Italian LE TARTARUGHE NINJA Comics on English!
 

Hey, guys! While Forever War still in the making and mostly depends on Chris Allan as an artist, I want to start another huge project. As a longtime fans most of you knows what TMNT comics has been published not only in US but also in many other countries -- and in some of them it were not just a reprints. One of the most rare foreign TMNT comics are Italian 'Le Tartarughe Ninja'.The key issue is that this comics didn't have their own TMNT series, but instead they has been published in a weekly 'fumetti' magazines founded in early XX century -- Corriero dei Piccoli (1990-1994) and Il Giornalino (1994-1998, 2005-2008 ).

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The most difficult part was find out all issues contained TMNT comics, as there is still no full catalog or something about this magazines. So, in order not to miss a single story, we completed the whole magazines series for each year and found every TMNT story inside.

Sadly, this comics will never be reprinted in USA officially because of many factors such as ancient licence agreements between a companies which are not the right holders anymore... So, we're translating them into English on our own and relettering in a professional way. Because our main goal -- find and tempt out of the shadows all existed TMNT comics from all over the world!

I'm going to collected this amazing comics on English for myself in a books, year by year. Hardcover, 120+ pages, 8.6x12.4 inches (same format and quality as TMNT Odyssey Ultimate). Each one will be printed with an extremely small print run, so if you want to get them in you collection as badly as myself, that's your unique chance to get a copy! Please send me a message for details here or on Facebook.

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Why we are started from Il Giornalino instead of early Corriero dei Piccoli magazine? Unlike Corriero dei Piccoli, where TMNT stories started from cartoon adaptations, storyline in Il Giornalino is a mix between TMNT 1987 cartoon and 1990-1993 movies and created absolutely new, original universe! So, first of all we wanted to share this stories, but you can be sure -- time for Corriero dei Piccoli will come as well.

To show you how amazing this comics, I attach the first chapter here, please enjoy!
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Hey there, I am Posting here as well to be sure.i have sent you a pm but it doesnt Appear in my outbox, so I dont know if you got it.
I would be down for 2 Books Please.

Very cool! I sent an email since we'd already messaged there about Forever War.

I've always loved the way "Tartarughe Ninja" rolls off the tongue.

You know what I would really kill to see? Italian TMNT comics drawn by the legendary Tony Wolf (who was very much Italian despite his pen name), just for the offbeat-ness of it all. Those who know his work will understand; those who don't, just Google him and you'll see why.

Amazing! I like this! We need even more Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stuff archived, like the Mexican comic series and the assorted Manga. But this is a great and unexpected start.

Italian comics based on the 2k3 show. That is interesting.

I have plans for this as well. The progress so far -- almost the whole book is translated now, I'm working on the lettering.

Oooh I do want this! Sign me up!
If only we could do this with the newspaper comics too.

Is there going to be a collection of the original covers at the end or something like that?

(There is all those british magazine too that can be collected)

Yes, for sure. All existed material will be collected.

Is the story "Assalto al Treno" that was translated by Nortock Diab, be in it?
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No. This story will be in next book. It was published in 1995.

I was wondering if the original comics from the Fleetway Publications magazine Hero Turtles Adventures can be collected or is there some copyright that are hard to get around?

What is Italian copyright law like? If there are no work-for-hire practices involved, it's possible that the creators of these comics own the rights to them.

Message sent. Good luck! You guys always turn out good work!

Neat. Good luck in your endeavor.

There is a chance for the Mexican comic?

Yes, maybe!

if you decide to start selling in digital, here is a client!

Hey, gang! Just want to remind you about this amazing project! The book is almost finished, so today I want to share with you another awesome chapter, 'The Genius of Donatello':
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P.S. You also can read first chapter here:
https://yadi.sk/i/oy3xM2CZNYNkgA

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Feel free to write me if you want to preorder a copy!

What's up, guys! I'm glad to let you know, what the first Italian TMNT book finally done and going to the printer on Monday. You still have a chance to jump into the last car and become a contributor those name will be printed on the THANKS page inside the book and preorder bonus poster and postcard!

And here is another chapter, that I'd like to share!
Please welcome 'Bebop and Rocksteady':
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Can't wait for this!
I sure hope there will be another book after this one :D

It’s almost here! I’ve got first photos of the upcoming Italian TMNT comics book right from the Printer! I’ll get the books on the next week and immediately will start to send them out! Keep in touch for the announcement of the second book!

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Hey, guys! Here is Introduction from the Book 1 and also preview for the Book 2!

At the height of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series’ popularity, Archie Comics quickly won their own audience with the TMNT Adventures comic book based on the same show. Turtlemania took the world by storm and many countries from all around the globe acquired the rights to reprint Ninja Turtles comics in their native languages, some even hiring their own writers and artists. Despite how pervasive the internet is now, most of these comic books, published over 25 years ago, remain unknown to a wider audience to this very day. While this can be forgiven in regards to short promo comics or stand-alone specials, there is an elephant in the room that many have overlooked. I’m referring to the Italian ‘Le Tartarughe Ninja’ series, which consist of more than a thousand full-length pages!

Thing is, the Italian TMNT comics had never been published as a standalone series (which would be quite easy to discover and discern the details). No, they were published as a feature in two of the oldest and most popular Italian weekly comic book almanacs, ‘Corriere dei Piccoli’ (later known as ‘Corrierino’) and ‘Il Gionalino’. The ‘Corriere dei Piccoli’ journal was the first Italian periodical magazine to make a regular feature of publishing short comic stories. It lasted from 1908 till 1995. The ‘Il Giornalino’ magazine is a bit younger, as it appeared in 1924 and is still published as of 2020.

In addition to their own stories and characters, these magazines acquired a license for creating comics based on popular American and European movies and cartoons, including The Flintstones, Jurassic Park, Asterix, Looney Tunes, and more. However, one could never tell if there would be stories featuring specific characters in each week’s issue. Such features were rarely published in immediate succession and readers had to wait a few weeks, or even months, to read another story starring their favorite characters.

We stumbled upon one of these magazines on eBay in November 2018 and began unraveling its mysteries. Soon we found out that these Italian TMNT comics were published in Italy from 1990 till 1998 (stories based on the 1987 TV show) and then from 2005 till 2008 (stories based on the 2003 TV show). We failed to find any issue guides, obviously, for there is still no complete catalogue in the Internet. Our search was further complicated by the fact that many issues with TMNT stories didn’t have the Green Team themselves on the covers. So, in order not to mess things up or miss an appearance, we had to acquire full runs of each publication year, then extract the precious pieces of work, just as we’d do with oysters and pearls. That was one hell of a job, let me say!

The first Italian TMNT story was published in December 1990 in ‘Corriere dei Piccoli’ magazine. The series was cancelled in 1994, although the books I’m talking about right now, collects the second ‘Il Giornalino’ cycle, published from 1994 till 1998 with a hiatus in 1997 (so, 4 years in total). You may wonder why… And there are a few reasons for that.

First of all, ‘Il Giornalino’ stories are meant for more adult readers, and their vision of TMNT is a unique mixture of the 1987 TV show and 1990-1993 movies. Theirs is an entirely new, breathtaking universe, while the ‘Corriere dei Piccoli’ series starts with an adaptation of the very first episodes of the TV show and then, just like Fleetway Publishing’s Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in the UK, does not go beyond the 1987 Universe. The second reason is the fact that ‘Il Giornalino’ stories were the first Italian comics we uncovered, and currently it’s the only complete collection we’ve managed to assemble, while work on ‘Corriere dei Piccoli’ is still in progress. But rest assured, the time shall come!

The ‘Turtles Club’ global goal has always been to collect, translate and publish all the existing comic book stories about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the world. As such, we are pleased to present to you the first of the four collected books of Italian ‘Il Giornalino’ TMNT stories based on the 1987 TV show (and we’ll also talk about comic adaptations of 2003 TV show comics, a bit later).

Sadly, these comics will never be reprinted in USA officially because of many factors such as ancient license agreements between companies which are not the right holders anymore... So, we're translating them into English on our own, but doing it in a professional way. Because our main goal -- find and tempt out of the shadows all existed TMNT comics from all over the world!

I'm going to collect these amazing comics on English for myself in books, year by year, and if you want, you can join and get a copy as well. As the first book already printed and almost arrived, I’m glad to open preorder for the Book 2: Year 1995 Collection!

Hardcover, 168 (!) pages, 8.6x12.4 inches (same format and quality as TMNT Odyssey Ultimate). Each one will be printed with an extremely small print run, so if you have to get them in your collection as badly as myself, that's your unique chance to get a copy! (There are still some copies of the Book One as well!) Please send me a direct message for details.

And to show you how amazing these comics, here is another chapter, right from the second book!
https://yadi.sk/i/xkwF-6m_J5SfSQ


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Any news about this? Sorry, but i need some new stuff to read :P

I just got mine in the mail and I love it! I can't wait until the second book comes out!

That is awesome to hear that these are arriving! Are tracking numbers or an email shipment notification sent out or are they just arriving as a surprise?
I’m very much looking forward to receiving mine.

I asked and he provided a tracking number

Hey, guys! Not all packages are shipped yet, sorry for the delay. I'll contact with everyone and provide track number for sure. I hope, I'll finish shipping on this week.

Thank you for the update!

No worries, just take your time and stay safe out there, that's way more important. That being said, can't wait for mine :tlol:

Is book two already done?

Nope, but I'm working on it)

Can I ask you what the cover will look like?

Just got mine, and OMG, the quality of it :teek: such professional work, worth every cent and i'm in for all of them, the ones announced and every single one you guys are willing to release down the line.

Hey buddy, how is the second book coming along? I can't wait for it.

Any news about the second book? Been a while since we got any.

Wow, really cool, didn't know about this.