Imagine My Confusion...

*Powder* · 11-03-2010, 09:18 PM

So, there I was, a young child, maybe 5-6 years old, when my Dad comes home from work with a TMNT comic book. It was my first one, issue 22 from the Archie series. I loved it to death. Quite some time passes, I find myself in a comic book store where I would end up buying issue 23 from vol. 1 thinking it was the issue following my last read. While there, I also picked up issues 5-6 from vol. 3, unknowingly assuming these were all one series.

Shredder kidnaps Splinter, Vid Vicious (who's this guy?) is up to no good, Raph & Mondo Gecko show up to save the day. The end of the book suggests Krang, Slash & some other mysterious villain are to show up next. This is like the show but with cooler art! Awesome!

I open issue 23. Who is this little girl? Okay... the turtles are real turtles now? Wait, they just turned into the TMNT I know them to be... Why is Splinter working at a restaurant? Who's this other Rat? His Dad? Apes? Morbidly Obese Superman? WTF?! Where's Krang? Slash?

Okay, issues 5 & 6. Maybe these early books will shed some light on the situation. Who's the idiot that painted this cover? They've all got red masks on! Let's open it up... Cursing?! Blood?! Big tittied women on the back cover? I better not let my Mom see this. Donatello is a robot? Is that Leatherhead?! WTF, Casey Jones is a turtle here? WHY IS SPLINTER A BAT?

Imagine my confusion. Here I am knowing nothing more then a slapstick kiddie show, thinking this is all one connected storyline.

So, did this happen to any of you other younger TMNT fans as a little kid? Those of you who came into the turtles via the toon and nothing more...

11-03-2010, 09:18 PM	#1
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	Imagine My Confusion... So, there I was, a young child, maybe 5-6 years old, when my Dad comes home from work with a TMNT comic book. It was my first one, issue 22 from the Archie series. I loved it to death. Quite some time passes, I find myself in a comic book store where I would end up buying issue 23 from vol. 1 thinking it was the issue following my last read. While there, I also picked up issues 5-6 from vol. 3, unknowingly assuming these were all one series. Shredder kidnaps Splinter, Vid Vicious (who's this guy?) is up to no good, Raph & Mondo Gecko show up to save the day. The end of the book suggests Krang, Slash & some other mysterious villain are to show up next. This is like the show but with cooler art! Awesome! I open issue 23. Who is this little girl? Okay... the turtles are real turtles now? Wait, they just turned into the TMNT I know them to be... Why is Splinter working at a restaurant? Who's this other Rat? His Dad? Apes? Morbidly Obese Superman? WTF?! Where's Krang? Slash? Okay, issues 5 & 6. Maybe these early books will shed some light on the situation. Who's the idiot that painted this cover? They've all got red masks on! Let's open it up... Cursing?! Blood?! Big tittied women on the back cover? I better not let my Mom see this. Donatello is a robot? Is that Leatherhead?! WTF, Casey Jones is a turtle here? WHY IS SPLINTER A BAT? Imagine my confusion. Here I am knowing nothing more then a slapstick kiddie show, thinking this is all one connected storyline. So, did this happen to any of you other younger TMNT fans as a little kid? Those of you who came into the turtles via the toon and nothing more...