TMNT Vol.4 #30 - Page 7

TristanHuwJones · 06-01-2009, 11:57 PM

AH-HA! I see what has happened. My automatic homeland-defenses were raised when you said "the April O'Neil "walkabout" issue that Tristan mentioned in a different thread." and I thought - initially - that you had invented an issue where April comes to Australia and literally goes "walkabout" to give me another ol' fashioned Tupper ribbing. Hence my response. If you hadda linked me up so my brain didn't have to work and be as well as half fearing some sort of patented Road Runner style trap of your evil genius level designs I would've been sweet

Ultimately, said April issue, if the example I pointed to was correct, is a Berger written issue out next month, with Jim Lawson on art. Dan IS doing the art for December's issue though, which involves the farmhouse, the Foot, and lots of snow.

And it was in this thread. Not another.

willtupper · 06-02-2009, 10:03 AM

AH-HA indeed! I am glad to see that, together, we have used our powers to figure this out. Although now, NOW, I must take umbrage with this odd bit of knowledge you have laid at my feet, MY DEAR SIR:

Ultimately, said April issue, if the example I pointed to was correct, is a Berger written issue out next month, with Jim Lawson on art.

Um, I have perused the official website, particularly it's positively lovely "Books of the Future" page. Today is June 02, in the year of our Lord, 2009.

The issue THIS month is by Paul Harmon, and some other dude. I don't remember his name at the moment (Winston?).

The issue for the month AFTER that reads:

"Nobody Does It Better" - This action-packed issue features the shocking return of Nobody, the crime-fighting vigilante thought to be slain in “TMNT” volume two #12! We discover the fate of the not-so-fallen hero while Raphael and Casey Jones encounter a new villain with super-human (and extraterrestrial) powers!

This does not sound like the April O'Neil American "walkabout" issue at all.

What gives, Jones? Or is this just some perverse revenge for my having confused you?

*Ninjinister* · 06-03-2009, 11:09 PM

AHEM! Back on track...

I got the issue today, Laird sketch + autograph intact. It was pretty good... I don't know if it was worth the wait, though. Gonna flip through it a few times before I give final judgment.

Spoiler:

DK2 · 06-04-2009, 04:51 PM

I still haven't got mine yet. And I ordered first thing last Tues morning. The wait is killing me. Anyone else in Canada still waiting for their copy?

Sanjuro · 06-06-2009, 11:27 PM

I got my issue this morning. Seeing how I have several drawings from Laird and Berger/Lawson...I opted for Talbot. I've never been a HUGE fan of his but his sketching is pretty badass. Sorry for poop quality, need to get new phone.

*Cipher* · 06-07-2009, 01:44 PM

Have all the other Americans gotten their issue by now? I'm getting a little worried.

*ToTheNines* · 06-07-2009, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sanjuro Tsubaki

I got my issue this morning.

You got mail on a sunday?

*Andrew NDB* · 06-07-2009, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cipher

Have all the other Americans gotten their issue by now? I'm getting a little worried.

I haven't gotten mine yet.

*Cipher* · 06-07-2009, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I haven't gotten mine yet.

Alright. Hopefully I'll get mine before they're up on Wowio at least.

Sanjuro · 06-08-2009, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

You got mail on a sunday?

Saturday morning. If I could get mail before 1:30A.M. on a Sunday though that would be bodacious.

*Cipher* · 06-08-2009, 10:40 PM

Got my copy today. Reminded me how excited I am to see this storyline continue.

Looking back at it, the plot moved foward remarkably little. But the pacing is good. Sure it's frustrating only getting the story in little bits, but from issue #12 onwards, the pacing's been really strong. I have no doubt that when read as a whole, this will actually be one of my favorite TMNT stories.

Lawson's art is well done in this issue. The Photoshop tones look like crap in the online versions for some reason, but are actually very serviseable on paper. I've never really seen this addressed, but Lawson uses a totally different style for his Volume 4 issues than in his Tales issues. His Volume 4 work is much more detailed, and it's really grown on me. I like it.

I have, as ever, certain faults with Laird's dialogue. Casey narrating his thoughts for four pages in Karai's appartment is ridiculous. If anyone has a story about the last time they woke up hungover in a strange place and proceeded to deliver an expository monologue, I'd love to hear it.

But overall, I'm a fan of Volume 4 and am looking forward to more.

Spoiler:

*Raph's Girl* · 06-11-2009, 02:39 AM

And after reading this issue. I've learned one thing. Never piss off Michelangelo... Yikes!

All in all a rather interesting issue:

Spoiler:

soccerstud652 · 06-11-2009, 12:49 PM

The comic is up for free on ninjatrtles.com.

It has also been uploaded to WOWIO, so it should be up there in a few days.

*ToTheNines* · 06-11-2009, 03:36 PM

Hate to be a party pooper, but it took a year for THIS?

It was decent, but Casey talking to himself was annoying... and they hardly advanced his story.

While I'm glad to see Mike back in action, that was too long. They spend a whole page on just that Tric captains rambling introduction. I mean you could verbally summarize this issue to someone in less than 60 seconds and they would have the exact same knowledge as anyone who actually read it.

WAIT!!! I get it.... Teenage Mutant Ninja TURTLES... TURLTES pace!

Hopefully next issue is good.... so I can read it to my great grandchildren.

*Cipher* · 06-11-2009, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

I mean you could verbally summarize this issue to someone in less than 60 seconds and they would have the exact same knowledge as anyone who actually read it.

Yeah, but that would suck?

Quote:

WAIT!!! I get it.... Teenage Mutant Ninja TURTLES... TURLTES pace!

Hopefully next issue is good.... so I can read it to my great grandchildren.

Even the best movie will seem terrible if you break it up into five-minute pieces. Seriously, the pacing of the overall story is good. It's just that we get it in such small increments that it's frustrating. They could've cut the shark and some of Casey's monologuing (which was painful), but even that wouldn't have freed up too much space.

I used to read manga, so maybe I'm more accepting of it. With that you can wait months for twelve pages of nothing but atmospheric shots. But when you read it in a collected volume, it really works.

*Andrew NDB* · 06-11-2009, 06:59 PM

Still don't have mine. I've been blacklisted!

*Raph's Girl* · 06-11-2009, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Still don't have mine. I've been blacklisted!

It's on wowio now *lol*

soccerstud652 · 06-12-2009, 12:04 AM

Check the varying prices for WOWIO .pdf downloads on the TMNT series...

Weren't these supposed to be ad sponsored and free?

Buffy · 06-12-2009, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soccerstud652

Check the varying prices for WOWIO .pdf downloads on the TMNT series...

Weren't these supposed to be ad sponsored and free?

Yes, but that all changed when WOWIO went global.

*Ninjinister* · 06-12-2009, 12:50 AM

It's on the site now, apparently posted on an impossible date for this year (Thursday, June 12... WTF?)

06-01-2009, 11:57 PM	#121
TristanHuwJones Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,419	AH-HA! I see what has happened. My automatic homeland-defenses were raised when you said "the April O'Neil "walkabout" issue that Tristan mentioned in a different thread." and I thought - initially - that you had invented an issue where April comes to Australia and literally goes "walkabout" to give me another ol' fashioned Tupper ribbing. Hence my response. If you hadda linked me up so my brain didn't have to work and be as well as half fearing some sort of patented Road Runner style trap of your evil genius level designs I would've been sweet Ultimately, said April issue, if the example I pointed to was correct, is a Berger written issue out next month, with Jim Lawson on art. Dan IS doing the art for December's issue though, which involves the farmhouse, the Foot, and lots of snow. And it was in this thread. Not another. __________________ Still alive (somehow)... tristansbones.bsky.social and instagram @ instagram.com/tristans_bones

06-02-2009, 10:03 AM	#122
willtupper Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 322	AH-HA indeed! I am glad to see that, together, we have used our powers to figure this out. Although now, NOW, I must take umbrage with this odd bit of knowledge you have laid at my feet, MY DEAR SIR: Ultimately, said April issue, if the example I pointed to was correct, is a Berger written issue out next month, with Jim Lawson on art. Um, I have perused the official website, particularly it's positively lovely "Books of the Future" page. Today is June 02, in the year of our Lord, 2009. The issue THIS month is by Paul Harmon, and some other dude. I don't remember his name at the moment (Winston?). The issue for the month AFTER that reads: "Nobody Does It Better" - This action-packed issue features the shocking return of Nobody, the crime-fighting vigilante thought to be slain in “TMNT” volume two #12! We discover the fate of the not-so-fallen hero while Raphael and Casey Jones encounter a new villain with super-human (and extraterrestrial) powers! This does not sound like the April O'Neil American "walkabout" issue at all. What gives, Jones? Or is this just some perverse revenge for my having confused you? Last edited by willtupper; 06-02-2009 at 10:11 AM.

06-03-2009, 11:09 PM	#123
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	AHEM! Back on track... I got the issue today, Laird sketch + autograph intact. It was pretty good... I don't know if it was worth the wait, though. Gonna flip through it a few times before I give final judgment. Spoiler: I love how Casey name-dropped Usagi... but jeez, why isn't there a new crossover this year for both of their 25th anniversaries? Also: Utrom tech robo-hammerhead? Freak-y! __________________

06-08-2009, 10:40 PM	#131
Cipher Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,454	Got my copy today. Reminded me how excited I am to see this storyline continue. Looking back at it, the plot moved foward remarkably little. But the pacing is good. Sure it's frustrating only getting the story in little bits, but from issue #12 onwards, the pacing's been really strong. I have no doubt that when read as a whole, this will actually be one of my favorite TMNT stories. Lawson's art is well done in this issue. The Photoshop tones look like crap in the online versions for some reason, but are actually very serviseable on paper. I've never really seen this addressed, but Lawson uses a totally different style for his Volume 4 issues than in his Tales issues. His Volume 4 work is much more detailed, and it's really grown on me. I like it. I have, as ever, certain faults with Laird's dialogue. Casey narrating his thoughts for four pages in Karai's appartment is ridiculous. If anyone has a story about the last time they woke up hungover in a strange place and proceeded to deliver an expository monologue, I'd love to hear it. But overall, I'm a fan of Volume 4 and am looking forward to more. Spoiler: And while it's left ambiguous for now, I'll bet anything that Karai and Casey did not do the deed, but that something else suspicious happened. Leo hinted at something bothering Karai a while back.

06-11-2009, 02:39 AM	#132
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	And after reading this issue. I've learned one thing. Never piss off Michelangelo... Yikes! All in all a rather interesting issue: Spoiler: I wonder if we'll ever know if Karai and Casey did the deed? lol Or maybe she just took samples from him. I love the transforming shark Karai had. Possably an homage to Shredder Shark? __________________

06-04-2009, 04:51 PM	#124
DK2 Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 621	I still haven't got mine yet. And I ordered first thing last Tues morning. The wait is killing me. Anyone else in Canada still waiting for their copy?

06-06-2009, 11:27 PM	#125
Sanjuro Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 598	I got my issue this morning. Seeing how I have several drawings from Laird and Berger/Lawson...I opted for Talbot. I've never been a HUGE fan of his but his sketching is pretty badass. Sorry for poop quality, need to get new phone.

06-07-2009, 01:44 PM	#126
Cipher Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,454	Have all the other Americans gotten their issue by now? I'm getting a little worried.

06-11-2009, 12:49 PM	#133
soccerstud652 Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 493	The comic is up for free on ninjatrtles.com. It has also been uploaded to WOWIO, so it should be up there in a few days.

06-11-2009, 03:36 PM	#134
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,157	Hate to be a party pooper, but it took a year for THIS? It was decent, but Casey talking to himself was annoying... and they hardly advanced his story. While I'm glad to see Mike back in action, that was too long. They spend a whole page on just that Tric captains rambling introduction. I mean you could verbally summarize this issue to someone in less than 60 seconds and they would have the exact same knowledge as anyone who actually read it. WAIT!!! I get it.... Teenage Mutant Ninja TURTLES... TURLTES pace! Hopefully next issue is good.... so I can read it to my great grandchildren.

06-11-2009, 06:59 PM	#136
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,346	Still don't have mine. I've been blacklisted!

06-12-2009, 12:04 AM	#138
soccerstud652 Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 493	Check the varying prices for WOWIO .pdf downloads on the TMNT series... Weren't these supposed to be ad sponsored and free?

06-12-2009, 12:50 AM	#140
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	It's on the site now, apparently posted on an impossible date for this year (Thursday, June 12... WTF?) __________________