Magazines writers REALLY need to learn to study thier stuff

Meira-Bates · 05-24-2003, 02:47 PM

Hehe figured I'd bring this up here, cause it's so pathetic. I was looking in some video game magazines and read some diffrent articles for the TMNT games coming out. In the magazine for the Xbox they had a small pannle at the bottom that had a pic of April and the Turtles from the comic. They actually said that April had been a capeable black woman in the mirage comics, and they asked them selves how she became a perky red head. X.x

**Karpo_007** · 05-24-2003, 03:29 PM

Black? Well she did look like a latino in few issues but not black...

**Kali** · 05-24-2003, 03:36 PM

April's nationality in the Mirage comics was never defined. I personally don't care.

But really, it's not the worst error we've seen in an article.

**Karpo_007** · 05-24-2003, 03:42 PM

Well it wasn't said, but in issue #2 where she is introduced, BAxter is black and you can clearly see April is not. But like I said, in some gues start issues she looks like a latino but I guess thats just the artits' style.

~~Tokka-B~~ · 05-24-2003, 04:34 PM

I'd like to point out that you can be "black" (I am assuming you mean African American) without having that much color, Michael Jackson proves this to the most extreme example...although this mostly happens to people who are half-African American and whatnot. So it is entirely possible that April is "black".

**Karpo_007** · 05-24-2003, 04:39 PM

Nope, you can clearly see that she is white. Ig I had a scanner I would post some pictures from issue #2, but I don't.

~~Tokka-B~~ · 05-24-2003, 04:41 PM

Exactly what I am saying...

She looks white, but could still be "black"...

**Karpo_007** · 05-24-2003, 04:47 PM

Well then she would be the whitest black person I've ever seen, including Michael Jackson

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Meira-Bates · 05-24-2003, 04:56 PM

Yeah and she is white on the covers when she's shown on them, very white, lol

**Karpo_007** · 05-24-2003, 05:10 PM

Yeah she is.

Krangfan · 05-24-2003, 07:22 PM

lol, in this one game magazine I have, GMR, they have an article that says that the comic begat a show, which begat an endless toyline, which begat four live action movies. Then later they spell April's name like "April O'Neal"

lmao, there were only 3 movies and it's April O' Neil!!!

~~Tokka-B~~ · 05-24-2003, 07:26 PM

Also by some people based on their perspective, black can mean evil.

**HorseTechie** · 05-26-2003, 11:38 AM

Hrmm... though, I had many fans think she was Latino looking as well. forgot what Laird said in response to those rumors...

*wonders if the post can still be found in the NTML archives*

*Jephael* · 05-26-2003, 01:13 PM

If you have Kevin Eastman's TMNT Artobiography, he states that April was originally meant to be black, but they changed her nationality.

**Karpo_007** · 05-26-2003, 01:26 PM

Still she has never been drawb black but she does look like a latino in few guest artist issues.

*Stone Ill* · 05-26-2003, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Tokka

I'd like to point out that you can be "black" (I am assuming you mean African American) without having that much color, Michael Jackson proves this to the most extreme example...although this mostly happens to people who are half-African American and whatnot. So it is entirely possible that April is "black".

So you're saying that the thing that made Michael Jackson turn white, happened to April O'Neil aswell?

The 7th Turtle · 05-27-2003, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Stone Ill

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Originally Posted by Tokka

I'd like to point out that you can be "black" (I am assuming you mean African American) without having that much color, Michael Jackson proves this to the most extreme example...although this mostly happens to people who are half-African American and whatnot. So it is entirely possible that April is "black".

So you're saying that the thing that made Michael Jackson turn white, happened to April O'Neil aswell?

*Brodie* · 05-27-2003, 01:33 PM

Pfffft, she's not Latino or Black. She's Irish. Pale white complection, red hair. She's Irish.

~~PWDESAI~~ · 05-27-2003, 02:26 PM

O'neil means of neil which would be an irish name.

Michael Jackson had surgery to become white. It was NOT a disease. I have see the disease on people before, and it turns SOME of their skin white, in little blotches, not ALL of it. Just like his nose and everything else, it was all done by plastic surgery.

~~TheShredder~~ · 05-27-2003, 02:37 PM

Yeah I think he just had some of the disease and he made the rest of his skin white.

05-24-2003, 02:47 PM	#1
Meira-Bates Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2003 Location: an abandoned wearhouse Posts: 1,057	Magazines writers REALLY need to learn to study thier stuff Hehe figured I'd bring this up here, cause it's so pathetic. I was looking in some video game magazines and read some diffrent articles for the TMNT games coming out. In the magazine for the Xbox they had a small pannle at the bottom that had a pic of April and the Turtles from the comic. They actually said that April had been a capeable black woman in the mirage comics, and they asked them selves how she became a perky red head. X.x __________________ I'm also the winner of the award for being least likely to receive an award! O.o

05-24-2003, 04:56 PM	#9
Meira-Bates Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2003 Location: an abandoned wearhouse Posts: 1,057	Yeah and she is white on the covers when she's shown on them, very white, lol __________________ I'm also the winner of the award for being least likely to receive an award! O.o

05-24-2003, 07:22 PM	#11
Krangfan Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In a house Posts: 434	lol, in this one game magazine I have, GMR, they have an article that says that the comic begat a show, which begat an endless toyline, which begat four live action movies. Then later they spell April's name like "April O'Neal" lmao, there were only 3 movies and it's April O' Neil!!! __________________ "Home is where you hang your hat" -Krang's favorite phrase Krang owns!

05-26-2003, 01:13 PM	#14
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	If you have Kevin Eastman's TMNT Artobiography, he states that April was originally meant to be black, but they changed her nationality. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

05-27-2003, 01:33 PM	#18
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	Pfffft, she's not Latino or Black. She's Irish. Pale white complection, red hair. She's Irish. __________________ Stupendous Monster

05-24-2003, 03:29 PM	#2
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	Black? Well she did look like a latino in few issues but not black...

05-24-2003, 03:36 PM	#3
Kali Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California! Posts: 11,101	April's nationality in the Mirage comics was never defined. I personally don't care. But really, it's not the worst error we've seen in an article.

05-24-2003, 03:42 PM	#4
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	Well it wasn't said, but in issue #2 where she is introduced, BAxter is black and you can clearly see April is not. But like I said, in some gues start issues she looks like a latino but I guess thats just the artits' style.

05-24-2003, 04:34 PM	#5
~~Tokka-B~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lost Sewer Posts: 1,829	I'd like to point out that you can be "black" (I am assuming you mean African American) without having that much color, Michael Jackson proves this to the most extreme example...although this mostly happens to people who are half-African American and whatnot. So it is entirely possible that April is "black".

05-24-2003, 04:39 PM	#6
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	Nope, you can clearly see that she is white. Ig I had a scanner I would post some pictures from issue #2, but I don't.

05-24-2003, 04:41 PM	#7
~~Tokka-B~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lost Sewer Posts: 1,829	Exactly what I am saying... She looks white, but could still be "black"...

05-24-2003, 04:47 PM	#8
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	Well then she would be the whitest black person I've ever seen, including Michael Jackson .

05-24-2003, 05:10 PM	#10
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	Yeah she is.

05-24-2003, 07:26 PM	#12
~~Tokka-B~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lost Sewer Posts: 1,829	Also by some people based on their perspective, black can mean evil.

05-26-2003, 11:38 AM	#13
HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	Hrmm... though, I had many fans think she was Latino looking as well. forgot what Laird said in response to those rumors... wonders if the post can still be found in the NTML archives

05-26-2003, 01:26 PM	#15
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	Still she has never been drawb black but she does look like a latino in few guest artist issues.

05-27-2003, 02:26 PM	#19
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	O'neil means of neil which would be an irish name. Michael Jackson had surgery to become white. It was NOT a disease. I have see the disease on people before, and it turns SOME of their skin white, in little blotches, not ALL of it. Just like his nose and everything else, it was all done by plastic surgery.

05-27-2003, 02:37 PM	#20
~~TheShredder~~ Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: My Throne Room Posts: 442	Yeah I think he just had some of the disease and he made the rest of his skin white.