tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post3635627910757233235..comments2024-03-13T09:21:04.273-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Ninja Mutants: An Extended Review -- Part Three: A Cultural PhenomenonAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-32472361423185333332014-09-01T14:27:44.106-07:002014-09-01T14:27:44.106-07:00Shannon: I have never owned a Turtle action figure...Shannon: I have never owned a Turtle action figure, though I do wish I had a set of those minis I painted for that guy.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-37878225207163549912014-09-01T01:04:22.442-07:002014-09-01T01:04:22.442-07:00I had no idea. My first experience with the Turtle...I had no idea. My first experience with the Turtles was courtesy of the TV show, thanks to having three younger brothers. They had all the action figures. It does, however, make sense that it began as a joke. I sort of love that it was a parody.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-25969404309563270352014-08-31T22:10:47.560-07:002014-08-31T22:10:47.560-07:00TAS: Interestingly enough, it was because of anoth...TAS: Interestingly enough, it was because of another of Bay's current properties that I "originally" (long story) got into comics: Transformers.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-30755594075269949202014-08-31T12:50:01.141-07:002014-08-31T12:50:01.141-07:00In fact, that was my first awareness of any of my ...In fact, that was my first awareness of any of my friends being into comic books before I got to college.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-21827812766445767592014-08-30T22:18:52.139-07:002014-08-30T22:18:52.139-07:00TAS: I didn't know anyone my own age who was i...TAS: I didn't know anyone my own age who was into the Turtles until I got to college. There were several of them, actually. The guy who had the mini set he wanted me to paint and a couple more. Like I said, I was really surprised at how good the comics were, considering the cartoon.<br /><br />Briane: I don't think Laird has ever said, "The Turtles ruined my life," but he has certainly acted that way. I mean, it's -such- a burden to create something that people like and want more of.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-52111956947131294312014-08-30T17:04:18.377-07:002014-08-30T17:04:18.377-07:00I'm always intrigued by people who get a stagg...I'm always intrigued by people who get a staggering level of success and then don't like it. I really have trouble imagining that if some book of mine took off like this I wouldn't enjoy being the head of a millions-dollar enterprise and all the fame and fortune, but it happens so often that you have to think maybe it would happen to you.<br /><br />Not that I would turn down the chance to see if I like being superrich and famous...Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-37216796860423945182014-08-30T13:04:19.866-07:002014-08-30T13:04:19.866-07:00I first became aware of them through comic books, ...I first became aware of them through comic books, though long before I was a comic reader myself. I had a friend in middle school who brought one of the books in one day. We all poked fun at him. He was even laughing a bit at himself. But he was engrossed.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-38044250216225778852014-08-29T20:12:03.175-07:002014-08-29T20:12:03.175-07:00Eva: It's cool to introduce your kids to thing...Eva: It's cool to introduce your kids to things you liked when you were a kid. It sucks, though, when you find out those things were pretty horrible. >cough< GI Joe >cough<Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-642280057436788982014-08-29T19:20:57.948-07:002014-08-29T19:20:57.948-07:00I remember in the eighties my kids were all obsess...I remember in the eighties my kids were all obsessed with the Turtles. I heard that the whole thing started as a joke and I remember being not surprised, but that's as far as I thought about it. I have no interest in seeing the new movie....I didn't even see the original ones, but my kids did! And now they're taking their kids to see the new one, so that's cool.<br />I remember introducing my boys to the artists that the Turtles were named after. I know they remember that, but they probably remember it as an annoyance, and not the soul moving event I thought it would be! lol! Mothers in the eighties eh?! Gag me!E. M. Prokophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395951217528199963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-72261456268265267342014-08-29T10:48:43.475-07:002014-08-29T10:48:43.475-07:00Alex: Yeah, it's kind of surprising, but it ac...Alex: Yeah, it's kind of surprising, but it actually took a couple of years before the comic really started to show up places because the early issues sold out so quickly.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-31865478017821689752014-08-29T04:09:26.310-07:002014-08-29T04:09:26.310-07:00Didn't realize they started that early. Althou...Didn't realize they started that early. Although I was past collecting comics at the time. <br />I think they are something that will come and go in waves. Like a lot of superheroes, really.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com