Ultimate Collection vs. The Works - Page 2

*neatoman* · 10-26-2014, 04:07 AM

So maybe this a bit of a silly question, but don't you think it's ironic that The Works are designed to look like pizza boxes when (I think) there's no pizza in the issues they collect? Maybe there's pizza places in the background but I don't think anyone eats a pizza in there.

Chabrendeki · 11-10-2014, 10:15 AM

What do you think: will the Ultimate Collecten be continued with the issues of vol.2?

liugeaux · 11-10-2014, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by neatoman

So maybe this a bit of a silly question, but don't you think it's ironic that The Works are designed to look like pizza boxes when (I think) there's no pizza in the issues they collect? Maybe there's pizza places in the background but I don't think anyone eats a pizza in there.

Yeah that's bothered me since day one, but since these are clearly marketed at the more casual audience (people that are probably only familiar with the cartoons) it makes sense.

Also, I was prepared to hate on these collections, hard but the quality of the package is so impressive I'm able to brush off the pizza thing all together. I say get both sets of collections, sure its expensive, but both are worth it.

*neatoman* · 11-10-2014, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by liugeaux

Yeah that's bothered me since day one, but since these are clearly marketed at the more casual audience (people that are probably only familiar with the cartoons) it makes sense.

Also, I was prepared to hate on these collections, hard but the quality of the package is so impressive I'm able to brush off the pizza thing all together. I say get both sets of collections, sure its expensive, but both are worth it.

I know that they're aiming for the more casual readers, and I'm fine with that since it does mean more people will finally read these comics, instead of assuming TMNT was created to be all "Cowabunga! Pizza Time!".

It's still kind of weird to market to the "Cowabunga!"-crowd when it has "Do you fear us?"-content. Seems paradoxically well played and misdirected at the same time...

evan2000 · 01-10-2015, 10:37 AM

Was at Borders bookstore yesterday and saw The Works Volume 3 on sale, so I bought it home. This is my first ever TMNT comic collection! Also my first book purchase in 2015. I'm so glad I got it just in time while the Return To New York arc is coming soon in the Nick series!

I'm really happy with it so far, I feel like hugging it all the time!

TMNTooze · 01-11-2015, 12:11 AM

I grew up on the turtle cartoons in the 80's and recently have gotten into the comics as an adult in his 30's. I bought a copy of the FCBD #1 and it got me hooked into reading more. I just bought all three volumes of The Works since my kids wanted to see it in color but I like all the extras the Ultimate Collection seems to have. Hope to buy the Ultimates down the road and get into some of the modern comics as well.

boywonder26 · 01-23-2015, 05:44 PM

How many different covers does the ultimate collection have?

*TheBlueTurtle1* · 02-24-2015, 12:51 PM

I been on the fence of getting the works. So I want top ask you guys that own BOTH the works and the Ultimate collection Books. Is "The works" worth buying if you have the Ultimate collection books?

*CyberCubed* · 02-24-2015, 01:43 PM

The Works isn't worth it. They colored the Shredder clones into Power Ranger colors.

~~AquaParade~~ · 02-24-2015, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

The Works isn't worth it. They colored the Shredder clones into Power Ranger colors.

Straight and to the point. It doesn't help that older colorings done by Mirage feel much more in touch with the stories.

I'm considering picking up City at War in The Works vol. 4 and 5 if it turns out well.

TMNTooze · 02-25-2015, 01:47 AM

Are IDW going to make The Works Vol. 4 and 5?

liugeaux · 02-25-2015, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TMNTooze

Are IDW going to make The Works Vol. 4 and 5?

Presumably yes. They are currently coloring and releasing Color Classics floppies that would be collected in Vol. 4 and since that covers less than half of City at War, chances are they will finish it and Vol. 5 out.

Joey Kamikaze · 02-25-2015, 06:39 PM

I'll be surprised and disappointed if Color Classics vol 3 doesn't become The Works vol 4 & 5. I wouldn't expect them to come out until at least late this year though.

Crazy as this may be, I don't think I'd ever read "Shades of Grey" before now. I just skipped straight to "City At War."

Sofistocat · 02-25-2015, 08:55 PM

Ultimate all the way. I have all 5 con editions. Despite the fact so much was lost in translation in both editions (works and ultimate), I can't get with the coloring jobs.

RaphaelsIsolation · 11-20-2015, 10:17 AM

So I've been looking at this, and I'm a little confused.

I know the Ultimate Collections are the mirage issues in original form, blown up larger... with annotations... from Eastman and Laird.

The works are just the color classics issues blown up or more or less the Ultimate Collection in COLOR?

Anything extra in these? Any annotations? or anything different?

RaphaelsIsolation · 11-21-2015, 03:51 PM

Someone please clarify this for me.

I have all of the color classic issues 1-11 or something... so I'm just on the fence about buying up the harcover "the works" stuff.

The color classics have no extras in the back, just an advertisement.

Duke Nukem · 11-21-2015, 07:52 PM

I don't think there's anything extra in the works, other than that they included #8 which can't be printed as a single issue for some reason, and they fixed some errors that are present in Color Classics, like pages being out of order.

RaphaelsIsolation · 11-22-2015, 07:53 AM

hmm I was unaware that pages are our of order in the color classic issues

Duke Nukem · 11-22-2015, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by RaphaelsIsolation

hmm I was unaware that pages are our of order in the color classic issues

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=39609
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=53294

I actually don't have any of the works (or ultimate collection for that matter, but I'll probably buy them at some point in the future to read the annotations), but Tom said that the errors are/will be fixed in the Works collections, so that's the only difference. I already have the single issues of the color classics (as well as all of the original issues), so the works would be somewhat pointless.

RaphaelsIsolation · 11-25-2015, 11:21 AM

Well this is my opinion on these 2 collections.

If you had to pick one or the other, you need to go with the Ultimate Collections.

They have annotations in the back, and are in the original form of Black n White as they came out in the mid 80s. Ultimate Collection all the way if you can just have 1 of them.

The Works are cool, but basically have the covers in a cover gallery in the back of the books and that's it for the extras. They do look very cool though, and that large size in color on thick paper stock is nice.

I would reccomend getting "The Works" collections if you have room/can afford it. The big plus is in Vol. 2, where you get the #8 issue in color, which is hard to get in color right? As they can't reprint that one?

Officially Vol 4 of the WORKS is supposed to be released Christmas Eve 2015. So we need to support that and we'll get a Vol 5 too soon..

I do think it is worth having essentially the Ultimate Collection books in color, with super cool covers and designs, but you are double dipping strictly for color versions and for the #8 in color.

for me, I have The Works Vol 1 and 2 in issues already, so I'm torn between selling my issues and getting them all oversized or just keeping what i have. I don't know

11-10-2014, 10:15 AM	#22
Chabrendeki Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 265	What do you think: will the Ultimate Collecten be continued with the issues of vol.2? __________________

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TheBlueTurtle1 Foot Elite Join Date: May 2012 Location: UK Posts: 2,892	I been on the fence of getting the works. So I want top ask you guys that own BOTH the works and the Ultimate collection Books. Is "The works" worth buying if you have the Ultimate collection books? __________________ http://jandmdev.deviantart.com/ (My Brother and I have a dev page, I am J, brother is M)

02-25-2015, 08:55 PM	#34
Sofistocat Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 639	Ultimate all the way. I have all 5 con editions. Despite the fact so much was lost in translation in both editions (works and ultimate), I can't get with the coloring jobs. __________________ Make like a tree and get outta here. My Technodrome Forums TMNT Collection My ComicArtFan Galleries Buy Mark Martin's Original Art HERE

01-10-2015, 10:37 AM	#25
evan2000 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Malaysia Posts: 858	Was at Borders bookstore yesterday and saw The Works Volume 3 on sale, so I bought it home. This is my first ever TMNT comic collection! Also my first book purchase in 2015. I'm so glad I got it just in time while the Return To New York arc is coming soon in the Nick series! I'm really happy with it so far, I feel like hugging it all the time!

01-11-2015, 12:11 AM	#26
TMNTooze Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 168	I grew up on the turtle cartoons in the 80's and recently have gotten into the comics as an adult in his 30's. I bought a copy of the FCBD #1 and it got me hooked into reading more. I just bought all three volumes of The Works since my kids wanted to see it in color but I like all the extras the Ultimate Collection seems to have. Hope to buy the Ultimates down the road and get into some of the modern comics as well.

01-23-2015, 05:44 PM	#27
boywonder26 Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Lakeland fl Posts: 309	How many different covers does the ultimate collection have?

02-24-2015, 01:43 PM	#29
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,871	The Works isn't worth it. They colored the Shredder clones into Power Ranger colors.

02-25-2015, 01:47 AM	#31
TMNTooze Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 168	Are IDW going to make The Works Vol. 4 and 5?

02-25-2015, 06:39 PM	#33
Joey Kamikaze Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 694	I'll be surprised and disappointed if Color Classics vol 3 doesn't become The Works vol 4 & 5. I wouldn't expect them to come out until at least late this year though. Crazy as this may be, I don't think I'd ever read "Shades of Grey" before now. I just skipped straight to "City At War."

11-20-2015, 10:17 AM	#35
RaphaelsIsolation Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 392	So I've been looking at this, and I'm a little confused. I know the Ultimate Collections are the mirage issues in original form, blown up larger... with annotations... from Eastman and Laird. The works are just the color classics issues blown up or more or less the Ultimate Collection in COLOR? Anything extra in these? Any annotations? or anything different?

11-21-2015, 03:51 PM	#36
RaphaelsIsolation Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 392	Someone please clarify this for me. I have all of the color classic issues 1-11 or something... so I'm just on the fence about buying up the harcover "the works" stuff. The color classics have no extras in the back, just an advertisement.

11-21-2015, 07:52 PM	#37
Duke Nukem Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 272	I don't think there's anything extra in the works, other than that they included #8 which can't be printed as a single issue for some reason, and they fixed some errors that are present in Color Classics, like pages being out of order.

11-22-2015, 07:53 AM	#38
RaphaelsIsolation Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 392	hmm I was unaware that pages are our of order in the color classic issues

11-25-2015, 11:21 AM	#40
RaphaelsIsolation Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 392	Well this is my opinion on these 2 collections. If you had to pick one or the other, you need to go with the Ultimate Collections. They have annotations in the back, and are in the original form of Black n White as they came out in the mid 80s. Ultimate Collection all the way if you can just have 1 of them. The Works are cool, but basically have the covers in a cover gallery in the back of the books and that's it for the extras. They do look very cool though, and that large size in color on thick paper stock is nice. I would reccomend getting "The Works" collections if you have room/can afford it. The big plus is in Vol. 2, where you get the #8 issue in color, which is hard to get in color right? As they can't reprint that one? Officially Vol 4 of the WORKS is supposed to be released Christmas Eve 2015. So we need to support that and we'll get a Vol 5 too soon.. I do think it is worth having essentially the Ultimate Collection books in color, with super cool covers and designs, but you are double dipping strictly for color versions and for the #8 in color. for me, I have The Works Vol 1 and 2 in issues already, so I'm torn between selling my issues and getting them all oversized or just keeping what i have. I don't know