Win a Shredder drawing from Hidetsugu Yoshioka
 

And a Megatron. And a Galvatron.

If you dug Hidetsugu Yoshioka's artwork for the Japanese Super Mutant Turtles and Metal Mutant Turtles story pages from the 90s, TakaraTomy licensee e-Hobby is having a contest where you could win brand new pieces of art from him.

http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/engli...n_en/3476.html

All you have to do is submit a question via Twitter or Facebook. And it's okay if the question is in English, as they have an employee who will be translating them.

If you haven't seen Yoshioka's TMNT art, You can see a gallery of the pieces here.

He's more famous for his Transformers work, though, and you can see more of it here.

Dude, hell yeah. That's awesome. I will definitely enter.

Nice. I hope we all get to see the Shredder picture, regardless of who wins.

EDIT: Nevermind, it's already posted!

EDIT: I wonder if Yoshioka still has his TMNT art, and whether he'd be willing to post it online. Hmm... now that sounds like a good "question" to ask!

Damn, that shredder pic looks amazing. Kudos to whomever wins it.

pay attention nick, now THAT is a redesign that looks bad ass :)

I wouldn't mind seeing Nick "loan" out the franchise for another short-lived (but certainly higher quality!) anime series, kinda like how Marvel has done with their X-Men and Iron-Man series.

While I'd love to win that Shredder artwork, I'm not sure it's worth creating a twitter or facebook account just for this one contest...

They are simply the official accounts of E-Hobby Shop. The Yoshioka interview/contest is only tied to a couple posts that relate to it. The Facebook has posts going all the way back to March of last year.

Maybe theyll do a spinoff as a reality comedy with April, Casey, and other humans.

:teek:Ugh, that would be awful. When it comes to sitcoms, Nick really hasn't been doing well for the last couple of years, with a few exceptions of course. But I'd love a new anime series with the turtles. Anyway, sweet looking drawings.

I know right! Nicks live shows are messed up! :tgrin:

I think what Ravenxl7 meant is that he's not sure if it's worth HIM (Ravenxl7) creating a Twitter or Facebook account, just to have the chance to enter this one contest. (I could've misconstrued his meaning, though.)

Yeah, that notion makes a lot more sense.

If so, then I fully support Ravenxl7's sentiment! Kudos to anybody who can resist the allure of social media! 8)

That's exactly what I meant. I had a facebook account once, and as great as this artwork is, it's not worth going back to that.

Only social media/network I'm a part of is Google+, and I actually have a hard time calling it a social network. I'm no more social on it than I am in real life, and the only people in my circles are those I actually know. As far as I'm concerned it's essentially an extension of my email.

Part 1 of the Yoshioka interview is up:
http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/engli...n_en/4599.html

Not many TMNT references thus far, except this:

I guess the winner of the Yoshioka art pieces is still yet to be announced.

EDIT:
Part 2 is up:
http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/engli...n_en/4726.html

Part 3 should be up by August 17, and it will include some fan questions on his TMNT work!

Alright, True Believers, Part 3 of the Yoshioka interview if finally up, and there's some TMNT discussion this time.
http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/engli...n_en/4847.html

He actually answered my question! Sadly... neither DrSpengler nor I won the Shredder piece.:tgrumble:

Here's some of Yoshioka's contributions to the TMNT manga-verse that he mentioned in the interview:
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3422/...5024018b_z.jpg
Yoshioka's Casey Jones & Super Turtle Cycle by oldmanwinters, on Flickr

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3327/...2c557415_z.jpg
Yoshioka's Super Mutant Splinter vs. Dark Devil Shredder by oldmanwinters, on Flickr

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3380/...a7450be6_z.jpg
Yoshioka's Cat Woman April O'Neil by oldmanwinters, on Flickr

I won!!! They just messaged me! They said it will arrive in a week!

That's disappointing.

Ha not for me!

Congratulations dude! It's neat seeing a B&W Shredder in a similar style to the 2003 Shredder. He just seems much more real and authentic when drawn by the Japanese.

It's too bad the prize art isn't going to someone who is an actual fan of Hidetsugu Yoshioka or the TMNT manga.

I'm a little confused on this one.

Donnie DBERG, if you don't mind me asking, what was your question that you submitted? And congratulations on your victory [whether you're a "true fan" or not, I guess. :-) ]

EDIT:
Ah, there it is:
But come'on, "Mr." Donenberg, you could have at least spelled "villain" properly! :-)

Well, a shame I didn't win, but Yoshioka DID answer my question in Part 2 of the interview, so I don't feel cheated.

As a fan of his work for years, it was fascinating hearing all his experiences. I knew in advance that he was a fan of American comics, but I didn't know how knowledgable he really was.

Also, Moon Knight had his own manga series? Moon Knight.

On behalf of America, Japan, I am very sorry.

Hey, that's great to hear! Which questions did you ask, Mark?

I remember you asked about Yoshioka's influences and his prior experience with TMNT media. It was so funny how he forced Casey Jones into his comic story (even in spite of explicit requests not to!) because he liked Casey's portrayal in the movie so much.

And I'm very surprised he decided to mutate April into her cat-woman form in spite of it not being in Comic Bom Bom's instructions. I figured that angle was an attempt to promote her Mutations action figure (which may have been a Fan Club mail order exclusive in Japan):
http://i.imgur.com/6CoeIwqh.jpg

Well you care enough to post about the fact that I care enough to post... It's a small world after all.

What an illogical circle jerk.

When did you become such a hipster? You used to be cool.

What, really? Moon Knight? There's only a handful of Marvel characters more boring that they could have possibly gone with :/

Just sayin'.

In an attempt to get this thread back on track, I thought Ninjinister did a nice Yoshioka inspired custom figure.

I'm also glad that Comic Bom Bom decided to stay closer to the Dengeki Comics storyline (volumes 1 and 3 at least) than the actual OVA episodes. I certainly think the print medium is the superior version of the story.

Thannks a bunch!


Ha yeah. I remember doing that on my phone.

Woah thats a cool figure!

It arrived today. Anybody have an idea of how much it is worth?

spoken like a true fan ;o)...

no idea who the artist is, but i'd have it framed on the wall already. it's a cool as hell looking piece :)

Im not gonna sell it! Im waiting til i stop liking turtles when it will be worth more.

I think I'd probably give you $10-15 for it. :P

Even though you can certainly do whatever you want with it, I really hope you don't sell it, Donnie DBERG. Yoshioka has done very, very few TMNT pieces. Most of Yoshioka's American afficianados are probably from the Transformers-fandom. It really is a unique piece of TMNT art considering the source.

See? This is why I griped. Should've went to OMW or Spengs, someone who actually values Yoshiokas work.

Truth be told, I don't really care too much for collecting original artwork. I'd much rather own copies of the Comic Bom Bom issues that feature the Yoshioka TMNT stories.:tcool: