What type of fan are you? - Page 2

Rikirk · 08-08-2007, 11:19 AM

Character development and interaction in this genre are sort of the grab for me.
Then there was the comedic element of the 80's cartoon which I liked.
The first turtle movies I think were the first mainstream superhero type movie (Including Superman).
Ive also always loved superheros.
Then there was the dark, edgy 2003 cartoon series which mirrored the comics.

Its very hard to explain why I like this genre, I just do. Does it need any more explaining than that?

**Jester** · 08-08-2007, 11:38 AM

I'm 22, about the same age as the boys themselves, but I grew up with the OT. Though It's what I grew up with, as I did grow up, the Turtles seemed to grow up with me.
Archie was a step up from the show, with some serious storys and even some deaths of main characters. (Slash's death is still one of the most moving things I remember about TMNT Adventures.)
The movies were awesome (even 3...if you can get past the non-Henson costumes) and more mature than the OT.
Then came 2k3 it kicked my TMNT nestalgia into overdrive and I found a more gritty TMNT, like the old Mirage comics which i discovered at the time.(seriously, I thought the art on TMNT for the NES was a mistake, since all 4 boys wore red..."Why are they all dressed like Raph?")
I've always loved TMNT, and I'm glad that as I've matured, so in some ways has it.

Time Mistress · 08-08-2007, 03:10 PM

1. the characters - how they relate to each other, the brotherly and family dynamic, especialy in contrast to their outcast state among the world itself that makes the bond even stronger
2. the martial arts - the action scenes are so cool, and I've been taking lessons my whole life partly inspired by shows like the Turtles and I love superheroes
3. the offbeat humor - it's what originally drew me to the OT

*Drtooth* · 08-08-2007, 04:13 PM

I'm an overall fan. That's about it. I will say when i was younger (I was 8 just after the movie came out) and I was jarred by the fact Raph was constantly angry and by Casey Jones existing at all at first, but I really got into the films as much as the cartoon.

Years go by and I'm in High School and my little cousin (only by a few years) bought me some TMNT comics he found in the 25 cent bin. Initially confused by the new characters and the multiple "Krangs" (just so happens the first one I read was the end of the Secret origin arch), I got into this, and liked the darker, grittier style. I really came to appreciate it in college, especially after the new series came about.

I still am a huge fan, and would buy more stuff had I more money.

TristanHuwJones · 08-08-2007, 04:24 PM

I think a lot of the fans who aren't checking out (actually buying them, not just reading the solicit texts) the comics really ought to, not because I write for them, but because the stories have always been awesome and much of the source of what we have today. I think fans might also be surprised at how much of what happens at Mirage depends on the success of the comic book, given that's where it all began.

*triplexxx* · 08-08-2007, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by TristanHuwJones

I think a lot of the fans who aren't checking out (actually buying them, not just reading the solicit texts) the comics really ought to, not because I write for them, but because the stories have always been awesome and much of the source of what we have today. I think fans might also be surprised at how much of what happens at Mirage depends on the success of the comic book, given that's where it all began.

To each his own.

TheUltimateShredhead · 08-08-2007, 06:19 PM

My fandom started when i was about 3-4 yo with a comic book wich problably one of my former step-brother left, and i vagely remember seeing pictures of Rocksteady(i was big fan of rinoceruses as a kid

) and became thrilled and exited about the tmnt! I later watch some episodes on tv. I loved Rocksteady he was my favorite tmnt character back then, and i can remember being a little scared of Krang

. Unfortunaly i didn't manage to see so many episodes

. I had the first tmnt game for nes, and my friend(wich is the same friend i got the tmnt game from!) had the four turtles and the turtlevan, i remember we used to play that they beat the crap of the biker mice

. later in my childhood i remember missing the turtles

. Later i recall seeing episodes of the NT series on cartoon network, it brouth back my tmnt nostagica, and i started downloading episodes from both series. My love for tmnt is the concept of mutant animals being superheroes, fighting villans wich are a alien, a human and two mutant humans

. And the humor in it, the background music and the animation. Tmnt is one of the greatest concepts of all time, and when i got my credit card and the job, im gonna buy comics, vhs tapes, dvds, video games, toys and other tmnt merchandises online!

*Drtooth* · 08-09-2007, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TristanHuwJones

I think a lot of the fans who aren't checking out (actually buying them, not just reading the solicit texts) the comics really ought to, not because I write for them, but because the stories have always been awesome and much of the source of what we have today. I think fans might also be surprised at how much of what happens at Mirage depends on the success of the comic book, given that's where it all began.

not to be celebrity butt kissing, but the comics will ALWAYS be my favorite of them all. Because, well, they're the real thing.

*Kendamu* · 08-09-2007, 06:35 PM

As a kid I was into the old toon, the movies (especially the first one), and sometimes I read the Archie books.

When I hit my teens I discovered Mirage Vol.1 through a graphic novel. I started collecting old TMNT books as well as reading Bodycount and Image Vol. 3.

Now I'm an extremely nolstalgic fan who loves the old stuff to death but still makes room for the new stuff. Out of the new stuff I especially like Tales and 2k3.

*CyberCubed* · 08-09-2007, 07:20 PM

I'm a fan of:

- The original cartoon (all 194 episodes of it)
- The 2k3 cartoon (includes Fast Forward)
- All four movies, yes I really loved movie III.
- The Mirage Volume 1, 2, 4, Tales Vol. 1 and 2
- Image series
- Archie series
- A good majority of the toys and videogames, if those count

The only thing I'm not a fan of is the Next Mutation, the Coming out of their shells tour, the TMNT anime OVA, and some of the "guest writers" comics in Volume 1 which were really bad.

Other than that, I'll eat up everything Turtles.

*Scandia* · 08-09-2007, 07:24 PM

Something happened today that led me to think that I may be more obsessed than what I thought I was.

I cannot get the Turtles and their friends out of my mind. I even thought "Coming out of their shells" was cool. I wanna watch the OT episodes I'm missing BAD.

SassyGal · 08-09-2007, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Scandia

I even thought "Coming out of their shells" was cool. I wanna watch the OT episodes I'm missing BAD.

"Coming out of their shells" was hilarious!! I too find that I am even more anxious to get the rest of the OT episodes so I can watch the ones I missed in the later seasons.

TheUltimateShredhead · 08-09-2007, 11:12 PM

Have any body here watch every OT episode at there air dates?

*ToTheNines* · 08-09-2007, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Scandia

Something happened today that led me to think that I may be more obsessed than what I thought I was.

I cannot get the Turtles and their friends out of my mind.

Lol, I know what you mean. Everytime i see pizza, no matter how full I am I eat it... I don't even think about it, its like programed into me, I eat pizza even if its at a Chinese buffet. When ever I go to any store I look at the TMNT DVD's and video games, even when I know I'm not gonna but them/nothing new is out. Also, I constantly wait for the chance to use any kind of quote from any Turtle-verse.

Splinter Jr · 09-21-2007, 04:22 PM

For me its the memories............... ya good times

Regards: TT.

syd · 09-25-2007, 09:41 AM

that depends on how u define the types i think.
im not sure wut sort of i actually am,coz i really don't kno,i just love it,and i don't care wut kind of love it is,if i must give it a reason...well,i think it's the turtles,action scenes,plot and familyhood that stick together to each other so strongly that get me into.

i shallnot deny that i'd been thinking "it gotta be kiddy coz afterall it's been over 10 years since i'd watched them on tv,i mean the OT,i was a really small kid(very very samll) when i watched tmnt,and as a very samll kid i couldn't get anything more from the shows but excitement then,u kno,kid,
so i didn't take enough seriousness when i decided to explore the NT after i seen the latest movie, which's indeed more than a powerful spread BTW, be4 it was all begin,and i'd never believe that im now addicted with them even in my wildest dreams.so there.

the turtles' attractive personalities i love,the not-a-bit-inferior-to-but-even-greater-than many other hottest JP animes plot i love,and with the impressive familyhood giving the turtles "real life",giving them humanity,narrowing the distance between them and me,not mention the action scenes and voice play...this fandome just nails me from any level!
but i still get no clue why exactly i love it,it just,u kno,happend.;]

...but again whatever im called a big/true fan or not,i enjoy wut im doing,i enjoy tmnt.

*Rooish* · 09-25-2007, 09:46 AM

What is it about the TMNT characterization that draws people in so much? Is it much better than other comic book characters' personalities?

syd · 09-25-2007, 09:55 AM

gotta be.i think.
though not without the rendering of the plot,i mean,it oft turns out the chars's personalities ain't represented very well in the lame plots,u kno,they r just live on each other...

CudleyCowlick · 09-25-2007, 07:11 PM

Well, it all started because I'm a toy-whore and at the age of 8 my life ambition was to have every TMNT toy ever made anywhere in the world, and not much has changed.

But what keeps me coming back, and what brought me back after not paying much attention to them in my teenage years (when sex drugs and rock and roll seemed like more fun), was the diversity.

TMNT has been handled by so many talented creators in both comics and cartoons, and since I've always been passionate about both mediums and since the TMNT cross over into so many genres... it's an obvious choice for my favorite fandom.

The TMNT has never felt stagnant to me, even when there hasn't been much new stuff happening, I've always been able to find something old that I just never heard of. The sheer volume of it amazes me.

08-08-2007, 11:19 AM	#21
Rikirk Foot Soldier Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 208	Character development and interaction in this genre are sort of the grab for me. Then there was the comedic element of the 80's cartoon which I liked. The first turtle movies I think were the first mainstream superhero type movie (Including Superman). Ive also always loved superheros. Then there was the dark, edgy 2003 cartoon series which mirrored the comics. Its very hard to explain why I like this genre, I just do. Does it need any more explaining than that? __________________ "Did you say mattress?...I did ask you not to, now I have to get into the fish tank and sing. "Yes, yes I admit I tuned you out but in my defense its because I already figured out that youre stupid.'---Dr Rodney McKay - Stargate: Atlantis

08-08-2007, 11:38 AM	#22
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,300	I'm 22, about the same age as the boys themselves, but I grew up with the OT. Though It's what I grew up with, as I did grow up, the Turtles seemed to grow up with me. Archie was a step up from the show, with some serious storys and even some deaths of main characters. (Slash's death is still one of the most moving things I remember about TMNT Adventures.) The movies were awesome (even 3...if you can get past the non-Henson costumes) and more mature than the OT. Then came 2k3 it kicked my TMNT nestalgia into overdrive and I found a more gritty TMNT, like the old Mirage comics which i discovered at the time.(seriously, I thought the art on TMNT for the NES was a mistake, since all 4 boys wore red..."Why are they all dressed like Raph?") I've always loved TMNT, and I'm glad that as I've matured, so in some ways has it. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

08-08-2007, 03:10 PM	#23
Time Mistress Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennshellvania, or the 79th level of Null-Time Posts: 710	1. the characters - how they relate to each other, the brotherly and family dynamic, especialy in contrast to their outcast state among the world itself that makes the bond even stronger 2. the martial arts - the action scenes are so cool, and I've been taking lessons my whole life partly inspired by shows like the Turtles and I love superheroes 3. the offbeat humor - it's what originally drew me to the OT __________________ AKA the Edwardian Adventuress and Fairlady_Z "You just made your last mistake, Bugeyes -- 'cuz nobody beats up my best buddy and gets away with it -- Nobody! Got that?!" Raphael about Michaelangelo, TMNT Volume 1

08-08-2007, 04:13 PM	#24
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	I'm an overall fan. That's about it. I will say when i was younger (I was 8 just after the movie came out) and I was jarred by the fact Raph was constantly angry and by Casey Jones existing at all at first, but I really got into the films as much as the cartoon. Years go by and I'm in High School and my little cousin (only by a few years) bought me some TMNT comics he found in the 25 cent bin. Initially confused by the new characters and the multiple "Krangs" (just so happens the first one I read was the end of the Secret origin arch), I got into this, and liked the darker, grittier style. I really came to appreciate it in college, especially after the new series came about. I still am a huge fan, and would buy more stuff had I more money. __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]

08-08-2007, 04:24 PM	#25
TristanHuwJones Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,419	I think a lot of the fans who aren't checking out (actually buying them, not just reading the solicit texts) the comics really ought to, not because I write for them, but because the stories have always been awesome and much of the source of what we have today. I think fans might also be surprised at how much of what happens at Mirage depends on the success of the comic book, given that's where it all began. __________________ Still alive (somehow)... tristansbones.bsky.social and instagram @ instagram.com/tristans_bones

08-08-2007, 06:19 PM	#27
TheUltimateShredhead Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 642	My fandom started when i was about 3-4 yo with a comic book wich problably one of my former step-brother left, and i vagely remember seeing pictures of Rocksteady(i was big fan of rinoceruses as a kid ) and became thrilled and exited about the tmnt! I later watch some episodes on tv. I loved Rocksteady he was my favorite tmnt character back then, and i can remember being a little scared of Krang. Unfortunaly i didn't manage to see so many episodes . I had the first tmnt game for nes, and my friend(wich is the same friend i got the tmnt game from!) had the four turtles and the turtlevan, i remember we used to play that they beat the crap of the biker mice. later in my childhood i remember missing the turtles . Later i recall seeing episodes of the NT series on cartoon network, it brouth back my tmnt nostagica, and i started downloading episodes from both series. My love for tmnt is the concept of mutant animals being superheroes, fighting villans wich are a alien, a human and two mutant humans . And the humor in it, the background music and the animation. Tmnt is one of the greatest concepts of all time, and when i got my credit card and the job, im gonna buy comics, vhs tapes, dvds, video games, toys and other tmnt merchandises online!

08-09-2007, 06:35 PM	#29
Kendamu Sewerhead Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,890	As a kid I was into the old toon, the movies (especially the first one), and sometimes I read the Archie books. When I hit my teens I discovered Mirage Vol.1 through a graphic novel. I started collecting old TMNT books as well as reading Bodycount and Image Vol. 3. Now I'm an extremely nolstalgic fan who loves the old stuff to death but still makes room for the new stuff. Out of the new stuff I especially like Tales and 2k3.

08-09-2007, 07:20 PM	#30
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,872	I'm a fan of: - The original cartoon (all 194 episodes of it) - The 2k3 cartoon (includes Fast Forward) - All four movies, yes I really loved movie III. - The Mirage Volume 1, 2, 4, Tales Vol. 1 and 2 - Image series - Archie series - A good majority of the toys and videogames, if those count The only thing I'm not a fan of is the Next Mutation, the Coming out of their shells tour, the TMNT anime OVA, and some of the "guest writers" comics in Volume 1 which were really bad. Other than that, I'll eat up everything Turtles.

08-09-2007, 07:24 PM	#31
Scandia Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,265	Something happened today that led me to think that I may be more obsessed than what I thought I was. I cannot get the Turtles and their friends out of my mind. I even thought "Coming out of their shells" was cool. I wanna watch the OT episodes I'm missing BAD. __________________ Turtles fight with honor!!!

08-09-2007, 11:12 PM	#33
TheUltimateShredhead Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 642	Have any body here watch every OT episode at there air dates?

09-21-2007, 04:22 PM	#35
Splinter Jr Random Punk Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland. Posts: 25	For me its the memories............... ya good times Regards: TT. __________________

09-25-2007, 09:46 AM	#37
Rooish Devil's Advocate Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 2,130	What is it about the TMNT characterization that draws people in so much? Is it much better than other comic book characters' personalities? __________________ Thanks evan2000 for the sig!

09-25-2007, 07:11 PM	#39
CudleyCowlick Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont, USA Posts: 721	Well, it all started because I'm a toy-whore and at the age of 8 my life ambition was to have every TMNT toy ever made anywhere in the world, and not much has changed. But what keeps me coming back, and what brought me back after not paying much attention to them in my teenage years (when sex drugs and rock and roll seemed like more fun), was the diversity. TMNT has been handled by so many talented creators in both comics and cartoons, and since I've always been passionate about both mediums and since the TMNT cross over into so many genres... it's an obvious choice for my favorite fandom. The TMNT has never felt stagnant to me, even when there hasn't been much new stuff happening, I've always been able to find something old that I just never heard of. The sheer volume of it amazes me. __________________ THE DARKNESS AGE IS RETURN!