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Thursday, February 21, 2008

Tales of the TMNT #47



From NinjaTurtles.com:

Tales of the TMNT #47
Ship Date: June, 2008
Format: 32 B&W pages, full color cover, standard size comic
Retail Price: $3.25

Cover art by Jim Lawson and Steve Lavigne; script by Jake Black, art by Jim Lawson

"The Secret Origins of the Super Turtles" - this issue takes us to an alternate dimension where we discover how the super hero Turtles (featured in "TMNT" Volume Four #7) came to be! Alien invaders must be stopped - can Dr. Shreddarius' army of Terrorkinetics™ prevent certain doom - and just whose side are they on? A titanic Turtles tale featuring an epic battle between good and evil that harkens back to the stunning Silver Age of super heroes! 'Nuff said, pilgrims!

Monday, February 18, 2008

And the Question is...



"Who are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?" was a question on today's episode of Jeopardy! Teen Tournament.

I can't quote the answer exactly, but it was along the lines of, "These reptiles use nunchucks, sai, swords, and bo staffs as weapons." The category was something that required "Teen" to be in each response. I should have seen it coming and paid more attention...

Come Work For Imagi



TMNT fan Ninjatron found links to job fair information for Imagi, the animation company that brought last year's TMNT movie to life.

You can check out more images and information (in Chinese) at Felix Ip's blog (here and here). Felix worked on TMNT as a producer.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

TMNT Flashback: Happy Valentine's Day!



Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day, here's a look at four different styles of TMNT valentines that have been released over the years.






Tuesday, February 12, 2008

For Sale: TMNT 2 & 3 Press Photos



I have a whole bunch of original press photos from the old TMNT movies that I would like to get rid of. You can check them all out and, if interested, order directly from my eCrater store.

http://ninja-pizza.ecrater.com/c/1081595/photographs

Agreeable




Blade Raider at the Technodrome found this ShortPacked comic guaranteed not to start any political debates.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Reinventing the Wheel



I started this blog as a way to put all of the latest TMNT news in a single place so that it would be easily accessible to people without the need for hunting through various forums or scouring other parts of the Web to keep up to date. I still hope to do that to a certain extent, but you've probably noticed I haven't posted in a couple weeks. There are several things that I could have posted, but a recent post by Steve Murphy at the 5th Turtle kinda killed all of my motivation.

One of the hardest parts of being a TMNT fan, especially a long-time fan, is the extreme lack of direct communication with fans that has persisted for years. This isn't to say that the people at Mirage Studios aren't accessible. In fact, due to the small size of the company, they're far more accessible than the majority of companies that are behind giant licensed franchises. But short of e-mailing Dan Berger directly and asking point blank, there's always been a separation between the fans and news on current and future projects.

That changed when Murphy started his 5th Turtle blog. Not only was he providing us with current news, but his interaction with the fans who posted comments showed us that someone at Mirage actually cared about what we thought about things. Both positive and negative opinions were agreed with. We were being heard, and even though our voices still weren't resulting in changes that would give us better things, we felt better about being fans.

But now 4Kids and Imagi, and to a lesser extent, Playmates and NECA, are requiring that Steve Murphy no longer share any images or info with us unless they give explicit permission. There is a certain amount of logic to this request (and it has been greatly debated, but this is not the point of this post), but unfortunately it brings us back to where we once were: With no direct link to information on current or future TMNT projects. What's in store for the TMNT? Who knows... I think I'll go watch some Doctor Who.

4Kids has made it clear that they don't care about TMNT fans over the age of seven. 4Kids earns change on every single piece of TMNT merchandise that is sold. I am done feeding the 4Kids machine. With just a handful of exceptions, I have no intention of buying new TMNT product. Anyone who knows my ridiculous ability to acquire things knows that this is a pretty crazy statement to make. But I mean it. I'll spend my money on eBay on old TMNT stuff. It's impossible for me to ask the same of others, but I do hope that some of you will rethink what you spend your money on. Continuing to hand money over to 4Kids isn't going to convince them that they need to do something more to please us.

With this in mind, how can I continue to pimp every single TMNT item that shows up on a store shelf? Not that I was covering everything anyways, but I was trying to cover everything that I could. I really can't, so I'm going to refocus the purpose of this blog a bit. I'll still pimp a few new items (comics definitely, other things on a per item basis) and new products with specific release dates will still be listed in the list to the left (but they won't necessarily be posted about individually).

I'm going to try to post TMNT Flashbacks more regularly and maybe feature some goofy eBay auctions and other things as I find them. If you have any links or suggestions, or there's something you'd like me to post about, just send me an email and I'll do what I can.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

"Lost Episodes" Preview Part 4



Here's some more screen caps from the upcoming "Lost Episodes" that will begin airing on 4KidsTV beginning February 9th.

Episode 109 - Beginning of the End

Shojo, Spawn of Black Waters


Baku, Devourer of Dreams


Leo attacking Baku


The Heralds take the artifacts

Shredder outlined in the clouds over NYC

Visit 4Kids.tv for more TMNT info:
http://www.4kids.tv/show/tmnt

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

"Lost Episodes" Preview Part 3



Here's some more screen caps from the upcoming "Lost Episodes" that will begin airing on 4KidsTV beginning February 9th.

Episode 107 - Legend of the Five Dragons

The Original Shredder


Armor for the Heroes

Shredder's Dragon Avatar


Episode 108 - More Worlds Than One


Stone Oni



Splinter mourns his dead sons
(a nightmare)


Mikey racing with Hiromi


Yoshida's avatar - the wolf


Nazumi tengu


Raphael focusing chi to attack

Visit 4Kids.tv for more TMNT info:
http://www.4kids.tv/show/tmnt

Monday, January 28, 2008

"Lost Episodes" Preview Part 2



Here's some more screen caps from the upcoming "Lost Episodes" that will begin airing on 4KidsTV beginning February 9th.

Episode 106 - Demons and Dragons

Water Dragon


The Spirit Forges


Mikey focusing his Chi


Kappa Tengu

Shredder's Helm

Visit 4Kids.tv for more TMNT info:
http://www.4kids.tv/show/tmnt

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Preview of the Lost Episodes!



Chris from TMNTFans.com sent in screen cap previews of some of the upcoming lost episodes that will begin airing on 4KidsTV beginning February 9th. Here are six from the first "lost episode." More to come soon!

Episode 105 - Lap of the Gods

Tribunal Door


Tribunal Fortress


'Perception is not always truth'


scrying


a demon attacks


close up of demon

Visit 4Kids.tv for more TMNT info:
http://www.4kids.tv/show/tmnt

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Tales of the TMNT #42 Now Available



Tales of the TMNT #42 arrived in comic shops this past week. This tale, titled "The Curious Case of Mr. Jones," features a script by Dan Berger and art by Jim Lawson.

As always, if you can't find Tales of the TMNT in your local comic shop, you can order it directly from NinjaTurtles.com.

Lost Season on DVD May 20th?



The Terror of Death has found this link, which indicates that we may be able to expect to see the "Lost Season" of the 4Kids TMNT series on DVD on May 20th. This date seems extremely tentative for now, though.


The "Lost Season" begins airing on 4KidsTV on February 9th.

Friday, January 25, 2008

Lost Season to Begin Feb. 9th on 4Kids TV



Kazari found this fantastic (and official!) preview for the "Lost Season" episodes, which will begin airing in the United States for the first time on February 9th. Be sure to check your local listings for times and stations.


Thursday, January 24, 2008

Eric Talbot's Sketchbook



Eric Talbot has been busy lately posting scans of several pages from his sketchbook.

You can check out:
Leo inked
Leo with color
TMNT-esque silhouettes

Check out all of Eric's art at: http://erictalbot.blogspot.com

NECA TMNT Figures Fully Revealed!



After being initially revealed in the current issue of Lee's Toy Review, NECA has now posted pictures of all four Turtles with their display bases on their website. You can check all of them out here.

NECA's TMNT figures are scheduled to ship in April and many retailers are now taking pre-orders.

For a preview of what's in store for the line after the four initial Turtles, check out The 5th Turtle where Murphy has given a sneak peak of the planned April O'Neil figure.

More Untold Tales of the TMNT



TMNT writer Tristan Huw Jones is sharing more of his, unfortunately rejected, story ideas for Tales of the TMNT. You can find the details of these four mega-tales at Tristan's blog.

Pages from Tales of the TMNT #44



Last week, TMNT writer Jake Black posted some preview pages from Tales of the TMNT #44. You can check out all of the pages in his blog, here.

This week, Jake and his wife Michelle are celebrating the birth of their first child, Jonas Christopher. Congrats to the Black family!

Tales of the TMNT #44 ships in March.

Friday, January 11, 2008

Kevin Eastman to Republish Bodycount



Kevin Eastman has announced some of his upcoming projects over at HeavyMetal.com. Amongst them is a book collecting the entire Bodycount story, which was originally published by Image back in the 90s.
The new soft cover collected version will be oversized (magazine format as opposed to the original comic book format it was published in by Image comics), with an exclusive hardcover I’ll tell you about later. The soft cover will be available in late spring, on the site as well as comic shops.

Read the full details.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Tales of the TMNT #50 Revealed!



Tristan Huw Jones, writer of last year's extremely popular Tales of the TMNT #36, has made the exciting announcement that he and Ryan Brown have co-plotted a story featuring Leatherhead that will be published in the upcoming Tales of the TMNT #50.

Additionally, Tristan is also working with Ryan on a relaunch of the C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa story!

Visit Tristan's blog for more details on these and other projects he has in the works!

Upcoming Tales of the TMNT



From NinjaTurtles.com:

Tales of the TMNT #45
Ship Date: April, 2008
Format: 32 B&W pages, full color cover, standard size comic
Retail Price: $3.25

Cover art by Jim Lawson and Steve Lavigne; plot by Peter Laird and Jim Lawson, script by Jim Lawson, art by Jim Lawson

“Rocks” - Three of the Turtles are vacationing in western Massachusetts when Mike is abducted by a group of piscatorial abominations. Raph and Don must rescue their brother before he's sacrificed to the Lovecraftian behemoth the lurks beneath the Quabbin Reservoir!

Tales of the TMNT #46
Ship Date: May, 2008
Format: 32 B&W pages, full color cover, standard size comic
Retail Price: $3.25

Cover art by Jim Lawson and Eric Talbot; script by Dan Berger, art by Jim Lawson

"Temps" is a story that takes place during the "City At War" story line from TMNT Volume One. This issue offers a rare look inside the life of a Foot Clan initiate who comes face to face with the organization's most deadly foes - the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Tales of the TMNT #41 Now Available



Tales of the TMNT #41, "Swan Song" with back-up story "Fathers and Daughters," is now available in comic shops.

If your local shop doesn't have it, you can always order from NinjaTurtles.com.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Season 6 DVD of Original TMNT Cartoon Announced



TVShowsOnDVD.com is reporting the release of Season 6 of the original TMNT cartoon series on DVD this April. Unfortunately for the TMNT completest, there continue to be some overlooked episodes that don't seem to be planned for this upcoming release.

With only 16 episodes planned for this release, that means that once again, "Once Upon A Time Machine" and "Planet of the Turtleoids" will not be included. This is especially bad as season 6 contains a follow-up episode to "Planet of the Turtleoids."

TMNT fans are highly encouraged to contact Lionsgate and let them know that you want the complete TMNT series on DVD and that it is essential that these episodes not be overlooked. It would also be a good idea to ask for all of the Turtle Tips shorts that originally aired on CBS between episodes.

Here is the contact information for Lionsgate:
email: general-inquiries@lionsgate.com
Home Video PR Contact: Katie Walsh - 212.386.6894


If anyone calls the phone number, please let us know your results!

You can read more about this at The Technodrome.

Thanks to gobo for keeping on top of the situation.

TMNT #1 on X-Box Live



Konami's original TMNT arcade game from 1989 came in as 2007's top X-Box LIVE arcade titles in sales!

Major Nelson has the report.

Thanks to tOkKa for the heads-up!

New Eric Talbot Sketch



Eric Talbot has a new TMNT sketch on his blog today. Check it out!

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Lots of New Toys Shipping to Retailers



Now that retailers have survived the Holiday shopping season, it's time for them to clean out and restock. As such, the new product that trickled into stores just before Christmas is now hitting all stores in waves. Here's some awesome camera phone pics of what you can expect to find.

Above is the Mini Mutants Battle Shell.

Ninja Battle Gear: These are basically the same as the old boxed sets, but now you also get ooze (the same ooze that's included with the Mutations figures.
Mike | Leo | Raph | Don

Mini Mutants Motos:
Mike | Leo | Raph | Don

NECA TMNT Figures Make The Cover



The current issue of Lee's Toy Review features a fantastic picture of the upcoming TMNT figures from NECA. Inside you can expect to find more exclusive pictures of these great-looking figures.


Thanks to batman27 for the original picture and a slew of other TMNT fans who spread it like wildfire.