#Slightly edited because there were several typos in the original article that bugged me LMAO

[tmntkiseki]

"There's an old saying in the art space: you'll always get a chance to do things again. Fifteen years ago, Lloyd Goldfine, myself, and Khary Randolph ended our time on TMNT 2003 with 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever,' the Special 25th Anniversary film. And now, we're back to continue where we left off.

TMNT has always been the gift that keeps on giving. It was my first work in animation and led to a long-standing work relationship with Khary and work on multiple TMNT related projects.

When this project came along, Khary and I wanted Lloyd along for the ride. In a lot of ways, he 'was' TMNT 2003 and pushed hard to get Peter Laird's vision on air. It wouldn't be a proper TMNT 2003 celebration without him. I wish we could've brought the rest of our in-house team along. In short, it is great to be back and I hope the fans enjoy our return to the world of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003. Also, happy late 20th anniversary TMNT '03. Sorry we were late, but like our iteration says 'It’s Ninja Time!'”

-- Emilio Lopez (source)