Ask a Question: IDW's TMNT Editor Thread

[Bobby Curnow]

Sorry guys, can't answer anything about the future and anything Leatherhead/Krang definitely fits into that category.

[ChosenOne]

Originally Posted by Bobby Curnow

Sorry guys, can't answer anything about the future and anything Leatherhead/Krang definitely fits into that category.

I understand, just please don't kill him off so soon!

[AquaParade]

Bobby, sorry if this was cleared up already:

The Eastman & Laird cover to issue #100 - Where did this piece come from? Was it done specially for the issue?

Thanks!

[Bobby Curnow]

Geez, I can't remember offhand as that's been in house for about a year now... I'll see if I can dig up what Kevin said about it when I have a moment!

[AquaParade]

Originally Posted by Bobby Curnow

Geez, I can't remember offhand as that's been in house for about a year now... I'll see if I can dig up what Kevin said about it when I have a moment!

No worries if an answer doesn't pop up for a while. Thanks.

[TommyT]

Originally Posted by Bobby Curnow

Geez, I can't remember offhand as that's been in house for about a year now... I'll see if I can dig up what Kevin said about it when I have a moment!

Did Tom check these out? He's going to do all 5 of the turtles. You guys should buy some for the office!

[neatoman]

Doe the fact that Mona Lisa and Jenny need to clarify to each other that they used to be human imply a signifigant portion of Mutant Town residents used to be animals?

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by neatoman

Doe the fact that Mona Lisa and Jenny need to clarify to each other that they used to be human imply a signifigant portion of Mutant Town residents used to be animals?

No, not a significant portion, i'd say. But by this point folks are probably aware that there's some animal-first mutants around like the original Mutanaimals. It read as an offhand comment to me in the script, not something that they had to point out.

[TigerClaw]

There were mutants who only appeared as Action Figures. But have yet to appear in any TMNT Media. What I would love to see is this guy. King Lionheart.

He was a Shakespearean Actor turned Mutant Lion. There are lots of opportunities to bring some of those Characters into the Comics in the future.

Bringing King Lionheart to the comics would be a good way to establish that Mutant Town also has a Theater. And some of its actors are Mutants.



Another thing. Mona Lisa mentions of a Mutant Band. It would be cool if Mondo Gecko is a member of this Band. It would be a nice callback to his appearance in the Archie Comics.

[daggio]

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

Another thing. Mona Lisa mentions of a Mutant Band. It would be cool if Mondo Gecko is a member of this Band. It would be a nice callback to his appearance in the Archie Comics.

Maybe Bebop and Rocksteady are gonna be performing like was predicted in the Don Macro

[neatoman]

So I'm not entirely sure what inspired the "Utroms are parasites" twist. From where I sit, I'm seeing three possible inspirations for this:

1. When Krang was surgically attached to Shredder's head in the Archie series.
2. The scrapped Fastforward episode in which Ch'rell would take control of a Triceraton, seemingly by just wrapping himself around the head.
3. When Krang's clones transformed into dinosaur creatures in the Fred Wolf cartoon.

If it's any of these, I'd guess the first one since it both resembles this twist and was actually finished. The main differences are where Krang is and how he accomplished it.

The second one pretty much only seems less likely because the episode was never finished, but if Ch'rell could do it unaided, then it would resemble the twist even better. Allegedly, an earlier version of the script had Ch'rell occupying the stomach, making it identical to this twist.

The third is pretty much in terms of how it looks, Leatherhead's reptilian body kinda looks like the mutant clones.

Spoiler:

Which ones, if any, inspired the twist?

[ChosenOne]

The first two Bebop & Rocksteady minis came out two years apart, and it's now been nearly two years since the second. Can we expect a third mini out this Summer? Or it's just not in the cards right now, if at all?

[spookycookies]

Originally Posted by ChosenOne

The first two Bebop & Rocksteady minis came out two years apart, and it's now been nearly two years since the second. Can we expect a third mini out this Summer? Or it's just not in the cards right now, if at all?

Not for nothing but I thought I would just express my high interests in seeing Bebop & Rocksteady take on Dimension X... just saying.

By the way if IDW is looking for something else a Turtle fan might put on their pull list once Ubran Legends is wrapped up... I feel like these 2 might be able to carry a spin off series, gives us a more lighthearted story that plays with the TMNT universe and all the different characters...

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by neatoman

So I'm not entirely sure what inspired the "Utroms are parasites" twist. From where I sit, I'm seeing three possible inspirations for this:

1. When Krang was surgically attached to Shredder's head in the Archie series.
2. The scrapped Fastforward episode in which Ch'rell would take control of a Triceraton, seemingly by just wrapping himself around the head.
3. When Krang's clones transformed into dinosaur creatures in the Fred Wolf cartoon.

If it's any of these, I'd guess the first one since it both resembles this twist and was actually finished. The main differences are where Krang is and how he accomplished it.

The second one pretty much only seems less likely because the episode was never finished, but if Ch'rell could do it unaided, then it would resemble the twist even better. Allegedly, an earlier version of the script had Ch'rell occupying the stomach, making it identical to this twist.

The third is pretty much in terms of how it looks, Leatherhead's reptilian body kinda looks like the mutant clones.

Spoiler:

https://miragelicensing.com/comics/archie/25/2501.jpg
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/...20121022135732
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/...20130709010145

Which ones, if any, inspired the twist?

None of the above! This idea came from me... Going way back to a kid I just always thought it was weird that Krang appeared in a chest cavity as opposed to sitting atop of his robot body. So that got me thinking about why the Utroms would do that (there's plenty of good reasons like more protection, etc, but by this point my mind is going in weirder directions). I thought the most interesting answer was to honor an ancient, secret, tradition. (This was around the time the Krang Micro came out, which I suggested we add the line about Krang requesting the body to be left behind for his new suit) Which got me to think how a group of squishy blobs could have possibly come to take over their planet. I thought them evolving to be eaten was a weird twist that could play out in interesting ways.

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by ChosenOne

The first two Bebop & Rocksteady minis came out two years apart, and it's now been nearly two years since the second. Can we expect a third mini out this Summer? Or it's just not in the cards right now, if at all?

No plans at this time.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Bobby Curnow

None of the above! This idea came from me... Going way back to a kid I just always thought it was weird that Krang appeared in a chest cavity as opposed to sitting atop of his robot body. So that got me thinking about why the Utroms would do that (there's plenty of good reasons like more protection, etc, but by this point my mind is going in weirder directions). I thought the most interesting answer was to honor an ancient, secret, tradition. (This was around the time the Krang Micro came out, which I suggested we add the line about Krang requesting the body to be left behind for his new suit) Which got me to think how a group of squishy blobs could have possibly come to take over their planet. I thought them evolving to be eaten was a weird twist that could play out in interesting ways.

Huh... Were you aware of the three things I listed though? It's an interesting coincidence.

[Bobby Curnow]

I've read the comics and seen the shows, yes. But they weren't factors in the thought process.

[lonewarrior20]

How does the disease animal barrier work in this universe. Because of mutants having partial animal dna does that mean they can be affected with a disease that only an animal can get? If so does that mean it can be a stepping stone and mutate it self to affect humans? If so that'd be a good plot story down the road and would also give an explanation to the public on why the mutants are quarantined to mutant town.

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by lonewarrior20

How does the disease animal barrier work in this universe. Because of mutants having partial animal dna does that mean they can be affected with a disease that only an animal can get? If so does that mean it can be a stepping stone and mutate it self to affect humans? If so that'd be a good plot story down the road and would also give an explanation to the public on why the mutants are quarantined to mutant town.

Honest answer is 'no clue'!

[hypered1]

Hi Bobby, has the cover art for the volume 11 been finalized yet? I only ask because it would be nice to have the spine in a different colour rather than grey again. I understand if that's not possible.