Rainbow bandanas are synonymous with the kiddified turtles & red bananas represent the pure, original, uncensored, compromised, indie grass-roots turtles. It's not always an issue about the colors themselves or the idea of variation (though some argue they should have a clan color that brands them) but rather what the decision to color code them represents. It means that first & foremost, money drives the creative decisions. What sells best. What kids will be drawn to the most. When IDW's book first came out so many of us were like "Finally! The world will be able to see the turtles for who they were supposed to be, who they are at the core of the property. Gritty, cerebral, grounded, violent, etc. No romping with ten thousand mutants. No pizza fetish. No pigeon-holed stereotyped personalities. Ninjas first, teenagers second. Multifaceted characters." but of course they brought the colored masks into issue 5 & right after that turned it into a Fred-Wolf homage, made a no-kill policy, tons of mutants, & brought in their OT character traits without any backstory. Those colored masks represent watering down the brand, as they have since 1987. So there you go. A creative team who wants to or is allowed to make their turtles wear red is A. Well educated on the history B. Respects the original C. Hopes to integrate the lost aspects of the original series. So that's why a lot of people lose hope when something new comes about & they're not in red, they know there's a certain kind of vibe that it just won't ever have. Granted IDW makes a quality book & the Nick show has certain episodes that conceptually coulda come from Mirage. They're both awesome. Just explaining the mindset of the mask ranters.
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Originally Posted by Shark_Blade
If they're all red bandanas it would be so boring omg.
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So your best friend would suddenly be less funny if y'all wore the same outfit?
12-17-2014, 06:16 PM
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