Laird buys out Eastman

blue_angel99 · 03-12-2008, 01:14 PM

According to the official site Kevin is done with the turtles completely. What will this mean? (dun dun dunnnnnn)

*VaughnMichael* · 03-12-2008, 01:28 PM

http://the-5th-turtle.blogspot.com/2...l-release.html

*Drtooth* · 03-12-2008, 01:30 PM

I didn't believe it until I saw it. WOW! I have absolutely no idea what this means. None wahtsoever.

Let the panicking and speculation commense!!!

The Shelf · 03-12-2008, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Drtooth

I didn't believe it until I saw it. WOW! I have absolutely no idea what this means. None wahtsoever.

Let the panicking and speculation commense!!!

I think the only thing it means is that if there was even a remote possibility of Kevin jumping back into TMNT in the distant future that it is completely gone now. I do wonder how this will affect his reprint of Body Count, though. Not that I care that much, but I am curious. Still, it's a shame that he won't have much, if anything, to do with TMNT anymore. I wish the two of them could have kept working together on the turtles this whole time instead of splitting up.

*VaughnMichael* · 03-12-2008, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by The Shelf

I think the only thing it means is that if there was even a remote possibility of Kevin jumping back into TMNT in the distant future that it is completely gone now. I do wonder how this will affect his reprint of Body Count, though. Not that I care that much, but I am curious. Still, it's a shame that he won't have much, if anything, to do with TMNT anymore. I wish the two of them could have kept working together on the turtles this whole time instead of splitting up.

Murphy said it wont affect it at all and kevin is allowed to print a few other things as well.

Raph The Angry · 03-12-2008, 02:46 PM

Wowzer, well this kinda blows the whole kevin taking over after peter steps down/dies idea outta the water. Damn.

*Revan* · 03-12-2008, 02:53 PM

What did Mr Eastman have to do with the turtles before this recent development?

*VaughnMichael* · 03-12-2008, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Neutrino

What did Mr Eastman have to do with the turtles before this recent development?

Creating the turtles...

*Revan* · 03-12-2008, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Putrescent

Creating the turtles...

please

The article says in 2000 they started buying his rights. What did Mr Eastman contribute from 2000-now?

*discordiatookie* · 03-12-2008, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Putrescent

Murphy said it wont affect it at all and kevin is allowed to print a few other things as well.

The quotes are, by Steve Murphy, from his blog, as follows:

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On a related note, Kevin has been given the right to reprint 10 TMNT comics, including v. 1 #33 and Body Count.

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other comics include the North By Downeast mini-series, a few other surprises. But no #8 as the snafu to that particular issue has to do with a legal difference of opinion between Dave Sim and Mirage.

Sounds pretty cool to me!

Also, Murphy said this:

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Although specifics have yet to be worked out, Kevin WILL have a role to play in the 25th anniversary shenanigans.

So he's not TOTALLY out of the TMT loop...

*VaughnMichael* · 03-12-2008, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Neutrino

please

The article says in 2000 they started buying his rights. What did Mr Eastman contribute from 2000-now?

I was kidding and it's a fact that Kevin drew the first turtle, it's been stated in a number of interviews.
He didn't have anything to do with the turtles, hence the lack of creativity in the land of turtles.

*iris* · 03-12-2008, 04:23 PM

It doesn't mean anything. No matter how close you are to your friends, when you start a business venture with them you don't necessarily want to be financially tied into it for the rest of your life. The biggest effect this will have will be to simplify Kevin's tax filing a little. :p

thebrownranger · 03-12-2008, 06:09 PM

Man does this blow or what. Even though Kevin hasn't been doing anything with the TMNT for years, he was the one who originally created the turtles, not Peter. It sucks to see something happen like this because I admire his work more than Peter's. It takes away from "Eastman & Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." What will we get now? Just, "Peter Laird's bought-out Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"? I remember reading an article a while back on newsarama.com about Kevin Eastman and his input/creative control on the turtles. It's very interesting to hear what he really thinks about Peter Laird, and in a lot of cases, I believe him.

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I co-created the ____ing things, I did 20 years worth of work on them and if they were to break them down into bits and pieces physically, of course I had input on them. It kind of made me very uncomfortable with Pete especially when Pete and I had this bond like Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, and we always agreed together that Stan Lee took credit for so many things that Jack Kirby co-created and so many other things that other artists had co-created and that we would never do that to each other and I feel in a big way, Peter did that to me specifically. Just the way he phrased it like"I'm in control now."

This is just snippet of the interview. Read the whole story here: http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=127540

holygrail · 03-12-2008, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by thebrownranger

This is just snippet of the interview. Read the whole story here: http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=127540

Wow that interview makes Pete sound like a dullard.

Given that Kevin hasn't had direct input into the franchise for years now, I don't know this is gonna change a whole lot of anything.

*Dr. Doom* · 03-12-2008, 06:47 PM

I thought this already happened. Like, years ago. In fact I only came in here to see if someone necroposted.

**Machias Banshee** · 03-12-2008, 07:51 PM

Jeezum...

You know, I've lived in Dover my entire life. Whenever I mention the ninja turtles, ANYone who's lived here has always been proud to mention, "Hey, you know they were created here?" It's something people in our town are actually proud to talk about...

Seeing this final split up is really sad, but the way the split-up went, as long as each of them are content about this, that's what matters most....

**GK Punk** · 03-12-2008, 08:06 PM

Remember when me and Leo656 made an article about when they broke up?

Good times.

**Machias Banshee** · 03-12-2008, 08:08 PM

Definitely good times...

*glomp*

*gobo* · 03-12-2008, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by thebrownranger

Read the whole story here: http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=127540

I remember reading this article months ago. Any way of knowing exactly how old it is??

*Roseangelo* · 03-12-2008, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by gobo

I remember reading this article months ago. Any way of knowing exactly how old it is??

As old as it's dated: August 31, 2007.

03-12-2008, 01:14 PM	#1
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Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	I thought this already happened. Like, years ago. In fact I only came in here to see if someone necroposted. __________________ I love you, Pickle.

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Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	Jeezum... You know, I've lived in Dover my entire life. Whenever I mention the ninja turtles, ANYone who's lived here has always been proud to mention, "Hey, you know they were created here?" It's something people in our town are actually proud to talk about... Seeing this final split up is really sad, but the way the split-up went, as long as each of them are content about this, that's what matters most....

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GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	Remember when me and Leo656 made an article about when they broke up? Good times.

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Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	Definitely good times... glomp