How do you feel about the Nick generation of TMNT so far?

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Why the hate on IDW? The pacing may be off but its no worse than Volume 2 and 4's odd pacing.

It's not just the pacing. The whole book is lazily written and feels pretty pointless...why should the reader care about a new continuity when the old one was left unresolved? Heaven help us even the classic Spider-Man continuity got closure with the niche but long-lasting Spider-Girl book, all despite Marvel ramming their "new" continuity down our throats, something small like that from IDW would at least suffice for the old-school fans who don't want to settle for JUST a fresh take.

At least when Archie were doing their thing, we had the MIRAGE continuity going at the same time.

[gobo]

Originally Posted by ngroove

Third official relaunch??? You mean fourth

Fourth official relaunch??? You mean third. The keyword is "relaunch".

[DonatelloFan]

I just got into the comics because they looked interesting, so now I have all issues except for the two I'm asking for in my signature. So far, they're pretty good (even though I don't do comics), and I plan on continuing to buy every future issue they put out.

When I first heard that there would ANOTHER incarnation of the Turtles, I wasn't excited. I mean, I didn't watch any of the '03 series, because I just couldn't get into it (I did watch the series finale, though). I did buy a few of the toys. I bought a toy that had 4 heads you could turn around, Movie Don for my stop motion video, Toon Shredder, and maybe one more.

I DID however, really like the '07 movie. I rented it one day just because I was wanting something to watch, and really enjoyed it. The battle between Raph and Leo was amazing. That was what, 20 years in the making (23 if you count the comics). I really hope they have one more epic battle in the next movie, or sometime in the cartoon. Done right, it could be one of most bad-ass moments in ANY TMNT incarnation.

Like I said, I wasn't excited about the new Nick cartoon, but after seeing the toys (which I honestly didn't like at first either) for a while, and warming up to them, I'm excited about the toys now (ordered a case of the regular line, and a case of the Classics line).

The cartoon style looks different, and though I haven't heard any audio or seen any video from the new toon, since I'm already pretty much deep in the toys and the comics, I will give it a shot. It may be weird for a few episodes to hear Rob Paulsen do another Turtles voice, though. (Why he did Donatello, I don't know. Maybe to differentiate the new toon from the original?).

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

It's not just the pacing. The whole book is lazily written and feels pretty pointless...why should the reader care about a new continuity when the old one was left unresolved?

The whole point of the new continuity is to try to grab new readers, someone going to the comic book store that remembers the Ninja Turtles, but didn't read Mirage.

Only the hardcore fans really want to see Volume 4 get resolved anyway. I thought it was decent, but readership kept dropping as the story took twists and turns a lot of people disliked.

[Memphis]

The turtles look pretty cool with the exception of Donatello. I cannot get passed the gap in his teeth...

[Fugitoid Jones]

Originally Posted by Mr._Mutant_Man

The whole point of the new continuity is to try to grab new readers, someone going to the comic book store that remembers the Ninja Turtles, but didn't read Mirage.

Only the hardcore fans really want to see Volume 4 get resolved anyway. I thought it was decent, but readership kept dropping as the story took twists and turns a lot of people disliked.

Exactly. When you consider the vast number of people that Nick is trying to attract with their new incarnation of the TMNT, the fans that want a definitive end to the Mirage continuity is a very small margin of that audience.



I so far am really happy with all the new stuff we've been getting. I've really been digging the new TMNT comic (tho Dan Duncan's artwork isn't exactly my cup o' tea, and I gladly welcome a change in art duties), the figures for the new toon and the classics line look amazing to me, and I like what we know and have seen of the new toon.

And I've said it before, but I'll say it again. I am totally fine with Don's gap tooth. As someone who grew up with braces and other teeth related problems, it's nice to see a main character not have perfect teeth. Especially since he's supposed to be a TEENAGER, and lots of teenagers have issues with their teeth.