Tales of the TMNT #10 (Spoilers Ahoy!)

[Raph's Girl]

The official TMNT site has the cover of the latest tales comic up. Apperantly the jewish thing Donatello goes up against is a Golum. No..not the Pokemon or the LOTR character, but rather the Golum creature last seen in Gargoyles. Quit litteraly a creature braught to life to protect the Jews in Prague. Why is a Golum in NYC??? Guess we'll have to read the issue to find out.

There's also a backstory about a Utrom searching for the edge of the universe. *L*

http://www.ninjaturtles.com/comics/mirage/talesvol2/10/10.htm


[mod edit by Machias: I stickied it for ya. Enjoy! :D ]

[Spitfire]

Don's Jewish? o_O Oh well I guess I'll keep an eye out for this issue. I know their WAAYYY behind on shipping them so I might have to wait a few weeks before I get to read it

[VaughnMichael]

I so can't wait for this issue! That Golum it's one of the characters from splinters funeral! hella awsome!
-Putrescent

[Raph's Girl]

I so can't wait for this issue! That Golum it's one of the characters from splinters funeral! hella awsome!
-Putrescent

What??? He is??? *flips thru issue 11* Well how about that! There he is! :o

I kinda thought I'd recognized the Golum from somewhere but I guess Don befriended the Golum and we'll find out how they became friends. Perhaps he's the protector of NYC's Jewish peeps????

So this issue of tales is one of those "Now you know the rest of the story" things. :lol:

[zkarlette]

And to think I just ordered all my back issues from mirage and already theres a new one :ohwell:

[Raph's Girl]

Looks like Tales 10 will be out in stores on Wednesday! Which means I'll have it by Saturday. :D

[Triceraton]

I thought it was obvious that's what this issue was going to be about, I even mentioned it in another thread(maybe the Tales #9 one?) The thing from the cover looks like a golem, and they had suggested a Jewish theme for this one(and golems are from Jewish tradition). I hadn't noticed he was at Splinter's funeral though. :)

And even though I shouldn't care, this bothers me too much. It's spelled golem. Gollum is the guy from Lord of the Rings. ;)

[Spitfire]

Oh man I just check Diamound comics and they said it does come out this week o_O Great Im flat broke this week

[cowabunga14]

I'm goin' to the comic book store on Friday so hopefully they'll have it. This'll be the first issue of Tales that I'll buy.

[BartAllen]

It was a very interesting read. hard to follow at parts, but only because the paneling was a bit off. but otherwise, it was an interesting read.

[DrSpengler]

Just read it.

I like mythology, particularly crypto-zoological aspects, and I remember studying the Golem stories for a little while.

It had a nice twist-ending, too. Certainly one of the better issues of Tales.

[Spitfire]

How did you guys get it already? I checked 3 stores and they all told me that it hasnt been shipped yet. They said their site says this week but not when....I always get screwed around here when it comes to comics. Hell 80% of the stores dont even order TMNT anymore! Some of them just have issue #18 and below and when they do have the new ones their in a subscription box. Which they wont give me because I dont buy 5 or more comics a month. Well I would if they came out on time :evil:

[zkarlette]

they already have it at the tmnt official site , if you want to order them by mail ofcourse :ohwell:

[Spitfire]

they already have it at the tmnt official site , if you want to order them by mail ofcourse :ohwell:
We need to revolt against our comic shops! I know you know how much of a pain it is to get comics out here. I mean sure I could order it online but I get it faster if it's in the store. Usually cheaper too

[kicknz]

This issue was rad. The art was really great. When an artist uses the tones in a certain way, it can really give almost a 3-D effect, or at least a real feel of texture. And I love the Utrom back-up stories that have been running in 'Tales', too.

[BartAllen]

How did you guys get it already? I checked 3 stores and they all told me that it hasnt been shipped yet. They said their site says this week but not when....I always get screwed around here when it comes to comics. Hell 80% of the stores dont even order TMNT anymore! Some of them just have issue #18 and below and when they do have the new ones their in a subscription box. Which they wont give me because I dont buy 5 or more comics a month. Well I would if they came out on time :evil:
what part of the US are you from. spengs and i are in the same area. maybe thats why he and i get stuff earlier then others.

[kicknz]

No, it shouldn't matter what part of the US, Canada you're in (unless maybe you're 6 days sled ride from the nearest airport or something). Basically, a lot of you guys are getting the runaround. I guess I'm really lucky around here. We have four comic shops in Des Moines, and they all order TMNT and Tales and don't have minimums for subscription boxes.

ANYWAY, all new comics come out on Wednesday. You can easily see shipping lists at www.diamondcomics.com, which tells you what's coming out each week. So, if you don't have the new issues of TMNT or Tales, it means either your store actually did not order them or there is the slight chance that Diamond Distributors mixed up the order and didn't ship it on time to your store. I am an avid comics buyer and I've only had this latter situation happen a couple of times.

The fact is, a lot of comic shop owners are lazy jerks that only care about the latest, trendiest, watered-down garbage from Marvel or DC. Sitting down and ordering each month's comics can be a really time-consuming process and a lot of shop owners just breeze over stuff they don't care about from small publishers.

So, in closing, if your shop says that some title hasn't come out yet when many other people here have it already, your retailer is PROBABLY LYING.

[jestergoblin]

Also, Mirage doesn't always give Diamond enough time to post it on the site. So sometimes the comics just appear.

With Mirage only publishing one comic a month, it can easily be lost. Also, the comic isn't on a bi-monthly scheduel but a 60 day one. So that is why it sometimes seems like it takes forever to get the comic.

[cowabunga14]

I went to comic book store today and they didn't have it. I wish Diamond Comics was more reliable. Better luck next time. Well at least I was able to pick up the newest Marvel Milestones.

[Triceraton]

I have noticed that usually the week that it's on Diamond's shipping list most stores will get it. Occassionally some areas will get it a week or two before it's on the list though. Tales #9 didn't show up here until it was actually on Diamond's list, though some other people had it 2 weeks before that. And back when Tales vol.2 #1 came out, for some reason I was able to get it a week before it was on Diamond's shipping list.

I think part of the reason is that Mirage is small & therefore not able to get smooth release dates the way larger companies shipping out thousands more can. Diamond uses more than one warehouse, so it's possible that the shipments just arrive early or late sometimes to some of the warehouses.

I know about 2 years ago, the comic shop here would actually get everything a day early. All their shipments would come in on tuesdays, because the warehouse was close by & shipped everything as soon as they got it. Then he had to change to a different warehouse, and everything comes in now on wednesday like it does for most comic shops.


I got #10 yesterday, but I haven't read it yet. I'll post some thoughts here once I do. I do really like the little Utrom backup stories, though when they first started doing that I thought the stories were just weird- actually they still are weird, but I've come to expect that from them now. :)

[raphael_is_cool]

Got it a few days ago, read it, didn't really like it.

I guess the story just never gripped me. It was weird and kinda dull.

The art was good though.

[zkarlette]

We need to revolt against our comic shops! I know you know how much of a pain it is to get comics out here. I mean sure I could order it online but I get it faster if it's in the store. Usually cheaper too

Yeah plus I really enjoy the hole trip to the comic store thing but its getting really annoying thankfully my back issues already arrived and sooner than I expected , but now I have to order again to get #10 ......or maybe Ill wait for more issues to come out so I dont have to pay a lot of shipping :ohwell:

[Raph's Girl]

Finally got the issue.... It was a pretty interesting story....basically the Golem is immortal....huh.... And there was a bit of a history lesson....didn't know that about Hitler.

Anybody know what song Donatello was singing????

The 2nd story was also cool....was that the Utrom homeworld tho or another planet???


Edit:
I found the title of the song Don was singing and who sings it: "The Good Thing" by Talking Heads.

Here's the lyrics:

I will fight, will fight with my heart
I will fight, will fight with understanding
In my mind the weather never changes
Skill overcomes difficult situations

A straight line exists between me and the good thing
I have found the line and its direction is known to me
Absolute trust keeps me going in the right direction
Any intrusion is met with a heart full of the good thing

Try to compare what I am presenting
You will meet with much frustration
Try to find...similar situation
You will always find the same solution

As the heart finds the good thing, the feeling is multiplied
Add the will to the strength, and it equals conviction
As we economize, efficiency is multiplied
To the extent I am determined the result is the good thing
So I say:
I have adopted this and made it my own
Cut back the weakness, reinforce what is strong

[VaughnMichael]

well I for 1 thought this was one of the most well written issues and it's nice to see a change of art....I'm glad they are doing this....so don is my fave turtle could be why I liked this so much and I can totally see him being a talking heads fan lol....
the golem was great I would love to see this as an episode of the cartoon...
don needs more stand alone episodes....
plus the golem would be a bad ass figure! hehe
I seriously loved the storey in this issue...and I didn't know that about hitler either....even though I am sick of seeing the jerk sneek into my comic books lol
-Putrescent

[BigApple3AM]

Raph's Girl: I wouldn't take anything in the comics world as a history lesson. If you believe that about Hitler then did you know that he was responsible for creating Hellboy? ;)
Also if you're unfamiliar with Talking Heads then you should pick up their CD at bestbuy or something. Get one with Burning Down the House on it, I love that song and so should everyone else :D

Anyway the issue was decent, I didn't care much for the art overall (I like Berger's way more) but it was good.

[BartAllen]

Raph's Girl: I wouldn't take anything in the comics world as a history lesson. If you believe that about Hitler then did you know that he was responsible for creating Hellboy? ;)
Also if you're unfamiliar with Talking Heads then you should pick up their CD at bestbuy or something. Get one with Burning Down the House on it, I love that song and so should everyone else :D

Anyway the issue was decent, I didn't care much for the art overall (I like Berger's way more) but it was good.
umm. not to be rude, but hitler wasnt responsible for creating hellboy. maybe bringing him to earth, but not create him.

and hitler was a very superstitious he did have people studying the occult.

[Aztec General]

This was a good issue. It was not quite as good as #11, but it was certainly an interesting read with some interesting twists.

FYI: Hitler, and other leading Nazi officials, were very interested in the occult. Read up about their expeditions to the Amazon, Tibet, and the Middle East. They heavily studied Norse religions as well. Strange and very interesting stuff (in an extremely morbid curiosity kind of way).

[raphael_is_cool]

Hitler was always after religious artifacts. Indiana Jones and Constantine taught us that.