venus in the past isn't anything I worried about. I can't speak for Tom, but I know he's felt it important to have a female Turtle for a while. I think it's as simple as that!

07-10-2019, 05:23 PM	#2935
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,031	Since the issues of Shredder in Hell keep getting pushed back, is it because of production problems or is IDW purposely delaying those issues to avoid "spoilers" from where the current run is up to? I assume something happens with Shredder or Splinter in that mini that the current ongoing isn't "up to date with" so is that why the issues get pushed back? Or are there production problems?

07-10-2019, 05:33 PM	#2936
Bobby Curnow Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,518	No, I don't think Mateus would mind me saying the truth- he's just taking a long time with it. These issues were intended to be out already, so there's no delaying going on or anything like that for the ongoing.

07-10-2019, 05:50 PM	#2937
Igglet Guest Posts: n/a	Would you say Shredder in Hell ties directly to City at War (if that's not much of a spoiler)? If so, could these delays perhaps negatively affect that?

07-10-2019, 05:55 PM	#2938
Bobby Curnow Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,518	This is the type of question where i'm sorta damned (haha pun) if I say anything one way or another. But no, it doesn't affect City at War other than I'd like Mateus to draw part of #100 and the clock is running out on that front.

07-11-2019, 11:49 AM	#2939
~~ChosenOne~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 3,951	I know I've already asked about this on here and IIRC you gave a non-committal answer, but it's something my mind keeps going back to: on the first panel of page 15 of Universe #23, the EPF headquarters has the word "NULL" on the front gate. Now that Null herself is featured in the main ongoing, will that become relevant at any point? Or was it just a mistake that was left in? Or can't you tell us yet either way? It's really been making me curious this whole time.

07-11-2019, 02:59 PM	#2940
Bobby Curnow Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,518	That's sort of lost to the lagoon of my memory so I would assume that was just a mistake.