When will we see a picture of what TMNT Adventures Volume 1 will look like?

[ctt4lfecw]

Im trying to look it up on Barnes & Noble and Amazon to see it, but can't find it. It's supposed to come out in July, but I wonder why there is no cover art yet. July isn't that far away, does anyone have any info on this?

[Mr Null]

Did the Adventures 'Future Tense' trade ever come out?? I recently brought Tales #58 (cause I heard the Mutanimals were in it!... one panel! but it was still nice to see them!) And at the back of the book it was advertised.

* There was also an advert for the Forever War mini, which I was excited to see! But I know that one never came out.

[ctt4lfecw]

Sorry, not sure.

[Roseangelo]

Future Tense came out in 2009, but went out of print relatively quickly.

[DrSpengler]

Originally Posted by Mr Null

Did the Adventures 'Future Tense' trade ever come out?? I recently brought Tales #58 (cause I heard the Mutanimals were in it!... one panel! but it was still nice to see them!) And at the back of the book it was advertised.

* There was also an advert for the Forever War mini, which I was excited to see! But I know that one never came out.

Well, that was kind of a long time ago. The Future Tense trade was released, though it was black n white and actually skipped a page (an error consistent across all copies).

But that was way back when Mirage still owned the Turtles.

IDW hasn't made any announcements about reprinting Future Tense and instead are about to release the series chronologically in trade format.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

Well, that was kind of a long time ago. The Future Tense trade was released, though it was black n white and actually skipped a page (an error consistent across all copies).

As much as I loved to support Mirage publishing, their TPBs never outclassed the original single issues. I don't even think they included "frontispieces" and back-up stories on any of their anthology volumes.

[John Pannozzi]

It really bugs me that we're only getting a measly 4 issues for $20. I wish the page count was closer to the Classic G.I. Joe books from IDW.

I'll be waiting for when I can get the TMNTA collections at a discount.

[Mr Null]

Originally Posted by John Pannozzi

It really bugs me that we're only getting a measly 4 issues for $20. I wish the page count was closer to the Classic G.I. Joe books from IDW.

That is a huge price! Even Marvel's over inflated trade prices arn't that expensive! How can they justify that amount?? And those 4 issues arn't really worth owning (IMO). $5 an issue! Are we sure nothing else is being included?? Any extra content??

They should of included the 3 issue mini and they first 4 issues of the ongoing, That way all the cartoon reprints are out of the way.

$2.86 an issue is more like it!

[CyberCubed]

I wonder if they're going to slot the Mutanimal issues inbetween the main volumes, since the story arcs directly intertwine and you'll be lost if you don't read both.

[DK2]

Yeah IDW seems to always make trades at 4-5 comics a trade for content on all their other series. Anywhere from $18-$20/trade for their books. Pretty steep for trades. Yeah they should make the TMNTA trades bigger like the Marvel Transformers/GI Joe trades they print. TMNTA will be way too many trades to cover the whole run instead of the bigger volumes. Maybe I may not be buying these after all unless they do bigger books.

[DrSpengler]

One thing to know about IDW is that they are the KINGS of double/triple/quadruple dipping in their trades, and over a short period of time, too.

For their original Transformers comics, they released everything in trades containg 4-6 issue chunks.

Then they released hardcovers collecting the volumes in publication order, basically packaging the scrawnier volumes in larger omnibuses.

THEN they released new hardcovers collecting the volumes in [i]chronological[/quote] order so you could read the storylines coherently without having to find a reading order online then flipping back and forth between trades.


The old Marvel stuff they originally released in floppies with new covers.

Then they started releasing them in trades, but skipping issues that guest starred Spider-Man or Circuit Breaker and also publishing them out of story order (they saved the Headmasters mini for the last volume).

They they started releasing the Marvel UK stories in floppies.

Then they started releasing them in trades, but skipping issues that had Deaths Head in them.

They they collected all THOSE trades in a Marvel UK Transformers omnibus.

THEN they started rereleasing the Marvel stuff in trades with new colors and no skipped issues.

THEN they started rereleasing the Marvel UK stuff in trades with no skipped issues.


So rest assured, that even though RIGHT NOW we're getting the crappy overpriced trades with little content in them... a few years down the line, IDW will release proper trades with more content at a better price.

Then a few years after THAT they'll release even BETTER versions.

That's just how they roll, guys.

[CyberCubed]

Well they're already sorta double-dipping the Volume 1 stuff now, since the color classics are the same issues in the Ultimate collection, just in color.

So far their collections are well done, and I like how the other Vol. 1 stuff is being released quickly.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

One thing to know about IDW is that they are the KINGS of double/triple/quadruple dipping in their trades, and over a short period of time, too.

...

That's just how they roll, guys.

Heh, you ain't kidding!

I just noticed they are going to sell a Ghostbusters Omnibus V.1 collecting "Displaced Aggression," "The Other Side," and "Haunted Holidays," all of which already received their own TPB collections.

[darthsmozers]

Wait, have TMNTA trades officially been announced? Or is the 25th anniv reprint a hint that we may get more?

[Andrew NDB]

I don't have a problem with IDW whoring out the Mirage comics. Those are a good thing to whore out. Let's get them in people's hands.

[Dirty Blond]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I don't have a problem with IDW whoring out the Mirage comics. Those are a good thing to whore out. Let's get them in people's hands.

+1, as they say.

As someone who never took the opportunity to read them the first time around, I am chomping at the bit!

[Venom]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

One thing to know about IDW is that they are the KINGS of double/triple/quadruple dipping in their trades, and over a short period of time, too. ...

SO rest assured, that even though RIGHT NOW we're getting the crappy overpriced trades with little content in them... a few years down the line, IDW will release proper trades with more content at a better price.

Then a few years after THAT they'll release even BETTER versions.

That's just how they roll, guys.

Can't wait til the Uber Collection gets released with "real" annotations from Pete!

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I don't have a problem with IDW whoring out the Mirage comics. Those are a good thing to whore out. Let's get them in people's hands.

I have several reprintings of issue one now, including the old color TPB from the 80's, and I still want to see what the new color classics issue looks like.

[CyberCubed]

So this collects Archie #1-4, correct? Since this is just episode adaptions, I doubt anyone cares too much.

[Toby Barrett]

Good thing you know exactly how everyone thinks Cubed, what would we do without you.