Ask a Question: IDW's TMNT Editor Thread

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by neatoman

How old was Hun when he met Casey's mom?

Early twenties I would imagine.

[PaulAllor]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

The 1987 cartoon paid tribute to several films such as The Fly through Baxter Stockman's storyline, a take on Invasion of The Body Snatchers, and Gremlins with nods to others like Robocop through the Rex-1 character and Casey Jones being a campy version of Dirty Harry. In your IDW universe we have seen The Warriors as a part of the New York City underworld. Will we see any film references in the comics in the foreseeable future or any arc take notes from a film?

There are a couple of nods to siege movies in the first arc of TMNT: Universe.

Tell your friends.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by PaulAllor

There are a couple of nods to siege movies in the first arc of TMNT: Universe.

Tell your friends.

August cannot come quickly enough...

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Bobby Curnow

Early twenties I would imagine.

So he was a teenager for most of criminal career then?

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Powder

What episode of the OT did you think was a nod to Gremlins, Case Of The Killer Pizzas?

'The Grybyx' , feeding and water turn the titular alien into a monster instead of a cute alien.

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[Zage]

Originally Posted by Bobby Curnow

It's okay. A little stressed out by SDCC next week, but getting by. Thanks for asking, ha!

You're welcome. I figured I'd ask a non TMNT or IDW question.

[Red Robin]

I don't know if it has been asked here before, but in this forum is a discussion about an official conclusion of the TMNT Image series.
Can you confirm that this is really going to happen?

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by Red Robin

I don't know if it has been asked here before, but in this forum is a discussion about an official conclusion of the TMNT Image series.
Can you confirm that this is really going to happen?

It's something that has been discussed, but nothing has been green lit or started yet, as far as I know.

[CyberCubed]

Can we expect a lot of interesting or surprising announcements at SDCC?

[Bobby Curnow]

I think it depends on your definition of those words-- definitely lots of interesting stuff, and maybe one or two 'big' things. Everyone's mileage may vary!

[darthsmozers]

Originally Posted by Bobby Curnow

It's something that has been discussed, but nothing has been green lit or started yet, as far as I know.

Along those lines, is it possible we may ever see a continuation/conclusion/revisiting/anything of the Archie TMNT? Thank you.

[ToTheNines]

Hey Bobby, I know this will be an open to interpretation thing, but in the Casey and April mini when Nixon was shown with Rat King in the background, was that suggesting that he was posing as/actually was Spiro Agnew? Or was he just some random G-man that no one ever would have noticed?

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Hey Bobby, couple of non-TMNT questions.

#1. Are you also editor over the Ghostbusters series?

#2. Are there going to be or have there been any changes in your relationship or direction of the story since the Ghostbusters 2016 movie was announced? (E.G. Patty cameos or a Lady Ghostbusters mini-series?)

#3. In general, how do the movies (TMNT, GI Joe, Transformers, Ghostbusters) affect the comics? Or are they usually two separate hemispheres that don't influence or dictate to each other?

[ToTheNines]

Waltz edits Ghosbusters.

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by darthsmozers

Along those lines, is it possible we may ever see a continuation/conclusion/revisiting/anything of the Archie TMNT? Thank you.

It's possible, and has been discussed, but nothing concretely planned at this time.

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Hey Bobby, I know this will be an open to interpretation thing, but in the Casey and April mini when Nixon was shown with Rat King in the background, was that suggesting that he was posing as/actually was Spiro Agnew? Or was he just some random G-man that no one ever would have noticed?

Just someone whispering in Nixon's ear, I think.

[MikeandRaph87]

Bebop and Rocksteady had little differences before the Nick purchase. The Nicktoon gave them different backgrounds. Aside from Rocksteady serving in the military(perhaps to explain his headgear) and Bebop not what other differences do you see in the IDW incarnations of the characters? It is always nice to see clear personality traits that give them more distinct characters.

[Bobby Curnow]

Indeed, I don't really know anything about Ghostbusters, but Tom or Erik, if you read this feel free to chime in.

If there's a big movie on the horizon, we'll usually discuss the best way to capitalize on it internally. Sometimes that means new printings of old material, sometimes we'll plan a mini-series like Bebop & Rocksteady, which while having nothing directly to do with the movie, might benefit from the increased exposure of those characters.

But in general the movies have no real bearing on the comics, and vice versa.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Hey Bobby, any chance we could get Cory Smith back for a few issues?

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

Bebop and Rocksteady had little differences before the Nick purchase. The Nicktoon gave them different backgrounds. Aside from Rocksteady serving in the military(perhaps to explain his headgear) and Bebop not what other differences do you see in the IDW incarnations of the characters? It is always nice to see clear personality traits that give them more distinct characters.

I don't have much to add other than what we saw in B&R Destroy Everything. I'd say Bebop is perhaps a bit more sensitive and temperamental, with Rocksteady maybe being a little less observant. Small stuff though, different shades of the same coin! (?)