Mighty Mutanimal Benchwarmers get their moment in the spotlight?

[Raph's Girl]

And they're getting their own series!! Here's some artwork for it!

http://lavignebrownart.blogspot.com/...-gonzalez.html

[Roseangelo]

It's not the actual Mutanimals. Mirage holds the rights to those characters and they have no interest at all in doing anything with them. Ryan's comic will be with characters that were rejected for the old action figure line (like he's been showing on the blog in recent weeks).

[Archon_Turtle]

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

It's not the actual Mutanimals. Mirage holds the rights to those characters and they have no interest at all in doing anything with them. Ryan's comic will be with characters that were rejected for the old action figure line (like he's been showing on the blog in recent weeks).

That still sounds pretty boss...Yeah...I said boss...I'm totally bringing that back.

[Kendamu]

And Mirage is publishing it?

[Roseangelo]

Originally Posted by Archon_Turtle

That still sounds pretty boss...Yeah...I said boss...I'm totally bringing that back.

Oh yes, I totally agree. Just wanted to make sure the technicality was clear, 'cause I think Raph's Girl misinterpreted it.

Originally Posted by Goongasnootch

And Mirage is publishing it?

No, Mirage is not involved with this at all. Oh, and Ryan forgot to mention this detail, but the comic will be printed in color (flat, a la the old Archie books).

[Buffy]

I'm thrilled about this news: I'm sooo buying those comics!

[Kendamu]

Sounds cool. Since I never got extremely attached to any specific Mutanimal in the first place, a new cast won't bother me. Just play it up like Giant Size X-Men #1, just don't rescue the old team in the process.

[DrSpengler]

I hate being negative, but this sounds like a disaster.

In the grand scheme of the comics industry, there aren't a whole lot of Mighty Mutanimals fans out there. Take the number of fans who are willing to buy a Mutanimals comic and then subtract all the fans who won't be interested because the comic lacks every Mutanimals character they recognize.

I just can't fathom it being even a modest seller. I'll buy it, of course, because I like Ryan Brown's work and the concept of the Mutanimals in general (and I'm a competionist consumer whore). But I don't see this appealing at all to the casual fan with fond memories of the Mutanimals or even a lot of the hardcore fans, who won't see it as being the "real" Mutanimals.

[gobo]

Originally Posted by Cowabunga Dude!@blogspot

Apologies if I confused everyone but the Mighty Mutanimals are dead and not coming back.

Daniel, I understand how you feel and I feel the same. No new without the old but I do not own the Mutanimals, Mirage Studios does and as far as I know have no plans to revive them. The regular Turtle titles Mirage publishes now have poor sales so a Mutanimals book would fare even worse.

Murph and I have repeatedly tried to get something going with them in the past but have failed.

This is why I've decided to group some of the rejected characters I do own together for a similar style book. Second best yes, but hopefully better than nothing.

The posted artwork is to give you an idea of the style Fernando will be using for the book and is not intended to hype nor confuse.

Way to read between the lines, folks. Good job pointing that out, Rose.

[Dragon Turtle]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

I hate being negative, but this sounds like a disaster.

In the grand scheme of the comics industry, there aren't a whole lot of Mighty Mutanimals fans out there. Take the number of fans who are willing to buy a Mutanimals comic and then subtract all the fans who won't be interested because the comic lacks every Mutanimals character they recognize.

I just can't fathom it being even a modest seller. I'll buy it, of course, because I like Ryan Brown's work and the concept of the Mutanimals in general (and I'm a competionist consumer whore). But I don't see this appealing at all to the casual fan with fond memories of the Mutanimals or even a lot of the hardcore fans, who won't see it as being the "real" Mutanimals.

A book with anamorphic animal characters could be profitable, if Ryan and those behind this project have realistic expectations about the market they're trying to reach. And since Mirage isn't publishing it, it at least has fighting chance.

[CyberCubed]

It'll likely be a 5-issue mini-series.

Let's see a new comic that uses second tier mutants that nobody heard of, its not connected to anything else, and its not being published by any major company.

How many comics today have talking animals in them?

[Dragon Turtle]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

It'll likely be a 5-issue mini-series.

Let's see a new comic that uses second tier mutants that nobody heard of, its not connected to anything else, and its not being published by any major company.

How many comics today have talking animals in them?

There are a few comics floating around featuring talking animals or anthropomorphic animal characters, just the ones I could think of include Mouse Guard, Mice Templar, Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters, Gold Digger, Usagi Yojimbo, Elephantmen, even Rocket Raccoon has made a comeback at Marvel.

[Machias Banshee]

Originally Posted by gobo

Way to read between the lines, folks. Good job pointing that out, Rose.

Thanks for the clarification.

I've given the thread a new name for now, unless someone can think of something better. We don't need to confuse folks with what's actually going on...

[Jester]

Originally Posted by Dragon Turtle

There are a few comics floating around featuring talking animals or anthropomorphic animal characters, just the ones I could think of include Mouse Guard, Mice Templar, Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters, Gold Digger, Usagi Yojimbo, Elephantmen, even Rocket Raccoon has made a comeback at Marvel.

They still print those?

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Jester

They still print those?

There's a new vol of Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters. It starts out with just the new group, which includes a female. The original group went their seperate ways years earlier. Haven't seen a new issue for a couple months tho....and just when the original group was reuniting to save their "siblings".

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

It's not the actual Mutanimals. Mirage holds the rights to those characters and they have no interest at all in doing anything with them. Ryan's comic will be with characters that were rejected for the old action figure line (like he's been showing on the blog in recent weeks).

Unless I'm temporarily retarded, I'm not seeing anything referring to them being based on the recent figures shown (such as the grasshopper samurai). Most of the rejected figures were of previously established characters, such as Krang, Cryin' Houin', and Burne Thompson. All that was referred to were that they were rejected characters. I'm hoping more for these guys:

http://lavignebrownart.blogspot.com/...-mutation.html
http://lavignebrownart.blogspot.com/...utanimals.html
http://lavignebrownart.blogspot.com/...ght-shift.html
http://lavignebrownart.blogspot.com/...ls-mayhem.html
http://lavignebrownart.blogspot.com/...wn-toilet.html
http://lavignebrownart.blogspot.com/...s-cartoon.html
http://lavignebrownart.blogspot.com/...utanimals.html

[Roseangelo]

Originally Posted by The Ninjinister

Unless I'm temporarily retarded, I'm not seeing anything referring to them being based on the recent figures shown (such as the grasshopper samurai).

No, he didn't mention that in the post, but he told me in an email last week that the comic will be based on rejected action figures (I don't think we've necessarily seen all of the ones he has to pull from). The plot and characters are going to be secret for awhile, though. Boo.

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

No, he didn't mention that in the post, but he told me in an email last week that the comic will be based on rejected action figures (I don't think we've necessarily seen all of the ones he has to pull from). The plot and characters are going to be secret for awhile, though. Boo.

Ahh. Now how were we supposed to know that, eh? ;P

[Roseangelo]

Originally Posted by The Ninjinister

Ahh. Now how were we supposed to know that, eh? ;P

If you ever want me to verify my source on something, you can feel free to ask. But just know that I don't make things up.

[Ninjinister]

Nah, it was more of a matter of my thinking that you or I had read the blog entry incorrectly, is all. I was not aware that your information came from a secondary source outside of the same text I was looking at.