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–>> ..god i am SOOOO effin’ exhausted, but i thought this was important to post.

Recent discussions i’ve had with a contact gave me a bit of hope for the NECA TMNT front very recently.

Also this is a cut and paste Q – n – A from **Pete Laird’s blog , while Pete was chatting with some fans.

..this also kinda gave me an extra boost of encouragement surrounding the NECA Turtles saga that has been looking all but very sad for months and months.. until now !!

Yes there’s good news.

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” Dragon Turtle said…
Hi Peter, I have a few questions to ask if you don’t mind.

I would like to know who at Mirage is responsible for getting the word out about the ninja turtle products, specifically the comics? Is there anyone at Mirage who is in constant contact with comic book community (websites, magazines, retailers, ect.) in order to keep the TMNT name visible. Other then particpating in FCBD, does Mirage have any other special promotions lined up to promote the comics?”

PL:Probably the person who best fits that description here at Mirage is Dan Berger, though I think “constant contact” might be a bit extreme. I am not aware of any other special promotions.

“Also will we be seeing full season box sets of the 2k3 cartoon with extra bonus content?
Such a product is long overdue.”

PL: That would certainly be nice, and I would be happy to do more of those interview/commentary things included on some of the earlier DVD releases. However, as far as I know, nothing like that has been planned.

“And, has Mirage ever attempted to buy the rights to the old toon from Fred Wolf Films?”

PL:I have a vague memory that we looked into that possibility at one point, but I think a combinaton of the price being too high and my interest level being too low prevented that from going forward.

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” joe-eyeball said… ::
Pete, ..I would like to know regarding NECA. Whats up with the second wave of figures? Are they still in the works?”

PL:: Here’s the gist of a message I just got, minutes ago, from Gary re: the NECA situation:

“NECA have the following ready:

April, Mousers (new sculpt with articulated jaws), Shredder, Foot Soldier, Elite Guard

… plus various re-paints and re-decos based on the colorized comics. They hope to show the line at Toy Fair and try to get enough EU (European Union) interest that they can manufacture these figures.”

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“Also, I would like to know about the current state of both comics. Such as, is volume 4 going to be wrapped up anytime soon? Whats a general timetable for it? Also we heard about the sales threshold that Diamond distributors has instituted on comics, is there any word on how this will specifically affect Tales in the immediate or distant future?”

PL:: The fate of Volume 4 is uncertain at this point. As I have said in the past, I would like to wrap it up in another six to ten issues (preferably six). Issues 30 and 31 have been drawn, with the tones on 30 almost finished and the inking on 31 nearly done. To be frank, my energy level for working on the TMNT book has been not that high over the last couple of years, for a variety of reasons. I have pretty clear ideas for how I want to conclude this series, and hope to do it over the next year or two. That’s about as specific a timetable as I can give you at this point.

I am not sure how or if the new sales threshold rules from Diamond will affect Tales. That would probably be a question better asked of Dan Berger.

“Also, is there anything to be said regarding another TMNT film. I havent heard anything in a long time.

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PL :: Discussions about a new movie continue on, though there is no final deal to announce as of yet.

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