rich_TMNT Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 On 12/5/2019 at 8:44 PM, Turtle said: Here's a pet project that's FINALLY finished Reveal hidden contents Professionally bound TMNT comics with imitation leather covers and a gold-colored embossed title logos. The spine features the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" title along with volume number stamp and a custom shell stamp at the top with 2 panel lines on either side. The comics were all sized to give the book a very uniform profile. I made up a table of contents for each book with a shell background and a font style reminiscent of the original cartoon. Fans of the series know there were a lot of guest issues in the original run, which makes an official "canon" tricky. For volumes 1+2, I tried to include the main narrative of volume 1 that starts with their origin and takes them through the end of the events of City at War (end of Volume 1), omitting any issue that didn't directly tie into this story. Volume 3 contains stories that are no doubt in the main canon of TMNT lore, but don't directly tie to the main narrative that involve the Turtles, the Foot, and the Utroms. Many of these are more light-hearted adventures during the early years. This includes the original run of Tales of the TMNT which introduces several longstanding characters like Leatherhead and Rat King. Volume 4 is a collection of stories from the original run that may or may not be part of any particular fan's canon, but they are good stories nonetheless. Plus, due to some rights issues, The River has not been reprinted at all since Nickelodeon acquired the property, so even with all the modern collected editions, you won't find this story very often. The final volume is a collection of stories/issues that contain good stories but generally weren't collected elsewhere by IDW (yet). IDW did release an Ultimate Edition Hardcover collecting a lot of TMNT short stories. I did my best to put stories in here that weren't readily available there. To prep the books, I removed the staples. With wraparound covers, I was able to get it bound in such a way to display the full cover. One other nice feature is since these are original releases, they'll contain ads/previews/letters that aren't generally reprinted elsewhere, which is a fun bonus. I am THRILLED to have these back. It took a surprising amount of time to decide the stories to bind, how best to organize them, get the books, prep them, and send them to the bookbinder. It has been quite the experience, but I'm very happy with the result. This came out really great! Nice set of books. I bought a bound version of TMNT #1-4 + Raphael years ago on eBay that looks very similar to this (just not as thick and, of course, oversized due to the larger issues). That was the first time I knew this could be done with comic books. Congrats on getting this project complete. Really a neat collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SpideyFein Posted December 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 25, 2019 I open a gift and what do I see... a big gray mask- Rocksteady!!! My wife and son popped into a thrift store weeks ago, and my son spotted it! It’s awesome Happy Holidays to all of my turtle heads! sorrenmj, ADAMANTIUM, Callaway29 and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Now that is awesome. ADAMANTIUM and SpideyFein 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 What a cool find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNT Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Finished up 2019 with a classic inside cover piece! Feel like I've seen this countless time so super happy to add this to the ole collection. Happy New Years everyone! spracknetch23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 12 hours ago, TMNT said: Finished up 2019 with a classic inside cover piece! Feel like I've seen this countless time so super happy to add this to the ole collection. Happy New Years everyone! Another cool pickup! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedforceKJ Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 With Ronin coming out this year, could it be possible that Laird may be doing a couple more signings this year than in the past? I know Steve has said he is gonna be at a show in Texas this year that Kevin is gonna be at, would love to see Peter be there as well. My dream/goal/grail has been to get my 2nd print #1 signed by Kevin and Peter. I could get Kevin's easy by sending it to anyone I know going to a show but I want to get these ones specifically in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 3 hours ago, SpeedforceKJ said: With Ronin coming out this year, could it be possible that Laird may be doing a couple more signings this year than in the past? I know Steve has said he is gonna be at a show in Texas this year that Kevin is gonna be at, would love to see Peter be there as well. My dream/goal/grail has been to get my 2nd print #1 signed by Kevin and Peter. I could get Kevin's easy by sending it to anyone I know going to a show but I want to get these ones specifically in person. He may do some surprise signings in the NE area but I'd be shocked if he traveled anywhere outside of that range. Laird basically shows up for a signing out of boredom. It's just not something he cares much about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Turtle Posted January 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2020 Here's something I got in a trade a few months ago that I don't think I ever got around to posting anywhere (forgive me if I posted this and forgot about it ) I had been pestering the owner of this book ever since the first time he showed it. After a few years, he FINALLY let it go. Casey Jones by John Totleben, who did some of the artwork for Casey Jones: North by Downeast. Unfortunately, John has a condition that has made him nearly completely blind. Around the time this piece was done, he said his visual range was about the size of a quarter. In more recent years, he has attended shows and has been signing books, but has pretty much stopped doing any art, at least at conventions. Knowing that I likely couldn't get an example of his work on my own makes this piece even more special to me. OtherEric, SpideyFein, SpeedforceKJ and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Congrats, Adam. I remember when that book was first done all those years ago and regretting that I didn't spring for the full size figures instead of getting head sketches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNT Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 9.6? Bah... Dude, how cool is that? Never seen this one before. Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 How difficult is it to find a NM Raphael #1. I do have a VF+, but. I want a better copy, but having a tough time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 On 1/28/2020 at 9:33 PM, oakman29 said: How difficult is it to find a NM Raphael #1. I do have a VF+, but. I want a better copy, but having a tough time. They show up somewhat frequently on ebay. A few times a year at least. Are you looking for graded or raw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I just got the grades for my recent CGC submission. Among the group is a TMNT book that currently has no 9.8's on the census. That will change as soon as they update the census. I'll be sure to show it off here when it arrives. Until then, feel free to guess. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Turtle said: I just got the grades for my recent CGC submission. Among the group is a TMNT book that currently has no 9.8's on the census. That will change as soon as they update the census. I'll be sure to show it off here when it arrives. Until then, feel free to guess. TMNT #28 (1990) ADAMANTIUM, Icculus308win, Turtle and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, valiantman said: TMNT #28 (1990) I’ve been getting high-grade Volume 1 TMNT books for over 10 years. Believe me when I tell you that this book is incredibly tricky to find in NM/M condition. It generally suffers from what appears to be a horizontal printer roll across the whole width of the book and various severity. Many copies also seem to have slightly rounded corners on the spine side. If I’m not mistaken, this is the last issue from Volume 1 to get a 9.8. I’ll be happy to show it off when it arrives. valiantman, ADAMANTIUM and SpideyFein 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 8 hours ago, Turtle said: They show up somewhat frequently on ebay. A few times a year at least. Are you looking for graded or raw? Raw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 On 1/28/2020 at 9:33 PM, oakman29 said: How difficult is it to find a NM Raphael #1. I do have a VF+, but. I want a better copy, but having a tough time. This one looks nice. Sold for $200 in January. This one is a little rougher for $170, also in January. Plus 3 Graded 9.4 copies sold for $200-$240 in the last 2 months: Copy 1 Copy 2 Copy 3 I'd recommend setting up a saved search in Ebay...something like "Raphael -CGC" in comics over $75. I'd bet that you'd find a suitable match within 2 months. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Turtle said: This one looks nice. Sold for $200 in January. This one is a little rougher for $170, also in January. Plus 3 Graded 9.4 copies sold for $200-$240 in the last 2 months: Copy 1 Copy 2 Copy 3 I'd recommend setting up a saved search in Ebay...something like "Raphael -CGC" in comics over $75. I'd bet that you'd find a suitable match within 2 months. That is amazing, thank you for going through all that time and effort for me. I am greatly appreciative. ADAMANTIUM and sorrenmj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM8 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 21 hours ago, Turtle said: I’ve been getting high-grade Volume 1 TMNT books for over 10 years. Believe me when I tell you that this book is incredibly tricky to find in NM/M condition. It generally suffers from what appears to be a horizontal printer roll across the whole width of the book and various severity. Many copies also seem to have slightly rounded corners on the spine side. If I’m not mistaken, this is the last issue from Volume 1 to get a 9.8. I’ll be happy to show it off when it arrives. You're right about the horizontal printer roll on this one. I bought mine in the shop back in the day and it has this, otherwise it's a solid 9.6. Have you had luck pressing this defect out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
