Waltz talks TMNT at CBR - Page 2

marcelangelo · 01-23-2012, 07:41 PM

I love that the foot use smoke bombs again...

I always liked that

...raphael looks really koool in that smoke bomb pannel, too I gotta say...
yeah, looks pretty much like rock soldiers and I am excited about that...good idea, never done much with...now is the time maybe...I must say I like the individual turtles' characters already very much...they're just sympathatic....

*Andrew NDB* · 01-23-2012, 07:44 PM

Great article, though. Tom's energy and enthusiasm for the TMNT really shines through and it shows it's all coming from the right place.

One thing I wonder, strictly out of curiosity: when Nick/Viacom comes to the IDW table with something like the "idea" that Raphael be separated during those 15 months following mutation (an angle I've liked, by the way)... does it come in the form of a helpful suggestion that Tom and Kevin and company can say "Nahhh" to or is it a directive?

I know for myself and I suspect many others, when the boss walks by your desk at work and has "ideas" for what you should consider doing what that generally means -- it generally means you gotta do'em.

Metropoliskid41 · 01-23-2012, 08:16 PM

Bobby made it sound like Tom & Kevin sit down & hammer it out and then pass it by Nick for final passing and for the most part they pass it off as okay without much revisions.

**Venom** · 01-23-2012, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

No he wasn't.

Yes he was. Anyone who flies in to a murderous rage and blacks out teeters on the mentally unhinged. I like Raph, but the guy is clearly a little nutso. Could be the mutagen affecting his mental state.

LeoNerdo · 01-23-2012, 08:41 PM

Great interview Tom! This really gets me pumped for everything we're gonna see in the books this year.

*ToTheNines* · 01-23-2012, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Venom

Yes he was. Anyone who flies in to a murderous rage and blacks out teeters on the mentally unhinged. I like Raph, but the guy is clearly a little nutso. Could be the mutagen affecting his mental state.

"A little nutso": I'll give you.

"Literally psychotic": I will not.

**Venom** · 01-23-2012, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

"A little nutso": I'll give you.

"Literally psychotic": I will not.

Fair enough; fwiw, I was subtly referring to Raph #1 when he blacked out on Mike.

*ToTheNines* · 01-24-2012, 06:15 AM

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Fair enough; fwiw, I was subtly referring to Raph #1 when he blacked out on Mike.

That was very early on though. He never really had any other episodes quite that bad in any Mirage canon.

*ToTheNines* · 01-29-2012, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I'd like to see General Traag though.

If Traag is in this comic, you'll probably have to get used to calling him Captain Traag or Major Traag. This army's already got their General.

*Andrew NDB* · 01-29-2012, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

If Traag is in this comic, you'll probably have to get used to calling him Captain Traag or Major Traag. This army's already got their General.

Well, assuming the Rock Soldier Armed Forces follows American Armed Forces ranks (which is already pretty stupid... but hey, so did the Triceraton Republic/Empire in Mirage, so whatever), then that depends. Is he a one star general? A two?

There can be...

Brigadier General
Major General
Lieutenant General
And then the full bird, 4-star General.

Though at any rank, any one of them could still be -- properly -- addressed as simply "General."

*ToTheNines* · 01-30-2012, 08:47 AM

Very good points. I think it'd be kinda cool to give him a slightly different name though.

**Venom** · 01-30-2012, 11:22 PM

Like Granitor?

*Xav* · 02-01-2012, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

The gray guy could easily be another mutant, not a rock warrior.

Yeah, Rock Soldiers don't wear pants.

*ToTheNines* · 02-01-2012, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Xav

Yeah, Rock Soldiers don't wear pants.

Maybe they have rock ***** now.

*ToTheNines* · 02-21-2012, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

If Traag is in this comic, you'll probably have to get used to calling him Captain Traag or Major Traag. This army's already got their General.

I love being right.

*Powder* · 02-21-2012, 10:12 PM

On behalf of everyone who avoids the previews, thanks a lot for the spoilers.

*ToTheNines* · 02-22-2012, 06:23 AM

Sorry bud, wasn't thinking.

At least I didn't specify which rank it was lol.

01-23-2012, 07:41 PM	#21
marcelangelo Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,471	I love that the foot use smoke bombs again...I always liked that...raphael looks really koool in that smoke bomb pannel, too I gotta say... yeah, looks pretty much like rock soldiers and I am excited about that...good idea, never done much with...now is the time maybe...I must say I like the individual turtles' characters already very much...they're just sympathatic....

01-23-2012, 07:44 PM	#22
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,479	Great article, though. Tom's energy and enthusiasm for the TMNT really shines through and it shows it's all coming from the right place. One thing I wonder, strictly out of curiosity: when Nick/Viacom comes to the IDW table with something like the "idea" that Raphael be separated during those 15 months following mutation (an angle I've liked, by the way)... does it come in the form of a helpful suggestion that Tom and Kevin and company can say "Nahhh" to or is it a directive? I know for myself and I suspect many others, when the boss walks by your desk at work and has "ideas" for what you should consider doing what that generally means -- it generally means you gotta do'em. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

01-23-2012, 08:16 PM	#23
Metropoliskid41 Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Tundra Posts: 886	Bobby made it sound like Tom & Kevin sit down & hammer it out and then pass it by Nick for final passing and for the most part they pass it off as okay without much revisions. __________________ -------------------

01-30-2012, 11:22 PM	#32
Venom Space Knight Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,637	Like Granitor? __________________

01-23-2012, 08:41 PM	#25
LeoNerdo Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 872	Great interview Tom! This really gets me pumped for everything we're gonna see in the books this year.

01-30-2012, 08:47 AM	#31
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,264	Very good points. I think it'd be kinda cool to give him a slightly different name though.

02-21-2012, 10:12 PM	#36
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	On behalf of everyone who avoids the previews, thanks a lot for the spoilers.

02-22-2012, 06:23 AM	#37
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,264	Sorry bud, wasn't thinking. At least I didn't specify which rank it was lol.