Tales of the TMNT vol.2 #1 (Spoilers)

[Triceraton]

Well, even though it wasn't on Diamond's list, it came out today. I haven't read it yet though.


Edit: *Spoilers*
Read it now,I thought it was pretty good. This one had a very unique tone to it, but then showing the Turtles at age 12 kind of requires that. I'm kind of surprised they never went back to check on those worm creatures again. If I were Don I'd be curious enough to go back and visit that area, and to find out if they survived or not.

are you serious? it hit the shelves today?

Yes, I'm serious. I was surprised too, I really wasn't expecting it until next week at the earliest after it missed being on the list on monday.

There's no way the tiny little comic shop here was the only one that got it, so surely someone else here has seen it? There were only two copies here, but then that's all they ever get of the Mirage books(one to hold for me, one for the shelf).

My thoughts on it in the last post should give enough story details to confirm I actually read it anyway. The back cover has an ad for the new DVDs that just came out(Notes From the Underground and Shredder Strikes Back), and Don is the narrator/focus of this issue. I can give more details, but I don't really want to spoil the whole thing for anyone.

[summer]

The comic shop in my town got it in yesterday also. The guy called me 45 minutes before closing to tell me, so I hauled ass over there to make sure I picked it up before they closed.

This one is definitely worth getting. The Raph lines are great. He's such a smart ass. And Don is classic nerd! It's great.






****Spoiler Alert****





Favorite parts: Leo snatching the map from Mike and Don saying he's surprised that didn't happen sooner, and Raph telling Leo he was going to tell Splinter that Leo was cussing.


Summer

[Machias Banshee]

Originally Posted by Triceraton

Read it now,I thought it was pretty good. This one had a very unique tone to it, but then showing the Turtles at age 12 kind of requires that.

Twelve?! Did you say TWELVE?!?!

*must see pics*

CURSE YOU, UNDEVELOPED COLLEGE TOWN THAT IS MY HOME!!!

[Triceraton]

Yep, they're 12 in this one. It's the story of their first night away from Splinter.

[summer]

But they don't really look any different than what they look like in the other comics. You can't tell they're young. Don is narrating the entire thing and tells us that the story happened when they were 12.

Apparently the guys were born in 1969, b/c this story takes place in 1981.


Summer

[impetus]

Originally Posted by Triceraton

Yep, they're 12 in this one. It's the story of their first night away from Splinter.

I think they were also quite young in the Mike Dooney issue with Hattori (#9).

[Karpo_007]

I haven't seen the issue in any online comic stores yet I hope I don't have to buy it from Ebay due to high shipping costs...

[raphael_is_cool]

I've never seen much of the old mirage books but when did Raph start using sais instead of tonfas? Because in this other comic book someone mentioned in another thread ('comics you'd like to see as episodes' or something along those lines) the cover has Raph wielding tonfas and I remember someone saying he used them before switching to sai. I guess he must have switched sometime before he was 12

[Aztec General]

I can't believe that it's out and my comic shop doesn't have it? My guy keeps claiming that it's not out yet. He swears that he's gonna get it. Hmm..I'll give him until next week.

[impetus]

same story here - i'll bet it has something to do with Mirage being an independent publisher...

[twopinacoladas]

I just called one of my local comic book stores and asked about it, he said that books are published or released on the same day all over the world and it would be released the same day in what ever city its in. He said he always orders whatever is coming out from Mirage, I mentioned people on a message board have it, (he didnt realize there was a Tales of TMNT Vol 2. #1 coming out but it would be on order cause he does get anything published by mirage..) he basically said people on message boards are full of **** and dont have it. Although in many cases I can agree with him but it is possible that some comic book stores recieve shipments ahead of others especially if you are in Canada usually stuff is at least a day later or so for videogames and what not. Any way I cant wait to get it

[twopinacoladas]

The guy at the store I phoned also said that a small publisher is usually very lucky to get a book out on the release date, or something of that nature.

Could be why....

[Triceraton]

I've never seen much of the old mirage books but when did Raph start using sais instead of tonfas? Because in this other comic book someone mentioned in another thread ('comics you'd like to see as episodes' or something along those lines) the cover has Raph wielding tonfas and I remember someone saying he used them before switching to sai. I guess he must have switched sometime before he was 12.

I think you're right, he had to have switched before he was 12. Also the turtles must have switched from the full head coverings(that they had in Vol. 1 #9) to the masks we're more used to seeing them wear at some point before they were 12 too, because they have the usual masks on in this issue.


I wish I knew what to say about this issue not being everywhere. It really doesn't make sense. The only explanation I can think of is that since Diamond does have more than one distribution center they ship their products from, maybe Tales #1 didn't make it to all the distribution centers in time for last weeks shipment?

[summer]

he basically said people on message boards are full of **** and dont have it.

So, Triceraton and I are lying, huh? I guess that explains why the issue is sitting right here on my desk and why we could tell you certain things from the issue that haven't been posted/leaked elsewhere. I think your comic shop guy is full of ****. Just because they sell comics doesn't mean they know everything about them. Mine had no clue DW was putting the tmnt issues no hiatus. I told him wed. when I was there. Would you like me to post more spoilers so that you know for sure it's out?


Summer

[cqb101]

Originally Posted by Rat King

I can't believe that it's out and my comic shop doesn't have it? My guy keeps claiming that it's not out yet. He swears that he's gonna get it. Hmm..I'll give him until next week.

Same story here.....

[twopinacoladas]

summer, I was not implying that you or any one else did not have the comic I was just saying what the guy at a comic shop where I live told me. I didn't specifically say that I did not agree with him but I did say that stuff like this usually arrives late where I live. I know the comic will probably be out here on Monday or early next week. I never thought that anyone was not being truthful about having the comic I believe u guys. Although I did mention that I can agree with him that some people on the internet are "full of ****" I have seen a lot of that on video game message boards. He also sounded pissed off when he was talking to me about it, I am hoping to pick it up tomorrow. I didn't mean any offence, maybe I just didn't express what I was trying to say as good as I meant to.

[summer]

I didn't mean any offence, maybe I just didn't express what I was trying to say as good as I meant to.

s'okay, I just took it the wrong way. After I posted that, I got to thinking that you had never said you agreed with him, you were only telling us what he said. Oops...jumping to the wrong conclusions can get me in trouble.

I hope he gets it in for you soon, you're really going to like it.


Summer

[Triceraton]

People do tend to make things up online, though in this case I think it's fairly obvious that there's some distribution error that caused this to not ship everywhere the same week. I know it doesn't help my credibility that I'm new here(though I've been reading posts here for about a year now, I just recently decided to register).


Just to prove it, here's one line Spliner says in this issue: "No milk and cookies for you tonight, Raphael." There's no way I could make something like that up or guess that he says that, and once this issue gets better distribution you'll see it's in there.

[summer]

Or these lines:

Mike: Excavated? But...but by what? Dinosaurs? (probably heading into panic mode at this point)

Raph: Yer mom. (smart a$$)

Leo: Don't spook yourself, Mikey. (too late for that, Leo)

[TMNT is cooler than MOTU]

It's out?!?!

I need to pick it up.