Dan Duncan DONE with IDW Turtles

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Machias Banshee

Well, that's a shame... I did like his artwork.

New gig in TV Animation..? Wouldn't it be something if he were to do some work with the upcoming TV show?

I am also very curious to see where Duncan ends up. I really had no idea he even had an interest in the animation business.

[MikeandRaph87]

Did this come out at San Diego. When I saw him in Charlotte there was no indication If we can't have hin stay on then why not Valerio Schiti? It was a look close to Turtle In Time. An animated feel yet a realistic approach. Best art I have seen TMNT in awhile!

[Slade]

While I'm not that big a fan of Dan's turtles, I do think they're better than Kuhn's.

[ToTheNines]

I really really like Schiti, his style reminds of Chris Allan, but I couldn't see him drawing the main title.

[oldmanwinters]

I think Valerio Schiti would be a great monthly artist on the ongoing title.

Dan Schoening's current run on the IDW Ghostbusters proves that you can have serious storylines with cartoony art, and I think Schiti's style could follow in that mold. Granted, however, I don't think anyone can truly compare to the labor of love that Schoening puts into every issue.

[CyberCubed]

I hope the new full-time artist is the guy who did the Donatello or Leonardo micros.

Hell alternate between the two, they're both fantastic.

Bobby any take on this?

[twopinacoladas]

Those other characters look pretty good, and turtles dont look to bad. I'll wait and see before passing judgement could be alright.

[Zulithe]

I never got what DD was trying to do with the teeth on the turtles. Always looked weird to me. His style was growing on me though... slowly.

[Spitfire]

IDW has never impressed me with their art. Not really sure who they could get, short of rehiring the Mirage guys, that would please me. I'd rather see Lawson take over the book then the dude who drew that Mikey Micro. That was easily the worst of the new art styles. No offense to the dude but it didn't work for me. Kinda like the Metal Gear Solid comic. The art is great for a poster or promo art but as a whole comic it's a little too much.

[junkboy]

Well that's bad news for me as well. Duncan's art was not great but i got used to it and was loving it. We all know that he kept on drawing better turtles by each issue ( well at least up to a point )

Kuhn was my least fave. artist in all of the issues so far, so that has been an unpleasant surprise for me. He has a unique style ( or tries to be that way ) that's for sure but it seemed so inconsistent at that Mike issue to me.

Maybe his style will evolve by each issue but as i said that artist change is not a develepment i liked seeing at the IDW comic.

my choices would be :
1) Ross Campbell
2) Mark Torres from the Infestation TMNT books
3) Mateus Santolouco from issue 5

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by junkboy

my choices would be :
1) Ross Campbell
2) Mark Torres from the Infestation TMNT books
3) Mateus Santolouco from issue 5

Agreed.

Even though we've never seen how Mateus draws the turtles, his style is pretty close to Dan's.

[Plasticplayhouse]

This news is a bit disappointing. I feel that DD was just starting to really get into his niche with the turtles. His drawings and their consistency have improved a good deal since earlier on.

As far as Kuhn goes...I can't say that I'm thrilled. But this pic here looks better than what was in the mikey issue.
http://kuhnart.blogspot.com/2012/05/tmnt-at-ace.html
I do believe that like Duncan's art improved over a span of time, that Kuhn's will get better also. To be honest, I didn’t care for the coloring of the mikey issue at all. With a different colorist, Kuhn's art COULD be a lot more appealing.

Ultimately, I'd like to see Ross Campbell holding the reins. But since Ross is drawing Glory and a few of his own comics (shadoweyes, wet moon, etc.) I don’t see that happening. CW III might make for a good fit. I kinda liked his style. It was a little gritty, little edgy, and just a fresh take.

[junkboy]

Coloring is indeed very very important.
Look how amazing Darwyn Cooke's drawings can look thanks to spectacular coloring.( i said this cause when i first saw, the human drawings of Kuhn looked just a bit like Darwyn Cooke to me... but just a bit... and some of his Mike drawings at issue, seemed a bit like Mignola style, with the edges and etc )
thanks to coloring choice Cooke is the penciler of a Noir style book which comes from IDW also, you know, the graphic novel adaptation of those Richard Stark's Parker novels.
the art looks stunning there.

I am not saying that cause i think that Cooke's art does not look good without suitable coloring. I am more than a huge fan of Darwyn Cooke. Kinda addicted to his style being a fan of 50s and 60s.

The thing is with better coloring Kuhn's artwork might look better , yeah. But just judging by the only Mike micro we have at hand, i said my thoughts.

I am pretty sure that Kuhn's work will look better by each issue but still Duncan was much better imo.

[chrisguyver]

Originally Posted by Newton Gimmick

Duncan's artwork is HORRIBLE as it pertains to drawing the Turtles themselves, so this is the best news I've heard all day!

I agree and from the pics I saw from the new guy taking over I think it's an improvement.

[junkboy]

I looked at his blog and there are some good pieces there.

espacially DC's Deadman and Bat


http://kuhnart.blogspot.com/2012/07/...-recently.html

http://kuhnart.blogspot.com/2012/06/...on-batman.html


I hope we will be seeing better coloring to Kuhn's art at the main series.

[Eiko]

And i was just getting use to Dan's artwork. oh well

[Lordmylar06]

Valerio Schiti was mentioned several posts ago. I would dig seeing his TMNT art monthly in a book, and oddly enough he was compared to Chris Allan.
Wouldn't it be fantastic if IDW got one of our old school favorites to come in a do a few issues every once in a while?
I'd be down for seeing a Chris Allan drawn story arc, or a Dan Berger arc, Talbot, etc.
Maybe it's just a fanboy dream but it doesn't seem too far fetched to call these guys and ask em if they want to do a few issues for old time's sake(not to mention the current standard pay).
It also couldn't hurt in getting a few of the old school readers on board that haven't joined in on the newer comics yet.
Just an off the wall idea for those "in between regular artists" issues.

[junkboy]

Giving the job to old school Mirage guys is indeed a fanboy dream.
Talbot doing just 1 issue would mean much more to me than an entire perfect story arc drawn by current IDW guys probably.
I really missed Berger's badass Casey... damn...

[Master Splinter]

It saddens my heart to see Duncan gone but I have much appreciation for Andy's art. So while one door closes, another is opened.

-ms

[Jester]

Chris Allen for IDW's TMNT Artist 2013!