There's Only One Man Who Could Save the Turtles...

**Venom** · 01-26-2009, 10:55 PM

Unfortunately he severed ties to the characters he created.

Seriously though, while I like Peter's high-concept stories, what the Turtle comics needed for the 21st century was the attitude his style brings. The first part of this decade saw the proliferation of comics becoming harder, grittier, and edgier than ever before and the Turtles made a complete 180 from that direction when it should have been embraced.

Many may disagree with me, but take a look at what comics sell strongly: those that deal with dark, gritty materials and whose characters have some demons to work out. Even mainstream publishers have a harder edge to them to the point where most comics are geared toward the mature reader.
To illustrate a more recent example is Tristan's stories in Tales being wildly popular. Why? Because it felt like the Turtles of old. He had the Foot, he had the grit.

If the Turtles had went back to their roots and relaunched, they may still be going strong. But instead we had a continuation of their story, and while I do like seeing the guys get older and getting a glimpse into their lives now, the majority of the public would rather see them as teenagers kicking ass and taking names.

01-26-2009, 10:55 PM	#1
Venom Space Knight Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,637	There's Only One Man Who Could Save the Turtles... Unfortunately he severed ties to the characters he created. Seriously though, while I like Peter's high-concept stories, what the Turtle comics needed for the 21st century was the attitude his style brings. The first part of this decade saw the proliferation of comics becoming harder, grittier, and edgier than ever before and the Turtles made a complete 180 from that direction when it should have been embraced. Many may disagree with me, but take a look at what comics sell strongly: those that deal with dark, gritty materials and whose characters have some demons to work out. Even mainstream publishers have a harder edge to them to the point where most comics are geared toward the mature reader. To illustrate a more recent example is Tristan's stories in Tales being wildly popular. Why? Because it felt like the Turtles of old. He had the Foot, he had the grit. If the Turtles had went back to their roots and relaunched, they may still be going strong. But instead we had a continuation of their story, and while I do like seeing the guys get older and getting a glimpse into their lives now, the majority of the public would rather see them as teenagers kicking ass and taking names.