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TristanHuwJones · 02-19-2008, 07:35 PM

I think the thing with Turtles was that it set itself as a fairly ground level comic at #1. There were no superheros until the teen issues and even after that, they weren't featured all that prominently.

Compare that to something Spiderman, which played it for superheros straight out the gate. Superheros work in that universe because they've been there the whole time.

It's kind of like how Batman and Gotham are often very separate from the rest of the DCU. They're both integral parts of that Universe, but Superman is a totally different comic to Batman. The Greater DCU is a scary thing to me, I know all the characters and how they fit in, but because I'm so used to it all being dark and dirty with Bats, seeing Superman flying around fighting god-knows what doesn't sit well with me because of what I'm used to.

My intro to DC was Miller's Batman, so I like the dark, groundlevel DC stuff. My intro Marvel was 70's Spidey, so they're two very different universes to be set up in. MY Turtles intro was the Triceratons, so I dig a lot of the sci-fi elements.

It's kinda like asking who someone's favourite Bond is and then going into the reasons why...

02-19-2008, 07:35 PM	#9
TristanHuwJones Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,419	I think the thing with Turtles was that it set itself as a fairly ground level comic at #1. There were no superheros until the teen issues and even after that, they weren't featured all that prominently. Compare that to something Spiderman, which played it for superheros straight out the gate. Superheros work in that universe because they've been there the whole time. It's kind of like how Batman and Gotham are often very separate from the rest of the DCU. They're both integral parts of that Universe, but Superman is a totally different comic to Batman. The Greater DCU is a scary thing to me, I know all the characters and how they fit in, but because I'm so used to it all being dark and dirty with Bats, seeing Superman flying around fighting god-knows what doesn't sit well with me because of what I'm used to. My intro to DC was Miller's Batman, so I like the dark, groundlevel DC stuff. My intro Marvel was 70's Spidey, so they're two very different universes to be set up in. MY Turtles intro was the Triceratons, so I dig a lot of the sci-fi elements. It's kinda like asking who someone's favourite Bond is and then going into the reasons why... __________________ Still alive (somehow)... tristansbones.bsky.social and instagram @ instagram.com/tristans_bones Last edited by TristanHuwJones; 02-19-2008 at 07:42 PM.