#1990 live action TMNT

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TMayNT Day 2: Favorite April

Day 2 of @tmaynt Prompt: Favorite April And today on "VDragon sucks ass at drawing people but still tries drawing them" we have my attempt at drawing my two favorite Aprils!

2003 April is just such a good character! And for a show in the early 2000's that was mostly dudes, she was a very well written female character for the time, and defiantly a better role model for little 9 Year Old me!

And then we have one of my few celeb crushes, Judith Hoag's April! She be cute AF, it's just a shame the actress herself was among the people who thought the movie was "Too Violent".

[fyeah-tmnt]

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[bobauthorman]

TMayNT Day 22: Favorite Turtle Duo

I'm gonna have to go with Mike and Don. In most incarnations, they have such a good odd couple chemistry that doesn't involve fighting, and sometimes they remind me of a low-key Pink and the Brain energy.

[theblorboscalledtheturtles]

90's movie Leo and Donnie, for the doodle request :)

aaaah I’ve never drawn the 90s boys before!

[darkwolfofshadows]

Cricket is an interesting choice for Casey to be carrying around. Unless this is a not so subtle reference to the doll of the same name made by Playmates

[shellofatime]

Are you telling me, that if we got a season three of RotTMNT, Kirby would have FINALLY BECOME AN ACTUAL TRUTLE!?!?!?!

(chanting) KIRBY KIRBY KIRBY KIRBY !!!!

[ashstar1111]

me: -has nothing to do- also me: -relises i have all of the tmnt movies available at all times- also me: -relizes ive never watched any of the 90s live action-

anyway i think ik what imma do tonight

[raisin-shell]

[mikeywayarchive]

My Chemical Romance bassist Mikey Way has a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Comic with "anime inspired" art and a villain that goes back to the original '90s toys

By George Marston published June 24, 2024

Mikey Way is turning the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' greatest love into their worst enemy

Full article under the cut:

(Image credit: IDW Publishing)

My Chemical Romance is one of the most popular bands of the last 20 years, and in the time since their last official release, several of the group's multi-talented members have branched into comic storytelling - including bassist Mikey Way, whose latest comic is a short in the upcoming anthology comic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Black, White, and Green #2.

A veritable teen idol of his own thanks to My Chem's beloved presence in the punk and emo scene, Way is tapping into a deep-seated love of both the TMNT and their personal favorite food of pizza for a story that captures the youthful energy of the Turtles in a way that only someone who was there for their meteoric rise and pop culture presence could.

(Image credit: IDW Publishing)

"I was a massive Turtles fan as a kid! Being born in the '80s, wave one of Turtlemania hit when I was about eight years old, so safe to say I was all in," Way tells Newsarama. "My older brother was into the black & white comics early, so I was at least aware of the Turtles prior to that big boom, but my fandom really came alive with the original cartoon series." 

"Followed up by the Playmates toy line and then into the live action movie, it really checked every box imaginable for me," Way explains. "The characters and the world building had something for almost everyone. While I was initially into Michelangelo, (because of his name and the nunchucks) I grew into way more of a Raphael fan. He's got more layers as a character in my opinion."

(Image credit: IDW Publishing)

Way's brother is, of course, Gerard Way, singer of My Chemical Romance and founder of the DC imprint Young Animal, which published Mikey Way's first comic, Collapser, which was co-written by Shaun Simon with art by Ilias Kyriazis. For TMNT: Black, White, and Green, Way collaborated with artist Nikola Čižmešija and colorist Lee Loughridge, whose art you can see in the newly revealed pages from the story seen here.

"I love Nikola’s style so much!," Way says. "He has this fantastic anime inspired quality to his work, and it lends itself perfectly to a Ninja Turtles story. I was floored by his pencils and he was a pleasure to work with."

As for the content of the story itself, it all comes down to something that many fans of the TMNT probably love as much as the Turtles do themselves: pizza. Way brings in a classic villain, Pizza Face, who first appeared in the original TMNT toy line in 1990 as a villainous pizza chef, before being revived in the 2012 animated series as a mutated pizza blob.

(Image credit: IDW Publishing)

"I wanted to do a story that was an ode to '80s horror, with a nod to Candy Man or the urban legend of Bloody Mary," Way says of why he chose Pizza Face.

"The character of Pizza Face fascinated me as a kid, because he looked like the mascot on most Pizza boxes mixed with a 'Freddy' or 'Jason'," Way continues. "That mythology I created in my head as a kid really stuck with me. When the opportunity arose to write a Ninja Turtle story, it was literally the first thing that popped out of my head."

And yes, Mikey Way does have a favorite pizza place: 

"Star Tavern in Orange New Jersey. Hands down the greatest there is, in my opinion."

(Image credit: IDW Publishing)

Though Way's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Green story is only eight pages, Way does plan more comics to come very soon - though he's not quite ready to say exactly what just yet.

"I feel like I have more stories that I want to tell," he hints. "At the risk of sounding vague, I would say one can expect an announcement of some sort very soon."

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Black, White, and Green #2 is on sale now.

[rottenpumpkin13]

Which Ninja Turtle is AGSZC's favorite? Also, which TMNT iteration is their favorite (so like, favorite show, movie, comic, etc)?

Zack: He likes Donatello but gets compared to Mikey a lot, but can't figure out why :( You'll have to pry the 2012 series from his cold, dead hands.

Sephiroth: Has no idea what that is, but "the purple one looks interesting."

Genesis: He tells everyone that his favorite is Raphael, but it's actually Donatello. He's a fan of the classics, likes the og comic but will die on the hill that the 1987 series is better than the 2012 one.

Angeal: He likes Leo, and is a huge fan of 80s movies, so the vibe of the 1990 live action is his favorite.

[fyeah-tmnt]

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TMayNT Day 21: Best Shredder

This one took a long time to figure out. I like the '87 Shredder for being such a card, and the 2k3 Shredder for his sheer threat factor.

But I think I'll go with the one from the 90s movies for being a good balance, a serious, dangerous fighter stuck in a ridiculous setting that is the TMNT-verse.

[mondothebombo]

Mondo

I only know about tmnt from you

I’m visiting Seattle rn and I am afraid

Mondo my friend, the only person in the fandom I know personally What I seeing?

you are seeing the abomination that was the 1990 live action movie costumes😔

yes, people were inside those

those character designs haunt my nightmares from time to time

[deadlyflan]

for the meme: #3!

3.) What was your first impression of [TMNT iteration]?

[1987 cartoon] I was 7. There were flying Cadillacs and lasers and Raphael was sassy. I was hooked.

[1990s movies] I was 10. I already worshiped Jim Henson. When I saw my favorites winking and crying and smiling and kicking ass, I was in love forever.

[Archie's Comics] I was 14. On a roadtrip, I found a copy of TMNT Adventures #33. They were traveling through Nepal. There was a four-armed Tiger God Mutant named Katmandu. Raphael had a *girlfriend.* Michelangelo was silly about yaks. I needed more comics. ASAP.

[Next Mutation] I was 17. And a complete live-action turtle-snob. Henson would never have allowed these costumes out of whatever basement spawned them. And the scripts! Ugh! Where was the cinema-grade fight choreography? The award-winning narratives? The atmospheric lighting and the *drama* of the City at Night?!

[Mirage Comics] I was 20. They beat Leo to a bloody pulp and threw him through the window--AT CHRISTMAS!! I started writing fanfic.

[2003 cartoon] I was 23. I was in love. The voice cast! The character design! The fidelity to the Mirage Space Arc! Oh God, to be alive at time like this!

[2007 movie] I was 27. I was vibrating. I bought a screen grab of early production art off of eBay. I couldn't wait for the advertisements to premiere to see my boys again. The artwork wasn't even close to the final designs. The resolution was blurry. I was still thrilled.

[IDW Comics] I was 31. I was bummed that Dark Horse Comics lost the bid to publish the TMNT comics to IDW. Dark Horse had a much stronger editorial department with consistently incredible writing. IDW was famous for spending their money on flashy cover artists and skimping on the interior art. I crossed my fingers and hoped I was wrong. [2012 cartoon] I was 32. Overworked, underpaid, and without cable or streaming. I missed the first season, but got a DVD from a friend. I was intrigued by the turtles, but repulsed by the human models. The CGI felt cold and cheap. I wouldn't return to give the show a proper watch until 2020.

[Bayverse movies] I was 34. I hated Micheal Bay's needlessly cluttered character designs for Transformers. I despised his "blurred action" fight sequences. I hated his simplistic dialogue. When I heard he was the director for the TMNT, my heart lit a cigarette and took a sip of gin. They were going to butcher my boys.

[Rise] I was 38. I saw the flat character designs. The boys were angular. Stagnant. The kind of thing that would end up low-rent animated. Splinter looked like a yellow-peril style stereotype. I gave up before I even heard the commercials.

[Mutant Mayhem Movie] I was 43. I had adored The Mitchels Vs The Machines and that same team was working on the new movie! The leaked first art made my heart warm with 90s vibes: Archie's characters, gawky turtles, attention to atmosphere, all kinds of vibrancy! Very excited!

[MM Tales of] I was 44. I didn't have the right streaming services to watch it. After the high of the film, the animation style looked cheap. No line weights. No rendering. Simplified versions of the "hand drawn" shapes of characters' faces somehow stopped feeling organic and looked more like bad drawings. I knew I was comparing it unfairly to the film. I told myself to hush. I had been 10,000% wrong about 2012 and about Rise. I was being a snob again and I knew it. .

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Over the years, I've been so wrong about so many of my misgivings. Even Next Mutation had a ton of heart. I have been so spoiled by so many Turtle options. Between all the shows and the movies and the comics--AND THE FAN FIC AND THE FAN ART AND THE ROLEPLAYING AND AND AND... I shouldn't turn my nose up at anything anymore. I'm just gonna look like an idiot again when it turns out to be incredible. Just like every other time. Except for A Very Turtle Christmas. That shit is nightmare fuel.

[arctic-space-penguin]

(I’ll end this flood here since I’m hella tired)

For the tmnt ask game, can you do: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 14, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, and 38?

1 - 2k12 much younger ago, but getting back into it last year or two years ago i can't remember, was Mutant Mayhem

4 - like a fan fan? last year or two years ago

5 - 2007, rottmnt, mutant mayhem, 2k12, tottmnt, the 1990's live action trilogy, and the 2014 and 2016 live action movies

6 - let's see here: a rottmnt donnie figure, a 2012 raph figure, a tmnt ultimate updated guide book, the very first tmnt comic ever, a book containing every rottmnt comic, a mutant mayhem poster, tmnt cybercel cards, and mini funko pops :))))

7 - rottmnt

9 - rottmnt donnie

14 - 2007 or 1990's

17 - 2k12 or Rise (i've seen three or four episodes into the 1987 show, and that Shredder is hilarious, but i don't think i've seen enough of him to say he's my favorite)

19 - The Great Baron Draxum

20 - rottmnt theme

22 - Pepperoni or, don't argue with me, Hawaiian

24 - Cass Apocalyptic Series

26 - anything and everything with angst, so not one piece in particular

27 - angst

29 - rottmnt leo's a girldad

30 - well, if this was me from Sep 8th 2024 when i saw this and answered them first, i would have said 'Rise Donnie being ace/bi', but now it's probably nothing bc every hc i see i immediately accept lol

31 - none of it, everything is perfect

32 - Mutation of Change with Rita, Teresa, Anna, and Marg

34 - Donnie; he's my default

35 - disaster twins

36 - rottmnt mikey or raph

38 - close as i can lol