Tales of the TMNT #40

[Roseangelo]

Originally Posted by Scandia

And it would ROCK if NinjaTurtles.com would upload the Raphael story from the Michelangelo reprint. That's a rather hard comic to find.

Nah, it's really not hard to find. I found 9 on eBay doing a quick search and NinjaTurtles.com still sells it, too.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by The Shelf

Just something I thought might be worth noting.... In that backup story from the Mike Micro, Raph sees himself in the future if he continued down the path he was going. I think the point of that whole backup story, though, was to help keep Raph from going down that path to begin with. So while this new story leads us to believe that Raph still has his eye damaged or lost, it is not necessary that Raph goes all primitive and lives in the swamp like that backup story showed. I know this is rather off topic, and I don't know if anyone was really even suggesting that he would still live in the swamp someday, but I thought this was worth noting just as FYI.

Did he really change that much after the events of that story in particular, though?

[VaughnMichael]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Did he really change that much after the events of that story in particular, though?

He may have whos to say we've even seen raph at that point in his life yet with how Mirage is anymore with jumping all over their life time.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Putrescent

He may have whos to say we've even seen raph at that point in his life yet with how Mirage is anymore with jumping all over their life time.

By no means am I saying it's set in stone... but unless we're willing to say that the whole bit was just in his head, it reasons to say that's how he'd end up if he doesn't set himself to rights.

Does he do so? Possibly.

[The Shelf]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Did he really change that much after the events of that story in particular, though?

Well, that's the point. We don't know. I think it's safe to assume that he did because he didn't want to become that once he had seen it. But we don't know how much he changed, if at all. All I'm saying is that since he has seen the future, he may try not to let that aspect of it happen. From the looks of it, the only aspect of that future that seems set in stone is that he loses an eye or has it damaged.

EDIT: Erm, yeah, I just realized you pretty much said the same thing in your last post....

[a_big_apple]

Originally Posted by Scandia

I don't think it is necessarily off topic.

And it would ROCK if NinjaTurtles.com would upload the Raphael story from the Michelangelo reprint. That's a rather hard comic to find. Gotta check where the story fits in the canon.

I have it! One of those things that I randomly picked up when it came out, even though I wasn't following Mirage at the time, just the Archie series...I'm glad I did! If I can manage to get access to a scanner at work I'll scan the little extra Raph story...is it allowed to post it here? If not, I guess I could email it to those who want to read it. It's pretty cool, I always liked it.

[Roseangelo]

Murphy has posted a preview of page 1:

[The Shelf]

Looks mighty fine to me.

I really wish they'd use those solid grey tones more often. I prefer those or the crosshatching over the "dot" tones. That's just me, though.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

I think this "Silent Knight" will be a two-parter. After all, it's a Christmas Eve issue, Murphy is working on both 40 and 41, and it's set to come out in November.

[diegojourdan]

As far as i know it's a one-shot story only...but i'd love to illustrate as many Tales issues as possible

http://viajerojourdan.blogspot.com/2...cowabunga.html

[VaughnMichael]

Originally Posted by diegojourdan

As far as i know it's a one-shot story only...but i'd love to illustrate as many Tales issues as possible

http://viajerojourdan.blogspot.com/2...cowabunga.html

Ugh! That art is beautiful! More More!

[Roseangelo]

Originally Posted by diegojourdan

As far as i know it's a one-shot story only...but i'd love to illustrate as many Tales issues as possible

http://viajerojourdan.blogspot.com/2...cowabunga.html

SWEET!

Can someone translate the article? I see it mentions Comic-Con at the end... you aren't by chance going to be there, Diego?

[Janus Prospero]

I'm suprised I'm beating Roseangelo and Putrescent to this, but Murph has posted an interior page from tales #40 on his blog. And it look fantastic!



Of course, this is when one of them tells me that they already posted about this in the top secret thread.

[VaughnMichael]

I just saw it a second ago & it's beautiful.

[Roseangelo]

While I haven't posted about it, I did see it earlier today.

[The Big Bad]

Inperfect translation to the article in Jourdan's blog. Personal comments are in brackets:

Rafael Valles, writing for La Tercera: These days, the Ninja Turtles’ adventures are born in Santiago, at the drawing table and computer of Diego Jourdan (29), Uruguayan artist living here [Chile] since 1991, and who today is part of the team of illustrators for the comic books starring the turtles, who this year have gone through a revival of sorts with the release of a CGI film which returned them to the big screen.

Jourdan works from his home for the North American Mirage Studios, owners of the turtle franchise. That is how he draws covers and stories for the Tales of the TMNT comic book, as well as the official film adaptation.

“I try to make them [the turtles, or comic books—the article isn’t clear] more expressive; at the narrative level I like to exaggerate the foreshortening [I’m not sure if that’s the right word—it’s the right translation for the word “escorzo”, but it doesn’t seem to make sense, within the context] and to place them in more dramatic situations,” says the artist, a professional graphic designer who studied digital diagramming in the United States. “Technically, ’m transitioning towards digital drawing, inking, and coloring, although sometimes I still use carbon pencil, for nostalgia if nothing else,” adds the illustrator, whose local works include newspapers and comic books like Sicario [I’m not sure about this one—it could be Scario].

But his days are not limited to drawing Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, the reptiles-turned-urban heroes and martial arts experts due to radioactive mutation. “Occasionally, Mirage allows my to plot the stories. It seems to have gained me good standing as a creator among the more hard-core fans of the series,” explains Diego Jourdan, one of several local talents who are currently working on comic books for the North American market (see sidebar) and one who gains greater experience for it.

The Uruguayan’s previous U.S. work includes characters such as Felix the Cat and Image series Fused; his work for Mirage Studios also includes designs for Ninja Turtles action figures and other merchandising. Currently, he also draws children’s comic strips for the North American editorial Blue Dream Studios, which will release the volume called Pet Robots during the San Diego Comic-Con this August.

[Raph's Girl]

Hmm.. One has to wonder who that wee one is that Raph's protecting from those er futuristic looking foot soldiers. Hmm... if this is supposed to be Future Raph from Archie...then perhaps that's April's great granddaughter?

[Roseangelo]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

Hmm.. One has to wonder who that wee one is that Raph's protecting from those er futuristic looking foot soldiers. Hmm... if this is supposed to be Future Raph from Archie...then perhaps that's April's great granddaughter?

No, I believe it's just an abandoned child that he finds. He's in Tokyo and the kid is Japanese.

[odupianist]

That looks pretty freakin' sweet.

[diegojourdan]

No, I believe it's just an abandoned child that he finds. He's in Tokyo and the kid is Japanese.

You got that right Rose! Can't spoil any of the plot details though

Inperfect translation to the article in Jourdan's blog. Personal comments are in brackets:

Thanks Big Bad --i'm too lazy to translate such stuff myself
And yup, "escorzo" means foreshortening, and the reporter got the toys and merchandising thing wrong, though according to Murph I AM 'on deck' for upcoming licensing illustrations and style-guide work.

As for PET ROBOTS: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/097...340_pe_snp_824