Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 4 #22

*R-iZZy* · 06-14-2005, 07:50 PM

The official site of our beloved, shell-back heroes has a preview available for the next TMNT issue, and get this........ this issue has absolutely no Turtles in them. I don't know how this issue will be.

http://www.ninjaturtles.com/comics/m...me04/22/22.htm.

*Spitfire* · 06-14-2005, 08:32 PM

Haha yet no one believed me when I told them that. It said that in the back of the last issue. Pretty lame if you ask me but I dont care to much since I still have Tales! I wouldnt mind as much if Volume 4 came out more often

Aztec General · 06-14-2005, 08:35 PM

I'm quite a bit upset that April's not going to have a "normal" origin.

raphaelprime · 06-14-2005, 10:13 PM

i know it is weird that after all this time where just now finding out that april has maybe an even more weird past than the turtles. i think it should be pretty interesting tho, even tho the turtles arent in it...and yeh as spitfire said, there was a whole page about this in the last issue.

*VaughnMichael* · 06-15-2005, 12:44 AM

wow I can't wait I really love the cover art..oh wait the comic shops here in los angeles have only been getting the new tales of turtles now for some reason I'm missing the last 4 issues of turtles...totally lame
-Putrescent

*Mecha Cow* · 06-15-2005, 08:39 AM

Quote:

I'm quite a bit upset that April's not going to have a "normal" origin.

Agreed. This whole 'twist' seems highly unneccesary, and I really hope Laird doesn't mess it up.

~~Leo656~~ · 06-16-2005, 06:16 PM

Personally, I think the whole "April's secret origin" thing is really corny, really unnecessary, and I can't help but have serious doubts that Eastman and Laird had this planned for her allll the way back in the beginning. And if it's something dumb like "April's dad drew her picture and then she was given life with the Kirby Stone or something similar to it", I will be royally pissed off.

And yet I will never, ever stop buying the book b/c I'm such a TMNT mark, so why complain? I'll wait and see where it goes, I just hope it's nothing that requires too great a leap of faith. And, of course, no matter what happens, and even if it is canon, I respectfully choose to ignore these "revelations" regardless of what happens, simply b/c I think it's an unnecessary character complication. But eh.

*cowabunga14* · 06-16-2005, 07:07 PM

This one looks like it'll be rad and its intrestin' that there aren't any Turtles in it. I really hope Laird doesn't mess up April's origin with lowered expectations. Anyone know when this one is comin' out? Is it next week?

Triceraton · 06-19-2005, 08:20 PM

Yeah, it should be out this wednesday. I've been looking forward to finally knowing what the deal with April is for awhile now, but at the same time I wish she was just an ordinary person. She doesn't need some weird origin story.

*cowabunga14* · 06-20-2005, 11:15 AM

Well that's good to know that its comin' out on Wednesday. I'll probably buy it on Wednesday along with a Movie Maniacs Evil Ash. If I don't go on Wednesday then I'll probably go to the comic book store and Time Tunnel Collectibles on Thursday or Friday.

*zkarlette* · 06-20-2005, 11:27 AM

I wonder what her real origin might be ...how weird can it get...In some way I would have liked her to just be normal. It was weird enough with all those nanobots inside her

~~BartAllen~~ · 06-22-2005, 09:34 AM

spoiler space, just read it.

shes just a construct of the kirby pencil.. thats why she cant have babies.

*cowabunga14* · 06-22-2005, 01:53 PM

That's different than I expected. That's how those monsters started in Dontello's Micro Series comic. They were drawn by Kirby. I dunno even know why Laird choose to do it that way. I just wish her origin was more complicated. I imagine the origin wasn't the same for New Toon and Old Toon April.

*DrSpengler* · 06-22-2005, 02:33 PM

(SPOILERS and such)

Her new origin threw me through a loop, that's for sure. It raises certain questions; what of the two other "Aprils" in the dimension Kirby got stuck in? Will April ever fade away? Does April have a soul? etc.

I'll give Laird points for giving her not only a unique origin, but one that actually works with continuity set in an issue over a decade-old. I also have to say that the cockroach bit, while kinda gross (April mating with other cockroaches...yuck), was a welcome change from that "It's a Wonderful Life" scenerio where no one can see or here you but you exist as "ghosts". So kudos for that. And the reasoning behind her taking the name "Nobody" makes much more sense.

Overall, a very solid issue. And Volume 4 hasn't had one of those in a while.

*tmntman* · 06-23-2005, 11:41 AM

It is an interesting idea, and fairly well done. I am curious now, since I have a hard time seeing where they intend to go with this, other than giving them a reason to revisit the world Kirby created in an attempt to find the other Aprils.

But I was rather put off by the whole roach angle. It just seemed pointless through most of the story. And then when their role did come into play at the very end, it seemed like the whole concept might have just been an easy way for the writer to explain how the crystal disappeared until Kirby. The line about April feeling like she needed to make sure her father didn't create another daughter seemed tacked on. After all, she knows he doesn't create another daughter.

Still, those matters aside, it was a good story. It was certainly the most emotional one I've seen in a TMNT book, including Splinter's death. But it is also rather sad, knowing that they won't be following up on the story in the near future. That is the one thing I dislike about the current TMNT comic, the pacing is quite slow and hindered further by the slow release schedule. This is especially true now that the four Turtles are seperated in their own adventure at the moment. It takes the better part of a year to get back around to each character. By then I've largly forgotten why I cared unless I've reread the issues recently.

The Hedge · 06-23-2005, 03:53 PM

I just bought the Issue but haven't read it yet, I went straight to the letters page to see if Laird had mentioned anything about the new movie.
Well according to him a teaser trailer will be shown at the San Diago comic con this year!
Cool!

Aztec General · 06-23-2005, 04:44 PM

Kudos for connecting it Kirby's story and explaining why the crystal was there in the first place.

Rasberries for the idea that April's not a real human. Sorry, doesn't do it for me. Volume 4 is getting way too Sci-Fi for my tastes. I really wish Laird would reel it in at some point.

*cowabunga14* · 06-23-2005, 07:42 PM

I'm gonna pick this one up tommorow. I dunno if I'm gonna go to the Comic Con and I would like to seein' as I haven't been to one. If I go I would I get to meet Bruce Campbell cuz I know he's gonna be there. I'd probably see the teaser trailer if I went. I live CA and I wish the Comic Con was in a closer city like San Francisco or Salinas. If I think of the other people that live in other states that have to like take longer to get there then I do I'm actually very forunate.

Aztec General · 06-23-2005, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Hedge

I just bought the Issue but haven't read it yet, I went straight to the letters page to see if Laird had mentioned anything about the new movie.
Well according to him a teaser trailer will be shown at the San Diago comic con this year!
Cool!

Yes, this most exciting. July 14-17.

*Jephael* · 06-25-2005, 09:36 AM

I just got the issue this past Wednesday and after reading it, wrote a really good letter to Peter Laird regarding this story! I'm hoping it'll show up in the next issue.

06-14-2005, 07:50 PM	#1
R-iZZy The Long Con Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: G'ville, FL (Gator Country), USA Posts: 3,007	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 4 #22 The official site of our beloved, shell-back heroes has a preview available for the next TMNT issue, and get this........ this issue has absolutely no Turtles in them. I don't know how this issue will be. http://www.ninjaturtles.com/comics/m...me04/22/22.htm. __________________

06-14-2005, 08:35 PM	#3
Aztec General Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,437	I'm quite a bit upset that April's not going to have a "normal" origin. __________________

06-14-2005, 10:13 PM	#4
raphaelprime Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Caniac Nation, NC Posts: 416	i know it is weird that after all this time where just now finding out that april has maybe an even more weird past than the turtles. i think it should be pretty interesting tho, even tho the turtles arent in it...and yeh as spitfire said, there was a whole page about this in the last issue. __________________ "Welcome to the south, plan to lose in our house, GoCanes, Carolina is back, and we're all Caniacs, GoCanes, We want more, shutout score, let's go Ward, GoCanes"....the new and improved version of Clapton's classic Cocaine Courtesy of Sliced...Thanks Sliced.

06-16-2005, 07:07 PM	#8
cowabunga14 Lover of Weird Things Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,014	This one looks like it'll be rad and its intrestin' that there aren't any Turtles in it. I really hope Laird doesn't mess up April's origin with lowered expectations. Anyone know when this one is comin' out? Is it next week? __________________ How can something so beautiful shine on something so dreadful?

06-20-2005, 11:15 AM	#10
cowabunga14 Lover of Weird Things Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,014	Well that's good to know that its comin' out on Wednesday. I'll probably buy it on Wednesday along with a Movie Maniacs Evil Ash. If I don't go on Wednesday then I'll probably go to the comic book store and Time Tunnel Collectibles on Thursday or Friday. __________________ How can something so beautiful shine on something so dreadful?

06-14-2005, 08:32 PM	#2
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	Haha yet no one believed me when I told them that. It said that in the back of the last issue. Pretty lame if you ask me but I dont care to much since I still have Tales! I wouldnt mind as much if Volume 4 came out more often __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

06-15-2005, 12:44 AM	#5
VaughnMichael I'm Baaaaaaccck! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,833	wow I can't wait I really love the cover art..oh wait the comic shops here in los angeles have only been getting the new tales of turtles now for some reason I'm missing the last 4 issues of turtles...totally lame -Putrescent

06-16-2005, 06:16 PM	#7
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Personally, I think the whole "April's secret origin" thing is really corny, really unnecessary, and I can't help but have serious doubts that Eastman and Laird had this planned for her allll the way back in the beginning. And if it's something dumb like "April's dad drew her picture and then she was given life with the Kirby Stone or something similar to it", I will be royally pissed off. And yet I will never, ever stop buying the book b/c I'm such a TMNT mark, so why complain? I'll wait and see where it goes, I just hope it's nothing that requires too great a leap of faith. And, of course, no matter what happens, and even if it is canon, I respectfully choose to ignore these "revelations" regardless of what happens, simply b/c I think it's an unnecessary character complication. But eh.

06-19-2005, 08:20 PM	#9
Triceraton Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 246	Yeah, it should be out this wednesday. I've been looking forward to finally knowing what the deal with April is for awhile now, but at the same time I wish she was just an ordinary person. She doesn't need some weird origin story.

06-20-2005, 11:27 AM	#11
zkarlette Fashionably late Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,146	I wonder what her real origin might be ...how weird can it get...In some way I would have liked her to just be normal. It was weird enough with all those nanobots inside her __________________ "If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time" E.W

06-22-2005, 09:34 AM	#12
~~BartAllen~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 922	spoiler space, just read it. shes just a construct of the kirby pencil.. thats why she cant have babies. Last edited by BartAllen; 06-23-2005 at 05:15 AM.

06-22-2005, 01:53 PM	#13
cowabunga14 Lover of Weird Things Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,014	That's different than I expected. That's how those monsters started in Dontello's Micro Series comic. They were drawn by Kirby. I dunno even know why Laird choose to do it that way. I just wish her origin was more complicated. I imagine the origin wasn't the same for New Toon and Old Toon April. __________________ How can something so beautiful shine on something so dreadful?

06-22-2005, 02:33 PM	#14
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	(SPOILERS and such) Her new origin threw me through a loop, that's for sure. It raises certain questions; what of the two other "Aprils" in the dimension Kirby got stuck in? Will April ever fade away? Does April have a soul? etc. I'll give Laird points for giving her not only a unique origin, but one that actually works with continuity set in an issue over a decade-old. I also have to say that the cockroach bit, while kinda gross (April mating with other cockroaches...yuck), was a welcome change from that "It's a Wonderful Life" scenerio where no one can see or here you but you exist as "ghosts". So kudos for that. And the reasoning behind her taking the name "Nobody" makes much more sense. Overall, a very solid issue. And Volume 4 hasn't had one of those in a while.

06-23-2005, 11:41 AM	#15
tmntman Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,444	It is an interesting idea, and fairly well done. I am curious now, since I have a hard time seeing where they intend to go with this, other than giving them a reason to revisit the world Kirby created in an attempt to find the other Aprils. But I was rather put off by the whole roach angle. It just seemed pointless through most of the story. And then when their role did come into play at the very end, it seemed like the whole concept might have just been an easy way for the writer to explain how the crystal disappeared until Kirby. The line about April feeling like she needed to make sure her father didn't create another daughter seemed tacked on. After all, she knows he doesn't create another daughter. Still, those matters aside, it was a good story. It was certainly the most emotional one I've seen in a TMNT book, including Splinter's death. But it is also rather sad, knowing that they won't be following up on the story in the near future. That is the one thing I dislike about the current TMNT comic, the pacing is quite slow and hindered further by the slow release schedule. This is especially true now that the four Turtles are seperated in their own adventure at the moment. It takes the better part of a year to get back around to each character. By then I've largly forgotten why I cared unless I've reread the issues recently. __________________ Check out my site at http://www.tmnttoys.com/ or follow me on Twitter, @TMNTtoys

06-23-2005, 03:53 PM	#16
The Hedge Thug Join Date: May 2002 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 87	I just bought the Issue but haven't read it yet, I went straight to the letters page to see if Laird had mentioned anything about the new movie. Well according to him a teaser trailer will be shown at the San Diago comic con this year! Cool! __________________ "I'm not ill, green is my natural colour"

06-23-2005, 04:44 PM	#17
Aztec General Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,437	Kudos for connecting it Kirby's story and explaining why the crystal was there in the first place. Rasberries for the idea that April's not a real human. Sorry, doesn't do it for me. Volume 4 is getting way too Sci-Fi for my tastes. I really wish Laird would reel it in at some point. __________________

06-23-2005, 07:42 PM	#18
cowabunga14 Lover of Weird Things Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,014	I'm gonna pick this one up tommorow. I dunno if I'm gonna go to the Comic Con and I would like to seein' as I haven't been to one. If I go I would I get to meet Bruce Campbell cuz I know he's gonna be there. I'd probably see the teaser trailer if I went. I live CA and I wish the Comic Con was in a closer city like San Francisco or Salinas. If I think of the other people that live in other states that have to like take longer to get there then I do I'm actually very forunate. __________________ How can something so beautiful shine on something so dreadful?

06-25-2005, 09:36 AM	#20
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	I just got the issue this past Wednesday and after reading it, wrote a really good letter to Peter Laird regarding this story! I'm hoping it'll show up in the next issue. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988