Turtles: Dawn of the Ninja - Fan comic - Page 26

*Andrew NDB* · 06-21-2016, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

So whatever happened to those guys? They're still around? Exist in some form?

They were part of the Platinum Dunes team on the last 2 Turtles films, credited as "Creators/Visionaries."

*Powder* · 06-21-2016, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

So whatever happened to those guys? They're still around? Exist in some form?

The guy literally went broke financing this (I checked a FB page of theirs & I remember him saying he did some crazy sh*t like spend his ENTIRE life savings & might have even took out a loan or second mortgage) under the foolish assumption that Nick/Viacom would pick it up once he had something full to present them with. He was immediately & coldly turned down with a simple ass "We don't accept solicitations" response & has been enraged ever since.

*Andrew NDB* · 06-21-2016, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Powder

The guy literally went broke financing this (I checked a FB page of theirs & I remember him saying he did some crazy sh*t like spend his ENTIRE life savings & might have even took out a loan or second mortgage) under the foolish assumption that Nick/Viacom would pick it up once he had something full to present them with. He was immediately & coldly turned down with a simple ass "We don't accept solicitations" response & has been enraged ever since.

Maybe he can take some consolation in seeing Beebop and Rocksteady on the big screen, regardless.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 06-21-2016, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Powder

The guy literally went broke financing this (I checked a FB page of theirs & I remember him saying he did some crazy sh*t like spend his ENTIRE life savings & might have even took out a loan or second mortgage) under the foolish assumption that Nick/Viacom would pick it up once he had something full to present them with. He was immediately & coldly turned down with a simple ass "We don't accept solicitations" response & has been enraged ever since.

Owch. Just... OWCH.

*CyberCubed* · 06-21-2016, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Powder

The guy literally went broke financing this (I checked a FB page of theirs & I remember him saying he did some crazy sh*t like spend his ENTIRE life savings & might have even took out a loan or second mortgage) under the foolish assumption that Nick/Viacom would pick it up once he had something full to present them with. He was immediately & coldly turned down with a simple ass "We don't accept solicitations" response & has been enraged ever since.

If they really went broke financing what was essentially a fan project turned graphic novel, I don't know what to say. And Viacom shooting them down immediately was obvious, don't they know how real life business works?

*Powder* · 06-21-2016, 05:20 PM

Clearly not.

ryu238 · 07-16-2016, 11:58 PM

Now that is sad

.... especially since it seemed better than what we got.

*Roseangelo* · 07-17-2016, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ryu238

Now that is sad

.... especially since it seemed better than what we got.

As much as I hate the new movies, I don't at all believe this fan project to be anything better.

*Redeemer* · 07-17-2016, 12:32 AM

Wait.....how did he go broke?????? He produced what??? Two 20 page issues???

*Powder* · 07-17-2016, 12:36 AM

Between paying the artist & hosting the site, I guess.

~~Commenter 42~~ · 07-17-2016, 01:08 AM

Just read back a few pages. Damn.

Why does Viacom let this crap go the distance? Shouldn't they be slapping guys like this with cease and desist letters?

*Powder* · 07-17-2016, 01:55 AM

I for one am glad that they don't. We've gotten some amazing things out of fans (from Andrew's comics to the Casey Jones film) & I hope that trend continues.

*sdp* · 07-17-2016, 10:26 AM

haha I remember this mess of a project, I mean the idea wasn't necessarily bad, it's just how they went on about it. They tried to come off as official and that their project was the vision. It could've been a good fan project where fans supported it instead of pissing of the fandom with their delusions.

~~Commenter 42~~ · 07-17-2016, 11:03 PM

I'm a big supporter of fan art, but not of profiting from Fan art.

l think that's the line.

*CyberCubed* · 07-17-2016, 11:39 PM

I still cannot comprehend losing thousands of dollars in essentially producing fanart. Its not like the guy mass produced 100 issues or something similar to what Andrew does with his printed comics, these guys didn't even send anything to the printer.

Its essentially fanart comics. And they somehow sunk thousands of dollars into this? By that logic anyone who produces a piece of fanart for anything would be broke, but that's not the case.

~~Commenter 42~~ · 07-17-2016, 11:48 PM

You don't do math?

If the dude was paying 400 bucks a page, x 20 pages, then a print run, which is usually upwards of 1000 bucks, etc, it doesn't take long to get up around 10 grand.

Not Huge money, but substantial.

Watching that video, I don't imagine the dude's life savings was much beyond that.

*Andrew NDB* · 01-19-2026, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I still cannot comprehend losing thousands of dollars in essentially producing fanart.

There wasn't even that much script put into it, when you look at it.

*sdp* · 01-19-2026, 10:17 AM

This project could actually get done now through AI relatively easy now.

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Originally Posted by lukekeith

We would NEVER attempt to make money off anything we have done without obtaining the proper licensing. Obviously we would "HOPE to sell it in a store"... but that doesn't mean we will get the licensing.

I HOPE they let me direct Transformers 3....

I HOPE I win the lottery tomorrow....

I HOPE people will stop attacking our love for TMNT and desire to make it awesome......

But this is reality, we don't always get what we hope for, but that won't stop us from trying.

Poor guy, please STOP attacking him. He only hopes to make a good TMNT movie. He didn't mean to trick anyone

*ToTheNines* · 01-19-2026, 10:53 AM

*Andrew NDB* · 01-24-2026, 03:24 AM

So I hit up Luke Keith. He did provide everything that existed. Whether we like it or not it probably shouldn't go into the ether. So here it is:

Chapter 1:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6hqx2...=8dadpj10&dl=0

Chapter 2:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/objfv...=6p8969y8&dl=0

07-17-2016, 12:32 AM	#509
Redeemer Technodrome Technician Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: third earth Posts: 4,737	Wait.....how did he go broke?????? He produced what??? Two 20 page issues??? __________________ GT:Reedeamer *THE TECHNODROME REDESIGN 2015* http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=51594

07-17-2016, 10:26 AM	#513
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,113	haha I remember this mess of a project, I mean the idea wasn't necessarily bad, it's just how they went on about it. They tried to come off as official and that their project was the vision. It could've been a good fan project where fans supported it instead of pissing of the fandom with their delusions. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

06-21-2016, 05:20 PM	#506
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	Clearly not.

07-16-2016, 11:58 PM	#507
ryu238 Random Punk Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 33	Now that is sad .... especially since it seemed better than what we got.

07-17-2016, 12:36 AM	#510
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	Between paying the artist & hosting the site, I guess.

07-17-2016, 01:08 AM	#511
~~Commenter 42~~ Banned Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 3,954	Just read back a few pages. Damn. Why does Viacom let this crap go the distance? Shouldn't they be slapping guys like this with cease and desist letters?

07-17-2016, 01:55 AM	#512
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	I for one am glad that they don't. We've gotten some amazing things out of fans (from Andrew's comics to the Casey Jones film) & I hope that trend continues.

07-17-2016, 11:03 PM	#514
~~Commenter 42~~ Banned Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 3,954	I'm a big supporter of fan art, but not of profiting from Fan art. l think that's the line.

07-17-2016, 11:39 PM	#515
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,694	I still cannot comprehend losing thousands of dollars in essentially producing fanart. Its not like the guy mass produced 100 issues or something similar to what Andrew does with his printed comics, these guys didn't even send anything to the printer. Its essentially fanart comics. And they somehow sunk thousands of dollars into this? By that logic anyone who produces a piece of fanart for anything would be broke, but that's not the case.

07-17-2016, 11:48 PM	#516
~~Commenter 42~~ Banned Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 3,954	You don't do math? If the dude was paying 400 bucks a page, x 20 pages, then a print run, which is usually upwards of 1000 bucks, etc, it doesn't take long to get up around 10 grand. Not Huge money, but substantial. Watching that video, I don't imagine the dude's life savings was much beyond that.

01-19-2026, 10:53 AM	#519
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,044

01-24-2026, 03:24 AM	#520
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,242	So I hit up Luke Keith. He did provide everything that existed. Whether we like it or not it probably shouldn't go into the ether. So here it is: Chapter 1: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6hqx2...=8dadpj10&dl=0 Chapter 2: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/objfv...=6p8969y8&dl=0