So why was April a reporter in the first movie when it was so Mirage influenced?

[Refractive Reflections]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

I assume those stats were written almost entirely by Erik Wujcik, but I expect he got input from Eastman & Laird regarding the character profiles since the comics were still in their infancy in 1985. Whether E & L put a lot of thought into it or just pulled some vague ideas out of the air, I don't know. Anyhow, the Mirage staff continued to develop their characters without regard to the Palladium continuity, as evidenced by the contradictory takes on Lord Simultaneous, Complete Carnage, and Radical seen in Transdimensional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989).
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Thanks oldmanwinters for answering my question! Appreciate it!