Issue #1 Cover Pose

[ToTheNines]

Took this picture today, but forget to include the comic-con IDW/Playmates minicomic.

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww280/craig-5/1pose.jpg

Am I forgetting any version of this? I know there's also the 2009 color reprint, but it's almost identical to the City at War cover.

[DonatelloFan]

Holy hell I love that new poster.

[drasgow]

this one is inspired by it maybe

[ToTheNines]

Damn, I forgot about the Image TPB. Near impossible to find, and even then... say good bye to about 100 bucks.

[Scud]

Is that going to be the cover of issue one for the Nickolodeon comic?

~S~

[Samhain]

Is that going to be the cover of issue one for the Nickolodeon comic?

~S~

Who said there was gonna be a Nick based comic?

[DonatelloFan]

They're doing ANOTHER comic line?!

[ToTheNines]

Who said there was gonna be a Nick based comic?

It's been unofficially confirmed through Ninja Pizza through Tom Waltz that IDW will be doing a Nick Turtles tie-in comic.

However, that image is just a poster I ordered online that you could pick up at comic-con. Check ebay if you'd like one!

[Samhain]

It's been unofficially confirmed through Ninja Pizza through Tom Waltz that IDW will be doing a Nick Turtles tie-in comic.

However, that image is just a poster I ordered online that you could pick up at comic-con. Check ebay if you'd like one!

Ah, thanks for the info.

[DonatelloFan]

Ah, screw that. I'm hanging by a thread when it comes to the regular comics. If so, I'll most likely buy the first issue, then stop. But I am going to keep buying the Color Classics.

[Genesis]

Issue #50 and the Comic-Con poster are probably my favourite renditions of the original pose.

[Plasticplayhouse]

while i love the pose, issue's #1 & 50 are by far the best...followed by this one :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/FUGAYZIE/JLtmnt1.jpg

[Shreddhead]

^ I Love it

[Zulithe]

I must own that new Nick poster :) I hope they start showing up at the usual poster sections of my favorite stores soon

[Venom]

Damn, I forgot about the Image TPB. Near impossible to find, and even then... say good bye to about 100 bucks.

If you're patient you can get it substantially cheaper - after buying one and getting it sketched by Frank Fosco late last year, a NM one popped up on mycomicshop for 10 bucks.

[Cipher]

It's not a comic-book cover, but the Mirage Turtles also assume the poses at the end of Turtles Forever, which I think is the only instance of it in other media.

The 2009 color reprint has an entirely recolored version of the "City at War" cover. And, while I don't own it, doesn't the IDW "Color Classics" version feature a newly colored version of the #1 cover?

Also, using it in promotions for the Nick cartoon is totally rad. Really unexpected.

[Xav]

It's being used in the intro to the Nick series.

[Rooish]

Awesome! I love these poses, but does anyone know what Raph is doing with his left leg? It doesn't seem to fit anywhere on some of the covers...

[TheCanadiandrome]

Cool pic! Love it

[cartoonistaaron]

Don't forget my personal favorite, the cover to the fan version of TMNT #1...

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/240/f/e/tmnt_no__1_cover_by_cartoonistaaron-d2xgsp9.jpg

Whoever that guy is, he's an incredible artist. Just amazing.

[oldmanwinters]

Don't forget my personal favorite, the cover to the fan version of TMNT #1...

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/240/f/e/tmnt_no__1_cover_by_cartoonistaaron-d2xgsp9.jpg

Whoever that guy is, he's an incredible artist. Just amazing.

Yeah, I like that guy's work too.

Too bad he's so obscure...

:tlol:

[Genesis]

I'd say there's a reason for that.

[Powder]

Don't be a dick.

[Genesis]

I'm being honest.

[Powder]

There's being honest when asked, and then there's rudely stating an opinion nobody wanted.

[Genesis]

On a public forum. Are we seriously still giving each other a hard time for expressing thoughts? Nobody asked for the positive comments either, so that logic is moot. And I think I did all right with expressing my distaste for the "amazing" art, without outright badmouthing its creator. It's not like I said, "It sucks and you're all stupid for liking it!"

So, chillax, maybe?

[ToTheNines]

Has anyone seen any fan art of the 4kids turtles doing the pose? Seems odd that it never happened in any official art.

[Genesis]

Interesting. The thought's never occurred to me, before now. 2k3 Turtles were very Dooney style, so I guess if he did a version of that pose, it'd be close enough.

[ToTheNines]

It's not a comic-book cover, but the Mirage Turtles also assume the poses at the end of Turtles Forever, which I think is the only instance of it in other media.

Best screenshot I could find.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a-4FbnvPkMQ/UAq0aPgmyLI/AAAAAAAAEMg/vRi7oM5H0JQ/s1600/Mirage+TMNT+from+%22Turtles+Forever%22crop.jpg

[eugy]

It think these are all the different versions of the TMNT #1 cover pose:

TMNT #1 (1st Print)
TMNT #1 (2nd Print)
TMNT #1 (3rd Print)
TMNT #1 (Special Deluxe Edition SC)
TMNT #1 (Special Deluxe Edition HC)
TMNT #1 (GameStop)
TMNT #1 (PBBZ)
TMNT #1 (FCBD)
TMNT #1 (25th Anniversary Colour Error)
TMNT #1 (25th Anniversary Colour)
TMNT #1 (IDW Colour Classics)
TMNT #1 (IDW Colour Classics Jetpack B&W Exclusive)

TMNT #50

TMNT (Image) Collected TPB

TMNT (2K7 Movie) Sneak Peek
TMNT (2K7 Movie) Collected Movie Books TPB

TMNT (IDW) #1 (Jetpack Exclusive)
TMNT (IDW) #1 (Jetpack Exclusive Orange Error)
TMNT (IDW) #12

TMNT (IDW) #1 Special Edition (SDCC Playmates Promo Mini Comic)
TMNT (Nick) SDCC Promo Poster

TMNT #1 (Fan Remake)

...are there any others?

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Top row: #1 1st Print / #1 Special Deluxe Edition / #1 FCBD / #1 IDW Color Classics / #1 IDW Colour Classics Jetpack B&W Exclusive
2nd row: #1 PBBZ / #50 / #1 25th Anniversary Colour / IDW #1 Jetpack Exclusive / IDW #1 Jetpack Exclusive Orange Error Variant
3rd row: Image Collected TPB / Sneak Peek 2K7 Movie / Collected Movie Books TPB / IDW #12 / SDCC12 Promo Mini Comic (Playmates)
Bottom row: TMNT SDCC12 Promo Poster (Nick) / #1 Fan Remake / Turtles Forever / Collected Bool Vol 1 (*pose from #1 continues into action!)

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/Underminer411/CGC%20Books/TMNT/th_TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles01-GamestopVariant96.jpg
TMNT #1 (GameStop)

E.

[Mr. Stay Puft]

Has anyone seen any fan art of the 4kids turtles doing the pose? Seems odd that it never happened in any official art.

I think there was a mock-up of it in the episode "Aliens Among Us".

[mrmaczaps]

while i love the pose, issue's #1 & 50 are by far the best...followed by this one :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/FUGAYZIE/JLtmnt1.jpg

That.... is crazy awesome!

[liugeaux]

This is easily my favorite TMNT pose, hell, I even got it tattooed on my chest. I love that most of the TMNT iterations have taken their turn using it. It would be great to have a poster that had all of them in one. I wouldn't want all of the ones in that collage image, I would removed the dups and recolors, but framing something similar and putting it in my hallway would be awesome. I guess its something I could do, I have nearly all of those comics/posters, all I would need to do is do a high res scan of each.


http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/240/f/e/tmnt_no__1_cover_by_cartoonistaaron-d2xgsp9.jpg


and where can I find this?

[eugy]

This link shows them all too, even a real small thumbnail of the GameStop version...

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=6195234&fpart=1

[Plasticplayhouse]

and where can I find this?

that pic was done by the drome's very own Cartoonistaaron. send him a PM. maybe he has a DA account where he can have a print made or something :)

[Powder]

and where can I find this?

Read it here- http://www.mutantooze.org/TMNT-VolumeOne-NumberOneRemix.pdf

See what Peter Laird thought here- http://peterlairdstmntblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/tmnt-1-remade-by-fans.html

(Gosh, I'm so ashamed of how my art looked back then! Haha.)

Something of note; the wonderfully talented Ross Campbell posted this on Deviantart yesterday.

http://i47.tinypic.com/e0s6fo.jpg

[Coro]

Read it here- http://www.mutantooze.org/TMNT-VolumeOne-NumberOneRemix.pdf

See what Peter Laird thought here- http://peterlairdstmntblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/tmnt-1-remade-by-fans.html

(Gosh, I'm so ashamed of how my art looked back then! Haha.)

Something of note; the wonderfully talented Ross Campbell posted this on Deviantart yesterday.


Love Campbell and his art, but I wonder why he changed where they are standing...

[Raph]

Ahhh a Ross piece :tsmile:
Fr*cking amazing!

Read it here- http://www.mutantooze.org/TMNT-VolumeOne-NumberOneRemix.pdf

See what Peter Laird thought here- http://peterlairdstmntblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/tmnt-1-remade-by-fans.html

(Gosh, I'm so ashamed of how my art looked back then! Haha.)

Something of note; the wonderfully talented Ross Campbell posted this on Deviantart yesterday.

http://i47.tinypic.com/e0s6fo.jpg

[natecm]

http://i.imgur.com/a8UD4f2.jpg

[eugy]

This colour version for the iron-on t-shirt transfer is pretty cool!!

http://peterlairdstmntblog.blogspot.com.au/2009/02/blast-from-past-77-repost-iron-on-tmnt.html

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bLaSJk-pyFg/SaBcHwkq9TI/AAAAAAAABUU/k4mZehRlV80/s1600-h/iron-on-groupshotwithlogo+sm.jpg

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[MrPliggins]

That is my favorite of the iron-ons, and thankfully the easiest one to find. And by easy I mean only extremely difficult and not impossible like the others.

[DrSpengler]

TMNT Entity is currently on another review hiatus while I spend my time translating the next chapter of the TMNT III manga, so I usually just update with quickie "Awesome Turtle Pictures".

One of the ones I wanted to do, though, was a collection of every instance where the classic TMNT (Vol. 1) #1 rooftop cover pose was redone.

Can anyone tell me if I'm missing any:

TMNT Vol. 1 #1 first printing by Eastman and Laird
TMNT Vol. 1 #1 PBBZ Printing by Laird (may be black and white version of TMNT #50)
TMNT Vol. 1 #1 2009 Full Color Printing by Laird (may be recolor of TMNT #50)

TMNT Vol. 1 #16 interior page by Mark Martin (may just be tracing TMNT #1 cover)

TMNT Vol. 1 #50 by Laird

TMNT Vol. 3 TPB cover by Frank Fosco

TMNT Collected Movie Books cover by Imagi and Steve Jung

Turtles Forever scene where the Mirage TMNT first appear and after everyone leaves Turtle Prime

TMNT (IDW) #12 Cover A by Dan Duncan

Nick TMNT cartoon intro sequence


Any others? I'd like to include instances in the cartoons when the pose was struck, too. Besides the Mirage TMNT doing it in Turtles Forever, were there any other cartoon episodes that called back to that pose? Did the 4Kids or Nick TMNT ever do it in any episodes?

[oldmanwinters]

Both Mirage (2009) and IDW (2012) threw some color over the original art for their reprints, but other than that I think you covered them all.

EDIT: I guess Mirage just colorized the PBBZ reprint cover in '09.

[Matches Malone]

There was a whole thread on this a while back, and there are definitely more. Off the top of my head, I know Frank Fosco did one do the Image TPB cover. Mark Torres and Ross Campbell each have one out there, but I don't think they were official covers. I think Dan Berger may have done an iteration too.

EDIT: Whoops, didn't see you has the Image cover listed already.

EDIT 2:
Ross Campbell http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/032/4/e/vigil_by_mooncalfe-d5tiypi.jpg
SDCC 2012 Promo Comic http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RgPDUWS9L.jpg

Couldn't find the Mark Torres one, but I could have sworn I saw it somewhere...

[discordiatookie]

There's also the mural thingy at Meltdown Comics in LA done by Kevin Eastman and Mark Bode.

http://www.ninjapizza.net/2011/11/completed-tmnt-mural-at-meltdown-comics.html

Edit: Just watched that video I linked to... Kevin Eastman comes across as a great guy in pretty much every interview i've seen/read. And i've always thought it pronounced Mark BOAD, not BODEE... Its like the Renet/Renee thing all over again for me!

[Powder]

The thread we had on this a few months back covered EVERYTHING. If someone can find that, we'd be in the clear.

At any rate, here's some recreations of the cover done by known TMNT artists.
In order it's Mark Torres, a Mirage Jam consisting of (from left to right) Lawson, Eastman, Dooney, Laird, & Berger on inks, Dan Berger, James Silvani (designed a crap-ton of merch over the years including t-shirts, lunchboxes, etc.), & Jim Lawson.

http://imgur.com/a/d62eZ

[DrSpengler]

Thanks Powder and Discordia. Didn't know we had a thread a few months back; totally missed it.

I'll add all those to the pile!

[oldmanwinters]

SDCC 2012 Promo Comic http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RgPDUWS9L.jpg


Aw, man, I had forgotten about this one; it's so great!

[Matches Malone]

Aw, man, I had forgotten about this one; it's so great!

I just noticed these figures have crazy elongated necks. They may have been prototypes but it's still weird. They almost look like the NECA figures.

[DrSpengler]

Ross Campbell http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/032/4/e/vigil_by_mooncalfe-d5tiypi.jpg
SDCC 2012 Promo Comic http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RgPDUWS9L.jpg


Awesome! Thanks! I tried looking back through the forum history, but the board starts deleting threads at February, so the previous one on the cover homages is likely lost. I appreciate everybody repeating this info for me.

The Mark Torres cover homage is in the link Powder provided (and it's great).

[oldmanwinters]

Awesome! Thanks! I tried looking back through the forum history, but the board starts deleting threads at February, so the previous one on the cover homages is likely lost. I appreciate everybody repeating this info for me.

The Mark Torres cover homage is in the link Powder provided (and it's great).

Yeah, it's not so much that the threads were deleted, it's just that they aren't listed in the active threads. I tried cross-searching for Lawson, Berger, and Torres but to no avail thus far. "#1" would be a relevant term, but it's too short for the forum's search system to recognize.

[Powder]

I remembered it was Tothenines who made the thread, so I went to his profile and clicked the "find all threads started by Tothenines" button. Success!

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=38665

[DrSpengler]

Awesome Powder. Thanks!

I think that sews up all the missing ones I need (didn't know about the Nick TMNT SDCC poster or the old iron-on and totally forgot about the IDW #1 Jetpack exclusive).

I'm gonna stick to ones that are unique in some way, even if it's just a recolor or a rough. Got 24 images in all.

Hmmm, some of these Awesome Turtle Picture quickies are as much work as a full article...

[Powder]

I know there's an Eastman recreation somewhere that he sold on his site too, but I couldn't find it. I dunno if that's the kinda thing you'd find relevant here but yeah...

[DrSpengler]

Awesome Turtle Picture #20: A cover so nice they made it twice! Then 20 more times. (http://tmntentity.blogspot.com/2013/06/awesome-turtle-picture-020.html)

Thanks everyone for helping me hunt down all those odds and ends!

[Powder]

A nice tribute as always! Just two things to make note of- You said the action figures in that one mock-up were modified NECA toys but they're actually the current Playmates run (albeit altered in the neck area at the very least). & the other thing is that Dan Duncans other tribute isn't actually roughs but rather an IDW Limited art piece that came packed in with a hardcover collected book, done months after #12 came out.

[Davin]

Awesome! I love these poses, but does anyone know what Raph is doing with his left leg? It doesn't seem to fit anywhere on some of the covers...

I've always wondered this!! I'm building a rooftop to recreate this scene soon with my B&W Necas and I'm trying to figure out if I can pose him without looking too goofy or falling over without support.

[DrSpengler]

A nice tribute as always! Just two things to make note of- You said the action figures in that one mock-up were modified NECA toys but they're actually the current Playmates run (albeit altered in the neck area at the very least). & the other thing is that Dan Duncans other tribute isn't actually roughs but rather an IDW Limited art piece that came packed in with a hardcover collected book, done months after #12 came out.

Made the changes! Thanks.

Looking at some of those artist commission and con sketches collected at the end, you can tell that a lot of the guys were recreating the cover from memory given that a few of the Turtles are standing in different spots. Heh.

[Matches Malone]

Made the changes! Thanks.

Looking at some of those artist commission and con sketches collected at the end, you can tell that a lot of the guys were recreating the cover from memory given that a few of the Turtles are standing in different spots. Heh.

I think that's true too, but at least with Ross', I know he intentionally switched up the turtles' positions for fun. Pretty neat, actually.

[oldmanwinters]

Nice work, Spengs. I think you probably "covered" everything!

[Jester]

Well, Doc, it looks like Out of the Shadows has another call back to "The Pose."

[ToTheNines]

Anyone happen to save the half assed homage Platinum Dunes did for the 2014 movie?

[bushido]

Anyone happen to save the half assed homage Platinum Dunes did for the 2014 movie?

Can't find a better quality
https://cdn.amctheatres.com/Media/Default/BlogPost/movie-news/VINTAGE%5B2%5D.jpg

Cory Smith did it too
http://images.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/157475248/max_h-1000+max_w-1000/exclusive_teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_fcbd2015_pr int_by_cory_smith.jpg

[ToTheNines]

Can't find a better quality
https://cdn.amctheatres.com/Media/Default/BlogPost/movie-news/VINTAGE%5B2%5D.jpg

Interesting, I don't believe I've seen this one.

The one I'm talking about uses the actual CGI models. It's the same lineup and rooftop layout, but they're all just kinda standing there instead of doing their respective poses.

[BlueBandana]

Mark Torres and Ross Campbell each have one out there, but I don't think they were official covers.

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/032/4/e/vigil_by_mooncalfe-d5tiypi.jpg

I'm the owner of the homage #1 cover sketch that Sophie shared on her DA page, and I just wanted to let everyone know that the above image was a work-in-progress scan. I posted a scan of the finished piece in my original art collection thread in case anyone is interested in seeing it! I also own a homage #1 cover sketch by Dan Duncan that can also be found in the same thread. Here's a photo of them both :tsmile:

http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh486/BlueBandana84/DSCF3613_zpscb89x18l.jpg

[ToTheNines]

Another take. Powder did this as a commission for yours truly.

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww280/craig-5/Mobile%20Uploads/tmnt%20cover%20pose2.png

[DestronMirage22]

Another take. Powder did this as a commission for yours truly.

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww280/craig-5/Mobile%20Uploads/tmnt%20cover%20pose2.png

Wow, that's really good! Love the inclusion of the sword of Tengu.

[Lordmylar06]

Here's mine from last year:
http://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13082691_1020121018036225_1172467582494689159_n.pn g?oh=63baf650c5b14a9a6ef4a7af04b66bdf&oe=597110B4

[ToTheNines]

Ah, very cool. Do you have a high res version? I'm currently putting together a collection of these and would love to print that, too.

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww280/craig-5/IMG_0603.jpg

[pl212]

Here is my take
http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad265/vapidx/YarnTMNT_Preview_zpsce4a66b2.jpg (http://s942.photobucket.com/user/vapidx/media/YarnTMNT_Preview_zpsce4a66b2.jpg.html)

[D Piddy 1982]

Can't find a better quality
https://cdn.amctheatres.com/Media/Default/BlogPost/movie-news/VINTAGE%5B2%5D.jpg

Cory Smith did it too
http://images.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/157475248/max_h-1000+max_w-1000/exclusive_teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_fcbd2015_pr int_by_cory_smith.jpg

Have always loved that Corey Smith version.

[ToTheNines]

I just realized that Adam Gorham (Metalhead 2.0) did one too.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CD7i3HoUgAE_wYO.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CD7i4PZVIAA_P4t.jpg

Here is my take
http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad265/vapidx/YarnTMNT_Preview_zpsce4a66b2.jpg (http://s942.photobucket.com/user/vapidx/media/YarnTMNT_Preview_zpsce4a66b2.jpg.html)

That's awesome!

[Leomaru]

Here's mine from last year:
http://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13082691_1020121018036225_1172467582494689159_n.pn g?oh=63baf650c5b14a9a6ef4a7af04b66bdf&oe=597110B4

NICE! I used to own these toys :tgrin:

[Rooish]

Wow, Adam Gorham's is really awesome.

I like yours a lot too, pl212.

[AquaParade]

Ah, very cool. Do you have a high res version? I'm currently putting together a collection of these and would love to print that, too.

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww280/craig-5/IMG_0603.jpg

Cool, dude.

It's definitely fun comparing all the different styles and techniques used.

The 4th world poster looks pretty cool. If it were me, I'd probably just leave that or the City at War one up, but what you have going on is awesome too.

[pl212]

I like yours a lot too, pl212.

Thanks! :tgrin:

[ToTheNines]

Awesome Turtle Picture #20: A cover so nice they made it twice! Then 20 more times. (http://tmntentity.blogspot.com/2013/06/awesome-turtle-picture-020.html)

Thanks everyone for helping me hunt down all those odds and ends!

I wish Mark would update this article. There’s like a million more now.

[Optimus Primer]

From the current iteration:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F2nv_QYbEAEaCP1?format=jpg&name=medium
https://static1.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tales-of-the-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-posing-on-a-new-york-city-rooftop.png?q=70&fit=contain&w=1200&h=628&dpr=1

[ToTheNines]

https://i.imgur.com/2vXuCVr.jpeg

Zombie turtles by Ciro for Turtlecon 2025

Anyone remember what this looked like?

It was a hand-drawn take on the PD turtles doing the pose. Might have even been Santolouco? Really should have screenshotted some of these…