The Strange Evolution of the Original April O’Neil - TMNT Comics

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  @vonVile · 5 months ago

  So April is immortal. As long as she believes in herself she can't die.

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• BL

  @blackphoenix77 · 5 months ago

  I really don't like the idea of April being a drawing brought to life, so I'm glad that they haven't referenced it outside of those issues.

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• KR

  @krank23 · 5 months ago

  Meanwhile, in the cartoon: "Well, she's the girl of the group, just like Donatello is the smart one and Michaelangelo is the wild party person"

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• IN

  @IntMains · 5 months ago

  I've only ever read the early Mirage so hearing about the later issues is definitely an all time "what the fuck" moment

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• MA

  @marktheshark7588 · 5 months ago

  I didn't know April was such a complex character in the original run of TMNT.I always thought she was created to add a pretty face in the TMNT comics and shows.

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• FO

  @ForestsOfOdin · 5 months ago

  Can’t wait to meet April in TMNT: Empire City!!!

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• TT

  @tthheettrraasshhppiitt · 5 months ago

  April's one of my favorite characters ever, she is a staple of TMNT and I love her history, plot weirdness and controversies and all

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• SI

  @simonashtear2739 · 5 months ago

  This is just my own personal theory. Kevin Eastman has a type. He would later go on to marry the spicy late-night movie star and model, Julie Strain. If you look at some of Julie Strain's early work and early looks, then compare them to very early April, there's more than a passing similarity. The guy was just drawing what he liked, and would later marry. The name may have come from his current girlfriend at the time, but the look was all Julie.

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• CO

  @Collectingisfun24 · 5 months ago

  This was great! I never knew anything about the connection between Kirby's pencil and April.

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• TR

  @TrojanGamer10 · 5 months ago (edited)

  I always had a headcanon idea that the crystal is the Turnstone/Hyper Stone and that its effects depend on what the user uses as a catalyst i.e. a pen/pencil, a spectre, etc and its a small fraction of the multiverse itself, which can be as malleable as possible because of a creator's emotions towards a creation. The more a creator cares, the more detailed and lifelike even a work of fiction becomes. Thats how I view works such as comics and tv shows when different writers are at the helm of a project. Thats not to say its bad when multiple people have creative input but too many cooks in the kitchen can ruin a meal

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• LA

  @LauraGrrrr5370 · 5 months ago

  BTW I'd love to see some "Character Playlists" on your channel, i.e. videos covering different incarnations of the TMNT, Splinter, April, Casey etc. grouped by character.

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  @Albert_Nada_Retro · 5 months ago

  Based on the Thumbnail maybe Rae Dawn Chong should have played her in the original movies.

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