IDW TMNT ongoing thread

i think it generally is a good practice. unless you have an idea for an interesting new status quo and have actively cleared it with the next writer its probably best to just make things as easy as possible for the next guy. otherwise you end up with bizarre disconnects like the imortal hulk ending with bruce finally at peace with the hulk and his immortality only for the next run to open with bruce and the hulk back at odds and bruce claiming he was never immortal. the immortal hulk's ending was perfect artistically but i dont envy the man who has to write "the merciful hulk #1" nor would i envy the man who has to follow up mutant town plot threads

Tatoruzu When it comes to putting away Sophie Campbell's "toys," it's probably a good thing. Also, I don't like that I used the words "Sophie Campbell" and "toys" together in a sentence — I feel gross now.

Thanks, Tat. Now I need to scrub my brain with vodka.

Gort i think it generally is a good practice. unless you have an idea for an interesting new status quo and have actively cleared it with the next writer its probably best to just make things as easy as possible for the next guy.

That may be a good formula for a lot of successful sitcoms that you plan on being on the air for five seasons where you have a “reset” and clear the board for the next episode that might have a different set of writers. But for long form storytelling, characters need to have journeys, stakes and consequences.

That being said, it’s probably a good thing that they distance themselves from the Campbell run. There where so many plot threads, mystery boxes, and redundant characters that never paid off over the course of FOUR YEARS that at this point you might as well move on and focus on a more cohesive story, especially considering the heavily decompressed nature of modern comics.

It’s Ninja Turtles, not War And Peace.

Stu_Paddasso But for long form storytelling, characters need to have journeys, stakes and consequences.

if this were true soap operas wouldnt be a thing thats able to last for decades upon decades. western comics are a lot like soap operas. hell a lot of the complaints about IDW i see really come from being away from "back to basics" for so long. the turtles can go to dimension x and fight shredder and travel through time and any number of things but at the end of the day people want the turtles in new york fighting ninjas. that doesnt mean theres no character arcs or previous stories dont matter (hell every time IDW does anything to follow up old stories or characters its met with disdain) it just means it will always loop back around to the familiar at some point. thats what jason aarons run has done and its been really well recieved.

thats actually great news. as far as the main book is concerned i feel theyre doing a great job of turning things around. isssue 4 was particularly great.

edit: just read issue 6 this shit is great idk why its not being more celebrated here the art was insane.

ADistantImage i couldnt tell you ive only read the earliest issues ive managed to get ahold of. i fear the same thing is happening to the ice cream man. might change my avatar soon.