Ninja Turtles = Batman

krzysztof · 02-03-2003, 01:29 PM

Both started as a dark, gritty comic book, then reached massive popularity through cheesy television shows. Both shows are still fondly remembered by fans, but didn't accurately represent the characters and themes of the source material. Both progressed to a darker live-action movie which spawned some awful sequels. Both went on to cartoon series which were widely regarded as the ultimate incarnations of the characters. Well, that last part I'm just speculating about. Here's hoping that the new TMNT cartoon will do for the Turtles what Batman: The Animated Series did for Batman.

I think TMNT is such an original concept and has developed a strong mythology, and will have the staying power of comic institutions such as Batman, Spider-Man and X-Men.

02-03-2003, 01:29 PM	#1
krzysztof Random Punk Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NC Posts: 18	Ninja Turtles = Batman Both started as a dark, gritty comic book, then reached massive popularity through cheesy television shows. Both shows are still fondly remembered by fans, but didn't accurately represent the characters and themes of the source material. Both progressed to a darker live-action movie which spawned some awful sequels. Both went on to cartoon series which were widely regarded as the ultimate incarnations of the characters. Well, that last part I'm just speculating about. Here's hoping that the new TMNT cartoon will do for the Turtles what Batman: The Animated Series did for Batman. I think TMNT is such an original concept and has developed a strong mythology, and will have the staying power of comic institutions such as Batman, Spider-Man and X-Men.