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blake_reitz (blake_reitz) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-03-27 21:03:00

Entry tags:

char: armaggon, char: ninjara, char: shredder/oroku saki, char: verminator x, creator: peter laird, group: teenage mutant ninja turtles, publisher: archie, title: teenage mutant ninja turtles

Ninja Turtles Adventures #43: A History of the Future.
That's a pretty sweet robot on the cover.

The turtles take it down in two panels.

In Part One of the Future Shark Trilogy: The modern-day TMNT, plus Splinter and Ninjara, are recruited by future Don and Raph to help rescue future Mike and Leo. They've been kidnapped by Armaggon, a mutant shark, who has teamed up with classic villain Shredder and new villain Verminator-X. Time travel? Middle-aged Mutant Ninja Turtles? Confused? Don't worry, Don's going to fill us in on the weather.

Future Raph gives Present Raph some advice.

BONUS: Some files from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe Sourcebook!

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	greenmask 2009-03-28 02:21 pm UTC (link)
	Aah, this stuff is just too great. Even the colouring makes me glee! Raph2 talking to Raph1. Donatello wearing.. what, a lounging robe and a belt of pouches? A shark with sharky nubby legs! I really don't know that I could ask for much more in a book. Thanks for the scans! :D (Reply to this) (Thread)

	blake_reitz 2009-03-28 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	It's Don's science coat! For science things! I might need to post a scan later with his extending science staff with blaster option. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lbd_nytetrayn 2009-03-29 03:15 am UTC (link)
	I love that thing. I don't know what the toy was supposed to come with, weapon-wise, but I think this thing pretty well trumped it. --LBD "Nytetrayn" (Reply to this) (Parent)

	greenmask 2009-03-29 02:35 pm UTC (link)
	Yes. Yes, I think you MIGHT need to post an extending science staff with blaster option. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kamino_neko 2009-03-28 02:29 pm UTC (link)
	You'd think the Ninja Turtles, of all beings, would not be keen on hunting ~~wolves~~rats from helicopters... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	blake_reitz 2009-03-28 03:05 pm UTC (link)
	You'd think helicopters wouldn't be all that keen for hunting rats! Also surprising the government didn't contract with the Baxter Stockman Mouser project... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	stretchdude 2009-03-28 02:29 pm UTC (link)
	HOTCHA! Awesomeness. I am tremendously grateful for this. (Reply to this)

	gwalla.livejournal.com 2009-03-28 02:40 pm UTC (link)
	Man, the pic of the Future Turtles for their bio makes them look realy weird. It's like the artist was trying for the Eastman & Laird originals and failed. "Verminator X...quite the public enemy". I see what they did there. Did he ever team up with a mutant mallard named Duck D? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	deekblues 2009-03-28 04:32 pm UTC (link)
	The art in the sourcebooks was by A. C. (Craig) Farley who did two issues and tons of covers for the Mirage book. He's one'a my favorite turtle artists. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lbd_nytetrayn 2009-03-29 03:17 am UTC (link)
	Not to disrespect the guy, but I wish they'd had Chris Allan or Ken Mitchroney doing it. --LBD "Nytetrayn" (Reply to this) (Parent)

tahngarth
2009-03-28 02:47 pm UTC (link)

I read this series in Swedish despite being a mite too old for the TMNT phenomenon at the time. I guess since I'd seen the cartoon (and dismissed it as being uninteresting) I didn't expect the comics to be plot-driven and rather interesting.

I still wish there'd be a collected edition or two of the TMNT Adventures series, including the spin-offs. My collection is far from complete.

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	stretchdude 2009-03-28 02:58 pm UTC (link)
	There will be. They're putting out a collection of the two future-Turtles arcs (as a lead-in to the publication of "The Forever War"), as well as a collection of the mini that led to the Adventures series, which is being touted as "Volume 1." Don't know if they'll do the various spin-offs and specials, though. T'wouldst be most awesome, though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tahngarth 2009-03-28 03:09 pm UTC (link)
	Interesting. I'd prefer a couple of thick volumes reprinting everything from the start, though. A lot of other series of significantly lesser quality get those. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stretchdude 2009-03-28 03:15 pm UTC (link)
	Maybe they'll do larger collections once they get to the series itself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blake_reitz 2009-03-28 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	I think it's best to start with the Future TMNT stories, since those are some really rarely-seen quality work. The early TMNT Adventures took a while to find their footing. It would also be great to see the Black Hole Trilogy in a collection. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

lbd_nytetrayn
2009-03-29 03:20 am UTC (link)

Agreed; it seems they most want to do the most relevant stuff to lead in to the Forever War, in order to wrap things up on the 25th anniversary. Perhaps after that, if sales are good, they'll go back and fill in the blanks, maybe re-release the Future Tense stuff chronologically.

Speaking of the 25th anniversary, I would so love it if the Future Turtles, Ninjara, Verm-X, or Armaggon showed up in TMNT Smash-Up.

--LBD "Nytetrayn"

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	stretchdude 2009-03-30 10:27 am UTC (link)
	That would indeed rock out loud. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	greenmask 2009-03-29 02:42 pm UTC (link)
	Oo, they are? I've ordered the vol.1, but it's excellent news to hear that there'll be MOAR. scans_daily makes me buy stuff! :D! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	seriousfic 2009-03-28 04:08 pm UTC (link)
	I decided to pursue my longstanding interest in time travel. I had learned quite a lot from Cudley the Cowlick. ...That's an awful lot of crack for a mere two sentences. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	stretchdude 2009-03-28 04:17 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, I totally need to do a Cudley post now. The people must be informed of his cracky awesomeness. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lbd_nytetrayn 2009-03-29 03:21 am UTC (link)
	If we can get the C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa appearance, we'll really be rockin'. --LBD "Nytetrayn" (Reply to this) (Parent)

	dorksidefiker 2009-03-29 04:07 pm UTC (link)
	Yes. Yes you must. Slash's palm tree demands it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stretchdude 2009-03-30 10:28 am UTC (link)
	FOR THE PALM TREE! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	skitty_kat 2009-03-28 04:13 pm UTC (link)
	I'd just like to draw attention to the robot on the cover. Specifically, its crotch. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	stretchdude 2009-03-28 04:19 pm UTC (link)
	The crotch that bites, the claws that catch! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	raisedbymoogles 2009-03-28 04:44 pm UTC (link)
	Can I possibly overstress how cute it is that Raph's the one bummed out about never having kids? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	lbd_nytetrayn 2009-03-29 03:22 am UTC (link)
	Sure, but only if you include the fact he has his hands on his hips like a nagging housewife as he's doing so. --LBD "Nytetrayn" (Reply to this) (Parent)

	dorksidefiker 2009-03-29 04:09 pm UTC (link)
	For the record: Icon lust! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	raisedbymoogles 2009-03-29 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	I made it myself. :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	drsevarius 2009-03-28 05:37 pm UTC (link)
	Images outside the cut need to be 400x300. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	blake_reitz 2009-03-28 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	Is there something special I need to do to make a cut on IJ? I followed the instructions below, but to no avail. http://www.insanejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=49 (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	drsevarius 2009-03-28 06:28 pm UTC (link)
	There's nothing wrong with your cut. You just need to make the image outside the cut (the cover) smaller. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blake_reitz 2009-03-28 06:32 pm UTC (link)
	Fixulated. For some reason, I wasn't seeing the cut on my computer. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	CUTS peur_evol 2009-03-28 06:30 pm UTC (link)
	Easy Way: edit so that humongo-pic is inside the cut Skilled Way: add the dimensions to the 'img src=' code Bad Way: wait 'till the mods (and other SDers) all get pissed (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: CUTS strangething.livejournal.com 2009-03-28 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	Aw, don't just change he dimensions in the html. It'll still take just as long to load. Think of the dial-up people! The best way would be to re-size and re-upload the picture, but that's the hard way, too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: CUTS blake_reitz 2009-03-29 12:40 am UTC (link)
	Photobucket lets you edit the image, then save over the previous image so you don't need to replace the image link. That seems to work pretty well. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Mod Note: schmevil 2009-03-29 01:00 pm UTC (link)
	Are these all from the same issue, and if so, how long was the issue? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Mod Note: blake_reitz 2009-03-29 02:38 pm UTC (link)
	The first nine are from issue 43, which was 35 pages. The character bios are from issues one and three of the TMNT Universe series. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Mod Note: schmevil 2009-03-29 03:05 pm UTC (link)
	I hate having to check, but. ;) Thanks. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Mod Note: blake_reitz 2009-03-29 03:09 pm UTC (link)
	No prob. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	tsuki_the_geek 2009-03-29 01:44 pm UTC (link)
	SO much TMNT win! (Reply to this)

psychop_rex
2009-03-31 02:35 am UTC (link)

That's surprisingly deep stuff from the two Raphs - it must really be a bummer, being the only four of your kind in existence. No way to reproduce, no way to pass on your legacy, no next generation - when you're gone, you're GONE. Bummer. That being said, I find it difficult to believe that, in a world with all sorts of other mutant animals, there are only the four mutant turtles. I mean, cat mutants, shark mutants, this-that-and-the-other mutants - why aren't there any more turtles? I don't know what is causing all these other mutants to pop up - I mean, just how much mutagen IS there? - but if they still are, I should think that at some point some more turtles would, too, especially if the cities are being flooded - expansion of oceans means a lot more amphibians and marine animals.

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blake_reitz
2009-03-31 09:27 am UTC (link)

The way I saw it, mutating another batch of turtles with humans would give you a different "mix," so you'd end up with mutant turtles, just not the same kind of mutant turtles. I've also got a theory for the large number of mutants in the future, being that all those mutagen-filled sewers (and let's face it, in present day TMNT all you had to do to be mutated was go into the sewers)finally flooded, hitting just about everyone on the first few floors of NYC. You would think there would be more sea-creatures, but maybe they live mostly underwater, in the ruins.

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psychop_rex
2009-03-31 04:14 pm UTC (link)

That's not necessarily the case - look at Slash. He's a mutated turtle of a slightly different breed (a snapper), and apart from a few spikes on his shell and a mouthful of sharp teeth - and, uh, the fact that he's crazy - he's basically the same as the TMNT. (I know, I know - in the Archie series, he was really an alien. But he originated as a mutant in the cartoon, so that's how I'm going to refer to him.)

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	blake_reitz 2009-03-31 04:23 pm UTC (link)
	Weirdly, I would have used Slash as my counter-example! I always thought he was more feral because of a differing ratio, leaving him more turtle than the TMNT. On the other hand, if we go with the Archie version, why don't the TMNT just zip over to his home planet, filled with turtle folk? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	psychop_rex 2009-03-31 04:45 pm UTC (link)
	It was subjected to cut-and-burn tactics, wasn't it? Which may or may not have wiped out the population - I got the impression that Slash was, if not the last of his kind, at any rate one of a very few. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blake_reitz 2009-03-31 04:47 pm UTC (link)
	I'd forgotten about that. Aliens came and stole all of planet's palm trees before killing the population. (Reply to this) (Parent)