TMNT Urban Legends #26 Preview and Discussion - Page 2

*CyberCubed* · 08-21-2020, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Diorm

Yes but can this continue passed issue 26?
Do you have any insides that it could happen? Besides the sells?

Between COVID going on when this was coming out, and issue 26 just releasing 3 days ago, I don't think any sales numbers would be too impressive yet. Also the colored re-release of issues 1-23 didn't exactly sell too hot (I think they only sold between 3,000-4,000 copies each when I was watching them), so...

I'm just glad we got the conclusion we got, anything more would be a bonus.

rs_jr · 08-23-2020, 08:03 PM

i have never read volume 3 fully.

Is it any good?

Does it with the new three issues contradict with Mirage continuity ?

*Andrew NDB* · 08-23-2020, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Diorm

Yes but can this continue passed issue 26?

It could. It'd be neat to see.

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Originally Posted by rs_jr

Does it with the new three issues contradict with Mirage continuity ?

No, they do not.

LUIS · 08-25-2020, 09:11 PM

I like it, too bad Horridus didn't show up.

*neatoman* · 08-25-2020, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by LUIS

I like it, too bad Horridus didn't show up.

Wouldn't there be some copyright violation if that happened? Wouldn't whoever created her have to give permission?

*Andrew NDB* · 08-26-2020, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by LUIS

I like it, too bad Horridus didn't show up.

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Originally Posted by neatoman

Wouldn't there be some copyright violation if that happened? Wouldn't whoever created her have to give permission?

And I'm sure Erik would have said "yes." But Nick might have gotten nervous about that, regardless.

Nortock Diab · 08-26-2020, 03:07 AM

Lurch which is a Gary Carlson character appears in these issues.

Joey Kamikaze · 08-28-2020, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by rs_jr

i have never read volume 3 fully.

Is it any good?

Does it with the new three issues contradict with Mirage continuity ?

I'd read Mirage growing up but these reprints have been my first time reading volume 3. Overall I've enjoyed it and feel it fits well with the Mirage books. It's worth a read in my opinion. There are certainly some things about it that are very 90s, in good and bad ways, but overall it was a fun ride.

oknazevad · 09-13-2020, 04:56 PM

I love that the last page is the same. That was a wonderful nod, and also a way for fans to choose which ending is their choice of the real ending.

clockstomper · 09-20-2020, 09:00 PM

This was my first time going through the Image run, I ended up liking it better than Volume 4 in a lot of ways. I think once you get past some of the rushed storytelling at the beginning, Mikey, Raph and Leo really grew more so than they did in other iterations.

I feel like the 87 theme song, which is probably responsible for the massive success of the TMNT, is also a kind of double edged sword. The archetypes stick with the characters a little too much. I didn't enjoy the Nano-Donny stuff, but it was at least a new direction for the character.

*Andrew NDB* · 09-20-2020, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by oknazevad

I love that the last page is the same. That was a wonderful nod, and also a way for fans to choose which ending is their choice of the real ending.

That was a pleasant surprise for me as well. I had no idea they were going to do that.

On the whole I think the Image series did lean a bit on the FW archetypes of the Turtles a bit more than I'd prefer... but what I most appreciate is their treatment of Michelangelo. Not a brain dead surfer dude, and Gary picked up on his writing interest.

*CyberCubed* · 09-25-2020, 04:35 PM

Now that this series is over do we know how the 3 issues sold? I imagine COVID really hurt sales of these quite a bit but I'm still curious. Any sales data on issue 24-26?

Sharman · 09-27-2020, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

what I most appreciate is their treatment of Michelangelo. Not a brain dead surfer dude, and Gary picked up on his writing interest.

Having first discovered the Turtles via the FW cartoon I was surprised when I discovered Mich(a)elangelo's original characterization in the Mirage books: I never really liked the the FW iteration (my least favorite Turtle in the cartoon) and always found it a relief when it was toned down or altered in the various media that followed. But I loved the Mirage original take on Mikey and when I see it reflected in some other version my heart swells.

Diorm · 10-14-2021, 07:16 AM

In the end, I don't remember any origin story to that armor with an AI. The only thing I know is that it was worn by that guy in the first issue. So having that thing becoming Lady Shredder and getting killed with bug spray felt weird since I dont even know who made it and where it came from.

*ToTheNines* · 01-12-2026, 12:20 PM

I’ve been very hard on these 3 new issues over the years, but I re-read them for the first time in a long time and enjoyed them much more. Especially 24-25.

#26 didn’t quite stick the landing perfectly. Lady Shredder being beaten with aerosol cans and the last 3 pages or so feeling too rushed are my main gripes. I also prefer Lady Shredder being Amaya and Headhunter, so Unfinished Business will always be the canon ending to me. But I like these comics, too.

Andrew would know better than anyone, but are these 3 issues a pretty close approximation of what Carlson was going to do back in ‘99 if he got a few more issues off before the cancellation? Or did he cook most of this up after being hired to do so?

*Andrew NDB* · 01-12-2026, 12:25 PM

If TMNT Vol. 3 hadn't have been cancelled, would #24-26 be what we would have gotten? No, I don't think so, necessarily. #24-26 is what you get 20 years later when Gary is asked to wrap the whole book up in 3 issues. And it never struck me that Gary had detailed outlines or anything laying around, but definitely he always intended Lady Shredder to be Karai's (apparently) dead daughter from CAW. When it came time to do the "Image Finisher" I just found that a whole lot less interesting than someone already on the board that didn't need resurrecting first -- Tang Amaya.

08-26-2020, 03:07 AM	#27
Nortock Diab Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Paris, France Posts: 429	Lurch which is a Gary Carlson character appears in these issues. __________________ Fan Comic: Tales of the TMNT Special full PDF Fan Print: Jim Lawson's Guzzi LeMans The Collected Strips Fan Print: Jim Lawson's Secret Garage For sale: Nortock Diab's Comic Shop

08-23-2020, 08:03 PM	#22
rs_jr Thug Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 61	i have never read volume 3 fully. Is it any good? Does it with the new three issues contradict with Mirage continuity ?

08-25-2020, 09:11 PM	#24
LUIS Thug Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 60	I like it, too bad Horridus didn't show up.

09-13-2020, 04:56 PM	#29
oknazevad Mouser Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 7	I love that the last page is the same. That was a wonderful nod, and also a way for fans to choose which ending is their choice of the real ending.

09-20-2020, 09:00 PM	#30
clockstomper Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 116	This was my first time going through the Image run, I ended up liking it better than Volume 4 in a lot of ways. I think once you get past some of the rushed storytelling at the beginning, Mikey, Raph and Leo really grew more so than they did in other iterations. I feel like the 87 theme song, which is probably responsible for the massive success of the TMNT, is also a kind of double edged sword. The archetypes stick with the characters a little too much. I didn't enjoy the Nano-Donny stuff, but it was at least a new direction for the character.

09-25-2020, 04:35 PM	#32
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,721	Now that this series is over do we know how the 3 issues sold? I imagine COVID really hurt sales of these quite a bit but I'm still curious. Any sales data on issue 24-26?

10-14-2021, 07:16 AM	#34
Diorm Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Québec Posts: 460	In the end, I don't remember any origin story to that armor with an AI. The only thing I know is that it was worn by that guy in the first issue. So having that thing becoming Lady Shredder and getting killed with bug spray felt weird since I dont even know who made it and where it came from.

01-12-2026, 12:20 PM	#35
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,084	I’ve been very hard on these 3 new issues over the years, but I re-read them for the first time in a long time and enjoyed them much more. Especially 24-25. #26 didn’t quite stick the landing perfectly. Lady Shredder being beaten with aerosol cans and the last 3 pages or so feeling too rushed are my main gripes. I also prefer Lady Shredder being Amaya and Headhunter, so Unfinished Business will always be the canon ending to me. But I like these comics, too. Andrew would know better than anyone, but are these 3 issues a pretty close approximation of what Carlson was going to do back in ‘99 if he got a few more issues off before the cancellation? Or did he cook most of this up after being hired to do so?

01-12-2026, 12:25 PM	#36
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,273	If TMNT Vol. 3 hadn't have been cancelled, would #24-26 be what we would have gotten? No, I don't think so, necessarily. #24-26 is what you get 20 years later when Gary is asked to wrap the whole book up in 3 issues. And it never struck me that Gary had detailed outlines or anything laying around, but definitely he always intended Lady Shredder to be Karai's (apparently) dead daughter from CAW. When it came time to do the "Image Finisher" I just found that a whole lot less interesting than someone already on the board that didn't need resurrecting first -- Tang Amaya.