Ask a Question: IDW's TMNT Editor Thread

[Bobby Curnow]

The honest answer is that I haven't put any real thought into any of those questions. Dustin and Ben wanted to have the "original" Savanti Romero in the mini-series, and what with being a time/dimensional traveler, why not?

Whether more stuff is to happen, either off panel or on, or if it's a branch-off timeline like how Don was talking about in the series... I don't know. No plans at this time to revisit any of those questions. But they are interesting!

I'm sure it'd be cooler if we had a master plan for all the time travel shenanigans, but we don't!

[myconius]

Bobby, i just wanted to say GREAT JOB on issue #65!!!
it's probably my new favorite issue, right alongside issue #5.

as much fun as the action, adventure and excitement filled issues are, it's nice to just spend some quality (bonding)time with all the characters.

one of my favorite parts of the issue was the epilogue.
getting to see all the different Turtles bedrooms was amazing!
it was an excellent look into each of their personalities!

[CyberCubed]

Now that there's been a Christmas issue, will there be a Halloween issue next year, or sometime in the future? Mirage did the Halloween issue in Tales of the TMNT #3, and the Mikey one-shot was their Christmas issue.

[ChosenOne]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Now that there's been a Christmas issue, will there be a Halloween issue next year, or sometime in the future? Mirage did the Halloween issue in Tales of the TMNT #3, and the Mikey one-shot was their Christmas issue.

Oh yes, please! Get Sophie Campbell on board, and introduce Wingnut and Screwloose "for real" with a spooky tale! I won't even mind if it ends with a panel of Splinter outside the lair wearing a mask and preparing to trick or treat his own sons.

[TigerClaw]

Will there ever be an issue of the IDW Turtles going to another dimension and teaming up with the 80s Turtles?

I think it would be fun to see how the IDW Turtles would react to seeing there multidimensional counterparts.

[Sophie Campbell]

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Hey Bobby, thanks for an amazing #65. Heartwarming, charming, and just freaking delightful.

Question: are we ever going to see John and Mary O'Neil officially meet the Turtles and Splinter?

Originally Posted by Bobby Curnow

Thanks! Maybe one day. Hasn't really been relevant. I imagine they probably met off-panel during the Northampton story arc. Mrs. O'Neil saw Koya and Leo tumble out the bard I seem to recall...

Mrs. O'Neil met the Turtles and Splinter on-panel at the end of Northampton, right before they left. Also her name is Beth, not Mary!

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Now that there's been a Christmas issue, will there be a Halloween issue next year, or sometime in the future? Mirage did the Halloween issue in Tales of the TMNT #3, and the Mikey one-shot was their Christmas issue.

No plans at this time. But I recall people asking for a Christmas issues for years, and we eventually did it. So maybe one day!

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

Will there ever be an issue of the IDW Turtles going to another dimension and teaming up with the 80s Turtles?

I think it would be fun to see how the IDW Turtles would react to seeing there multidimensional counterparts.

I feel like the current NickToon hit that note pretty well in their crossover episodes. I don't see much that we would get out of that creatively. Maybe if we need some sort of Deviations special or something of that ilk. Not really feeling it, personally, but that's just me.

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by Sophie Campbell

Mrs. O'Neil met the Turtles and Splinter on-panel at the end of Northampton, right before they left. Also her name is Beth, not Mary!

Just like an artist to remember the things they drew.

[ProphetofGanja]

Originally Posted by Bobby Curnow

I feel like the current NickToon hit that note pretty well in their crossover episodes. I don't see much that we would get out of that creatively. Maybe if we need some sort of Deviations special or something of that ilk. Not really feeling it, personally, but that's just me.

Yeah, the cartoon covered that idea pretty well. But I do hope we get to see another TMNT "What If??" story through the Deviations line later on, I really enjoyed the first one

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by Bobby Curnow

The honest answer is that I haven't put any real thought into any of those questions. Dustin and Ben wanted to have the "original" Savanti Romero in the mini-series, and what with being a time/dimensional traveler, why not?

Whether more stuff is to happen, either off panel or on, or if it's a branch-off timeline like how Don was talking about in the series... I don't know. No plans at this time to revisit any of those questions. But they are interesting!

I'm sure it'd be cooler if we had a master plan for all the time travel shenanigans, but we don't!

I figured, just checking. But yeah, him being a time-traveller means you can basically do whatever you want with him, and we just assume he ends up back in Mirage eventually.

Originally Posted by ProphetofGanja

Yeah, the cartoon covered that idea pretty well. But I do hope we get to see another TMNT "What If??" story through the Deviations line later on, I really enjoyed the first one

I second this! I loved Deviations. Unfortunately, TMNT was the only good one lol... but hopefully IDW gives that concept another go.

[AlessandraDC]

If you ever do another TMNT Deviation, it would be interesting to see what would have happened if Leo had killed Saki in Turtles in Time. What would the repercussions have been? Has IDW considered doing any more?

[ChosenOne]

Similar to the upcoming Universe #5, will Hob ever meet Zodi? What would/will he think about a mutant who works so willingly and eagerly for Null? Do you think Zodi would go along with his recruiting pitch if he tried?

Building off of that, does Null have other mutants that we haven't seen yet working for her?

Do you personally think the current line-up of the Mutanimals, sans Slash, could beat the Turtles (just the four of them, no allies) in a fight? Or would they be trounced?

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by AlessandraDC

If you ever do another TMNT Deviation, it would be interesting to see what would have happened if Leo had killed Saki in Turtles in Time. What would the repercussions have been? Has IDW considered doing any more?

IDW will be doing more Deviations at some point. No plans at this time for more TMNT, but could very well happen at some time.

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by ChosenOne

Similar to the upcoming Universe #5, will Hob ever meet Zodi? What would/will he think about a mutant who works so willingly and eagerly for Null? Do you think Zodi would go along with his recruiting pitch if he tried?

Building off of that, does Null have other mutants that we haven't seen yet working for her?

Do you personally think the current line-up of the Mutanimals, sans Slash, could beat the Turtles (just the four of them, no allies) in a fight? Or would they be trounced?

Your first set of questions, whether we have plans or not, is a bit spoilery, so no comment there!

I think, like most "who would win in a fight" questions, depends on the situation. There's more Mutanimals, with more muscle, and if Hob had a tricky strategy, they could win. The TMNT are a better trained and cohesive force though, so they probably win most of the time, especially if they are the ones going in with a surprise attack.

[neatoman]

I kind of don't like to ask questions regarding fan theory, but I'm a bit curious here. The theory might be a little lengthy to explain, so bear with me.

Were the Neutrinos changed to potentially link them to the Daimyo and his Son?

I noticed that the IDW Neutrinos were taller and more serious than their cartoon counterparts, not to mention the somewhat "traditional" outfits their royalty tends to wear, a rather noticable revision. Now in the 2003 show we had two characters, the Daimyo of the Battle Nexus and his son "Ultimate Ninja", with pointed ears and they came from an alternate dimension, kind of like the Neutrinos. While their species was never really given a name (though they were confused for goblins in ancient times) they couldn't really have been Neutrinos due to their size and generally lacked similarites outside the ears/alternate dimension origin, but the way I see it they could pass for Neutrinos in the IDW-verse due to the changes you guys made.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Hey Bobby,

I'm curious to know which TMNT supporting characters you think could support a hypothetical ongoing series. The Mutanimals? Bebop and Rocksteady?

Also, are there any real-world circumstances or potential in-story events where IDW would create another mini-series now that we have TMNT Universe to run alongside the main ongoing?

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by neatoman

I kind of don't like to ask questions regarding fan theory, but I'm a bit curious here. The theory might be a little lengthy to explain, so bear with me.

Were the Neutrinos changed to potentially link them to the Daimyo and his Son?

I noticed that the IDW Neutrinos were taller and more serious than their cartoon counterparts, not to mention the somewhat "traditional" outfits their royalty tends to wear, a rather noticable revision. Now in the 2003 show we had two characters, the Daimyo of the Battle Nexus and his son "Ultimate Ninja", with pointed ears and they came from an alternate dimension, kind of like the Neutrinos. While their species was never really given a name (though they were confused for goblins in ancient times) they couldn't really have been Neutrinos due to their size and generally lacked similarites outside the ears/alternate dimension origin, but the way I see it they could pass for Neutrinos in the IDW-verse due to the changes you guys made.

Nope, definitely not. I can't speak for Tom, but i've never given that character any thought.

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Hey Bobby,

I'm curious to know which TMNT supporting characters you think could support a hypothetical ongoing series. The Mutanimals? Bebop and Rocksteady?

Also, are there any real-world circumstances or potential in-story events where IDW would create another mini-series now that we have TMNT Universe to run alongside the main ongoing?

It would depend on the creative team, I imagine. I think in terms of story potential, the Mutanimals could support an ongoing, but I don't know about sales.

Possible to still have a separate mini-series, sure.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by Bobby Curnow

It would depend on the creative team, I imagine. I think in terms of story potential, the Mutanimals could support an ongoing, but I don't know about sales.

Possible to still have a separate mini-series, sure.

What about Bebop and Rocksteady? Do you think they could serve an ongoing, or are they simply too limited in their potential? (Again, discounting the factor of sales.)