After the last question I took your advice and gave Doro more personality besides super smarts, she's calculating and often doesn't get emotional unless the predicament is dire
She's also a pseudo second in command to Wendy O who in my story at least has self doubts on her leader
I can't stress how much I still love your Next Gen TMNT Characters they're still Awesome to me(Jinx might be my Favorite)
That sounds good! :D Glad you like the characters so much!!
Hi♡, What's your advice for starting a comic?
Start the comic!!! ;)
I honestly wanted to send this Wednesday (because Wednesday was my birthday and I'm now 28) but all of last week I was thinking of this story with your Next Gen Characters going from the Future to the beginning of the Mutant Town Arc(because it's still my Favorite Arc) to stop a great Evil but they also try to change a few events
I did give them personalities I felt best fit them(Examples Wendy O being a De Facto Leader,Bruce being a brawler type,Doro being smarter than Donnie and Stockman combined, Jinx being the sweetest member and Artemisia being the shy one lol)
Not sharing all the story I'm just telling you because they're your characters and I thought you'd find it Awesome
Still love their designs
Happy late birthday!
Doro being smarter than Don and Baxter COMBINED?! I think that might be a bit too smart, lol. Also being smart isn't a personality, you have to give Doro more than that! ;)
You know I did wonder if sometime in the near Future,if IDW asked you to do a story of your Next Gen TMNT Characters would you accept it?
I for one am curious to know all their personalities especially if they came from Big Lita's Future
Also saw your Mothra Art, it's so dope
I'd definitely take the job if it fit into my schedule! I'd love to work on those characters.
Glad you like our Mothra stuff so far, thanks! :D
Venus! Front & back covers for the IDW TMNT volume 18 hardcover.
Hey. I did mention a while back that I was planning to cosplay as Venus and Jennika in the distance future. One thing I was curious about and that is Venus’ shell/carapace/plastron looks like (front and back). I tried to find it in the comics but it is a struggle. I think Jenny is exactly like the Turtles brother, Venus is the one that is different and unique.
Yeah, Venus is tricky because she was always changing and every artist kinda drew her shell/plastron patterns differently. Depending on which version of her you're doing, I'd suggest the Alliance #4 issue I drew for the best reference for her shell designs. Whenever you get around to doing the costume, I'd also be happy to sketch out her shell and plastron for you. Just let me know!
Hello Sophie, how are you?
Wouldn't it be cool if Metalhead had a female voice in new tmnt cartoon iteration. Idk why I though it was gendered as female despite being a robot. Until lately I heard it saying "I will protect mutants" in a male voice. What do you think.
Was that a missed opportunity?
That would be cool, I'd be into it! I don't remember Metalhead speaking in the 2012 show but it's been a while, and I didn't realize he was in Rise until just now when I googled it. But yeah lady Metalhead would be cool.
Since you're done with TMNT, what're you planning to work on now?
I'm working on Mothra right now! Over the summer I worked on a thing for Marvel (I shouldn't say what) but it fell through, and right now it's looking like I might be doing something big for DC (again I shouldn't say what), but we'll see what happens there! I'm still trying to chip away at my creator-owned comics too but it's slow going.
Hi Miss Sophie! I hope you’re doing well, and had a good Halloween. Do you think you would be able to give a basic overview of Venus’ powers?
Hi! Thanks, hope you had a good Halloween too. :)
I kinda left Venus's powers undefined on purpose, but basically I wanted her to have almost entirely defensive and helpful "utility" abilities plus psychic type abilities like telepathy and astral projection. One outlier I can think of off the top of my head is a part in issue 130 where she shoots one of Barlow's goons with sort of a magic laser beam, but I justify it that she had just woken up from a coma and was still figuring things and those goons were kind of undead anyway.
But after she regains much of her identity in Alliance #4, I tried to keep her powers to things like conjuring energy shields to block/deflect/redirect/protect others and no direct offensive attacks. There was one point I thought about giving her healing powers but decided it was too risky like it can make things feel less perilous/dangerous if the characters can just run to the healer afterward and get fixed up after every fight.
Besides all that, the other big thing she did was transform Jasper Barlow into his original form which was meant to be an homage to what she did to Shredder in Next Mutation, using her magic to separate the "evil" persona out of him which I took as sort of a metaphor for removing someone's negative programming and hang-ups. I thought maybe it was too OP but I couldn't resist riffing on that old scene where Venus defeats Shredder but not with physical violence (you could argue she inflicts mental/psychological violence, though). I tried to make it seem like a big event, though, like she couldn't just whip out that particular magic spell whenever she felt like it.
I would have loved to explore her abilities more. Maybe someday!
Do you take commission work? If so, do you have any off-limits subject matter you won't draw?
All subject matter is off-limits except TMNT! I'm not taking any commissions at the moment though. :(
Hello! I was just scrolling through your blog for a few minutes and saw the Wet Moon script page finally solving the mystery of the Cleo Eats It flyers - so in the spirit of mystery-solving I need to ask, /what/ was the deal with the spot on Cleo's dorm room floor? I love the Wet Moon series and reread them frequently, but now I need to be nosy and finally ask about it.
Thank you!! <3 I don't want to explain it too much and ruin the mystique but the spot is a psychic stain burned into the floor from someone's emotional anguish. Whose anguish I'll leave up to you. ;)
I had a whole backstory for the floor spot and the previous girl who lived in Cleo's room but I eventually decided not to reveal any of it because I felt like the explanations would be disappointing compared to what readers built up in their imaginations. There are clues that hint toward what happened in that room but it's deliberately left vague.
Just wondering,if people wanted to commission your TMNT Characters how would you feel? Because I think more peeps should draw or commission your characters because they're Awesome
I love it! Someone recently commissioned a Lita. :D
Hi!! How are you? If i am not mistaken I think I heard you dont mind people using your art for tattoo designs? Do you mind if we grab a bunch to put them into 1 piece or are there any no no or a okay stuff with this? Also would you wanna see it when it done// it wont be for a while but :))
Hi! I love when people get my work as tattoos, yes! It's a huge honor, maybe even the highest honor. Feel free to do whatever you like but yes show me when it's done!! :D
I have officially Found and joined your Patreon Sophie, lots of cool Art especially the sketches
Thank you so much for joining my Patreon!! :D
Kinda been meaning to ask but how would you feel if I drew a more updated design of Bruce the Giant Chinese Salamander Mutant?
I just like that you wanted to add another Next Gen Mutant and I'm gonna be honest I'd be willing to pay for a drawing of him by you(I know you're too busy for Commissions but I'm being honest) because you got a great TMNT style and I love your Covers
Sure, you can draw whatever you want, by all means! :) Maybe next time I do some commissions I can draw something for you but it probably won't be for a while.
What's the thing you're most proud of, and the thing you regret the most in your TMNT run?
I think I'd have to say I'm most proud of Venus and specifically the 125-130 story arc, I felt like we were firing on all cylinders during that! I regret a lot of things in hindsight but probably the main one is I wish I'd pushed harder for what I wanted to do with Casey and hadn't allowed him to fall by the wayside. It was a lot to juggle and he was a casualty of it, I wish I could have handled it better.
Hey, do you happen to do con appearances by any chance? I was able to catch some of your IDW peers at NYCC for autographs and they were really cool!
Hi! I don't really do cons anymore, unfortunately, I just don't have the energy/gusto for them anymore. :( The last con I did was in 2019. I'd love to get back into it again one day, though, but we'll see. That's great you met some other TMNT people, they're all awesome. :D
