Tales of the TMNT 61 - Page 3

TristanHuwJones · 08-22-2009, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Buffy

Just got my issue from the comic shop: loved it! I hope the mousers will be back very soon.

I have plans, nothing like what has been done with them before and it all spins directly out of this issue and what's coming in #64, but ultimately it all hinges on what happens next year. Just let the dudes at Mirage know you dug it and that you want more

*Raph's Girl* · 08-26-2009, 10:46 AM

I really liked this issue and all the references to the DCU. Altho Leonardo's email address of [email protected] seems more like it would be Donatello's. And Don playing Guitar Hero was also a bit odd. I picture that as more Mikey's game.

But other then that... great work Tristan.

willtupper · 08-26-2009, 02:14 PM

I thought the issue was aces. High-quality, all the way through.

MAYBE a bit convuluted (or "easy") in one or two places. Like the line from "Scarface" took me right out of the story. And I definitely didn't buy it.

But other than that, I thought this was by FAR the best issue of the THJ canon

. It felt, at least to me, at least in some ways, like a very, very successful "reimagining" of the very first issue of Vol. 1. Maybe that's why I liked it so much

.

TristanHuwJones · 08-26-2009, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by willtupper

I thought the issue was aces. High-quality, all the way through.

MAYBE a bit convuluted (or "easy") in one or two places. Like the line from "Scarface" took me right out of the story. And I definitely didn't buy it.

But other than that, I thought this was by FAR the best issue of the THJ canon

. It felt, at least to me, at least in some ways, like a very, very successful "reimagining" of the very first issue of Vol. 1. Maybe that's why I liked it so much

.

Tanks mang!

Is convoluted the right word? Inappropriate seems more... appropriate I guess! What was the other bit (I MUST KNOW!!)?

Also interested in why you picked Volume 1 #1... to be honest it was about the furthest away from what I had in mind and as reference as a Charlie Brown book!

willtupper · 08-26-2009, 04:33 PM

Shoo don' even know me, mang!

And, you're welcome.

www.dictionary.com suggests that "convoluted" WAS the wrong word.

Pretty sure the word I was going for was "contrived." My bad, dawg.

As far as the other bit that bugged me, maybe it was the Raphael "License and registration" panel. As I feel I've seen that many, many, MANY times before.

And while I know, "If it ain't broke..." I'll give the ish a reread, then tell you for sure.

As for why it reminded me so much of Vol. 1 #1, I guess I would say the pacing, the way it was framed? Hard to explain w / o the actual comic in front of me. There was a panel, I remember, where they drop back into the sewers (that I LOVED), and it reminded me very much of that first issue where they "strike hard, and fade away... into the night."

But, maybe that's just me.

WT

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Originally Posted by TristanHuwJones

Tanks mang!

Is convoluted the right word? Inappropriate seems more... appropriate I guess! What was the other bit (I MUST KNOW!!)?

Also interested in why you picked Volume 1 #1... to be honest it was about the furthest away from what I had in mind and as reference as a Charlie Brown book!

*ToTheNines* · 08-28-2009, 08:21 AM

P2P finally shipped mine, I'm sitting by the mail box until it comes.

*Ninjinister* · 08-28-2009, 05:37 PM

Grabbed this and 60 today... 60 was a'ight, but this was the shizzle. Loved it cover to cover. I gotta ask though, Tris'...

Spoiler:

TristanHuwJones · 08-28-2009, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by The Ninjinister

Grabbed this and 60 today... 60 was a'ight, but this was the shizzle. Loved it cover to cover. I gotta ask though, Tris'...

Spoiler:

Maybe... Unfortunately, I'm not exactly certain you're gonna be able to find out either way now.

Dragon Turtle · 08-28-2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TristanHuwJones

Maybe... Unfortunately, I'm not exactly certain you're gonna be able to find out either way now.

How have sales of Tales been lately, will it at least make it to May 2010?

TristanHuwJones · 08-28-2009, 07:12 PM

I'm fairly certain it will run until at least #70. I know Dan and Jake definitely have stories ready for next year.

*Ninjinister* · 08-29-2009, 02:26 AM

Went through the book a second time and realized the name of the crime family that Diamondback took over... heh....

TristanHuwJones · 08-29-2009, 10:22 PM

I was wondering how long it'd take for someone to mention that...

*Ninjinister* · 08-29-2009, 10:37 PM

Sometimes it takes a second, closer examination on things, but I can normally pick things out like this pretty easily

I love when you sneak things in there like that. Very clever of you.

TristanHuwJones · 08-30-2009, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by The Ninjinister

Sometimes it takes a second, closer examination on things, but I can normally pick things out like this pretty easily

I love when you sneak things in there like that. Very clever of you.

Glad you did! And glad you DO, too! Thanks! Maaaaay not be the last of the Puzzorelli tie ins either...

*R-iZZy* · 09-01-2009, 03:47 PM

Issue was awesome. Loved it. Story was brilliant, art direction was awesome. God, this is the sort of stuff TMNT should've stuck with rather than that sci-fi s*** we've been reading.

The only thing that bothers me though is Guitar Hero and Michael Bay's s***tiness being recognizable during a timeline that's a year after City At War, which I think takes place during the early 90s. But then again, I think the only thing I could recall with an actual date in the TMNT timeline is issue 11 (Vol. 1).

*Coola Yagami* · 09-01-2009, 04:30 PM

Yeah... they gotta watch that.. Next thing we'll know we'll see that Splinter was playing a Nintendo Wii a day before the TMNT went out to take down Shredder...

*Raph's Girl* · 09-01-2009, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by R-iZZy

The only thing that bothers me though is Guitar Hero and Michael Bay's s***tiness being recognizable during a timeline that's a year after City At War, which I think takes place during the early 90s. But then again, I think the only thing I could recall with an actual date in the TMNT timeline is issue 11 (Vol. 1).

And Leonardo had an email address too...and the reporter had a camera phone issue before that. Tech is different in the Mirage universe....*lol*

*Cipher* · 09-01-2009, 05:31 PM

Ug, this has come up before, especially with Tristan's issues. I know he's said he likes placing the Turtles in whenever "now" is, not tying them down to any specific era.

I'd be cool with that, if it weren't for the fact that the series already has some very distinct time markers. The Turtles kill Shredder in 1984, Utroms reveal themselves in 2002, etc. It's about the Turtles' lives beginning in 1984 and following them through all the way through to old age, and that should be respected.

Not like there aren't already some glaring errors with this. "City at War" is a prime example. According to the story, and comments from Eastman and Laird, it takes place no more than two years after Shredder's first death, and the events of the story itself take several months. That places its conclusion at...what, 1987 at the very latest? But it contains allusions to the Gulf War all over the place. Oops.

So, yeah, not perfect. But if I have to nitpick I'd still like to see cell phones and modern pop-culture references stay out of stories set over a decade ago.

Or...Utroms did it. I guess that's cool too.

*ToTheNines* · 09-01-2009, 06:09 PM

It's happened in other issues too. I really don't care since I don't splice Tales issues in with the old Mirage stories as I read them, I always read them seperately. But I'm cool with it since it's done for the sake of (good) humor, and not just mindless bubble fillings.

*Ninjinister* · 09-01-2009, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

And Leonardo had an email address too...and the reporter had a camera phone issue before that. Tech is different in the Mirage universe....*lol*

Don. Leo gave Miller an e-mail address to send the info to Don. It's Don's address. The address should have given it away.

08-26-2009, 10:46 AM	#42
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	I really liked this issue and all the references to the DCU. Altho Leonardo's email address of [email protected] seems more like it would be Donatello's. And Don playing Guitar Hero was also a bit odd. I picture that as more Mikey's game. But other then that... great work Tristan. __________________

08-28-2009, 05:37 PM	#47
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Grabbed this and 60 today... 60 was a'ight, but this was the shizzle. Loved it cover to cover. I gotta ask though, Tris'... Spoiler: Last page... the "John" that the under reconstruction Razorback is greeting... that isn't Bishop, is it? o.O __________________

08-28-2009, 07:12 PM	#50
TristanHuwJones Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,419	I'm fairly certain it will run until at least #70. I know Dan and Jake definitely have stories ready for next year. __________________ Still alive (somehow)... tristansbones.bsky.social and instagram @ instagram.com/tristans_bones

08-29-2009, 02:26 AM	#51
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Went through the book a second time and realized the name of the crime family that Diamondback took over... heh.... __________________

08-29-2009, 10:22 PM	#52
TristanHuwJones Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,419	I was wondering how long it'd take for someone to mention that... __________________ Still alive (somehow)... tristansbones.bsky.social and instagram @ instagram.com/tristans_bones

08-26-2009, 02:14 PM	#43
willtupper Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 322	I thought the issue was aces. High-quality, all the way through. MAYBE a bit convuluted (or "easy") in one or two places. Like the line from "Scarface" took me right out of the story. And I definitely didn't buy it. But other than that, I thought this was by FAR the best issue of the THJ canon . It felt, at least to me, at least in some ways, like a very, very successful "reimagining" of the very first issue of Vol. 1. Maybe that's why I liked it so much .

08-28-2009, 08:21 AM	#46
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,113	P2P finally shipped mine, I'm sitting by the mail box until it comes.

08-29-2009, 10:37 PM	#53
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Sometimes it takes a second, closer examination on things, but I can normally pick things out like this pretty easily I love when you sneak things in there like that. Very clever of you. __________________

09-01-2009, 03:47 PM	#55
R-iZZy The Long Con Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: G'ville, FL (Gator Country), USA Posts: 3,007	Issue was awesome. Loved it. Story was brilliant, art direction was awesome. God, this is the sort of stuff TMNT should've stuck with rather than that sci-fi s* we've been reading. The only thing that bothers me though is Guitar Hero and Michael Bay's s*tiness being recognizable during a timeline that's a year after City At War, which I think takes place during the early 90s. But then again, I think the only thing I could recall with an actual date in the TMNT timeline is issue 11 (Vol. 1). __________________

09-01-2009, 04:30 PM	#56
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,661	Yeah... they gotta watch that.. Next thing we'll know we'll see that Splinter was playing a Nintendo Wii a day before the TMNT went out to take down Shredder...

09-01-2009, 05:31 PM	#58
Cipher Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,454	Ug, this has come up before, especially with Tristan's issues. I know he's said he likes placing the Turtles in whenever "now" is, not tying them down to any specific era. I'd be cool with that, if it weren't for the fact that the series already has some very distinct time markers. The Turtles kill Shredder in 1984, Utroms reveal themselves in 2002, etc. It's about the Turtles' lives beginning in 1984 and following them through all the way through to old age, and that should be respected. Not like there aren't already some glaring errors with this. "City at War" is a prime example. According to the story, and comments from Eastman and Laird, it takes place no more than two years after Shredder's first death, and the events of the story itself take several months. That places its conclusion at...what, 1987 at the very latest? But it contains allusions to the Gulf War all over the place. Oops. So, yeah, not perfect. But if I have to nitpick I'd still like to see cell phones and modern pop-culture references stay out of stories set over a decade ago. Or...Utroms did it. I guess that's cool too.

09-01-2009, 06:09 PM	#59
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,113	It's happened in other issues too. I really don't care since I don't splice Tales issues in with the old Mirage stories as I read them, I always read them seperately. But I'm cool with it since it's done for the sake of (good) humor, and not just mindless bubble fillings.