IDW multi-colored masks

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by Old Hob

Maybe Nick is telling them they need colored bandanas cause that's what sells.

Which makes no sense because these red-clad TMNT are IDW's highest selling book right now.

Originally Posted by Rooish

But still, I don't think it's gonna drive away any new readers to have them have rainbow bandannas.

No, just the old ones.

[Andrew NDB]

At this point I almost want them to put the rainbow bandannas on them for a couple of issues just so I can point at the sales charts for those months and go, "See? You see? Rainbow Turtles don't sell additional copies."

Almost.

[Rooish]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

No, just the old ones.

Well... I guess we'll see. It would suck indeed if old fans stopped buying the comic. But someone needs to post that they have indeed stopped buying them for me to be convinced.

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

At this point I almost want them to put the rainbow bandannas on them for a couple of issues just so I can point at the sales charts for those months and go, "See? You see? Rainbow Turtles don't sell additional copies."

I would like to see that too, but more importantly, I want someone to be transparent about whether this is all about Nick being over-controlling.

[oldschoolturtlesfan]

Originally Posted by Rooish

I would like to see that too, but more importantly, I want someone to be transparent about whether this is all about Nick being over-controlling.

I would like to know this also. If Nick wants pretty rainbow colors there is no way around it. If it is just because then that's a different story and really sucks.

[CyberCubed]

Just curious, would people here be complaining as much if the Turtles had colored bandanas since the first issue?

Because I think the whole bait-and-switch thing is what pissed people off, but if they had the colors from the beginning I think aside from maybe Andrew and a few others, most wouldn't be complaining.

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Just curious, would people here be complaining as much if the Turtles had colored bandanas since the first issue?

Because I think the whole bait-and-switch thing is what pissed people off, but if they had the colors from the beginning I think aside from maybe Andrew and a few others, most wouldn't be complaining.

Like I said over at the IDW boards, it would have been fine by me. I would have lamented the lack of read for a post or two and got over it once the series kicked off. Feels like a total **** tease giving us all red to start out with and then turning the tables.

[Powder]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Like I said over at the IDW boards, it would have been fine by me. I would have lamented the lack of read for a post or two and got over it once the series kicked off. Feels like a total **** tease giving us all red to start out with and then turning the tables.

Again, I agree with my man over here.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

At this point I almost want them to put the rainbow bandannas on them for a couple of issues just so I can point at the sales charts for those months and go, "See? You see? Rainbow Turtles don't sell additional copies."

Almost.

They wouldn't decrease either though.

But I agree anyone buying this series isn't doing so based on what color bandanas the Turtles have.

[Matches Malone]

Originally Posted by Old Hob

Maybe Nick is telling them they need colored bandanas cause that's what sells. Buy us saying "Hey no wait!" they can go back and say "look the fans like them all in red."

Originally Posted by Rooish

I want someone to be transparent about whether this is all about Nick being over-controlling.

Originally Posted by oldschoolturtlesfan

I would like to know this also. If Nick wants pretty rainbow colors there is no way around it. If it is just because then that's a different story and really sucks.

Here is a quote from Bobby Curnow, the editor over at IDW, on the IDW forums from about a week and a half ago.

As with any license holder (at least that I've had to deal with at IDW), Nick has to approve everything. That includes proposals, finished scripts, and art work.

That being said there are no directives, nothing we must do. (Well, at the start we had a mutual discussion about general tone and direction, but we all happened to be on the same page). We're free to come up with whatever we want, and nothing has been forced on us because of the upcoming 'toon or whatever.

There have been a couple ideas, and some art work that I thought was pretty cool, that was either been rejected or a substantial tweak was asked for. So I don't agree with them 100% of the time, but that's to be expected in any creative relationship. By and large, I've agreed with the large majority of what they've had to say, and in a couple instances they've come up with a good fix on something we were stumped with.

I hope that answers the question.

This may not put to rest the conspiracy theories about Nick's control over the comic since only those involved truly know what the conversations are like with Nick, but this is as direct and upfront as it gets.

[Donnie]

If they do wind up going with colored, I hope they keep the different skin tones. It will be a bit like the old figures, which I personally liked a lot. Come to think of it, the skin tones as they have them now (looking at it) would go very well with their respective colors...

[Hermano Dyvas]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

At this point I almost want them to put the rainbow bandannas on them for a couple of issues just so I can point at the sales charts for those months and go, "See? You see? Rainbow Turtles don't sell additional copies."

Almost.

I'm not convinced it's going to be a permanent thing entirely yet so you may still get to do this. Though I admit, the odds that it will be a temporary thing are probably very very small.

Do you think perhaps the IDW turtles are going to switch back and forth, like in color in their spare time and all red when they go on a mission? I'm not sure how I'd feel about something like that. I think it would overcomplicate things a bit though.

What do you guys think?

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Hermano Dyvas

I'm not convinced it's going to be a permanent thing entirely yet so you may still get to do this. Though I admit, the odds that it will be a temporary thing are probably very very small.

Do you think perhaps the IDW turtles are going to switch back and forth, like in color in their spare time and all red when they go on a mission? I'm not sure how I'd feel about something like that. I think it would overcomplicate things a bit though.

What do you guys think?

If they start switching back and forth between all red and the rainbow bunch, that makes them seem even more emo than if they just stuck with the fruity pebbles bandannas.

Donatello: "*sigh* The weather is just dreadful today. Yes, it feels like a red bandanna day today... or maybe it's a purple bandanna day. Hmmm... I can't decide! What do you think, Leo?"

God, please, no... no one of sound mind actually wants that, do they?

[Hermano Dyvas]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

If they start switching back and forth between all red and the rainbow bunch, that makes them seem even more emo than if they just stuck with the fruity pebbles bandannas.

Donatello: "*sigh* The weather is just dreadful today. Yes, it feels like a red bandanna day today... or maybe it's a purple bandanna day. Hmmm... I can't decide! What do you think, Leo?"

God, please, no... no one of sound mind actually wants that, do they?

lmao! yeah when you put it like that, I think it's safe to say no.

[Matches Malone]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

If they start switching back and forth between all red and the rainbow bunch, that makes them seem even more emo than if they just stuck with the fruity pebbles bandannas.

Donatello: "*sigh* The weather is just dreadful today. Yes, it feels like a red bandanna day today... or maybe it's a purple bandanna day. Hmmm... I can't decide! What do you think, Leo?"

God, please, no... no one of sound mind actually wants that, do they?

Let's hope whichever they go with, they stick with it. It was already a bit disorienting and disappointing to see a switch in Raphael #1 with no explanation whatsoever... Hopefully #5 will provide some satisfying answers. While that's still my hope, I must admit that the idea suggested by Tristan in that colored bandannas being akin to Batman changing suits doesn't instill a lot of faith since I'm personally not really a fan of that aside from some practical use (i.e. underwater batsuit, space batsuit??!, etc.) Hard to imagine colored bandannas being more practical...

[Birdman37]

Can someone explain to me why the single colored bandanas or "rainbow" colored ones is such a big deal? i just dont get it...

[Venom]

I wonder pupils will show up?

Granted, I wouldn't mind them at all if they had pupils, especially if it were when the Turtles were maskless.

[Matches Malone]

Originally Posted by Birdman37

Can someone explain to me why the single colored bandanas or "rainbow" colored ones is such a big deal? i just dont get it...

While I've said a good amount about it, it's mostly because I think too much and not because I think it's a big deal. I will definitely be fine with whatever happens, but I do think it takes you out of the story a bit when the turtles look a certain way and then inexplicably change appearances in the next issue, especially if you think of it from the "unified clan" aspect. That being said, you're right in that the issue of colored bandannas probably do not warrant this much discussion, and I'm not exactly helping with this post...

As for others, well, everyone has their personal hang-ups. Not really anything you can do about that. In the end, the bandannas don't have to mean anything at all, but those fans probably won't like that idea.

[Powder]

Originally Posted by Birdman37

Can someone explain to me why the single colored bandanas or "rainbow" colored ones is such a big deal? i just dont get it...

I would suggest reading the threads that address it.

[Toby Barrett]

Nah, don't waste your time, it still won't make any sense.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Powder

I would suggest reading the threads that address it.

Page 1 of this thread isn't a bad place to start either.