Pieces of Turtles 8 is the first of a two-issue mini-series of the same title published by Aardvark-Vanaheim in 2022. It was produced to help promote the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles No. 8 - Remastered & Expanded edition. Material is taken from Dave Sim's Aardvark-Vanaheim Archives and relates to the creation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles No. 8, a crossover between Cerebus and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The interior is in black & white and the covers are printed in gold foil. A third issue was published in 2023 by The Waverly Press.
Contents[]
U.S. Edition
The interior features reproductions of many historical pieces and new material for the "Expanded & Rematered" Edition. Commentary throughout by Dave Sim. Contents include:
- A letter from Kevin Eastman
- A painting of Cerebus and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle by Eastman that he sent Sim in early 1984
- A comparison between Eastman's original pencils for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles No. 8 and the finished art by Eastman, Sim and Peter Laird.
- A preview of Sim's new inks-over-blueline cover from Eastman's original cover for TMNT No. 8 and a variant cover from an interior page
- "Giant-Size Artists' Edition Trading Cards" - highlighting details from Sim's re-inked cover
- Several contemporary photos
Publication Notes[]
Pieces of Turtles 8 can be found in either the Canadian or a U.S. Edition. Either edition can be found signed/numbered or unsigned. The total print run for the Canadian Edition is 125 copies, with 21 unsigned/unnumbered. The print run for the U.S. Edition is 325 copies, with 82 unsigned/unnumbered.
Additionally, eight Printer Proof Editions were made available, signed by Dave Sim and printer Alfonso Espinos.
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