Turtles 2030 Discussion & Spoilers

*Andrew NDB* · 02-27-2020, 10:13 AM

It's being included as an incentive if you back his "Box City Wallops" Kickstarter. As long as you back a physical copy, you get a copy of "Turtles 2030" for free.

The Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...7McCo3guuNaHvg

Lord Nightwalker · 02-27-2020, 10:20 AM

Thanks for the heads up Andrew. Definitely worth a look.

Shedder · 02-27-2020, 12:30 PM

dammit you hooked me

~~AquaParade~~ · 02-27-2020, 12:40 PM

A Jim Lawson "TMNT Fan-Comic" ?

I'm definitely interested.

*Andrew NDB* · 02-27-2020, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by AquaParade

A Jim Lawson "TMNT Fan-Comic" ?

An oxymoron, really, isn't it?

*oldmanwinters* · 02-27-2020, 12:54 PM

I jumped aboard for this incentive!

*Ninjinister* · 02-27-2020, 03:18 PM

That's not bad for the price. Going by other Kickstarters I've seen before, I expected something like a $75 or up tier for something like this

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

An oxymoron, really, isn't it?

What, is Jim not a fan?

*frank_one* · 03-02-2020, 01:18 PM

The Turtles fan comics is totally unrelated to the comics he is trying to get funds for. He knows people care about Turtles so he throws random Turtles stuff in the funding campaign. Probably not the most honest move but I still hope him the best. Now that Mirage is no more it would make my heart break hearing he cannot keep drawing and has to find another job.

*oldmanwinters* · 03-02-2020, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frank_one

The Turtles fan comics is totally unrelated to the comics he is trying to get funds for. He knows people care about Turtles so he throws random Turtles stuff in the funding campaign. Probably not the most honest move but I still hope him the best. Now that Mirage is no more it would make my heart break hearing he cannot keep drawing and has to find another job.

How is the move "not honest"? The incentives are clearly spelled out.

Diorm · 03-03-2020, 01:28 PM

So yeah, we can speculate about this comic too right?
Leo and giant praying mantis.
And "Issue 01". Sooo... more to come?

*frank_one* · 03-03-2020, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

How is the move "not honest"? The incentives are clearly spelled out.

He's using our passion for Turtles to get funds for something that is not related to Turtles. I'm not saying he's doing something bad but... it isn't totally right either. But, again, I love him and that's ok.

Jeeves · 03-19-2020, 12:22 PM

Thank you, Andrew, for posting this. I'd have been quite upset to find out about this after it was too late to snag one for myself.

Peter Palmer · 05-06-2020, 12:29 PM

I got mine too. 45/300 here.

*Ninjinister* · 05-09-2020, 12:05 AM

24/300 for me. I haven't read BCW yet but I actually really enjoyed Turtles 2030.

Diorm · 05-14-2020, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DrSpengler

Got my copies of Box City Wallops and TMNT Fancomic #1 yesterday. The TMNT comic was longer than I expected: 24 pages, so a full-length issue. I was expecting a mini story, so this was a pleasant surprise.

Plot-wise, it goes with a timeskip until an imaginary "shortly after Volume 4" setting. Whatever plot threads left hanging from Volume 4 are evidently resolved with specifics unaddressed since that's Laird's baby and I assume Lawson didn't want to step on any toes. This is a "fancomic" after all, so it's all just a what-if scenario (though I'll take it over nothing in my head canon).

The directions Lawson takes the characters all feel organic and interesting. It reminds me of what he was doing with them in Vol. 2, pulling them apart in different directions that seemed fitting for them at that time in the narrative and their lives. Unfortunately, Vol. 2 got terminated early so we never really got to see how Lawson would have further developed those arcs. This fancomic canon seems like a do-over, albeit skipping ahead in the timeline, and I hope he puts out more of them. I'll back all his campaigns (Box City Wallops was fun, too; don't want to ignore what was the main course of the campaign).

I got #50 out of 300, btw.

Wont you be making a post about it on your blog?

Mobius37 · 05-06-2020, 08:50 PM

145/300 for me! Exited to see that this is only part 1 with more to follow!

Wentos · 05-08-2020, 06:18 AM

Oh God I hope that means I get another shot at Part 1. I totally spaced on this kickstarter and I've been kicking myself ever since.

Diorm · 05-11-2020, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Wentos

Oh God I hope that means I get another shot at Part 1. I totally spaced on this kickstarter and I've been kicking myself ever since.

Well it does say: first printing in the back of the issue. Maybe when he release the second one?
I really like this one. Goes well in my headcanon. I'm 239 by the way. Received it today in Canada.
Looks like the turtles are in there Fifties in this one.

*oldmanwinters* · 05-14-2020, 11:01 AM

My package showed up yesterday, and very handsome lot overall; good show to Jim Lawson! My Turtles 2030 comic was #10.

**Venom** · 06-02-2020, 02:58 PM

Many of us pitched in to Jim's Kickstarter campaign to nab his unofficial story, Turtles 2030.

I wanted to start a thread allowing us to talk about the story and how it furthers the Volume 4 narrative, albeit unofficially.

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02-27-2020, 12:54 PM	#6
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 14,965	I jumped aboard for this incentive! __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

05-06-2020, 12:29 PM	#13
Peter Palmer Hench Mutant Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 435	I got mine too. 45/300 here. __________________

05-09-2020, 12:05 AM	#14
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,314	24/300 for me. I haven't read BCW yet but I actually really enjoyed Turtles 2030. __________________

05-14-2020, 11:01 AM	#19
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 14,965	My package showed up yesterday, and very handsome lot overall; good show to Jim Lawson! My Turtles 2030 comic was #10. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

06-02-2020, 02:58 PM	#20
Venom Space Knight Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,635	Turtles 2030 Discussion & Spoilers Many of us pitched in to Jim's Kickstarter campaign to nab his unofficial story, Turtles 2030. I wanted to start a thread allowing us to talk about the story and how it furthers the Volume 4 narrative, albeit unofficially. ... __________________

02-27-2020, 10:13 AM	#1
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,350	Jim Lawson original TMNT comic: "Turtles 2030" It's being included as an incentive if you back his "Box City Wallops" Kickstarter. As long as you back a physical copy, you get a copy of "Turtles 2030" for free. The Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...7McCo3guuNaHvg __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

02-27-2020, 10:20 AM	#2
Lord Nightwalker Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 677	Thanks for the heads up Andrew. Definitely worth a look.

02-27-2020, 12:30 PM	#3
Shedder Hench Mutant Join Date: May 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 294	dammit you hooked me

02-27-2020, 12:40 PM	#4
~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	A Jim Lawson "TMNT Fan-Comic" ? I'm definitely interested.

03-02-2020, 01:18 PM	#8
frank_one Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern Europe Posts: 1,997	The Turtles fan comics is totally unrelated to the comics he is trying to get funds for. He knows people care about Turtles so he throws random Turtles stuff in the funding campaign. Probably not the most honest move but I still hope him the best. Now that Mirage is no more it would make my heart break hearing he cannot keep drawing and has to find another job.

03-03-2020, 01:28 PM	#10
Diorm Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Québec Posts: 457	So yeah, we can speculate about this comic too right? Leo and giant praying mantis. And "Issue 01". Sooo... more to come?

03-19-2020, 12:22 PM	#12
Jeeves Random Punk Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 18	Thank you, Andrew, for posting this. I'd have been quite upset to find out about this after it was too late to snag one for myself.

05-06-2020, 08:50 PM	#16
Mobius37 Thug Join Date: May 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 82	145/300 for me! Exited to see that this is only part 1 with more to follow!