Fans are loving the fact that April O'Neil is Black again in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem trailer. Based on the 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 aspect of the Turtles. The movie recently released its first teaser trailer, the end of which revealed April O'Neil who is voiced by The Bear's Ayo Edebiri.Soon after the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem trailer was released, fans took to Twitter to praise the animated movie for depicting April O'Neil as a Black character. Many shared general sentiments of support, while also arguing about whether April O'Neil was originally Black in the comics. Check out a few of the reactions below:Related: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Two Upcoming Movie Reboots Explained

April O'Neil's Controversial TMNT Comics History Explained

Mirage Comics and Cartoon April O'Neil in TMNT

In 1984, April O'Neil was first introduced in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 1, No. 2 as an assistant to the evil scientist, Baxter Stockman, though she later becomes a close ally for the Turtles and a love interest for Casey Jones. Though the comic's original black-and-white illustrations made April's ethnicity ambiguous, the color cover of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11 depicts her as Caucasian with curly hair. Eastman, who provided the colors for that cover, has revealed that April's appearance was based on his girlfriend at the time, who was of mixed race.

In 1986, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1-11 were reprinted in color, April appeared as a Caucasian woman. When the hit animated TV series debuted a year later, she was depicted the same way. With the character's complex and controversial history aside, it's nice to see the latest iteration of April in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem being met with support from fans.

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