Micro-Series #5: Splinter by Erik Burnham.
 

Due out in June, art by CP Wilson III.

I'm very excited about this, Splinter rarely get solo time and Burnham is an excellent writer. If you don't believe me, just check out IDW's current Ghostbusters ongoing book.

REEEEALLY, can't wait to see Peterson's cover though.

Here's Willson III's take on the TMNT, I dig it.

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/20...rs-d4ouq1g.jpg

I can not efffing wait for this.

I missed the source on this one. Was it on the IDW forums?

Yes, sir. Bobby Curnow himself.

Good stuff! Too bad he's drawing the Splinter micro, but I'm sure we'll get a turtle or two somewhere in the issue. Checked out his art and he seems very versatile, so I'm sure he'll have no trouble doing a TMNT comic. The potential of this ongoing Micro-Series is very exciting!

Ah, okay, here it is:
http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewt...=279541#279541

**** me in the ass!!!!this is one hell of interesting artwork!!!!!!!cannot wait to see and most of all read more of that take on the turtles!!!!I say GOOD that he does the splinter micro, the sensei/father figure should be a strong image for us to believe in this character...

Wow awsome cant wait.

Which explains why David Petersen didn't know what the fourth one was, maybe he hadn't been told what covers to draw :lol:

Nice, CP Wilson III is a great artist. I'm not so sure about his turtles, but I think he'll probably do a nice job with the book.

Yea! and also :(, because my wallet can't repel an force of this magnitude.

You know at first I didn't like the idea of IDW rehashing Eastman and Laird's old Micro Series issues, but after having read the first 3 I'm really impressed, and am glad to see they're gonna do ones for other characters, not just the Turtles.

They're not rehashes. Educate yourself. They have tributes and similar thematics, but they don't tell the same story whatsofriggin'ever.

I don't care for the turtle art in the OP, personally. Maybe that won't be a problem though, since the book is Splinter-centric.

:tread:

Hmm... well, the definition of the word does seem to leave a little bit of wiggle room for interpretation.

Burnham's been ROCKING IDW's Ghostbusters book.

This ought to be great.

Powder, I have to admit that Raphael in that pic reminds me a lot of your drawing style. I'm not sure why, but it does.

I hope #8 is either Shredder or the Fugitoid. I'm ready to see the good doctor arrive on the lam!

PS: Welcome the Technodrome's newest member - Erik Burnham! :D :D

I think rehashing is definitely the right word here. It's not the same stories, but when you release single story issues just like Eastman & Laird did, it's rehashing. But luckily it's new stories.

Hell, I thought Issue #5 was a damn Splinter Micro Series. It seemed to be all about him. Just my take on it.

I would LOVE to see a Micro Series issue on other characters, too. A Shredder issue would simply be awesome. As long as it didn't focus on his time feuding with Yoshi. I mean come on, how many times can I see Saki and Yoshi confront each other in the past? (I haven't read all the comics yet. Is Shredder even in it yet besides the flashback as Saki?)

Oh, and LOVE the Turtles drawing in the first post. Very nice.

And Venom, you say you hope number EIGHT is Shredder or Fugitoid? Does that mean #'s 6 and 7 are already taken by other characters?

Yeah, Casey has 6 and April has 7. :)

Scroll up and u can see that 6 is Casey and 7 is April :)

Rehashing is not the right word. Micro's for the main cast with totally different stories is far from the meaning of the word.

Hoooooooly hell.

Rehashing an IDEA. Where do you think they got the idea for doing a micro-series for each character? Out of the blue? No, they got it from freakin' Eastman & Laird. But, I give it to them, they're taking it to the next level by instituting more characters (which I love by the way).

It's sad that one word can take over a thread. That's the kind of crap that makes people not want to come back, because they think people will jump over something as stupid as this.

They got the idea from E&L, deal with it. IDW is doing good with the Turtles, and I hope to have all the comics soon (just missing 1E or 1G, and 2C), and will buy any Turtles issue they release, as long as the stories are readable.

I'm so excited for more micros. The idea we will see more of Splinter, Casey, April, and I hope Hob, is awesome. This is an awesome end to the day.

Hello, everyone. (:

*hyperventilates* *gains composure* *retreats to the Himalayas on a spiritual quest*

Okay, did anyone actually read my earlier statement or did you all just see that one word and decide to flip out over it?!

I was simply comparing how I feel now about the IDW Micro Series to how I felt then!

Your quote wasn't exactly what you said.

Again, heya, folks. Just signed in when word got back to me that discussion sparked some here.

I'm excited - and terrified - to be writing this Micro (first draft done and all, but still waiting for Nickelodeon's revision notes.)

I can say, as of the first draft:

* I have seen Peterson's cover. Wow.
* The Turtles make a very small (but, I hope, worthwhile) appearance.

I just realized I can't say anything else without spoiling things I'm not allowed to spoil. lol. Even the Turtle tease may have been too much, but I'll risk it since it doesn't intrude on any of Tom's work. (;

In any case, I feel lucky to have been allowed to take part.

More as it develops. (:

Great to hear. Welcome and thanks for keeping us posted!

I'm looking forward to the additional micro's!

I know, I edited it.

Excellent news!

-ms

Could Splinter's issue be where we are introduced to the Rat King? I'm thinking that would be awesome.

This issue is gonna be so awesome, I can't wait! Thanks for popping in w the latest Erik! Congrats on landing the job too!

Hob, I agree that this would be a perfect intro for Rat King. Let's hope!

Personally I'd much rather see a Hob or Shredder micro before Casey, we got a lot of him already in the first few issues.

The less we see of Shredder, the better. The thing that made Mirage Shredder such a cool villain was that besides the first issue, we hardly ever saw him.

This interests me. I know the Micro's release dates don't always match up with the chronology, but it would seem that Splinter's going to be captured by the end of #8.

Let's hope not. I'd like some questions to be answered before any big mind-benders like the Rat King is introduced.

We've got plenty of Casey and Raph yeah, but he hasn't had any panel-time with Leo, Don or Mike.

Agreed, but this isn't Mirage Shredder. I'd personally really like to know what makes this Shredder tick. He's never really been a villain with an understandable motive.

I realize this isn't Mirage Shredder, but I think Peter and Kevin really knew what they were doing when writing those original issues. I'm just scared that by Shredder getting his own micro-issue, that ''mystery'' won't be there any more. I really don't want to see that much.

Well they killed Shredder, I don't expect IDW to do that. If they keep him alive, the "mystery" can only go on so long before that gets old, especially considering he somehow survived the past 600 years.

Well, they either kill him eventually or he will turn into 4kids Shredder in which case I might drop the book. I really want villains to just die. I don't want to read for years about how Shredder is just hangin' out, doing his thing. Idw can drag it out for as long as they want but if they want to really knock this outta the park, they will kill Shredder. And keep him dead.

As much as I'd love to see something along those lines, I really doubt it'll happen. IDW is probably gonna have Shredder around for as long as they can, but we'll see.