kæmpˈiːɾi fˈɜːst ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt lˈɔːɹəns ɐbˌaʊt ðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ɪnðə spɹˈɪŋ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks; æt ðæt pˈɔɪnt ðə kˈɑːmɪk wʌz ɡˌoʊɪŋ təbi tˈaɪɾəld jˈʌŋ ˈɛksmjˈuːtənt sˈæmjʊɹɹˌaɪ hjˈuːmənz sˈiː tˈiːneɪdʒ mjˈuːtənt nˈɪndʒə tˈɜːɾəlz.
Campiti first approached Lawrence about the project in the spring of 1986; at that point the comic was going to be titled Young Ex-Mutant Samurai Humans (see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).