Are you here because of nostalgia?

[Venom]

Originally Posted by Mayhem

I was old enough and there when the Turtles were originally huge in the late 80s, although I grew up first on the original b/w comics and then the films. So I don't think nostalgia comes into play with me, more a question that I've stayed with the turtles, in most of their incarnations for over 20 years.

You're one of the few folks who hail from that "fabled era" of beginning with the comics and following the Turtles throughout their history.

Say, as a comic fan first, how did feel when the Fred Wolf toon debuted? You were roughly 12-13, so in that transition phase of "cartoons are for kids" mentality...

Did any of your friends read the comics too? Perhaps abandoning them when E&L "sold out" (for lack of a better term)?