Sophie Campbell plans her own FAN COMIC!?!

[junkboy]

Damn .. those good guys , bad guys drawings are wicked cool.
I liked the ripped jeans and the hair styles. Awesome... haha

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Ross Campbell

Oroku Tomi is Shredder's daughter and she replaces Tatsu who was killed by Casey's golf club to the head in my version of the first movie continuity. i like Tatsu a lot but i thought Shredder having a daughter would humanize him a bit and make for some fresher dynamics, and Tatsu being dead also plays better to the Foot being utterly decimated by the Turtles and Casey, like there's hardly anyone left and Shredder is alone, his derelict punk kid Foot ninja scattered and his pal Tatsu dead.

Aw, I gotta say I'm disappointed that ol Tatsu and his Aikido mastery have kicked the bucket. I agree that Casey laid an essentially killing blow on him in the movie, but I think you might be setting yourself up for an undesirable "Casey as Murderer" subplot that could be awkward if you don't ever address it again. Maybe just assume that Tatsu got some moderate to severe brain damage from the hit and now prances around in Central Park in awkward outfits begging for loose change?

[n-zero]

Originally Posted by Ross Campbell

i almost drew Dr. Perry into the line-up but i didn't feel like drawing an unassuming regular guy in a labcoat who would probably look exactly like he does in the movie, heh. Perry's a Utrom but i haven't nailed down the design for him and his exoskeleton yet so i left him off the line-up. i could've waited on posting these until i got Perry done but i thought i'd leave him as a surprise.

You can put him in a page with your Vanilla Ice design. I hear he's turned juggalo these days, which might make for an interesting Ninja Rap-

Water, Fire, Air and Dirt
F'ing Mutagen, how does it work?

[Cowabunga Carl]

Ross do you do commissions?

[TMNTChris1980]

Originally Posted by Cowabunga Carl

Ross do you do commissions?

Agreed! I want one soooo bad. Love Ross' style.

Cant wait for these to be posted.

[TMNTChris1980]

Originally Posted by Ross Campbell

wow, i'm so happy with all the support and interest from you guys, thanks so much!! it's truly appreciated.

i was expecting more 50/50, like half interested and encouraging, and half uninterested or dismissive because of my weird redesigns and particularly my 5th/girl Turtle, but both here and on deviantart the vast majority has been positive. it's very encouraging!

i hope i can make this work next year and pull it all together. years ago i used to self-publish mini-comics between projects but i haven't done that in a while because my schedule's filled up so much, so i've been wanting a comic to do just for the pure fun of it, something that isn't professional and without any pressure, and this TMNT comic would be the perfect thing. i'm thinking about registering "secretsoftheooze.com" or maybe i should just run the comic on my blog, i don't know.

i got the story and characters outlined and i know what the ending is going to be, and i'm working out character arcs for each Turtle. and right now i'm doing Shredder sketches!

anyway, thanks again for the support, you guys!! much appreciated, as always.

WHOA Ross, is Casey in a Pantera shirt? Holy @$%#, that is sooooo awesome.

[Lampy]

Originally Posted by TMNTChris1980

Agreed! I want one soooo bad. Love Ross' style.

Cant wait for these to be posted.

I want a commission too... but I'd rather see him finish this fan comic. Id rather not detract him from completion. Its looking really great. But maybe next time after he's done.

[Azrael Macool]

Interesting idea about Shredder's daughter, though I will throw out that Pimiko is a semi-official daughter of his as well, and doesn't have near the character-work that Karai has.

[Sophie Campbell]

i was doing TMNT commissions for a few months after the Leonardo issue came out, but i've had to close down because i got too busy! so i'm closed for commissions at the moment, i'm sorry. i still have a few backlogged TMNT pictures to finish and i can't take on any more until i get things under control. i sure could use the money but it's tough finding time for commissions when i have my Image book to keep up with. hopefully next year i can do some more. thank you for the interest!

Originally Posted by Azrael Macool

Interesting idea about Shredder's daughter, though I will throw out that Pimiko is a semi-official daughter of his as well, and doesn't have near the character-work that Karai has.

i alllllllllllmost went with Pimiko, i was THIS close! but then i figured that even my character would kind of end up Pimiko-in-name-only, so i decided to go with a blank slate instead. i do like Pimiko, and she has an awesome name and i like how she's got a group of kunoichi which is an idea i might use, but at the end of the day i decided that my Shredder's daughter character is simply a different character.

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Aw, I gotta say I'm disappointed that ol Tatsu and his Aikido mastery have kicked the bucket. I agree that Casey laid an essentially killing blow on him in the movie, but I think you might be setting yourself up for an undesirable "Casey as Murderer" subplot that could be awkward if you don't ever address it again. Maybe just assume that Tatsu got some moderate to severe brain damage from the hit and now prances around in Central Park in awkward outfits begging for loose change?

i'm a little disappointed in myself that i'm having Tatsu kick the bucket, i'll admit, haha. maybe it doesn't make much sense that i'm disappointed in a decision that i made myself, but i think it's best for the story. i don't think Casey-as-murderer is a big deal, though, i mean it seemed pretty obvious to me that Casey either intended to kill Tatsu or at least didn't care to determine if he did or not, and Casey also deliberately crushed Shredder in the garbage truck, if that wasn't intent to murder i don't know what is! so i don't think it's a big issue, Casey has probably killed other dudes while out beating up crooks, whether intentionally or accidentally, that's just the kind of guy he is. it's not pleasant but he's definitely a killer or capable of killing. :\

Originally Posted by n-zero

You can put him in a page with your Vanilla Ice design. I hear he's turned juggalo these days, which might make for an interesting Ninja Rap-

Water, Fire, Air and Dirt
F'ing Mutagen, how does it work?

haha! i like that verse, nice. doing a third line-up is a great idea though, Dr. Perry, Vanilla Ice, Casey in his vigilante gear, and maybe a Foot ninja or two. good call!

[Xav]

Did you get the idea of Skess from T'Cleass the Bat mutant from the Palladium RPG or Scrag the guy who got mutated into a bat from the old toon? She sort of looks like a cross between the two. Her name sounds like a combination of their names, and like Scrag she is a mutant created by Shredder.

[Sophie Campbell]

Originally Posted by Xav

Did you get the idea of Skess from T'Cleass the Bat mutant from the Palladium RPG or Scrag the guy who got mutated into a bat from the old toon? She sort of looks like a cross between the two. Her name sounds like a combination of their names, and like Scrag she is a mutant created by Shredder.

yes! you are right! i almost used T'Cleass, actually, that was going to be her name originally. at first i was waffling between T'Cleass and basing a character off the awesome Eastman/Laird porcupine mutant before going in the direction of a female bat.

anyway, it's great to see someone else familiar with the Palladium TMNT RPG, that was a huge part of my childhood, both that and the After The Bomb supplements like Mutants Down Under. i even tried to figure out a way to get Dr. Feral and Bio-Spawn in the comic but it didn't work.

i do not remember Scrag at all! damn. i had to look him up. was he later in the show? i didn't watch the Fred Wolf show much when i was a kid, i watched it here and there but i don't remember much of the specifics other than the theme song and that as a kid i was really into the crush between Michelangelo and Kala.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Ross Campbell

i'm a little disappointed in myself that i'm having Tatsu kick the bucket, i'll admit, haha. maybe it doesn't make much sense that i'm disappointed in a decision that i made myself, but i think it's best for the story. i don't think Casey-as-murderer is a big deal, though, i mean it seemed pretty obvious to me that Casey either intended to kill Tatsu or at least didn't care to determine if he did or not, and Casey also deliberately crushed Shredder in the garbage truck, if that wasn't intent to murder i don't know what is! so i don't think it's a big issue, Casey has probably killed other dudes while out beating up crooks, whether intentionally or accidentally, that's just the kind of guy he is. it's not pleasant but he's definitely a killer or capable of killing. :\

I have never looked at it that way, but you are so right! I need to watch the film again with this in mind (any excuse )

[Xav]

Originally Posted by Ross Campbell

yes! you are right! i almost used T'Cleass, actually, that was going to be her name originally. at first i was waffling between T'Cleass and basing a character off the awesome Eastman/Laird porcupine mutant before going in the direction of a female bat.

anyway, it's great to see someone else familiar with the Palladium TMNT RPG, that was a huge part of my childhood, both that and the After The Bomb supplements like Mutants Down Under. i even tried to figure out a way to get Dr. Feral and Bio-Spawn in the comic but it didn't work.

i do not remember Scrag at all! damn. i had to look him up. was he later in the show? i didn't watch the Fred Wolf show much when i was a kid, i watched it here and there but i don't remember much of the specifics other than the theme song and that as a kid i was really into the crush between Michelangelo and Kala.

I just recently read RPG book and remembered that there was a bat mutant in it. Scrag was in the first season. He was human in the first two episodes of the season and a mutant in the last two.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Ross Campbell

i'm a little disappointed in myself that i'm having Tatsu kick the bucket, i'll admit, haha. maybe it doesn't make much sense that i'm disappointed in a decision that i made myself, but i think it's best for the story. i don't think Casey-as-murderer is a big deal, though, i mean it seemed pretty obvious to me that Casey either intended to kill Tatsu or at least didn't care to determine if he did or not, and Casey also deliberately crushed Shredder in the garbage truck, if that wasn't intent to murder i don't know what is! so i don't think it's a big issue, Casey has probably killed other dudes while out beating up crooks, whether intentionally or accidentally, that's just the kind of guy he is. it's not pleasant but he's definitely a killer or capable of killing. :\

Well... okay, Ross.

You do raise a convincing point with Casey and the Garbage Truck incident. It was clear what his intentions were in that scene from the end of the movie, even if none of us kids were willing to believe that Shredder could have been killed off so conveniently. hehe

I still think you might have to acknowledge that aspect of Casey's personality in your comic at some point, but I'll trust your vision for the narrative regardless!

Originally Posted by Ross Campbell

haha! i like that verse, nice. doing a third line-up is a great idea though, Dr. Perry, Vanilla Ice, Casey in his vigilante gear, and maybe a Foot ninja or two. good call!

Yes, please do! I also wouldn't mind seeing your Reporter April in addition to Vigilante Gear Casey.

[n-zero]

Hmmm... turns out you really CAN walk away from being compacted in a dump truck ... multiple times, even ... with only minor injuries.

http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/3...rtoon-physics/

Granted, ending up either dead or like Ross' Shredder design is MUCH more likely.

[Lampy]

Originally Posted by n-zero

Hmmm... turns out you really CAN walk away from being compacted in a dump truck ... multiple times, even ... with only minor injuries.

http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/3...rtoon-physics/

Granted, ending up either dead or like Ross' Shredder design is MUCH more likely.

After falling how many stories?
Ol' Shredhead did a swan dive with a half gainer right into the back oh a garbage truck AAAAHHHHHHHH!

[funatic]

Ross has put up a few more images pertaining to his fan comic project on his deviantart site since the last post on this thread

http://mooncalfe.deviantart.com/gallery/40109625

These 2 are especially amusing:

http://mooncalfe.deviantart.com/art/out-cold-338453604

http://mooncalfe.deviantart.com/art/...ower-364155169

[FlogginMcMurryZombiePizza]

Originally Posted by corvus

Construct their weapons from junk and scrap? I always assumed they forged them from scrap metal, at least that was implied in the mirage series. Everything else I've seen they were just pulled out of thin air and given to the turtles by spinter.

I liked to imagine that, being a rat 'n all, Splinter stole actual weapons from a store or dojo. Or he atleast stole weapons from a shipment to be delivered for either store lol
But growing up, in the cartoon, it was established that Donatello made the weapons (if I remember correctly).

[Half Sh3ll Hero]

Hell yeah Ross! I believe in you brother!

The art looks great! Your take is refreshing! Curtains up!

[electric_sheep]

awesome idea dude, i ad a similar idea for some other movie, i cant remember what it was now, but the fifth turtle? since Venus De Milo i twitch when i hear that, i wasn't working on my comic i would probably do something similar, but i can give a quick summary of what would make the comic, if anyone is interested...