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Fans love how April O’Neil is portrayed as a black character in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, voiced by Ayo Edebiri.
Fans love April O’Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem introductory video. Based on comic book characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, the upcoming animated reboot, produced by Seth Rogen, is expected to focus more on the teenage aspects of Turtles. Recently, the film has released the first trailer revealing the character voiced by April O’Neal at the end of the film. BearAyo Edebiri.
At moment later Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem After the trailer was released, fans took to Twitter to praise April O’Neil’s portrayal of the cartoon’s black character. Many people generally support, while also debating whether April O’Neil was the original black person in the comics. Check out some of the reactions below:
April O’Neil’s controversial TMNT comic history explained
In 1984, April O’Neil made her debut in Ninja Turtles,roll. 1, 2 as an assistant to the evil scientist Baxter Stockman, though she later became a close ally of the Turtles and a mistress of Casey Jones. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11 describes her as a curly-haired white person. Eastman, who provided the colors for the cover, revealed that April’s appearance was based on his bisexual girlfriend at the time.
In 1986, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1-11 Reprinted in color, April appears as a white woman. A year later, when this hit animated series premiered, she was portrayed in the same way. The character’s complicated and controversial history aside, it’s great to see April’s latest release Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Get support from fans.
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