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~~blockhead~~ · 12-06-2010, 07:38 PM

what issues of the mirage volumes (all four) are considered canon

*DrSpengler* · 12-06-2010, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by blockhead

what issues of the mirage volumes (all four) are considered canon

Thank to the advent of the retcon, what is considered by Mirage to be "canon" changes all the time.

For a while, many of the issues published between TMNT (Vol. 1) #21 and #45 were considered canon until Laird said they weren't.

For a while, TMNT (Vol. 3) by Image was considered canon until Laird said they weren't.

An easy guide to go with can be found Here. It's color coded by Laird's canonicity approval rating, but all that stuff basically forms a semi-coherent chronology.

*CyberCubed* · 12-06-2010, 09:18 PM

Many of the guest issues of Volume 1 can be viewed as alternate takes on the Turtles. They're fun reads but don't impact the story in every way.

The funny thing is almost all those stories features the Turtles still in Northampton, almost still trying to keep continuity that they don't return to NY fully till City at War.

raphfan84 · 12-06-2010, 09:22 PM

Hey guys! I just bought the comic book Challenges in the hard back. I have a few questions though. The first being what's a good price to pay for one of these in mint to near mint condition? And my second question is the seller says it's still sealed. Does the book come sealed in a sleeve or something when they were released? I am assuming it has never been read. I paid $35.00 for it shipped...so I hope I got a good deal. Thanks for any help!

**Venom** · 12-06-2010, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by raphfan84

The first being what's a good price to pay for one of these in mint to near mint condition?

Does the book come sealed in a sleeve or something when they were released?

Mirage sells them for $10 brand new, I think I got mine or for a dollar or so, I'm really not sure anymore since my orders are large and quaint. This was this year, too. The only one I paid $10 bucks for was the softcover I ordered from Mirage a few years back, but since it came with Dooney's sig and a sketch I'm happy with that.

Yes, the hardback books (still) come sealed when new.

What's important is that you feel you got a good deal, regardless of what others paid. Heck, I just paid $11.59 total for Raphael and while I know someone out there paid a buck or two for one in similar shape, I feel I got a good deal.

I remember commenting on this in the Challenges thread. :/

raphfan84 · 12-06-2010, 11:07 PM

Oh ok Venom, thanks for the help again!

azrael · 12-07-2010, 06:34 AM

Regaurding Image TMNT:

I just bought a lot of 8. 1-5, 7-8, 12

I know I can read 1-5 but are there any stand alone stories in the other issues or do I have to fill gaps before reading the rest?
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*Powder* · 12-07-2010, 07:30 AM

You'll need to read them in order. There are no stand alone issues.

azrael · 12-07-2010, 07:50 PM

thanks bad news for me

but oh well I went local and got issue 11.... what are the story arcs like or is it one big story line?
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*CyberCubed* · 12-08-2010, 08:22 AM

The Image series is one big story with a bunch of smaller story arcs that continue throughout the whole thing.

Its best to just read it in order.

**Venom** · 12-08-2010, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by azrael

thanks bad news for me

but oh well I went local and got issue 11.... what are the story arcs like or is it one big story line?

Each arc is about 5 issues and leads directly into the next so it forms one larger, over-arcing story.

azrael · 12-08-2010, 08:31 PM

Thanks thats what i needed to know I will have to buy about 5 at a time then...
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~~blockhead~~ · 12-10-2010, 06:54 PM

Just picked up TMNT a quarter century celebration at my local comic shop for $20. Is this a good deal? I saw it for about 50 on amazon.

**Venom** · 12-10-2010, 09:14 PM

Yeah, that's what Mirage is selling the soft covers they have in stock. If it's hard cover then you DEF got a good deal!

~~blockhead~~ · 12-11-2010, 06:54 PM

Unfortunately, it's a soft cover. I still really enjoyed it though. Half price books had a 25 cent comic day a few months ago and i found a lot of issues of volume 1 and got all of them. They were #16, 28-31, 34, 36-39, 42, 48-52 and 54 I also have the 2nd and 3rd FIRST graphic novels. I'm trying to amass all of volume 1 in one form or another. I really need to buy the 1st and 4th FIRST graphic novels. I'm trying to get all of volume 1 without resorting to ebay cause the hunt is fun.

Also, I picked up the storage shell Michaelangelo figure from a store at the mall. Is this part of the 25th reissues or an original figure? it doesn't have the 25th anniversary packaging or a dvd. I think this might be an original! Holy ****! There is no indicator of it being from any more recent of a year than 1991 and it has pics of about 30 other figures I have never seen re-released like panda-khan, scum bag, mutagen man, shredder with pants, baxter etc.

azrael · 12-11-2010, 11:01 PM

do you have pics? but it should say the year somewhere on the packaging.
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John Pannozzi · 01-24-2011, 04:11 PM

How many comics were included in the RPG books, all in all?

*DrSpengler* · 01-24-2011, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by John Pannozzi

How many comics were included in the RPG books, all in all?

A total of 4:

Don't Judge A Book (TMNT & Other Strangeness)
Road Hogs (Road Hogs)
New York Ninja (TMNT Adventures!)
Terror by Transmat! (TMNT's Guide to the Galaxy)

All were reprinted in Shell Shock, save Road Hogs.

*DrSpengler* · 01-25-2011, 03:18 PM

Alright, I've got a question for you Image afficionados.

Did the Vanguard villain Deathwatch ever appear again after he escaped into space in TMNT (Vol. 3) #14?

I know he appeared previously in Vanguard (Vol. 1) #2 and #6, but did his plot thread ever get revisited in any other Vanguard or Image comic made afterward?

*CyberCubed* · 01-25-2011, 03:29 PM

Andrew said he never appeared again:

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...&postcount=796

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Frank and I were just talking about him on the phone not even a week ago... no, apparently he was never seen, heard from, or mentioned ever again after that. Which is too bad... he was a pretty striking villain with a pretty spooky origin.

Gary and Frank do have a Vanguard backup coming up... I suggested maybe he could be squeezed in there somehow, but I wouldn't count on it.

12-07-2010, 06:34 AM	#507
azrael Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: loganville, ga Posts: 1,358	Regaurding Image TMNT: I just bought a lot of 8. 1-5, 7-8, 12 I know I can read 1-5 but are there any stand alone stories in the other issues or do I have to fill gaps before reading the rest? ________ Hotksu4You Last edited by azrael; 08-12-2011 at 09:50 PM.

12-07-2010, 07:30 AM	#508
Powder So tired of this place Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell Ri La Posts: 26,809	You'll need to read them in order. There are no stand alone issues. __________________ I'm convinced that none of you have ever experienced joy

12-07-2010, 07:50 PM	#509
azrael Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: loganville, ga Posts: 1,358	thanks bad news for me but oh well I went local and got issue 11.... what are the story arcs like or is it one big story line? ________ PureSquirt Last edited by azrael; 08-12-2011 at 09:50 PM.

12-08-2010, 08:31 PM	#512
azrael Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: loganville, ga Posts: 1,358	Thanks thats what i needed to know I will have to buy about 5 at a time then... ________ LIVE SEX WEBSHOWS Last edited by azrael; 08-12-2011 at 09:50 PM.

12-10-2010, 09:14 PM	#514
Venom Space Knight Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,635	Yeah, that's what Mirage is selling the soft covers they have in stock. If it's hard cover then you DEF got a good deal! __________________

12-06-2010, 07:38 PM	#501
~~blockhead~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 99	what issues of the mirage volumes (all four) are considered canon

12-06-2010, 09:18 PM	#503
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,056	Many of the guest issues of Volume 1 can be viewed as alternate takes on the Turtles. They're fun reads but don't impact the story in every way. The funny thing is almost all those stories features the Turtles still in Northampton, almost still trying to keep continuity that they don't return to NY fully till City at War.

12-06-2010, 09:22 PM	#504
raphfan84 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winston-Salem NC. Posts: 630	Hey guys! I just bought the comic book Challenges in the hard back. I have a few questions though. The first being what's a good price to pay for one of these in mint to near mint condition? And my second question is the seller says it's still sealed. Does the book come sealed in a sleeve or something when they were released? I am assuming it has never been read. I paid $35.00 for it shipped...so I hope I got a good deal. Thanks for any help!

12-06-2010, 11:07 PM	#506
raphfan84 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winston-Salem NC. Posts: 630	Oh ok Venom, thanks for the help again!

12-08-2010, 08:22 AM	#510
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,056	The Image series is one big story with a bunch of smaller story arcs that continue throughout the whole thing. Its best to just read it in order.

12-10-2010, 06:54 PM	#513
~~blockhead~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 99	Just picked up TMNT a quarter century celebration at my local comic shop for $20. Is this a good deal? I saw it for about 50 on amazon.

12-11-2010, 06:54 PM	#515
~~blockhead~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 99	Unfortunately, it's a soft cover. I still really enjoyed it though. Half price books had a 25 cent comic day a few months ago and i found a lot of issues of volume 1 and got all of them. They were #16, 28-31, 34, 36-39, 42, 48-52 and 54 I also have the 2nd and 3rd FIRST graphic novels. I'm trying to amass all of volume 1 in one form or another. I really need to buy the 1st and 4th FIRST graphic novels. I'm trying to get all of volume 1 without resorting to ebay cause the hunt is fun. Also, I picked up the storage shell Michaelangelo figure from a store at the mall. Is this part of the 25th reissues or an original figure? it doesn't have the 25th anniversary packaging or a dvd. I think this might be an original! Holy ***! There is no indicator of it being from any more recent of a year than 1991 and it has pics of about 30 other figures I have never seen re-released like panda-khan, scum bag, mutagen man, shredder with pants, baxter etc. Last edited by blockhead; 12-11-2010 at 08:03 PM.*

12-11-2010, 11:01 PM	#516
azrael Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: loganville, ga Posts: 1,358	do you have pics? but it should say the year somewhere on the packaging. ________ Arianna_S Last edited by azrael; 08-12-2011 at 09:50 PM.

01-25-2011, 03:18 PM	#519
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,830	Alright, I've got a question for you Image afficionados. Did the Vanguard villain Deathwatch ever appear again after he escaped into space in TMNT (Vol. 3) #14? I know he appeared previously in Vanguard (Vol. 1) #2 and #6, but did his plot thread ever get revisited in any other Vanguard or Image comic made afterward?