Introducing Myself (Also some TMNT IDW News)

Shpadoinkle_Day

Hey guys!

Names Shpadoinkle_Day, or just Doink for short. Been a big fan of Tatoruzu for quite some time, and just now learned about this lovely site! It really does make me happy to see people who love Turtles comics as much as I do (Mostly Mirage and some IDW stuff for me.) I hope we can make this a community for all of us to enjoy and talk all day about all things TMNT!

With that said, I have yet to see anyone post about the upcoming TMNTxNaruto that's set to release this October! I can't tell you how excited I am to see these two great pillers of my childhood meet for the first time! No big news on the creative team; but we did get a placeholder cover for issue #1 by Jorge Jimenez, and it is nothing short but glorious.

Note, this is not the final cover. I can't wait to see the type of encounters that this crossover can hold, like the Turtles taking on Orochimaru and Team Seven fighting Shredder. Not to mention the obligatory Superhero misunderstanding fight that's a true stable for those kinds of comics. Possible match-ups being...
Naruto vs. Leo (or Mikey)
Sasuke vs. Raph (Come on, that has to happen!)
Sakura vs. Donnie
Kakashi vs. Mikey (or Leo, or Splinter, any of them works for me)

While I know this isn't the first time Comics and Manga have crossed over, Gatchaman (known as Battle of the Planets/G-Force here in America) had two crossovers in the early 2000s with Witchblade and Thundercats; plus there was that thing with Avengers and Attack on Titan back when that anime was at it's peak. However that wasn't a proper crossover, just some titans somehow ending up in the Marvel universe. This could potentially lead to more Comics and Manga crossovers in the near future and open these companies up to doing bolder projects. Who knows, but I am curious to see what you guys think?

Doink out, and Cowa-fuckin'-bunga!

Tatoruzu

Shpadoinkle_Day

Welcome!

And yeah, this crossover could be a good opportunity. I think it could bring some manga readers back into American comics, even. But I'll have to see more before I make any judgments.

Mr_Toitle

helljumper

Mr_Toitle I was just about to send that photo here right now after seeing it on Instagram but you beat me to it. It really does look like we're stuck with race-swapped April until the end of time, or at least until Paramount/IDW has brow-beaten everyone into accepting it that they lose all of the energy to call it out.

Shpadoinkle_Day

helljumper Unfortunately some people can't kick this culture war bullshit, and just focus on telling a decent story. Again, this just makes me sad. I love these world and their respective characters that accompany them. For TMNT, I collect the comic books and hope to one day have a complete run on Mirage Vol. 1, and I grew up with the 2003 show. Naruto, I own it all on DVD and would play the video games with my big brother back in the on our PS2.

I just hope that this crossover doesn't turn out to be a bust, all because someone wants to use the properties I love just to push some agenda that's not even their own.

Tatoruzu

TMN x Naruto discussion:

https://tatoruzu.com/d/76-tmnt-x-naruto-discussion