[Fan Comic] New Fan Comic TMNT 2012 "The full 80%"

[The Great Saiyaman]

And so we continue where our previous page left off. The space Turtles call up their counterparts which remained on earth and find out that a LOT happened.


Among which:
* Super Shredder
* The death of Splinter
* Kavaxas
* The arrival of Lord Dreg


And of course the storyline of my fan comic.


In the previous page, April expressed her worry that there's no longer a place for them in that reality. And as their counterparts relay their accounts of what has been going on, it becomes increasingly clear that they indeed don't.

[The Great Saiyaman]

So, having learned on what they have missed out on during their inter galactical vacation, the space turtles are struggling to come to terms with all of it.


But there's one of them who actually left somebody behind when boarding Fugitoid's ship. And he's now faced with the consequences of that decision.

[The Great Saiyaman]

When the space turtles boarded Fugitoid's ship, they did so with an enthusiasm of a class going on a school field trip. But homesickness is a powerful feeling.


I had the song "Letter from home" by Pat Metheny in mind when making this page.

That picture of Fugitoid's ship came out VERY well, if I do say so myself.

[The Great Saiyaman]

So what did Michelangelo tell the space Turtles to recreate using the replicator as a wedding gift to Leo and Karai?


Well, it could only have been that one thing that Karai was so upset about losing in the beginning of the story when she blew up the lair.



My concept art for Leo and Karai's daughter Yoko in her teenage years.

And yes, that DOES mean that I'm going to make a story arc around her too.

So what do you guys think. Should I give her Karai's snake powers or not?

[The Great Saiyaman]

Well, seeing as how 2024 and with it the 40'TH anniversary of the franchise comes to a close, I decided to make something special.


Any true shell head shall recognize the cover art of Kevin Eastman's Raphael special of 1985 here. It's a salute to one of my personal favorite stories of the Mirage series, although with the 2012 series Raph in there rather than his Mirage counterpart.

[The Great Saiyaman]

Time for Kraang Subprime to be sent to prison, in the 1987 Turtles' dimension, and have a family reunion in the process. Of course, Shredder and Krang are perfect hosts to her.


Yeah, this page (and the upcoming pages which take place in that particular dimension) looks a little different. I tried to ape the look of the old Archie series TMNT comic. So, I colored this page with the PC and put some noise over it to nail that comic book look.

[The Great Saiyaman]

As Kraang Subprime settles in, she does what she's best in: SCHEMING, finding a willing participant in somebody who also doesn't appreciate Shredder and Krang's ribbing.


All of it monitored by another transplant from the 2012 world.


Boy, what you see here is actually my second attempt, I had this page all done, ready to go, when a crash of my PC undid all my hard work. So I had to scan the damn thing again and do the whole coloring and lettering over. A shame, since that first one came out so much better.

[The Great Saiyaman]

Okay, this is a panel from a page I drew for my "The full eighty percent" comic, which I rejected, I just couldn't get it together on that one. But the panel itself came out very well, so I'll share it here.


Okay, so the page it was meant for, shows Angel's grand re-opening of her "Rigs 4 Chix" clothing store and Kendra of the "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles" version of the Purple dragons, vowing that the shop will be robbed very soon. But Xever and Rad Brad, have noticed her, with the former remarking that he recognizes Kendra from the gang ring. At which Rad Brad gives a little nod, he has it covered.


As the models (April, Shinigami and the Tanaka sisters) parade around in fashionable outfits, while displaying some killer Ninja moves. Kendra begins to have second thoughts about her nefarious plan.


At which four Pulverizers, acting as the show's security, show up around her and remark that that would be a very smart move.

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Let's be honest, 1987 Raphael isn't the nicest person around, he's sarcastic and constantly delivering jabs even at people who he owes his life to. Time for Master Splinter to say something about that.


This, actually, is my second attempt to do this page, I wasn't satisfied with the first attempt. Since Master Splinter ended up looking more like a fox, rather than a rat, and the Turtles themselves didn't look like the 1987 Turtles. So I scrapped that page and completely redrew it.

[The Great Saiyaman]

Okay, so the Eighties'Turtles have been given Spyroach tech from their 2012 counterparts, but that tech is only as good as the one who uses it. Or under what circumstance it is used.


Unfortunately, Michelangelo chose a very poor moment to try out a system which prevented another burned pizza in the oven.


I was watching my old "Viva La Bam" DVD's and there's a season one episode called "Scavenger hunt" where the crew is sent out to do some ridiculous tasks. Among which was "Give somebody a wedgy" And Bloodhound Gang lead singer Jimmy Pop insisted on getting an Atomic wedgy, that is, the underpants over his head. It inspired the dialog here.