TMNT comic strip collection? Hint hint IDW!

*The Fifth Turtle* · 03-07-2014, 11:02 AM

So IDW collected Superman comic strips as seen here:

http://comicsalliance.com/idw-classi...r-collections/

I don't even know why I am asking this but......who would like to see TMNT get the same treatment?

I'd buy the $hit out of a book like this. So many cool stories some of us missed out on.

Come on IDW let's make this happen!

*discordiatookie* · 03-07-2014, 11:03 AM

Would love to see them collected - would be a must buy for me also!

*The Fifth Turtle* · 03-07-2014, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by discordiatookie

Would love to see them collected - would be a must buy for me also!

We should get a petition going lol.

OA · 03-07-2014, 11:26 AM

How many strips were there? Enough to justify a book treatment?

*The Fifth Turtle* · 03-07-2014, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Punky Poo Pie Head

How many strips were there? Enough to justify a book treatment?

Not sure on an exact quantity but hell I'd even settle for a tpb.

*DrSpengler* · 03-07-2014, 11:52 AM

The Dan Berger run was great. Didn't care much for the Lawson era of the strip (that was also when Murphy did adaptations, like Sons of the Silent Age, but made them all about the environment. Dullsville in both art and story content).

I know there's definitely enough strips to justify at least one or two nice collections; I followed the strip every day when it was republished online (it was never syndicated in my local papers, back in the day). Obviously, I'd like to see the material published.

The idea has been brought up before in the Ask An Editor thread at the IDW Forums and I believe Bobby has said that they're not a high priority.

When they're still struggling to get through the Mirage and Archie comics, I can understand how newspaper strips wouldn't be very high on their to-do list.

rich · 03-07-2014, 12:12 PM

Some of the TMNT comic strips were collected and published back in 1991 in a magazine called Comics Revue. The TMNT strips started in issue #58 and ended in issue #82. The TMNT strips that were re-published in those 25 Comics Revue issues began with the Dec. 10, 1990 strip and ended with the Sept. 25, 1992 strip.

...in case you don't want to wait on IDW.

*Powder* · 03-07-2014, 05:14 PM

I wanna say I saw a post from Bobby saying they had plans of doing this in the future...

wilddiverse · 03-07-2014, 11:33 PM

Oh, these again... the strip ran 315 weeks = December 10, 1990 to December 31, 1996.

Weekday strips were home to a continuing story and/or gag while the weekend strips were generally less essential features like 'Green Tips', Fan Art, or Puzzles.

The first six months of its run appears to have had actual color Sunday strips, but this is based on limited evidence.

Doing some fuzzy math to omit weekend strips, there should be roughly 1575 original weekday strips. Add weekend strips that presented story content and not just filler*, we'd be looking at over 1600 strips total.

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*The Fifth Turtle* · 03-08-2014, 06:34 AM

I think it is apparent there is enough of these to collect them in some fashion or another. Hopefully we will see them some day along with completely collected volumes of comics.

*DrSpengler* · 03-08-2014, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Powder

I wanna say I saw a post from Bobby saying they had plans of doing this in the future...

Did he?

Because that'd be good news.

*discordiatookie* · 03-08-2014, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DrSpengler

Did he?

Because that'd be good news.

It'd be amazing news! I'd be more excited about getting this than any of the other trades they've put out - solely because I've never read any of them before!

*The Fifth Turtle* · 03-08-2014, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by discordiatookie

It'd be amazing news! I'd be more excited about getting this than any of the other trades they've put out - solely because I've never read any of them before!

Amen. I feel like I've read maybe one to two of these strips so this would be beyond awesome to own.

wilddiverse · 03-08-2014, 10:51 PM

It's one of the few things IDW could print that would interest me to own. The strip is essentially the final piece of the Mirage era for me and I've run out of leads for filling out an attempted archive.

HeroTurtlesFan · 03-10-2014, 07:09 AM

Does anyone know if the TMHT daily strip that ran in the Daily Mirror in the UK in 1990-1991 was exclusive to the UK, or was it a reprint of something appearing in the US first? For nostalgia reasons, I'd love for the "UK daily strips" to be in any collected edition as well!!

**Venom** · 03-10-2014, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by wilddiverse

It's one of the few things IDW could print that would interest me to own. The strip is essentially the final piece of the Mirage era for me and I've run out of leads for filling out an attempted archive.

As far as I'm aware, you're in possession of the largest archive of the strips!

I truly hope this is something IDW seriously considers at some point, because it's great to read newspaper comics in a format that shows any continuity a series had.

*The Fifth Turtle* · 03-10-2014, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Venom

As far as I'm aware, you're in possession of the largest archive of the strips!

I truly hope this is something IDW seriously considers at some point, because it's great to read newspaper comics in a format that shows any continuity a series had.

How would IDW go about getting the strips? Would the newspapers have to be contacted?

wilddiverse · 03-10-2014, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by HeroTurtlesFan

Does anyone know if the TMHT daily strip that ran in the Daily Mirror in the UK in 1990-1991 was exclusive to the UK, or was it a reprint of something appearing in the US first?

The first I learned of these was a link posted here to a just-ended auction for a clipped set of the strip. Maybe someone here thought to grab the sample pics from the auction? I remember them being in color and I believe they were exclusive to that UK paper.

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Originally Posted by Venom

As far as I'm aware, you're in possession of the largest archive of the strips!

Might could be. If anyone out there stashed away any strips from the Mirage website back when it was hosting the archive, drop me a PM- specifically in need of strips from 1993, 1995, and 1996.

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Originally Posted by The Fifth Turtle

How would IDW go about getting the strips? Would the newspapers have to be contacted?

According to Stephen Murphy, photostats for the entire run of the strip were created by a Mirage intern so presumably IDW now has access to those (assuming they weren't lost or destroyed).

And if someone managed to learn which newspapers to contact about accessing old issues that ran the strip, I'd love to hear how they did it -- no one I've contacted at Mirage or elsewhere has been able to name a paper that syndicated the strip through its end-date. Dan Berger has said it was only running in twenty newspapers by the end of 1996.

HeroTurtlesFan · 03-12-2014, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by wilddiverse

The first I learned of these was a link posted here to a just-ended auction for a clipped set of the strip. Maybe someone here thought to grab the sample pics from the auction? I remember them being in color and I believe they were exclusive to that UK paper.

Yes, that's right, they were colour. I think I had pretty much all of them at the time. I remember Leatherhead and Cuddly the Cowlick made appearances! They were very bizarre, but fun!

Thinking about it, you're probably right about the UK exclusive... Mikey never used his weapons and they were drawn in the style that was also seen in some of the UK exclusive comics...

*The Fifth Turtle* · 03-12-2014, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by wilddiverse

According to Stephen Murphy, photostats for the entire run of the strip were created by a Mirage intern so presumably IDW now has access to those (assuming they weren't lost or destroyed).

Hopefully it is that simple! Access the database and print these suckers

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OA Scatter the nuns!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,981	How many strips were there? Enough to justify a book treatment? __________________

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DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,830	The Dan Berger run was great. Didn't care much for the Lawson era of the strip (that was also when Murphy did adaptations, like Sons of the Silent Age, but made them all about the environment. Dullsville in both art and story content). I know there's definitely enough strips to justify at least one or two nice collections; I followed the strip every day when it was republished online (it was never syndicated in my local papers, back in the day). Obviously, I'd like to see the material published. The idea has been brought up before in the Ask An Editor thread at the IDW Forums and I believe Bobby has said that they're not a high priority. When they're still struggling to get through the Mirage and Archie comics, I can understand how newspaper strips wouldn't be very high on their to-do list. Last edited by DrSpengler; 03-07-2014 at 12:18 PM.

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rich Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 1,165	Some of the TMNT comic strips were collected and published back in 1991 in a magazine called Comics Revue. The TMNT strips started in issue #58 and ended in issue #82. The TMNT strips that were re-published in those 25 Comics Revue issues began with the Dec. 10, 1990 strip and ended with the Sept. 25, 1992 strip. ...in case you don't want to wait on IDW. __________________

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Powder So tired of this place Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell Ri La Posts: 26,803	I wanna say I saw a post from Bobby saying they had plans of doing this in the future... __________________ I'm convinced that none of you have ever experienced joy

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wilddiverse Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chicago-ish Posts: 698	Oh, these again... the strip ran 315 weeks = December 10, 1990 to December 31, 1996. Weekday strips were home to a continuing story and/or gag while the weekend strips were generally less essential features like 'Green Tips', Fan Art, or Puzzles. The first six months of its run appears to have had actual color Sunday strips, but this is based on limited evidence. Doing some fuzzy math to omit weekend strips, there should be roughly 1575 original weekday strips. Add weekend strips that presented story content and not just filler, we'd be looking at over 1600 strips total. __________________ Great Typo, Unfortunate Truth: "The once gritty, satirical, hard-hitting Turtles became cuddly, fun-loving, pizz-swirling heroes to little kids" <Picture of a dead turtle>

03-08-2014, 06:34 AM	#10
The Fifth Turtle Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago sewer Posts: 2,488	I think it is apparent there is enough of these to collect them in some fashion or another. Hopefully we will see them some day along with completely collected volumes of comics.

03-08-2014, 10:51 PM	#14
wilddiverse Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chicago-ish Posts: 698	It's one of the few things IDW could print that would interest me to own. The strip is essentially the final piece of the Mirage era for me and I've run out of leads for filling out an attempted archive. __________________ Great Typo, Unfortunate Truth: "The once gritty, satirical, hard-hitting Turtles became cuddly, fun-loving, pizz-swirling heroes to little kids" <Picture of a dead turtle>

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HeroTurtlesFan Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 265	Does anyone know if the TMHT daily strip that ran in the Daily Mirror in the UK in 1990-1991 was exclusive to the UK, or was it a reprint of something appearing in the US first? For nostalgia reasons, I'd love for the "UK daily strips" to be in any collected edition as well!!