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[AquaParade]

That’s all really interesting. Thanks for sharing.

I can imagine that being frustrating. You guys did a fantastic job, when one considers the limitations you were working under. Otherwise too, just saying.

I know you don’t have an answer to this but I wonder how much weight they put into the success of TLR. I understand how niche comics are, but it just seems like the audience sending a message, in some sense.

[Sharman]

Some wonderful "what ifs" in there. Bobby. Such information is always welcome.

[elgarlic]

This question is possibly outside of Bobby's wheelhouse, but I thought I'd try anyway.

Is it known why Corben's issue #33 was recolored in Classics vol 4? It takes away what is arguably the best part of the issue and replaces it with pretty standard looking photoshop gradient art, flat background colors, and I guess a kind of alright looking Earth at the end. (example attached, without any professional grading on the scan of course)

Could the printing process not handle the color depth needed for the painted look?

Was it that the original painted art couldn't be scanned, but high quality line art was available, and the decision was made to not scan retail copies?

Did Corben himself want something changed in 2013 (for some reason)?

[Andrew NDB]

Oh man, that's foul. Why would they do that?

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by elgarlic

This question is possibly outside of Bobby's wheelhouse, but I thought I'd try anyway.

Is it known why Corben's issue #33 was recolored in Classics vol 4? It takes away what is arguably the best part of the issue and replaces it with pretty standard looking photoshop gradient art, flat background colors, and I guess a kind of alright looking Earth at the end. (example attached, without any professional grading on the scan of course)

Could the printing process not handle the color depth needed for the painted look?

Was it that the original painted art couldn't be scanned, but high quality line art was available, and the decision was made to not scan retail copies?

Did Corben himself want something changed in 2013 (for some reason)?

All of those Classics were recolored, even ones already in color like Vol. 2

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Ninjinister

All of those Classics were recolored, even ones already in color like Vol. 2

But surely the Corben stuff should have been sacred. That's half of the value there, his coloring.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by elgarlic

This question is possibly outside of Bobby's wheelhouse, but I thought I'd try anyway.

Is it known why Corben's issue #33 was recolored in Classics vol 4? It takes away what is arguably the best part of the issue and replaces it with pretty standard looking photoshop gradient art, flat background colors, and I guess a kind of alright looking Earth at the end. (example attached, without any professional grading on the scan of course)

Could the printing process not handle the color depth needed for the painted look?

Was it that the original painted art couldn't be scanned, but high quality line art was available, and the decision was made to not scan retail copies?

Did Corben himself want something changed in 2013 (for some reason)?

What a mess they made of that. Why Neca considers IDW Color Classics as Mirage canon, I will never understand.

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by elgarlic

This question is possibly outside of Bobby's wheelhouse, but I thought I'd try anyway.

Is it known why Corben's issue #33 was recolored in Classics vol 4? It takes away what is arguably the best part of the issue and replaces it with pretty standard looking photoshop gradient art, flat background colors, and I guess a kind of alright looking Earth at the end. (example attached, without any professional grading on the scan of course)

Could the printing process not handle the color depth needed for the painted look?

Was it that the original painted art couldn't be scanned, but high quality line art was available, and the decision was made to not scan retail copies?

Did Corben himself want something changed in 2013 (for some reason)?

I wasn't involved in the reprints so I don't know any specifics, sorry. But if I were to guess the thinking was "let's recolor all the material as a sales draw, something new for people who already have this material" and then everything was given to a relatively low cost coloring option and the subsequent finished product was not closely reviewed. The result is what you see here. I'm fairly confident that Corben was not involved in any way.

[AquaParade]

That's interesting info because all the re-coloring I've seen has been unfortunate and a step-down from previous versions.

Aside from Urban Legends, which was gorgeous.

[Andrew NDB]

I've always figured its because the reprint guys just open the drawer and bam, there's all the physical, inked pages that Mirage handed over to Nick after the sale. Some of it without tones, some of it without the original coloring. And then rather than do due diligence to ascertain whether or not superior toned or colored versions exist, even if in a digital or otherwise form, they just go, "Eh, whatever, we gotta move here. Let's just color it up fresh."

[Ninjinister]

I think my "favorite" example of the coloring work is in Tales vol. 2 issue 1 where all of the albino animals are colored normally

[lonewarrior20]

Had an interesting question about mutant blood/mutagen in the idw universe. so, if a vampire drinks a mutant's blood, would they then start mutating too?

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by lonewarrior20

Had an interesting question about mutant blood/mutagen in the idw universe. so, if a vampire drinks a mutant's blood, would they then start mutating too?

The true answer is that I have no clue, it would depend on the writer/story and how that was set up.

But I would guess that since the vampire's body is dead then the mutagen wouldn't work on it. But I guess a mutant could become a vampire for sort of the same effect?

[Ninjinister]

RE: Saturday Morning Adventures #1
Digital version says Sarah Myer was colorist. Cover also credits Myer. But print version's credits say...
Steve Lavigne?!

What happened here?

[Powder]

Steve colored one of Tim's variant covers (the one with a birthday cake).

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by Powder

Steve colored one of Tim's variant covers (the one with a birthday cake).

Hm, that's not how he's credited though, his name replaces Myer's as the colorist in the inside cover.

[Powder]

I understand, just shedding some light on why his name would be featured at all. Somebody got their wires crossed, obviously.

[Bobby Curnow]

Originally Posted by Ninjinister

RE: Saturday Morning Adventures #1
Digital version says Sarah Myer was colorist. Cover also credits Myer. But print version's credits say...
Steve Lavigne?!

What happened here?

Sorry, I'm no help here, I quit IDW back in January. Saturday Morning Adventures is probably the first TMNT title started completely after I left, it's all unknown to me.

(If someone wants to de-sticky this thread that's cool, though I remain happy to answer questions about anything I might know about!)

[Xav]

Too bad there isn't another IDW staff member here to answer questions.

[hypered1]

Originally Posted by Xav

Too bad there isn't another IDW staff member here to answer questions.

Tom Waltz does occasionally pop in but not regularly.