I what I owe to TMNT:
1) More or less my identity. When I was young, I had almost no personality and I did not have a model. Then I discovered the TMNT. My two big bros, their friend and I used to play TMNT togerther all the time. Our friend was always our guest (we invited him to our house all the time) so he had priority and chose to be Leo (duh). My agressive bro chose Mike, the party dude and my eldest brother chose Donatello because he thought his glasses matched with Don's inventive spirit. No one wanted Raphael, because he had Sai's and they thought short weapons were lame. So, being the youngest, they gave me the role of Raphael. Identifying yourself to someone always helps you build a personality when you are young, I guess.
2)Countless hours of fun. In France, schooldays on wednesday end at noon. Instead of being bored to death during wednesday afternoons, I'd watch TMNT, even if it was in french!
3)My favorite color. I don't know why, but my favorite color has always been green, and it might have something to do with TMNT.
4)Inspiration. Every now and then, I get super-inspired by something that fascinates me. When I was young, it was the smurfs, Sonic and then TMNT. Although those inspiration boosts are sometimes short-lived, their make me want to draw a lot for a short period. Right now, I am right in the middle of my TMNT inspiration boost, but this time, my inspiration is so strong that I sometimes neglect a little bit my college studies to draw TMNTs...
Those TMNTs will always have a special place in my heart!
