He’s a goofy lil guy and you don’t deny it in the fic, but I appreciate how you allow the writing to actually acknowledge his (conflicted) feelings. He’s not just a one-note comedic relief, he feels like an actual character.
Not to imply he doesn’t have any internal life in the actual show, but based on the admittedly very few episodes I have watched and what I’ve heard from fans, the way he’s portrayed makes me incredibly uncomfortable. That’s why I’m more drawn to fics like yours :)
Also, if Donnie wasn’t dying and they’re not in danger (i.e., in Foot HQ), I 100% bet these two would have a blast just hanging out. They’re adorable here.
Also also, PS: This update looked so good! It’s so clean and gorgeous! The jump to Clip Studio was absolutely the right choice.
Thank you!
I agree, Mikey is a goofy little dude, but he’s also a person with feelings. It’s definitely easy to forget that when writing him, but I think because he’s such a silly guy, when he says something with a lot of weight, it means something.
I think the show actually covers his true emotions more than some fans would like to blow out of proportion, so I’d highly recommend watching the entirety of the show, I feel that the show’s ability to portray it’s characters gets better over the course of it’s episodes(as is pretty common with tv-shows), but also it’s just a fun show to watch.
Regardless though, I’m flattered to hear you think I do a good job writing the characters as people :] Also yes! Leo and Mikey are such an underrated team! I love writing them on missions together.
And very glad to hear you like the pages. I’m still working out all the settings and stuff to make it look the same as before, but I was thankfully able to get it pretty close 👍 Definitely enjoying using CSP a lot, and the fact that it uses iCloud is such a relief too.
a quick little sketch of @indieyuugure 's humanized tmnt boys from their comic the mutation situation! im v exited to see more of it :D (also sorry i didnt get around to doing mikey :( )
I can't believe I've been creating comic dubs for @indieyuugure's comic, " the Mutation Situation " since January- and only NOW I've finally gotten to making fan art for it XD Oyyyee to the veyyy~
Anyways- YES- Please, if you haven't yet, go check out " the Mutation Situation "!! Indie has been doing a fantastic job with writing and drawing for the style and characters of the 2012 series of tmnt. 2012 was actually the first bit of tmnt I ever watched! So seeing Indie not only honoring the series, but also IMPROVING elements- It's amazing to watch. :)
Can't wait to see where your story leads, Indie! :)
I’m sitting here at 2 in the morning watching some 2012 tmnt cause im anxious and it calms me down but anyway throwback to the time the turtles were playing dodgeball with the krangg communication orb like LEO I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE RESPONSIBLE ONE HOW DID YOU GET SUCKED INTO THIS??
Long, long post. Mostly me rambling. Have a lovely day :)
I watched 2012 tmnt when I was little so I got used to the vibe that one has, like the darker colors and stuff. So the first time I saw Rottmnt I was like
woah
It’s super colorful, there’s a lot of hyper activity, a lot more jokes, and it’s pretty obvious that it was made for the attention of little kids
so I didn’t watch it. It just didn’t really grab my attention, and I didn’t watch it until I saw a clip of the opening scene in the movie. And then I was like
woah
major character death
so I went ahead and watched the show. And it was amazing, and I loved it, and I’m a huge fan of Rottmnt. Not to mention the fandom (at least here on tumblr) is actually awesome to interact with, everyone is really excited to talk about the show and share headcanons and art and it’s amazing.
I’ve gotten into other fandoms and content through the Rottmnt original content creators too. I’m sure that a lot of people know the Cass apocalyptic series, which was incredibly written and drawn and had me coming back to read it over numerous times. And the comic also led me to read Casserole’s original content, Marble Sky, which is amazing as well by the way.
And the au comics are amazing, too. I read the Mutation Situation, I read Jacob’s Ladder, Two Arms Left, TizSepAu, Villan Leo, Kid Leo, Redline, Swanatello, Gemini Twins, Bloodbath au and a lot more I’m not mentioning.
Rottmnt is a kids show. Same as the Powerpuff Girls, or Paw Patrol, or any other kids show out there. It’s not for everyone. It’s catered to a target audience, which happens to be little kids who’s attention is caught by the bright colors, and hyper activity, and the 2D artstyle. It’s not for everyone, same as every other tmnt iteration, same as all content everywhere. I don’t expect anyone to go out of their way to watch Rottmnt, especially if it doesn’t interest them, and you don’t have to watch the show to interact with the community either. You can enjoy the community without enjoying the show.
You do you. Do whatever makes you feel good. I just hope that everyone’s experience with tmnt, and the tmnt community is as positive as mine is. I saw a post talking about all the reasons the blogger did not enjoy Rottmnt. I read the whole thing. It made sense, I understand why they didn’t like it, and I just disagree. I didn’t pick a fight. I just liked the post and moved on.
Recently I’ve seen a lot of people picking fights over disagreements a tv show made for kids. Not a lot are actually engaged in, which is good, but we really shouldn’t be picking fights at all. Basically, all this to say, you do you. Do what makes you happy. And if you disagree with people, just do that. Disagree. You don’t have to fight, or be rude, or anything. I’m all for debating, as long as it remains respectful.
I’m very aware that I can’t control other people and dictate how they interact with others, but I can suggest that we’re just nice to each other. Please.
Anyways if you read this far, thanks, and I hope you have a wonderful day.
Hello! I just discovered your work and I'm loving it! I binged the Mutation Situation this afternoon and it was ✨fabulous!✨
But I'm wondering what part of season 2 this is? It's obviously after Donnie made the retromutagen, but how close are you cutting it to the Krang's invasion of earth?
I’m happy you’re liking it!
The Mutation Situation comic takes place between episode 20 and 21. Leo mentions “last week’s debacle” aka when they stole Shredder’s helmet in hopes to trade it for Karai which is an allusion to episode 20, “The Legend of the Kuro Kabuto.” So, they are about 6 episodes away from the Kraang invasion.
I’ve figured that the invasion probably takes place in early to mid December(because 3-ish months later is March, early spring) so currently it’s early October, maybe very late September, which is hinted at when one of the Purple Dragon goons (Fong, I believe) states that “Halloween isn’t for another month, kids.”
I feel like Casey and April would be pretty used to being bullied. They would at least fit the category for bullying victims pretty well I'd say.
Like Casey because, well... he's Casey. Showing up with bruises, a hockey stick and several absence notes with smushed up make-up to boot, tends to get people talking. He fancies himself a vigilante of the neighborhood- he's THAT hockey kid, of course people are gonna be talking.
April would be a little more complicated. Maybe April’s dad came by to school one day warning April to make sure no aliens or kraang were watching them or something like that and a student caught it. (Like the whole thing with Kirby after his second mutation drove him to almost have a nervous breakdown.) Rumors of her ‘crazy’ dad spread and her fate was cealed.
Or it could even just be because she wants to be a journalist. People think she's a conspiracy nut for pursuing it, (or whatever other unfairly mean stuff teenagers can make up), so now she is THE alien conspiracy freak. Not helped by the revelation of her alien heritage- being called one, or worse- having your dad be called one.
Safe to say, that really doesn't help your self esteem...
Its not really something they talk about with the turtles. Next to their reptilian friends' rumbunctious lifestyle of fighting alien invasions and ninjas every day, their high school one seems pretty normal in comparison. Dull, even. And besides, they're pretty used to it at this point, so why even bring it up when it's so inconcequencial? They're too busy running for their lives every day to really worry about that one guy who tossed a hamsandwitch in your cheek meat.
But then, say, if the turtles were turned human and now they have to try and assimilate to their school for whatever reason - maybe theyre trying to track down an alien or some kraang tech or something, maybe they're just doing it because they want to try school- either way, this is the time for April and Casey to help them survive what's an even worse threat than the Shredder.
High School.
DUN DUN DUUUUUN.
And when the turtles realize how horrible the other kids have treated their friends…? oh boy oh boy.
You can run but you can't hide.
All credit for the art and comic goes to @indieyuugure , while I lent my voice to do the dialogue and edited. I also sang the theme song in A Cappella. :) Music and Sound Effects were by Epidemic Sound!
It’s strange to get worse of Donnie and April is trying her best to keep and eye on Donnie even though she’s like him after he save her all the time and naw April do the same thing for Donnie too