Mirage vs IDW (part Uno)

*Allio* · 01-16-2016, 06:40 PM

you know what, let's do it. let's have a vote of which was better between Mirage and IDW...though for this, it will only be part 1 of both series (Vol 1. Mirage vs Up to 50 of IDW)

*MikeandRaph87* · 01-16-2016, 06:42 PM

IDW started off slow, but by their first fight with Shredder I saw sold. Beyond RTNY I don't care for Mirage. In other words IDW wins this handily for me.

Mewzard · 01-16-2016, 07:57 PM

I have to go with Mirage Volume 1.

IDW might be more consistently good, but the Eastman and Laird issues alone are the absolute pinnacle of TMNT to me.

That said, IDW is quite enjoyable and I've just begun rereading it today (read issue 1 earlier).

~~mrmaczaps~~ · 01-16-2016, 08:22 PM

Mirage, the origin of the Turtles... Eastman & Laird together. The more mature look of their Turtles (& most of the others drawing them in the later issues)...

IDW is a great read and a great mishmash of all previous incarnations, but it wouldn't be without Mirage.

*CyberCubed* · 01-16-2016, 08:53 PM

If we're speaking as a whole, IDW, but in terms of the best Mirage stories (#1-11, Return to New York, City at War, and maybe of the one-shots), than Mirage.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 01-16-2016, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

If we're speaking as a whole, IDW, but in terms of the best Mirage stories (#1-11, Return to New York, City at War, and maybe of the one-shots), than Mirage.

He doesn't do it often, but by all that's holy, Cubed spoke MY EXACT OPINION. It's bizarre.

...

Maybe Cubed is me from a parallel reality.

Nortock Diab · 01-17-2016, 04:07 AM

Mirage with no hesitation (1-11, RTNY, City at War, guest issues such as The River...).
From what I read of IDW, it is good yet rather tasteless compared to Mirage vol.1.

The real turtles are and will always be Mirage's anyway

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*Candy Kappa* · 01-17-2016, 04:44 AM

I prefer Mirage over IDW.

*Panda_Kahn_fan* · 01-17-2016, 04:41 PM

A well written saga in full color with all the characters I love....yeah, no brainer here.

*Powder* · 01-17-2016, 08:57 PM

Do you have to put down Mirage every time you bring it up?

*myconius* · 01-17-2016, 09:54 PM

as much as i absolutely love the IDW TMNT, Mirage Studios was the Genesis of something truly amazing!!!

without that series, none of these conversations would even be happening right now!

i will have to also add the IDW series earns extra love for keeping the franchise going and gaining momentum (as does the Nick Cartoon)
but the Black and White comics are what i first fell in love with, and still enjoy reading over and over today!

*Cipher* · 01-18-2016, 12:31 AM

I dropped off with IDW before #50, though I've read most of it.

It's a fine series and will undoubtedly be a more thrilling read for a certain type of audience. But nothing in it has left me feeling one tenth of what "City at War" or even one-offs like "Sons of the Silent Age" provide.

Casey · 01-18-2016, 06:16 PM

Wow Allio, you really are a mad scientist. I just can't vote. I can't do it.

TMNTChris1980 · 01-18-2016, 08:03 PM

Mirage, the Volume 1 stuff is just perfect TMNT.

I really liked IDW a lot in the beginning. Now I'm not as into it. Before it was a new take on the TMNT that I really dug. Now it is like they're trying to make a PG-13 version of the Nick toon.The art has gotten softer. Hoping that it starts getting darker with harsher artwork...if that makes any sense.

*Powder* · 01-18-2016, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by TMNTChris1980

Now it is like they're trying to make a PG-13 version of the Nick toon.The art has gotten softer. Hoping that it starts getting darker with harsher artwork...if that makes any sense.

What color is the sky in your world?

Spoiler:

*discordiatookie* · 01-19-2016, 01:11 AM

Wow, that's a very close poll. 19 - 18 with Mirage winning as I write this. Great testament for IDW, they're doing awesome things with the book. I did vote Mirage, I have a great love for those stories.

*shuriken* · 01-19-2016, 05:35 AM

My mind says IDW but my heart says Mirage. gotta go with Mirage

TMNachoT · 01-19-2016, 06:47 AM

Mirage anytime but not the guess era

*myconius* · 01-19-2016, 12:00 PM

i had to vote Mirage Vol. 1, but both comic series are awesome!!!

reading some people's opinions on the subject... there are some very "interesting" points of view out there!!!

MrTrikey · 01-19-2016, 05:09 PM

IDW, but only by the slimmest of margins.

I guess what it really boiled down to was how I feel like IDW made sure that every central character felt fully realized, and still had a good deal of energy left over to roll over to secondary characters like Hob, Stockman, Angel, Slash and so on. Even Eastman & Laird admitted that while Leo, Raph and Don got their fair share of development, it took a while for Mikey to really get up to speed and stop being an auxiliary character who played off of his bros. And he was part of the main four!

Still, Volume 1 is still very much a classic. And there's nothing changing that!

01-16-2016, 06:42 PM	#2
MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,134	IDW started off slow, but by their first fight with Shredder I saw sold. Beyond RTNY I don't care for Mirage. In other words IDW wins this handily for me. __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!

01-17-2016, 04:07 AM	#7
Nortock Diab Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Paris, France Posts: 418	Mirage with no hesitation (1-11, RTNY, City at War, guest issues such as The River...). From what I read of IDW, it is good yet rather tasteless compared to Mirage vol.1. The real turtles are and will always be Mirage's anyway . __________________ Fan Comic: Tales of the TMNT Special full PDF Fan Print: Jim Lawson's Guzzi LeMans The Collected Strips Fan Print: Jim Lawson's Secret Garage For sale: Nortock Diab's Comic Shop

01-17-2016, 04:44 AM	#8
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	I prefer Mirage over IDW. __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

01-17-2016, 04:41 PM	#9
Panda_Kahn_fan Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,715	A well written saga in full color with all the characters I love....yeah, no brainer here. __________________ My TMNT fanfic: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1266176...n-a-Half-Shell IDW is the best version of TMNT If they make a TMNT reboot movie retelling the shredder battle/origin, I won't buy a ticket. Last edited by Panda_Kahn_fan; 01-18-2016 at 06:37 AM.

01-17-2016, 08:57 PM	#10
Powder So tired of this place Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell Ri La Posts: 26,809	Do you have to put down Mirage every time you bring it up? __________________ I'm convinced that none of you have ever experienced joy

View Poll Results: Mirage (vol 1) vs Idw (-50)
Mirage	42	47.19%
IDW	47	52.81%
Voters: 89. You may not vote on this poll

01-16-2016, 06:40 PM	#1
Allio Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,086	Mirage vs IDW (part Uno) you know what, let's do it. let's have a vote of which was better between Mirage and IDW...though for this, it will only be part 1 of both series (Vol 1. Mirage vs Up to 50 of IDW) __________________

01-16-2016, 07:57 PM	#3
Mewzard Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 255	I have to go with Mirage Volume 1. IDW might be more consistently good, but the Eastman and Laird issues alone are the absolute pinnacle of TMNT to me. That said, IDW is quite enjoyable and I've just begun rereading it today (read issue 1 earlier).

01-16-2016, 08:22 PM	#4
~~mrmaczaps~~ Banned Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Maine Posts: 2,619	Mirage, the origin of the Turtles... Eastman & Laird together. The more mature look of their Turtles (& most of the others drawing them in the later issues)... IDW is a great read and a great mishmash of all previous incarnations, but it wouldn't be without Mirage.

01-16-2016, 08:53 PM	#5
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,056	If we're speaking as a whole, IDW, but in terms of the best Mirage stories (#1-11, Return to New York, City at War, and maybe of the one-shots), than Mirage.

01-17-2016, 09:54 PM	#11
myconius Abby Normal Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: the grave marked "Unknown" right beside Arch Stanton. Posts: 2,857	as much as i absolutely love the IDW TMNT, Mirage Studios was the Genesis of something truly amazing!!! without that series, none of these conversations would even be happening right now! i will have to also add the IDW series earns extra love for keeping the franchise going and gaining momentum (as does the Nick Cartoon) but the Black and White comics are what i first fell in love with, and still enjoy reading over and over today! __________________

01-18-2016, 12:31 AM	#12
Cipher Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,454	I dropped off with IDW before #50, though I've read most of it. It's a fine series and will undoubtedly be a more thrilling read for a certain type of audience. But nothing in it has left me feeling one tenth of what "City at War" or even one-offs like "Sons of the Silent Age" provide.

01-18-2016, 06:16 PM	#13
Casey Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Brooklyn, NYC Posts: 583	Wow Allio, you really are a mad scientist. I just can't vote. I can't do it. __________________ GOONGALA!

01-18-2016, 08:03 PM	#14
TMNTChris1980 Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 603	Mirage, the Volume 1 stuff is just perfect TMNT. I really liked IDW a lot in the beginning. Now I'm not as into it. Before it was a new take on the TMNT that I really dug. Now it is like they're trying to make a PG-13 version of the Nick toon.The art has gotten softer. Hoping that it starts getting darker with harsher artwork...if that makes any sense.

01-19-2016, 01:11 AM	#16
discordiatookie facehugger Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,817	Wow, that's a very close poll. 19 - 18 with Mirage winning as I write this. Great testament for IDW, they're doing awesome things with the book. I did vote Mirage, I have a great love for those stories. __________________ Oh Discordia! Charyou Tree! Come, Reap! Don't tell us to grow up and out of it I got my cloak and dagger in a bar room brawl You actually trying to read this tiny text? Damn, you're dedicated! This is all just for effect you know... original TMNT art collection

01-19-2016, 05:35 AM	#17
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	My mind says IDW but my heart says Mirage. gotta go with Mirage __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

01-19-2016, 06:47 AM	#18
TMNachoT Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mendoza Posts: 808	Mirage anytime but not the guess era

01-19-2016, 12:00 PM	#19
myconius Abby Normal Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: the grave marked "Unknown" right beside Arch Stanton. Posts: 2,857	i had to vote Mirage Vol. 1, but both comic series are awesome!!! reading some people's opinions on the subject... there are some very "interesting" points of view out there!!! __________________

01-19-2016, 05:09 PM	#20
MrTrikey Thug Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Columbia,MD Posts: 79	IDW, but only by the slimmest of margins. I guess what it really boiled down to was how I feel like IDW made sure that every central character felt fully realized, and still had a good deal of energy left over to roll over to secondary characters like Hob, Stockman, Angel, Slash and so on. Even Eastman & Laird admitted that while Leo, Raph and Don got their fair share of development, it took a while for Mikey to really get up to speed and stop being an auxiliary character who played off of his bros. And he was part of the main four! Still, Volume 1 is still very much a classic. And there's nothing changing that! __________________ Proud Member Of the Triceraton Republic