Pieces of Turtles 8.2 is the second issue of the Pieces of Turtles 8 series 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.
It was followed in 2023 by Pieces of Turtles 8.3, published in collaboration with 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:
- Details from the original art by Kevin Eastman
- Several photos of the gathering for the drafting of the "Creators' Bill of Rights", focusing on Eastman and Peter Laird
- Eastman's concept drawings for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Book III from First Comics
- 1988 Sketches by Eastman and Laird dedicated to Sim
- Reproduction of the 2012 "Matisse, The Unknown Turtle" print by Sim and Eastman, plus production art for the print
- Sketches of Cerebus by Eastman
- Letter to Sim from Eastman that accompanied the original art sent for Sim's contribution
- Letter to Sim from Eastman and Laird outlining their agreement for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Book III publication
- Reproduction of Sim's invitation to the Northampton, Massachusetts premiere of the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.
Publication Notes[]
Pieces of Turtles 8.2 can be found in two editions, a Canadian Edition (published in June, 2022) and a U.S. Edition (published in August, 2022). Either edition can be found either signed/numbered or unsigned. The total print run for the Canadian Edition is 227 copies, with 35 unsigned/unnumbered. The print run for the U.S. Edition is 122 copies, with 4 unsigned/unnumbered. Signed U.S. copies could also have a "Matisse, the Unknown Turtle" head added.
The Canadian Edition was plagued with printing errors in the gold foil on the covers. Sim marked several error copies "REJECTED", circling the errors.
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