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Both Mutanimals and Casey/April, while not selling as much as say, Turtles in Time, sold perfectly healthy for an IDW book. So that wasn't a factor. That being said, we also wanted time to prepare for some stuff coming up. If things go the way they are planned, we'll be making up for the draught of side-series set in the IDW universe. |
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01-13-2016, 09:05 PM | #42 | |
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I think i've said in the past that I'd like to see Forever War finished, and I've talked to Murphy about that. It's something that keeps getting kicked down the road a bit, for various reasons. I'm still hopeful, but at the same time, I don't want to get anyone's hopes up. |
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I was hoping to see a glimpse of it while checking in on your namesake island. Your active involvement in the story has me ask, the next time a oneshot within a micro-series is up, what about an issue written by you? I would like to to see what you would do directly as a writer.
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01-13-2016, 09:46 PM | #45 |
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Do you have a favorite panel or line of dialogue that you are particularly proud of? I know its a team effort, but I'm sure there are certain things that wouldn't have happened without your influence.
Can we get a Christmas issue next year??????? |
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Oh! Herman the Hermit Crab. While his personality came from Tom, the idea of having a crab mutant that uses a dumpster for a shell was my idea. So I get a kick every time I see him. Also, objectively, I think Mateus did an astounding job on his design. The face, the dumpster arsenal, the helmet-- all fantastic and purely Mateus' inspiration. Haven't thought about a Christmas issue, but maybe! Don't know that it would line up with the seasonal timeline of the series, though we always play pretty fast and loose with that. |
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01-13-2016, 10:24 PM | #48 | |
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Who came up with Old Hob (my absolute all-time favorite)? You, Tom, or Kevin?
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I just love TMNT and Christmas. Variants are my favorite gifts. <3 Thank you for being a champ and answering all these. |
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01-13-2016, 11:36 PM | #50 |
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Love the book, Bobby! Couple of questions;
- Are any of the movie characters usable (Jordan Perry, Chief Sterns, Keno) in an altered form? Like Master Kahn from the 2003 series is basically Tatsu from the films. -With Kitsune there, do the foot mystics exist in the IDW universe? -and this is probably a dumb question, but..... Mona Lisa or Dragon Lord, any chance of seeing either of them in IDW? Again, really love the book!
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Can I write and/or draw the Christmas/holiday issue?
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01-14-2016, 12:29 AM | #52 | |
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As an aside, I hope if Cudley does get used eventually, he ends up retaining the same "one Cudley throughout the multiverse" aspect instead of just being an "IDW Cudley". Or maybe there IS an IDW Cudley... and he ends up running into the other one at some point. I'd like to see that happen.
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01-14-2016, 01:52 AM | #53 |
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I second all the support for a Christmas issue in this thread. It doesn't have to be part of the main ongoing, just a one-shot or mini or something. Since we're only in January you guys would have about 10 months to plan ahead a Christmas related story, it could be fun.
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I'd rather Pete focus whatever creative energies he has on Mirage Vol 4 anyway!!!
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Let me just start by saying that I love what you and Tom Waltz have done with Mikey in this comic. Most incarnations of TMNT place Mikey solely in the role of "comic relief" as opposed to giving him actual depth and character development. So thank you very much for that, especially since he's my favourite turtle.
As for my question: I have been curious about something for a while now. Back when Slash was going to inject himself with the psychotropic compound he cites Mikey as a reason for it because he wants to be a "hero" like Mikey. This emphasis on being a "hero", as well as his admiration for Mikey, is something that has consistently been present in Slash's character. But while I can see why Slash admires Mikey so much, I am not certain why he views the turtle as a "hero" specifically. So my question basically is: why does Slash see Mikey as a hero, and when did this specific focus on being a "hero" begin?
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I think I have a resolution to the above, what if we get a backup for the next December issue focused around the Holiday season? We only have the Michelangelo one-shot from all those years ago for a TMNT Christmas story and we could use another one. If only a short one. Campbell can do the art and guest writer and friendly neighborhood editor Bobby Curnow writes it?
On the subject of the ooze serum to enhance Slash's intellect why not do so for Pete? If there was only that one sample that is cool, but it feels like a plot hole as to why not make Pete take it as well in-story?
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hmm
Any chance the TMNT will cross over with The Incredible Hulk?
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01-14-2016, 08:11 AM | #59 | |
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I had virtually no story contribution the first year. If I recall, the first contributions I had were making Chet Fugitoid, wanting to explore the origins of the Foot in "Secret History" and making Leo the son of Saki, an idea that would morph into "City Fall", all stuff that came about at the end of our first year. |
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01-14-2016, 08:16 AM | #60 | |
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We haven't seen Foot mystics, but they could exist. Basically a way of saying: "undetermined"! No plans for Mona Lisa or Dragon Lord at this time. But understand this is the exact type of question I would respond to in this exact manner if we DID have some major surprise plans for those characters! |
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