TMNT Universe #1 Preview & Discussion

[myconius]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I'd love to see issues where the Turtles just skateboard down in the sewers or go surfing.

i'd really love to see that too!
even if it were just done as a 'one-shot'.

[Utrommaniac]

Heck, I'd like an entire mini series about the characters doing something with down time. Turtles doing some sewer sports (which when you think about it is a little gross...), Stockman and Fugitoid somehow ending up playing chess while Krang skulks and reminisces on how he used to take time off with other Utroms, tea time with Shredder and Karai, Bludgeon and Koya fishing or something.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

Heck, I'd like an entire mini series about the characters doing something with down time. Turtles doing some sewer sports (which when you think about it is a little gross...), Stockman and Fugitoid somehow ending up playing chess while Krang skulks and reminisces on how he used to take time off with other Utroms, tea time with Shredder and Karai, Bludgeon and Koya fishing or something.

Bludgeon and Koya fishing? Awesome.

[Utrommaniac]

Probably with harpoons or their own bare hands. I mean, that seems like something a hawk and a shark would enjoy.
Though, sitting in a canoe with dinky fishing poles would be a gem too.

[myconius]

Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

Heck, I'd like an entire mini series about the characters doing something with down time. Turtles doing some sewer sports (which when you think about it is a little gross...), Stockman and Fugitoid somehow ending up playing chess while Krang skulks and reminisces on how he used to take time off with other Utroms, tea time with Shredder and Karai, Bludgeon and Koya fishing or something.

the idea about the sewer sports sounds fun.

i was thinking maybe even have them venture off to like a water park or something? use their stealth to enter after hours and go on the rides.

it'd actually be pretty cool to see Fugitoid and Harold playing chess

Spoiler:

provided Harold survives his latest adventure!!!

[Utrommaniac]

Spoiler:

He probably will; Mr. Curnow said something about not killing off a lot of characters down the line. Pretty sure his butt's just going to be dragged back to the ex-girlfriend and the turtles have to save him.

Chess was more of Stockman's thing, especially since that's how he viewed life as. All things considered, now that I think about it, Krang probably spends what spare time he has by being alone in the stasis room...which is what he was doing when Stockman stumbled in.

[myconius]

Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

Spoiler:

He probably will; Mr. Curnow said something about not killing off a lot of characters down the line. Pretty sure his butt's just going to be dragged back to the ex-girlfriend and the turtles have to save him.

Spoiler:

i really hope so!!!
Harold is one of my favorite of the supporting cast!

Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

Chess was more of Stockman's thing, especially since that's how he viewed life as. All things considered, now that I think about it, Krang probably spends what spare time he has by being alone in the stasis room...which is what he was doing when Stockman stumbled in.

i was thinking that about Stockman and Chess.
some crazy events would have to happen to pair up Him and Fugitoid to actually play a Game together!
but good point!!!
if Fugitoid and Harold were to actually play ANYTHING, it'd probably be some old retro videogame system prototype that Harold developed entirely himself.
.......which of course had the designs stolen from him, leading to the product hitting the market as 'THE NEXT BIG THING', and poor Harold not getting an ounce of credit for it.

[Utrommaniac]

I don't know if video games are Fugitoid's thing either . But I can see him and Harold working together on a thing for fun.
(Or more likely because something needed to be fixed from Burnow and there was too much chaos and depression there - plus the Utroms need the Fingered Ones for help)

[myconius]

Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

I don't know if video games are Fugitoid's thing either . But I can see him and Harold working together on a thing for fun.
(Or more likely because something needed to be fixed from Burnow and there was too much chaos and depression there - plus the Utroms need the Fingered Ones for help)

just imagine it. Fugitoid wouldn't even need a controller!
he could just plug himself right into the console.

that actually sounds like a nice little plot point that should be introduced!

yeah, the Utroms will need something to take their minds off all the Murder and Horror that went on at Burnow.
otherwise they might be liable to do something crazy like wake up Ch'rell and start an uprise!

[Utrommaniac]

Well, they'll have to at some point anyway; they'd just have to figure out how to deal with him reacting to Krang being imprisoned. I have my own thoughts about how and why Ma'riell is concerned about his reaction, but I might be looking too deep into it.

I think more about the PTSD and trauma many of them would be facing, considering that from their point of view, they lost their homeworld "yesterday". They've got more than just Leatherhead's murder and horror on their minds.

[myconius]

Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

Well, they'll have to at some point anyway; they'd just have to figure out how to deal with him reacting to Krang being imprisoned. I have my own thoughts about how and why Ma'riell is concerned about his reaction, but I might be looking too deep into it.

I think more about the PTSD and trauma many of them would be facing, considering that from their point of view, they lost their homeworld "yesterday". They've got more than just Leatherhead's murder and horror on their minds.

yeah, this situation with the Utroms is just a ticking time bomb just waiting to happen.

in desperate times i can see even rational minds collapsing under the strain.

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Alopex is also rather similar to Ninjara from the Archie comics. Having another rogue fox character who starts off as an assassin but then befriends the Turtles and gets romantically interested in Raphael is something we've seen before in the 90's.

Bit late to the discussion, but wanted to chime in:

I had hoped they'd go a different route with her. When they arrived at the farm, I was hoping she was going to sort of pair off with Leo as her friend/ally akin to how Raph is typically with Casey and we have Don with Harold. Mike's got his friend at the pizza place (and I'm surprised that cop he worked with in his 1 shot hasn't come back up).

I had hoped pairing Leo with Alopex would have allowed her to develop as a character without having to slip into the romantic interest role.

Plus I wanted Raph to continue not to trust her so by having Leo do so, actually put more foundation between the two of them butting heads down the road.

Plus, c'mon, having Rat King's chosen game piece and Kitsune's chosen game piece actually be good friends? That just makes for a perfect conflict.

Alas, they just went the shipping route. -_-

[Utrommaniac]

Yeah, that's a big part of my disappointment with Alopex as well - the shipping fodder.

Though, I'd say Jennika is being set up as Leo's Human Friend judging from the most recent regular issue.

[myconius]

Originally Posted by SwiftNinjaFox

I had hoped pairing Leo with Alopex would have allowed her to develop as a character without having to slip into the romantic interest role.

Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

Yeah, that's a big part of my disappointment with Alopex as well - the shipping fodder.

that's one of my biggest problems with MOST writing is the "we've GOT to have them Hook-up" cliches!!!

it's so formulaic and overly done TO DEATH!!!

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Another reason I was hoping they'd pair her with Leo. He seems the most likely to be easy to develop her with as partners in crimefighting without going down that path.

Cuz, I mean, seriously, who ships Leo? (Wait, no...don't answer that.)

[Utrommaniac]

Originally Posted by myconius

that's one of my biggest problems with MOST writing is the "we've GOT to have them Hook-up" cliches!!!

it's so formulaic and overly done TO DEATH!!!

Yeah, I'm watching a show now that's pretty much doing the same thing. There's only one way to describe that situation, and it's this


I'm pretty sure a good number of my ships are pre-existing relationships...at least they were when I was a kid. Now, I'm not getting any "Makorra bottles" for my personal IDW ship until I have a little more fodder to do so.

Usually Leo is shipped with Usagi, which I guess works in some retrospects.

[myconius]

Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

Yeah, I'm watching a show now that's pretty much doing the same thing. There's only one way to describe that situation, and it's this


I'm pretty sure a good number of my ships are pre-existing relationships...at least they were when I was a kid. Now, I'm not getting any "Makorra bottles" for my personal IDW ship until I have a little more fodder to do so.

Usually Leo is shipped with Usagi, which I guess works in some retrospects.

it just seems like most writers think characters of different sexes have absolutely zero control over their hormones.
like their animals in heat or something? ......in this series LITERALLY

[bushido]

A Washington Post article about TMNT Universe. Neat .

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...ninja-turtles/

[myconius]

Originally Posted by bushido

A Washington Post article about TMNT Universe. Neat .

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...ninja-turtles/

the Washington Post? alright!