Anyone find it funny that TMNT is rebooted along with all of DC?

*CyberCubed* · 05-31-2011, 05:01 PM

In late August the entire DC universe will be rebooted with new #1's for every single series, essentially rebooting everything from Batman to Green Lantern.

And now TMNT is getting it's very first comic reboot ever. Do you find it a coincidence that TMNT and DC comics are being rebooted at the same time?

wilddiverse · 05-31-2011, 05:06 PM

Yes, it is a coincidence.

*Powder* · 05-31-2011, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by wilddiverse

Yes, it is a coincidence.

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*CyberCubed* · 05-31-2011, 05:14 PM

I can't believe DC is starting off almost fresh, almost 90 years of comic continuity being undone, similar to how Star Trek was rebooted with the new movie.

We have never had a comic reboot for Turtles before, so it's interesting to see if it's going to be worth it.

wilddiverse · 05-31-2011, 05:14 PM

No, wait-- I was wrong.

The Turtles have met Spawn. Spawn has met Batman. So the Turtles are already part of the DC Universe.

Oh, and Batman's met the Punisher. And the Punisher has met Jughead. The Archie TMNT crossed over with Archie. So the Mirage Turtles are part of the Archie Turtles universe!

It's all connected!

**Jester** · 05-31-2011, 05:16 PM

It's the great and glorious circle of life!

azrael · 05-31-2011, 05:19 PM

the turtles need a reboot, the dcu needs to hook new readers. all in all i guess its ok , i cant believe they are going to reboot batman/superman/action comics/detective comics all with number 1

such crap imo it will be just another DD renumbering, so all in all completely useless.

For the Turtles they need a fresh start something to strike the turtle mania again. bring in new and old readers and give them something to enjoy.

I watched that whole video, Lion King is a guilty pleasure of mine.

*CyberCubed* · 05-31-2011, 05:21 PM

We didn't really need a reboot, they could have set the new series in the Volume 1 era just after Return to New York.

*Powder* · 05-31-2011, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

We didn't really need a reboot, they could have set the new series in the Volume 1 era just after Return to New York.

I think a reboot is a very good thing, at least if we're not gonna have new Mirage stuff.

For me this is a great time for pop culture because I'm getting to see reboots of my two favorite franchises, Pokemon & TMNT.
It's like I'm reliving subdued versions of their respective manias all over again.

*CyberCubed* · 05-31-2011, 05:28 PM

Pokemon hasn't really been rebooted, it's just another generation. It's not like all the old Pokemon and characters no longer exist.

*ToTheNines* · 05-31-2011, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

We didn't really need a reboot, they could have set the new series in the Volume 1 era just after Return to New York.

Ummm what?

**Jester** · 05-31-2011, 05:36 PM

Wait....isn't the Ultimate Universe getting a pseudo-reboot. Dun-Dun-DUH!!!!

*Powder* · 05-31-2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Pokemon hasn't really been rebooted, it's just another generation. It's not like all the old Pokemon and characters no longer exist.

Well, it technically has. I mean that's what the creators have said was their aim. Many of the new Pokemon are based on that of the first gen. Emolga is the new Pikachu, Sawk & Throh are the new Hitmonchan & Hitmonlee, Terrakion and the other two legendary beasts are the new Entei, Suicune, etc. Even the anime is supposed to be a reboot. Ash started fresh, having grown up with Pikachu but never really doing anything else until he went to Unova with Oak & his mother for a vacation. I don't know if the story is the same in the English dub, but that's the source material. Not to mention, the toys and cards are booming really hard again. I've not seen that stuff fly off the shelves with such speed since the original generation came out.

PAAATE · 05-31-2011, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Do you find it a coincidence that TMNT and DC comics are being rebooted at the same time?

No! Obviously DC heard that TMNT are getting a reboot and they have to compete with that because the world revolves around TMNT!

Yay, I've learned to speak CyberCubed

--EDIT--

Marvel are so stupid for not rebooting too... They won't survive 2011!

--EDIT 2--

Also, do you think DC could buy the rights to Scratch to compete with TMNT?

**Venom** · 05-31-2011, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

We have never had a comic reboot for Turtles before, so it's interesting to see if it's going to be worth it.

Yes we have: Year of the Turtle, written by none other than Spider-scribe Dan Slott, was intended as a reboot for the Archie series.

*CyberCubed* · 05-31-2011, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Venom

Yes we have: Year of the Turtle, written by none other than Spider-scribe Dan Slott, was intended as a reboot for the Archie series.

Year of the Turtle was still part of Archie just with different writers, hence the continuity with Shredder and Splinter being Hamato Yoshi.

In the story Splinter tells Mike, "This is the last Turtle story, after this one you'll have heard them all."

That line brought a tear to my eye while reading it, because I knew it signaled the close of the Archie series. They probably prepared those issues with an ending just in case the series got canceled, which it did.

Year of the Turtle served as a very valid substitute for the Forever War.

Adam · 05-31-2011, 07:36 PM

Yes, it's a coincidence.

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Originally Posted by wilddiverse

No, wait-- I was wrong.

The Turtles have met Spawn. Spawn has met Batman. So the Turtles are already part of the DC Universe.

You can get there through Dragon, too--he's met Superman twice (three times unofficially). And it's specifically the post-Crisis Superman. And the crossovers didn't involve dimensional travel.

*PizzaPower* · 05-31-2011, 08:11 PM

i think a re-boot is good even though i still want volume 4 finished, also i think its very very very awesome that batman is starting over cause thats the main reason why i didnt want to read it before cause i like to start from the start not them middle or anything, also DC has a bunch of different Batman stories. Are they going to stop doing those??

*Candy Kappa* · 05-31-2011, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I can't believe DC is starting off almost fresh, almost 90 years of comic continuity being undone, similar to how Star Trek was rebooted with the new movie.

New Earth? it's nothing new

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Originally Posted by Jester

Wait....isn't the Ultimate Universe getting a pseudo-reboot. Dun-Dun-DUH!!!!

Wouldn't call killing off the majority of the interesting characters and replace them with lame and/or boring ones a reboot, more like a funeral in making.

~~AquaParade~~ · 05-31-2011, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

It's the great and glorious circle of life!

Due to this song, this thread is now worthy of existing.

05-31-2011, 05:16 PM	#6
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,300	It's the great and glorious circle of life! __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

05-31-2011, 05:19 PM	#7
azrael Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: loganville, ga Posts: 1,362	the turtles need a reboot, the dcu needs to hook new readers. all in all i guess its ok , i cant believe they are going to reboot batman/superman/action comics/detective comics all with number 1 such crap imo it will be just another DD renumbering, so all in all completely useless. For the Turtles they need a fresh start something to strike the turtle mania again. bring in new and old readers and give them something to enjoy. I watched that whole video, Lion King is a guilty pleasure of mine. __________________ Creator of The Death Poppets

05-31-2011, 05:36 PM	#12
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,300	Wait....isn't the Ultimate Universe getting a pseudo-reboot. Dun-Dun-DUH!!!! __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

05-31-2011, 08:11 PM	#18
PizzaPower Foot Elite Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pizza Parlor Posts: 3,200	i think a re-boot is good even though i still want volume 4 finished, also i think its very very very awesome that batman is starting over cause thats the main reason why i didnt want to read it before cause i like to start from the start not them middle or anything, also DC has a bunch of different Batman stories. Are they going to stop doing those?? __________________ https://www.twitch.tv/turtlepizzapower

05-31-2011, 05:01 PM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,869	Anyone find it funny that TMNT is rebooted along with all of DC? In late August the entire DC universe will be rebooted with new #1's for every single series, essentially rebooting everything from Batman to Green Lantern. And now TMNT is getting it's very first comic reboot ever. Do you find it a coincidence that TMNT and DC comics are being rebooted at the same time?

05-31-2011, 05:06 PM	#2
wilddiverse Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chicago-ish Posts: 698	Yes, it is a coincidence.

05-31-2011, 05:14 PM	#4
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,869	I can't believe DC is starting off almost fresh, almost 90 years of comic continuity being undone, similar to how Star Trek was rebooted with the new movie. We have never had a comic reboot for Turtles before, so it's interesting to see if it's going to be worth it.

05-31-2011, 05:21 PM	#8
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,869	We didn't really need a reboot, they could have set the new series in the Volume 1 era just after Return to New York.

05-31-2011, 05:28 PM	#10
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,869	Pokemon hasn't really been rebooted, it's just another generation. It's not like all the old Pokemon and characters no longer exist.