Do you think the franchise will end in the next 50-70 years?

[Spike Spiegel]

I think TMNT will still be around in some capacity...its message is too potent and interesting not to be picked by the next generation and built upon in a slightly different way. Look at how the Batman comics have changed over the years. It's gotten more and more complex while at the same time becoming more like the source material in terms of message, etc.

Hopefully, there will be Alan Moores and Peter Davids in the future to challenge the mythology and effectively add more to these characters. To me, that's when "older" franchises are at their best.