>>107246083>>107246399The impression I got from his featured sketches and explanations on the old
ninjaturtles.com is that, while obviously he had his vision, he knew there were going to be changes made for the TV show and went fuckit, let's get nuts. and clearly enjoyed that
It started with the toyline really, and you can see how the earliest toys DO follow the comics designs better. But he knew they'd be making changes then, and he was a pragmatist. The point was to make money. He still had control of the comic after all, they couldnt just erase that
no, the WEIRD thing is.. that eastman and laird both disliked rap being associated with the TMNT not because it sucks, but because they believed it was harmful to kids and shit (and they're even implicated in the censoring of the violence in the 2nd movie), and were conned into it by vanilla ice's negotiators saying it was jim henson's wish to have nillers in it.
