The Turtles Living Among Society

*Cipher* · 09-29-2009, 11:49 AM

Almost every version of the mythos shows the Turtles entering society at some point.

In the Mirage comics, the Utroms open up alien relations in 2002 allowing the Turtles to go public and live 'normal' lives.
In the 1987 cartoon the Turtles become public heroes (and sometimes outlaws) and even have their own mansion and museum in the future.
In TMNT Adventures, Michealangelo becomes a major media fixation and in the future the Turtles have grown famous and wealthy through Donatello's Turtle Co.
Sometime after the end of the 4Kids series Donatello helps create O' Neil Tech, opening up alien relations so that, again, the Turtles can lead normal lives.
And even in the Palladium TMNT and Other Strangeness fiction, the Turtles stand up as major figures when a bomb creates a post-apocalyptic world filled with mutant animals.

So, given the prevelance in TMNT fiction for the Turtles to begin as freaks living in the shadows, and eventually be able to go public, how does everyone feel about the idea? How well do you think it's played out in different versions?

Personally, I'm a fan of public Turtles. You can only do so much with isolating them, and the contrast of them finally being able to walk around opens up a lot of good character stories. Unfortunately the only version to really touch on the significance has been the Mirage comics, and even then only fleetingly.

09-29-2009, 11:49 AM	#1
Cipher Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,454	The Turtles Living Among Society Almost every version of the mythos shows the Turtles entering society at some point. In the Mirage comics, the Utroms open up alien relations in 2002 allowing the Turtles to go public and live 'normal' lives. In the 1987 cartoon the Turtles become public heroes (and sometimes outlaws) and even have their own mansion and museum in the future. In TMNT Adventures, Michealangelo becomes a major media fixation and in the future the Turtles have grown famous and wealthy through Donatello's Turtle Co. Sometime after the end of the 4Kids series Donatello helps create O' Neil Tech, opening up alien relations so that, again, the Turtles can lead normal lives. And even in the Palladium TMNT and Other Strangeness fiction, the Turtles stand up as major figures when a bomb creates a post-apocalyptic world filled with mutant animals. So, given the prevelance in TMNT fiction for the Turtles to begin as freaks living in the shadows, and eventually be able to go public, how does everyone feel about the idea? How well do you think it's played out in different versions? Personally, I'm a fan of public Turtles. You can only do so much with isolating them, and the contrast of them finally being able to walk around opens up a lot of good character stories. Unfortunately the only version to really touch on the significance has been the Mirage comics, and even then only fleetingly.