User blog comment:Drakan95/Epic Rap Battles: Cartoons vs History. News with Fred Flintstone/@comment-5393732-20150429223548/@comment-5264252-20150429224234

lol, k, whatever you say

You can use them as comics, others can use them as cartoons. The TMNT gained the majority of its popularity from its cartoons, ergo they're better recognized as cartoon characters than they are as comic book characters.