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Sad news folks. Straight from the 25th Anniversary blog…
“Unfortunately, 4Kids Entertainment and Mirage Studios were unable to reach an agreement with Fathom Entertainment to present the “Turtles Forever” special event. We will keep our Turtles fan base informed as we work on a new distribution plan for this exciting project.
As always, we thank you for your support.”
-4Kids Entertainment & Mirage Studios
More to Come as it develops
~Machias
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Today on Xbox360 Ubisoft released the Turtles in Time Re-Shelled Premium theme for download. The theme is the Big Apple 3am construction site with giant Android Krang climbing in the background. At the top of the theme is the Turtles in Time Re-Shelled logo with Raph and Mike on the left of the logo and Leo and Don to the right of the logo. Underneath the logo is the cityscape. I have to say it is one of the best themes I have seen on the system. It’s even better for me since I have a Turtles gamertag (as if you guys didn’t know). I hope this means that Gamer Pictures are not far behind. The theme will cost you 240 microsoft points and is well worth it. Cowabunga!
TMNT Smash-Up is out now for the Nintendo Wii and Playstation 2. I recommend the Wii version because of the online play.
Two new videos have been released showcasing Vs Computer Game Play and Mission Mode Game Play.
TMNT Smash-Up Mission Mode Game Play
TMNT Smash-Up Vs Computer Game Play
Stay Tuned for my full review of the game next week, and an exclusive interview.
TMNT Smash-Up is almost upon us. The following video showcases most of the characters and their move sets. I also found a list of most of the characters in the game. The list does not include any secret characters yet to be revealed. Stay tuned for my full review of the Wii version of the game next week.
TMNT Smash-Up Characters and Move Sets
Confirmed Character and Voice Actor List
April O’Neil-TMNT Ninja Outfit- voiced by Veronica Taylor
* April O’Neil (2003 TV Series) – Alternate Costume
Casey Jones – voiced by Marc Thompson
* “Back to the Sewer” Casey Jones – Alternate Costume
Donatello – voiced by Sam Riegel
Foot Ninja – voiced by Jason Griffith
* Cyber Foot Ninja – Alternate Costume
Fugitoid – voiced by Oliver Wyman
Karai – voiced by Karen Neil
* Gold Karai-Bot (from the episode, “New Blood”) – Alternate Costume
Leonardo – voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas
Master Splinter – voiced by Darren Dunstan
* Master Splinter w/ ornate, blue nagajuban – Alternate Costume
Michelangelo – voiced by Wayne Grayson
* Hip-Hop Mikey – Alternate Costume
Nightwatcher – voiced by Frank Frankson
Ninja Rabbid – voiced by Yoann Perier
Raphael – voiced by Frank Frankson
Raving Rabbid – voiced by Yoann Perier
Shredder – voiced by Scottie Ray
* Cyber Shredder – Alternate Costume
Splinter Cell Rabbid – voiced by Yoann Perier
Utrominator – voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas
Again Stephan threw caution to the wind and handed me the heady responsibility to review a TMNT comic book. The book this time is….well you read the title. So lets get on with it! This review, unlike my last may be spoilerific, so those of you who are faint of heart, skip ahead a paragraph or two.
Hey! Why are you still reading this. Do you want to be spoiled? HUH!? DO YA!?
And now to our regularly scheduled spoilers already in progress…omic opens with the Turtles and Casey besting Robo-Baxter (TMNT Vol 2 Issue 9. 
Thanks ninjaturtles.com.) Donatello, sneaky scamp that he is, decides that he will take the brain of the Stock-bot to a secret undisclosed location and attempt to bring some of it’s basic subroutines online. (Wow, all that Star Trek: TNG paid off.) Once Baxter-bot (I got a million of them…or at least 4) is back on-line, Donnie asks him what he knows about the whereabouts of a certain moody and broody brother of his. Meanwhile, some strange bio-mechanical ooze assimilates a cockroach, and wanders the sewers in it’s new form. While picking up and collecting Robo-Stockman’s (see…I knew I had one more.) pieces, Don encounters not only the polymorphic techno-sludge (hooray thesauruses!!) and even it’s brand spanking new host. Will Donatello escape this new threat alive? Will he pry info about Raph out of Baxter-Bot 5000? (I know I used it before, but 5000 makes it fresh!) Is this whole “ask a handful of questions” ending totally cliched? FIND OUT NEXT ISSUE!
Ok, the big bad spoilers are gone, you can come out now.
Now to the critical analysis of this comic in the grand scheme of the ever expanding universe….nah, I’m playing let’s discuss the art a minute though. I’ve never been a huge fan of Jim Lawson’s work (Though to be fair, I couldn’t do it any better. If I drew it, it’d be stick figures. But for the sake of this review, think of me as Michelangelo…the actual Renaissance artist, and not the lovable anthropomorphic Turtle), and this is no exception. I’m not sure what it is. It may be the ultra-stilization. It has a weird way of cartooning things, but also having bizarre attention to detail. Case and point this panel:
I mean, it’s very stylized. Incredibly cartoony. But you can still see that dog’s anus. Yikes! It’s also very black and white. There’s little shading, which I loved in Tales 61, but we are talking about 2 totally different artist here. All in all I give the art a 3 out of 5. Good…not great.
The story itself is simple, but then again it’s also the first part of a 4 part story, so it’s supposed to be vague at this point. 4 out of 5 for the story thus far.
So there it is, Donatello: The Brain Thief #1, written and drawn by Jim Lawson. To be honest, I can’t wait to read the other issues. You got me Mr. Lawson. I gotta know how this ends. Just don’t disappoint. 😉
