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[kodave]

Does anyone know if IDW released or plans to release TMNT Ultimate Collection Vol. 5 in the black & white cover variant format?

I can't find any information about it online and they didn't have it at WonderCon this past weekend, but they did have the regular UC Vol. 5 for sale.

[rich]

Last I heard from IDW (back in December) was that there was nothing known about it. So, I'd say it's likely not in their plans but if it happens at all, SDCC 2014 would be where it would appear. I keep an eye on the IDW Shop as well...they always have them for sale there.

[kodave]

Originally Posted by rich

Last I heard from IDW (back in December) was that there was nothing known about it. So, I'd say it's likely not in their plans but if it happens at all, SDCC 2014 would be where it would appear. I keep an eye on the IDW Shop as well...they always have them for sale there.

Thanks for responding.

I just can't figure out why they wouldn't put it out (or know nothing about it) since they did Vol. 1-4 in the B&W variant covers. They even went as far as to change the coloring of the lettering on the spine on Vol. 4 so it wouldn't match the first three volumes, which makes me think they were thinking about the future of the line in some capacity.

Since they printed the regular UC Vol. 5, the pages are (or were) all ready to go, they just need to slap the B&W cover on instead. Even if the B&W variants weren't selling to their liking, they just need to make it an even more limited print run on it and people will gobble it up, especially those of us who have bought the first 4 volumes with the variant B&W covers.

It's also kind of hard to believe they'd screw with the collector fan base like this between not doing a B&W variant Vol. 5 and by changing the letter coloring on the spine of Vol. 4. It makes me think "Why bother?" with IDW at all, or at best, just stick to the standard covers and buy them from retailers that offer steep discounts rather than pay $50 per book right to IDW for these at Cons or off their website.

/rant

[Bobby Curnow]

To be fair, Rich asked me, and it's not my department. I just plain don't know, so that's the answer I gave.

[rich]

Thanks for chiming in Bobby.

@kodave, I know I'd love to see the B&W Ultimate Vol. 5 as well but ultimately IDW is a business and they are out to make money. If the previous B&W volumes didn't sell well, someone likely made the decision not to do any more. Sometimes the best laid plans go awry...sometimes things change.

[kodave]

Originally Posted by rich

Thanks for chiming in Bobby.

@kodave, I know I'd love to see the B&W Ultimate Vol. 5 as well but ultimately IDW is a business and they are out to make money. If the previous B&W volumes didn't sell well, someone likely made the decision not to do any more. Sometimes the best laid plans go awry...sometimes things change.

Yeah I get that they're a business and I totally understand that end of things. I'm not suggesting they lose money to please fans, but I have a hard time believing they didn't turn a profit or break even on the previous variant covers unless they drastically overprinted them compared to demand. They've been sold out of the first volume variant edition for about a year now if not longer. And volumes 2, 3 and 4 have only been out for maybe 18 months and less?

It just seems like there are options to put out the variant cover since the bulk of the work was already done by the fact they put together a normal Vol. 5. I don't even think they change the ISBN in the book so I think it's literally just bound to a different cover. I wouldn't think it to be a huge man-power or production cost difference at the factory.

And while things can go awry, it is disappointing considering how heavily IDW was marketing this series and those Limited lines to collectors. Even if the volume 5 variant wasn't going to sell hot, it would have been a classy move to at least make a limited run available in a way IDW could at least break even on the books. Wasn't the first printing of the volume 1 variant limited to 200 for the LBCC or something like that? Maybe they could have just done a repeat of that printing quantity for volume 5 and sell them at the cons. Maybe if they made the variant line available as a Direct Market exclusive they'd have sold better numbers on it, since I believe the only way to get them short of the secondary market is to go to a Con or order them from IDW's online store. Marvel seems to have a lot of success with their DM Omnibus variant covers.

Hopefully IDW will consider making something happen at SDCC like you suggested since I think their only "new(-ish)" variant TMNT hardcover exclusive is the B&W cover version of the Artobiography. (And I don't think the regular version of that sold well considering you can find it for $15 shipped online, compared to the $50 IDW is asking.)

Anyway, I've taken up enough time and space ranting. I'm just very disappointed because I was looking forward to that volume 5 variant so much.

[Xav]

What was the name of April's roommate in the IDW series?

[ProphetofGanja]

Originally Posted by Xav

What was the name of April's roommate in the IDW series?

Whoa I hadn't thought about her in a while. Did she even have a name?

[Sophie Campbell]

Originally Posted by Xav

What was the name of April's roommate in the IDW series?

Trish! and since i can't post just her name because it's too short of a post, here's some extra text.

[mrmaczaps]

i've searched high and low for the links and i know i asked this before 10-15 pages ago, but can anyone provide the links for reading #29 & #30 online? i seem to have lost them. thanks!

[boywonder26]

Can someone explaine whatbthe next to last page of the bebop and rocksteady issue means..the one with raph on it..I just noticed it and am a little confused.thanks

[papa_smurf73]

I wasn't sure where to post this, so hopefully this will do...

I recall seeing this poster a while ago, and for the life of me I can't remember the back story behind it. Can someone fill me in? Where were these initially distributed?



I may purchase this specific one from someone, but I wonder if its possible these were re-printed?

[Mayhem]

It was a Mondo poster from 2011 by Jeff Proctor.

http://www.slashfilm.com/cool-stuff-...-santa-sangre/

These things nearly always sell out stupidly fast, the problem is half of them are to scalpers just looking to profit sadly. I'd like one but not for the hundreds of dollars people ask for it.

Managed to grab a couple from the booth sales at SDCC last year, the Aliens one was excellent

[papa_smurf73]

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by Mayhem

It was a Mondo poster from 2011 by Jeff Proctor.

http://www.slashfilm.com/cool-stuff-...-santa-sangre/

These things nearly always sell out stupidly fast, the problem is half of them are to scalpers just looking to profit sadly. I'd like one but not for the hundreds of dollars people ask for it.

Managed to grab a couple from the booth sales at SDCC last year, the Aliens one was excellent

Thanks for your response, and the link! The dude was willing to hold it for me. So with any luck, next month I'll own it.

[Mayhem]

You're welcome... hopefully for a lot less than it's been resold for...!

[Bobby Curnow]

Responding to post a few spots up... we will have B & W version of Ultimate Collection Vol. 5 at SDCC this year. Turns out our printer never sent them to us, so that's why they weren't on anyone's radar.

[tfranzone]

I know this is very early, but does anyone know of what/who will be at NYCC this year turtle related, or anything that may be releasing or limited edition turtles items that would be good to keep an eye out for at this years NYCC ?

[Powder]

Is Dr. Dome's mech suit blue in the Mirage books as it is in the 4kids series? I need to know ASAP if anyone can help.

[Venom]

Originally Posted by Powder

Is Dr. Dome's mech suit blue in the Mirage books as it is in the 4kids series? I need to know ASAP if anyone can help.

Only colorized pic I could manage to find is the Color Classics version, which is a very, very pale blue (to mimic a silvery sheen), with purplish-magenta appendages.

[Powder]

Can't trust those books to the fullest extent but the blue is consistent at least... Thanks.