IDW up for sale

*neatoman* · 03-05-2019, 02:54 PM

So here's a bit of news that might have an impact on the TMNT comics. IDW is currently looking for investors.

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/03...n-open-letter/

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 03-05-2019, 03:04 PM

Huh. That's foreboding.

Whether it's good for IDW's business or not, it will still have some form of impact on TMNT comics, and I don't see how that impact could be good.

*Redeemer* · 03-05-2019, 03:16 PM

well..... crap.......

I hope TMNT is not affected too much by this..... I hope the IDW team at least can tie up all the loose ends

Mike Lowrey · 03-05-2019, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Whether it's good for IDW's business or not, it will still have some form of impact on TMNT comics, and I don't see how that impact could be good.

I’m more worried about IDW’s sales numbers each month of the TMNT comics. This will have a far greater impact on IDW’s TMNT run.

*CyberCubed* · 03-05-2019, 03:43 PM

It's interesting this came at a time where Marvel is letting IDW publish Star Wars comics and a new reboot of Spiderman and Avengers comics. Feels really weird for IDW to be up for sale when they made this huge deal with Marvel.

Most of IDW's comics are licensed comics so obviously they don't get the full sales of each book and most of them haven't been selling anything spectacular although better than Dark Horse at least.

*snake* · 03-05-2019, 03:46 PM

Oh, they are so f*cked. Hopefully we can at least get to #100 before anything major happens.

~~ChosenOne~~ · 03-05-2019, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by neatoman

So here's a bit of news that might have an impact on the TMNT comics. IDW is currently looking for investors.

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/03...n-open-letter/

Spectacular Spider-Man. That is all.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 03-05-2019, 04:00 PM

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Spectacular Spider-Man. That is all.

Can you elaborate? I don't read Spiderman, so I've no idea what you mean by this...

~~ChosenOne~~ · 03-05-2019, 04:06 PM

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Can you elaborate? I don't read Spiderman, so I've no idea what you mean by this...

I meant the cartoon, which was hands down the best adaptation of Spider-Man ever, not just animated, but ended up cancelled in its prime when (IIRC) the television rights reverted back to Marvel.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 03-05-2019, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ChosenOne

I meant the cartoon, which was hands down the best adaptation of Spider-Man ever, not just animated, but ended up cancelled in its prime when (IIRC) the television rights reverted back to Marvel.

Ah, okay.

Yeah, rights changing hands has often fvcked up good stories, be they comics, TV shows (Netflix Marvel, RIP), or what not.

~~ChosenOne~~ · 03-05-2019, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Ah, okay.

Yeah, rights changing hands has often fvcked up good stories, be they comics, TV shows (Netflix Marvel, RIP), or what not.

Exactly. I know it's not the same thing per se in this case, but seeing the show cancelled with such promise for the future made me weary of these situations.

(Funny how Marvel is so often embroiled in this kind of affairs...)

Weapons@theready · 03-05-2019, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ChosenOne

I meant the cartoon, which was hands down the best adaptation of Spider-Man ever, not just animated, but ended up cancelled in its prime when (IIRC) the television rights reverted back to Marvel.

I still can’t talk about this subject without getting angry about the cancellation

~~ChosenOne~~ · 03-05-2019, 07:41 PM

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I still can’t talk about this subject without getting angry about the cancellation

If only there could've been some sort of follow-up to the show in comic form or something, like what's been done with Buffy the Vampire Slayer... I ran my eyes over the names of the villains slated to appear in season 3 while I was checking the Wikipedia entry to see if the reasons I mentioned for the cancellation were accurate, and had a hard time not feeling angry myself. I'm right there with you.

*MikeandRaph87* · 03-09-2019, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ChosenOne

I meant the cartoon, which was hands down the best adaptation of Spider-Man ever, not just animated, but ended up cancelled in its prime when (IIRC) the television rights reverted back to Marvel.

Spider-Man:The Animated Series is the best Spider-Man adaptation ever! Its amazing, its spectacular, it starts and stays in the college age does its own things yet stays loyal to the stories up to that time. I forgive it for the Electro botch and Roderick not yet being revealed. I believe the TMNT sale to Nick killing the 2003 cartoon is a better example.

Its hard to think half cup full in this era of comics,I mean the movies have taken off so,but we are entering another mid 90s' crisis in the comic book medium.

So is the Technodrome up to become an investor as a collective group?

*pferreira* · 03-18-2019, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

Spider-Man:The Animated Series is the best Spider-Man adaptation ever! Its amazing, its spectacular, it starts and stays in the college age does its own things yet stays loyal to the stories up to that time.

I only appreciated the cartoon series in repeats. It is indeed one of the best iterations of Spider-Man.

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I agree with neatoman that pferreira's jab, while ultimately harmless, served no point except to incite and wasn't really even funny.

I thought it was.

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I know you're stupid but that was just pathetically weak. Do you seriously think Fred Wolf episodes still make up the bulk of TMNT material? Or that I don't find any other TMNT material enjoyable outside of the IDW series? Or that the 200+ issues of IDW TMNT published isn't more than enough to re-read as is?

Hell, bringing it back to the idea Fred Wolf being the bulk of TMNT, it isn't even true if we're talking about the kids' shows. There's 156 4kids episodes, 124 Nick episodes and 52 confirmed full episodes of Rise. There's more than enough alternatives to Fred Wolf out there.

Or you know, if for some reason I didn't want to re-experience anything, I can just go outside of TMNT. There are literally dozens, if not hundreds, of movies and TV shows coming out every year. Not to mention novels, comics, video games and whatever else under the sun. I could find a new piece of entertainment every single waking hour and never run out.

So no, I don't need IDW TMNT to keep going (even if I'd like it to).

Triggered much?

03-05-2019, 03:04 PM	#2
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	Huh. That's foreboding. Whether it's good for IDW's business or not, it will still have some form of impact on TMNT comics, and I don't see how that impact could be good. __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

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Redeemer Technodrome Technician Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: third earth Posts: 4,737	well..... crap....... I hope TMNT is not affected too much by this..... I hope the IDW team at least can tie up all the loose ends __________________ GT:Reedeamer *THE TECHNODROME REDESIGN 2015* http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=51594

03-05-2019, 03:43 PM	#5
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,878	It's interesting this came at a time where Marvel is letting IDW publish Star Wars comics and a new reboot of Spiderman and Avengers comics. Feels really weird for IDW to be up for sale when they made this huge deal with Marvel. Most of IDW's comics are licensed comics so obviously they don't get the full sales of each book and most of them haven't been selling anything spectacular although better than Dark Horse at least.

03-05-2019, 03:46 PM	#6
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	Oh, they are so f*cked. Hopefully we can at least get to #100 before anything major happens.