Quick Next Mutation Question...

[JonesyKitty]

I have a really quick question regarding Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation. Was this ever used for anything more than a still? I read a long time ago that it was just a promotional still and part of Kevin Eastman's collection. I was just curious if there was actually any kind of animation produced for commercials or etc. Thanks

[Powder]

I saw every episode when they originally aired, and I have no recollection of any animations. I know there was a lot of 2D promotional art for chef boyardee cans, magazine ads, etc, but nothing that moved.

[JonesyKitty]

thats what i thought lol I had alot of the part supplies and the chef boy ardee can art because i loved the way they were drawn, but then i saw that and was confused. Thanks for clearing that up Powder

[sdp]

That looks so 90s and I would've been all over it.

Anyway back in the day when you searched for information about TNM they always mentioned about how they cancelled the show to make the second season animated. I read this in various reputable sites back in the day but there was never any source of where this information came from, now you don't really find that information anymore. Any truth to this? Was it in the old NT.com website?

It appears that it was just something someone wrote and everyone else copied for many years until realizing there was no real source and everyone deleted it. Then again, Jurassic Park getting two different cartoon pitches had similar shady info back in the day and that was no longer seen as real information and then we found that those pitches did indeed happened.

[Chris]

I remember hearing about them considering an animated second season as well. Like you, I could never find any source for the info.

This is the first time I've seen that image though. I've seen the Dooney stuff (that man even makes TNM look good!) but never this. Can anyone even tell who the artist is?

[JonesyKitty]

To be completely honest I dont even remember where i originally found that picture, i just happened to have it on my hard drive when i thought about it. I searched all over google again and didnt see it anywhere

[Roseangelo]

That scan is mine. This was a print that was available at Comic-Con a long while ago, although it was a bit shady how you were supposed to get it. They had two different ones, this one and the cartoon turtles outside Kevin's Words and Pictures Museum. To get just one you were supposed to pay $20 and subscribe to some phone service thing. Like, sign your name to a longterm contract deal. I wasn't going to do that, but I offered a booth worker $20 for each of them and, after a bit of convincing, he took it. For all I know he pocketed the money.

Long story short, no, this has no connection to an actual Next Mutation animated project.

I think this one and/or the other one will show up in the history book coming out this year.

[JonesyKitty]

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

That scan is mine. This was a print that was available at Comic-Con a long while ago, although it was a bit shady how you were supposed to get it. They had two different ones, this one and the cartoon turtles outside Kevin's Words and Pictures Museum. To get just one you were supposed to pay $20 and subscribe to some phone service thing. Like, sign your name to a longterm contract deal. I wasn't going to do that, but I offered a booth worker $20 for each of them and, after a bit of convincing, he took it. For all I know he pocketed the money.

Long story short, no, this has no connection to an actual Next Mutation animated project.

I think this one and/or the other one will show up in the history book coming out this year.

Thats definitely shady, but on topic thank you for clearing that up for us all

[Jester]

Was trying to find a Next Mutation thread to put this in, and this seemed the best:
Could the cancellation of Next Mutation been mainly because due to it's lack of Sentai footage it was more pricey that Power Rangers? I remember reading cost rather than ratings killed NM...this could very much explain it.