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[Jester]

Originally Posted by Powder

I sure do. Leo is my favorite but I think any turtle getting shortchanged sucks. Same goes for Splinter.

Agreed. I love them all and don't want one short changed for another.

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by Jester

Where do Mikey and Donnie fit into this?

They both contribute to the battles, but Don's there to hack into things and blow sh*t up when need be, and Mike's importance is more in the family aspect of things rather than the ninja-ing.

But I picture Mike being the fastest runner out of the four.

[k_lala]

Originally Posted by Neutrino

Not to sound like a jerk but can we NOT turn this thread into another "Which turtles is best" debate. There is nothing in the comics to suggest one turtles is better than another. However, if you would like to debate which turtle is most skilled or perhaps their strengths, start a new thread or comment on one the existing 30 or 40 already like that.

I wasn't being a jerk i was just asking a question. And the reason i asked is because someone had posted stats of the Turtles and other characters in a different thread below show casing strength, durability, speed, etc etc. Raph lead in all of those categories.

I believe Leo is the best, but when you look at those 3 stats, its like wow Raph has so much potential. That is all.

[k_lala]

Originally Posted by Jester

Here's an odd question: Do you hope Donatello and Michelangelo will get more "screen time" in the new TMNT universes, namely IDW and Nick?

I hope all the turtles get EQUAL time. I think 4Kids in my opinion did a great job of dividing the screen time. I also think they at times did a great job dividing the teams into pairs. I thought Mikey and Raph went together the best and Leo and Don were the best. But they did mix it up too, I wish we got to see Raph and Don a little more.

If you look at a poll on who's your favorite turtle, usually Leo, Mikey, and Raph are always pretty close. Don's always in last place and doesn't get enough love...i hope this doesn't mess things up for him on the Nick series.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by k_lala

If you look at a poll on who's your favorite turtle, usually Leo, Mikey, and Raph are always pretty close. Don's always in last place and doesn't get enough love...i hope this doesn't mess things up for him on the Nick series.

With Rob Paulsen as his voice I'm sure he'll be fine.

That and the one Turtle we've heard the most about so far in the pre-production is Donnie.

[Revan]

We know Leo lives to be at least 100 from Tales. Is there any indication that he lives longer than that?

[Venom]

Yeah, in the Tales story "Loops" we find out he's older than 100 because he mentions Don gave him his techno-blade on his 100th birthday.

Doesn't give an age, so it could have been the week prior, but he speaks as if it were many moons ago.

[DrSpengler]

Originally Posted by Neutrino

We know Leo lives to be at least 100 from Tales. Is there any indication that he lives longer than that?

If Leo was 15 in 1985, and the end of "Swan Song" takes place in 2099, that'd make the oldest concrete age for Leo to be 129 (it's implied he dies at the end of that issue).

[ToTheNines]

Leo was 13 in '85.

[Venom]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Leo was 13 in '84.

There, fixed.

[ToTheNines]

Nah dude. Issue #1 was released in '84, but it takes place in '85.

"I saw you die three years ago, why do you still haunt us?"

Return to New York is in 1988 and the turtles were 16. Subtract 3 from each of those numbers and you get 13 years old in the year of 1985.

[DrSpengler]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Leo was 13 in '85.

I completely disagree with that.

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

I completely disagree with that.

Please explain, I'm sure there's some good reasoning in your opinion.

[DrSpengler]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Please explain, I'm sure there's some good reasoning in your opinion.

Mainly two places. In TMNT #1, Splinter says that Saki killed Yoshi "nearly 15 years ago" and he was left to wander the streets where he first found the baby turtles. But with the qualifier of "nearly", I'll concede that it isn't a concrete 15.

AC Farley seemed to be going by the same logic when he wrote "15 Years Later" (title says it all), as well.

I understand that "nearly" could mean 13 or 14, but I err on the side of closer to 15 since we don't know precisely how much time Splinter spent wandering the streets and 15 is the closest thing to a solid number we've got.

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

Mainly two places. In TMNT #1, Splinter says that Saki killed Yoshi "nearly 15 years ago" and he was left to wander the streets where he first found the baby turtles. But with the qualifier of "nearly", I'll concede that it isn't a concrete 15.

AC Farley seemed to be going by the same logic when he wrote "15 Years Later" (title says it all), as well.

I understand that "nearly" could mean 13 or 14, but I err on the side of closer to 15 since we don't know precisely how much time Splinter spent wandering the streets and 15 is the closest thing to a solid number we've got.

All good points, but if they're fifteen in 1985, then they'd have to be 18 in RTNY since it's specifically stated to be 1988. And we know they don't turn eighteen untill the first issue of Volume 3, and I'm pretty sure it's been said that they turn 17 during City At War.

Just to give you a reference: They turn 18 at the begining of Volume 3, 17 sometime during City At War, 16 sometime before Return to New York, 15 sometime after the exile to Northampton, 14 sometime before Silent Partner, 13 sometime before Issue #1, 12 sometime before Not Forgotten.

Obviously, I used your timeline when figuring that up. Give it a peek with those ages in mind using mid-Fall as their birth month, it all adds up.

[Donnie]

Originally Posted by Neutrino

We know Leo lives to be at least 100 from Tales. Is there any indication that he lives longer than that?

Didn't Laird say this issue wasn't canon?

Oh and here's a question: Does anybody know how many of each Turtle's IDW individualized cover a local comic shop will be getting in (a rough estimate)? For example, do we know if one Turtle will be harder to find than another?

[wilddiverse]

Originally Posted by DonnyTMNT

Does anybody know how many of each Turtle's IDW individualized cover a local comic shop will be getting in (a rough estimate)? For example, do we know if one Turtle will be harder to find than another?

They're meant to be equal, so if a shop ordered 20 copies, they should receive 5 of each turtle.

[Powder]

Originally Posted by DonnyTMNT

Oh and here's a question: Does anybody know how many of each Turtle's IDW individualized cover a local comic shop will be getting in (a rough estimate)? For example, do we know if one Turtle will be harder to find than another?

Originally Posted by TomWaltz

Okay, here's the scoop:

#1 ships with 4 interconnected character covers in an even ratio 1:1:1:1, all by Dan Ducan

For every 10 copies of TMNT #1 ordered, retailers will receive 1 free Kevin Eastman variant cover

For every 20 TMNT #1 ordered, retailers will receive 1 double gatefold Duncan cover featuring all 4 character covers as wraparound image free.

For every 25 TMNT #1 ordered, retailers will receive 1 free Sam Kieth cover.

For every 50 copies TMNT #1 ordered, retailers will receive 1 free Kevin Eastman hand-drawn sketch variant cover.

Hope that helps!

Tom W.

From the man himself.

[RskimB]

In what universes is Mikey a writer? Was that just Image? my memory is fuzzy

[Powder]

I am positive he wrote in another volume as well, though I can't recall which. But the Image series is what showed that side of him the most.