Color Classics #5 - Misprint?

*Ninjinister* · 10-10-2012, 11:25 PM

So my copy's got a doubled page. The page with Blanque and the Triceraton barking orders is duplicated near the end of the book.

I read a review of the book that didn't mention this, so I'm wondering if I'm alone in it?

Also: many of the Ps in the book are instead Rs. I don't know if that's in the original or not because I don't have it in front of me.

Archon_Turtle · 10-11-2012, 01:02 AM

mine has the double page as well.

HotJuicyBurgers · 10-11-2012, 07:55 AM

OOooooohhhh

I hope mine does too

rich · 10-11-2012, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by HotJuicyBurgers

OOooooohhhh

I hope mine does too

Hmmm, I haven't picked mine up yet...very curious about this. I may have to stop by a few shops tonight to take a look at their copies. Will update when I find out.

dkram230 · 10-11-2012, 08:53 AM

I paged through mine last night after I picked it up and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. Though I wasn't looking for anything nor did I read it cover to cover. I'll have to check out my copy after work and see. If it is an error, I may need to grab a few more before a recall is issued

*CyberCubed* · 10-11-2012, 05:53 PM

These color classics are full of errors. I am surprised they're still putting them out, sales must be low.

Toby Barrett · 10-11-2012, 06:13 PM

Pretty poorly.

September:

129 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ongoing #14 17,682
161 Tmnt Micro Series #8 13,356
231 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #4 7,322

About 10,000 less than the ongoing series.

*oldmanwinters* · 10-11-2012, 06:19 PM

I didn't buy this one, but I check most of the ones in my comic shop and they didn't seem to have errors by my estimation. But I couldn't really remember which page I needed to be looking for either.

Leonardo87 · 10-11-2012, 06:29 PM

I hate to sound like an echo; but mine was misprinted too.

*Coro* · 10-11-2012, 07:30 PM

I need a more specific page to look at. All my P's appear to be correct though.

dkram230 · 10-11-2012, 07:49 PM

Found it in my book. Lol that's friggen funny! The page is duplicated. It belongs in the middle of the book but randomly finds itself near the end of the book as well. I have a picture of the page in question attached. Pulled out the original print from 1985 just to make sure and the error is not there and of course it is not (figured i wouldda noticed by now if it was!) I wonder if they'll just leave it as is or do a recall/destroy.

*Coro* · 10-11-2012, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by dkram230

Found it in my book. Lol that's friggen funny! The page is duplicated. It belongs in the middle of the book but randomly finds itself near the end of the book as well. I have a picture of the page in question attached. Pulled out the original print from 1985 just to make sure and the error is not there and of course it is not (figured i wouldda noticed by now if it was!) I wonder if they'll just leave it as is or do a recall/destroy.

On that note, mine also has the misprinted page. I did not see any of the P for R's, but this page was definitely duplicated.

Thanks for the post it helped me find it.

*Ninjinister* · 10-11-2012, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Coro

On that note, mine also has the misprinted page. I did not see any of the P for R's, but this page was definitely duplicated.

Thanks for the post it helped me find it.

Look at dkram's post above yours to see what I mean for an example. The triceraton says "carture'.

rich · 10-11-2012, 09:43 PM

Sure enough, this duplicated page is in every copy I looked at. I took a look at over 10 copies of this at various shops all over Denver and it's in all of them. Given the type of error that this is, I'd be very surprised if there are any copies without this error. The error itself isn't a bindery issue (where the print vendor mistakenly binds an additional sheet into the book - which would produce multiple duplicated pages). So, unless the print vendor messed with the pages in the source files from IDW, this likely originated at IDW and was sent to the vendor this way.

I asked a few shop owners what they thought IDW would do with this (i.e., recall it or leave it). They all had the same opinion that nothing would happen since it's not a popular book and it would cost too much for so little gain. One owner said she still had nearly all her copies of the previous 2 Color Classics and that she wasn't ordering any more in the future unless they were specifically requested by customers.

Too bad...these had good potential.

*CyberCubed* · 10-11-2012, 10:03 PM

The color classics seemed doomed from the start. All the Mirage fans already bought the Ultimate Collections, and all the other issues are being collected in color as well.

Releasing single colored issues of the Mirage stuff made no sense. I admittedly would pick up a collection of the color classics, if they fixed the errors in them.

*oldmanwinters* · 10-12-2012, 05:23 AM

Yes, I've been kinda let down by the Color Classics as well, and I've only bought the Raphael Micro-Series.

But I REALLY wanna see the Michelangelo Micro colorized in all its Christmas-y glory. I'd totally buy that one too.

*frank_one* · 10-12-2012, 11:11 AM

I hope we'll see Leo #1 and issue #10 and.. Return to NY.

TomWaltz · 10-12-2012, 11:47 AM

This one is on me, folks. Somewhere between our proofing stage and the printer, a file got overwritten with the wrong page number (filename), hence the duplicate. I missed this before it went to the printer and we didn't realize it had happened until reading this thread on the Technodrome.

Feel terrible about this -- totally my bad as I should have caught it. We have fixed the filename error, however, so if anyone plans to buy the trade collections down the line, this duplicate page will no longer exist.

Huge apologies from me to you! Besides the new colors, we are doing our very best to maintain the original integrity of the Mirage books and I most certainly dropped the ball with issue #5. No excuses.

Onward!

Tom W.

rich · 10-12-2012, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by TomWaltz

This one is on me, folks...

No worries my man...happens to the best of us.

So, just so we're on the same page, you have fixed the file internally for future uses (collected trades) but won't be re-issuing a corrected version of the single issue, correct?

TomWaltz · 10-12-2012, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rich

No worries my man...happens to the best of us.

So, just so we're on the same page, you have fixed the file internally for future uses (collected trades) but won't be re-issuing a corrected version of the single issue, correct?

That is correct.

And thanks for understanding -- this is the kinda thing that eats away at an editor's guts. Nobody feels worse than we do when we spot mistakes too late, trust me.

On the bright side, I'm looking at the Michelangelo PDF proof today and it looks fantastic!

Talk soon...

Tom W.

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10-10-2012, 11:25 PM	#1
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Color Classics #5 - Misprint? So my copy's got a doubled page. The page with Blanque and the Triceraton barking orders is duplicated near the end of the book. I read a review of the book that didn't mention this, so I'm wondering if I'm alone in it? Also: many of the Ps in the book are instead Rs. I don't know if that's in the original or not because I don't have it in front of me. __________________

10-11-2012, 01:02 AM	#2
Archon_Turtle I'm SUPER into myself Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,667	mine has the double page as well.

10-11-2012, 08:53 AM	#5
dkram230 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Midwest Posts: 613	I paged through mine last night after I picked it up and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. Though I wasn't looking for anything nor did I read it cover to cover. I'll have to check out my copy after work and see. If it is an error, I may need to grab a few more before a recall is issued

10-11-2012, 05:53 PM	#6
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,841	These color classics are full of errors. I am surprised they're still putting them out, sales must be low.

10-11-2012, 06:13 PM	#7
Toby Barrett Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 946	Pretty poorly. September: 129 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ongoing #14 17,682 161 Tmnt Micro Series #8 13,356 231 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #4 7,322 About 10,000 less than the ongoing series.

10-11-2012, 06:19 PM	#8
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,489	I didn't buy this one, but I check most of the ones in my comic shop and they didn't seem to have errors by my estimation. But I couldn't really remember which page I needed to be looking for either. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

10-11-2012, 06:29 PM	#9
Leonardo87 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Columbus Indiana Posts: 688	I hate to sound like an echo; but mine was misprinted too.

10-11-2012, 07:30 PM	#10
Coro Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: St. Louis, MO USA Posts: 2,368	I need a more specific page to look at. All my P's appear to be correct though.

10-11-2012, 09:43 PM	#14
rich Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 1,165	Sure enough, this duplicated page is in every copy I looked at. I took a look at over 10 copies of this at various shops all over Denver and it's in all of them. Given the type of error that this is, I'd be very surprised if there are any copies without this error. The error itself isn't a bindery issue (where the print vendor mistakenly binds an additional sheet into the book - which would produce multiple duplicated pages). So, unless the print vendor messed with the pages in the source files from IDW, this likely originated at IDW and was sent to the vendor this way. I asked a few shop owners what they thought IDW would do with this (i.e., recall it or leave it). They all had the same opinion that nothing would happen since it's not a popular book and it would cost too much for so little gain. One owner said she still had nearly all her copies of the previous 2 Color Classics and that she wasn't ordering any more in the future unless they were specifically requested by customers. Too bad...these had good potential. __________________

10-11-2012, 10:03 PM	#15
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,841	The color classics seemed doomed from the start. All the Mirage fans already bought the Ultimate Collections, and all the other issues are being collected in color as well. Releasing single colored issues of the Mirage stuff made no sense. I admittedly would pick up a collection of the color classics, if they fixed the errors in them.

10-12-2012, 11:11 AM	#17
frank_one Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern Europe Posts: 2,245	I hope we'll see Leo #1 and issue #10 and.. Return to NY.

10-12-2012, 11:47 AM	#18
TomWaltz Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 510	This one is on me, folks. Somewhere between our proofing stage and the printer, a file got overwritten with the wrong page number (filename), hence the duplicate. I missed this before it went to the printer and we didn't realize it had happened until reading this thread on the Technodrome. Feel terrible about this -- totally my bad as I should have caught it. We have fixed the filename error, however, so if anyone plans to buy the trade collections down the line, this duplicate page will no longer exist. Huge apologies from me to you! Besides the new colors, we are doing our very best to maintain the original integrity of the Mirage books and I most certainly dropped the ball with issue #5. No excuses. Onward! Tom W.