4KIDS TV – ‘THE GAME STATION’ :: K•B TOYS EXCLUSIVE,LIMITED EDITION COLLECTIBLE CARDS // ..TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES : FAST FORWARD card; “SHELL OF A DAY” (( 2007 ))

4KIDS TV - 'THE GAME STATION' :: K•B TOYS EXCLUSICE,LIMITED EDITION COLLECTIBLE CARDS // ..TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES : FAST FORWARD card (( 2007 ))

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#TMNT/ 4KIDS TV - 'THE GAME STATION' :: K•B TOYS EXCLUSICE,LIMITED EDITION COLLECTIBLE CARDS // ..TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES : FAST FORWARD card; "SHELL OF A DAY" ..original (( 2007 )) [[ Courtesy of Steve Murphy ]]

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4KIDS TV - 'THE GAME STATION' :: K•B TOYS EXCLUSICE,LIMITED EDITION COLLECTIBLE CARDS // ..wrapper (( 2007 ))

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–>> Contents for the K•B in-store promo contest tie-on include game piece/trading cards featuring Kids’ T.V. programing on 4kids at the time: Viva Piñata, TMNT: FAST FORWARD, Dinosaur King, and Chaotic, 1 Chaotic GAME Trading Card, $5 OFF Coupon for a K•B Toys purchase, and a sweepstakes details card.

Only focusing on TMNT related elements of the pack at this time.

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Movie nerd notes via **COWABUNGA CORNER & ***NERD REACTOR ::

 SMOOCHHHH**

This is a kid’s costume for the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.  The first real look that people get to see anything that shows how the Turtles may look for the film.  Clearly we’re not seeing it for what it’s going to be on the screen.  As people can see the Turtles now have nose, lips, and Mikey has a Tattoo on his arm.

The new TMNT movie is going in a whole new direction with the movie.  From the looks of this costume, they are leaving everything we know about the Turtles and trying to test our limits of what we enjoy.  I’ve heard mix reactions of people intrig and people furious about the release of this picture.  The big question that remains is how will they look on the big screen?  With the movie being CGI models, did they use those models to help make the mask of this costume?  Or is this mask, off set from what we may see?  Only time will tell.

I am holding back real judgement until the movie images are released.  Though we’re all interested in what the fans have to say!

.. – M. Ivey

–>> This was confirmed by the Boss and owner of **Zeezo’s Costume shop in Downtown Colorado Springs. This IS one of the costumes he saw at the Halloween Expo in Vegas the other week. So not a gag guys, sorry.

This final note from ***COMICBOOKMOVIE ::

At the London Toy Fair today, LEGO presented some of their brand new playsets. The playsets that we’re most interested in, were the ones for the Michael Bay-produced Teenage Mutant Ninnja Turtles. An official look at these characters is still a closely guarded secret, so everyone in attendance was warned not to take pictures of the movie playsets. The websites, Bleeding Cool and Brick Fanatics, had some their own foot clan members on the scene and they have some interesting new tidbits for you to chew on. Oh, and perhaps the most interesting tidbit is that the character Karai seems to have a meaty role, as she has her own mini-figure/playset. For those you that aren’t familiar with Karai, she is a high-ranking member of the Foot Clan, who sometimes is portrayed as having a familial connection to Shredder. She first appeared in Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s comic book (1992). There were three movie sets from the Turtles movie: Turtle Van Takedown, Big Rig Snow Escape and The New Turtle Lair. The Turtle movie minifigs were on display and so close to the cartoon themed ones the design differences were obvious. They were certainly darker, literally darker, a darker shade of green and chunkier.

The Splinter figure was chunkier too and had shortened legs to make sure he stands lower than Turtle height. None of them looked too friendly either. You certainly won’t mistake the movie and TV versions of these characters.

I asked a little about and was told some things about the other sets that I didn’t get too good of a look at. One is a motorbike chase with Karai, another is a submarine set and there was also the Turtles’ T-Rocket too, but as far as I could tell, these were tie-ins to the show and not the movie. – Bleeding Cool

TMNT movie sets will be Turtle Van Takedown, Big Rig Snow Getaway, Turtle Lair New figs: Leatherhead, Spiderbytez, Kirby Bat, Karai (movie and show versions). Differently styled Turtles in the movie sets, much darker. Splinter has short legs. – Brick Fanatics

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Party & Paper Retailer,v.XXIX NO.1 // “TURTLES RULE!” ..mailing cover (( January 2014 ))

Party & Paper Retailer,v.XXIX NO.1 // "TURTLES RULE!" ..alternate cover (( January 2014 ))

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** Party & Paper Retailer is a national multimedia business magazine and website that provides the latest products and trends for the party, Halloween, costume, balloon, bridal and celebrations industries.”

–>> This actually is a mailing-label ‘alternate cover’ .. a removable piece of paper gently applied to the regular cover of the magazine. The real cover has a “JAZZY JEZEBEL” on it; a lovely “flapper” girl in a semi-risque 1920s – style costume.

Rubie’s Costumes among other companies feature in the magazine. Rubie’s acquired the TMNT License a little over a year ago as you may have seen as recently as this past Halloween. They also feature this “HALLOWEEN & PARTY EXPO” trade-ad spread with all their current and upcoming licenses for costumes and the like.

Party & Paper Retailer,v.XXIX NO.1 // RUBIE'S COSTUME Co.;"ALL THE PIECES - " (( January 2014 ))

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Related notes ::

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: "MERRY MONTY CHRISTMOOSE" .. pencils by Bruce Hatten, colors & inks by Ryan Brown  (( 2013 ))

** THE TOYS THAT TIME FORGOT has announced Ryan Brown’s December Merry Monty Christmoose Contest WINNERS !!

  • They are:
    1st Prize – Original Monty Moose Artwork with COA
    James E. Brewer
  • 2nd Prize-Autographed Monty Moose action figure with COA
    Omar Rivera
  • 3rd Prize- signed print with COA
    Joshua Fletcher

All prizes will be shipped within the next couple weeks.

 

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This past Thursday; **KidROBOT released these teaser images via their ***facebook page ; so it would appear that KR has acquired the Nick TMNT license for  vinyl toys and the like to add too their diverse Designer Artist, comic, and T.V. show licenses.

tOkKustom :: "Marshall Moo Montana" ; KIDROBOT 'RAFFY' i  tOkKustom :: "OLD HOB" ; KIDROBOT 'TRIKKY'  xi / ..with  NECA 'Batsu ' - TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

I’ll try to keep up with this as i can for you, for obvious reasons. Pretty exciting !!

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ORLD Confections :: COMIX MIX CANDY STICKS (( 2008 ))

WORLD Confections :: COMIX MIX CANDY STICKS i (( 2008 ))

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–>> TMNT boxes featured in this discount and dollar store Halloween candy assortment from 2008. Other boxes in the mix featured Scooby-Doo, Tom & Jerry, Flintstones, Popeye, and Universal Monsters-like characters. Each box comes with two sticks roughly the size or a tiny bit smaller than ** GASP ** your standard cigarette. Speaking of which, WORLD still apparently makes candy cigarettes.

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WORLD Confections :: COMIX MIX CANDY STICKS vi / ..'Leonardo' box  (( 2008 ))

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WORLD Confections :: COMIX MIX CANDY STICKS v / ..'Donatello' box  (( 2008 ))

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The candy sticks were / are in some form or fashion available in other assortments and with other products and gift sets. Larger TMNT boxes were also available in a display for sale like at candy stores or what have you and if i recall correctly came with like a sticker or other small, paper prize.

WORLD Confections :: COMIX MIX CANDY STICKS vi / ..'Michelangelo' box  (( 2008 ))

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Related note ::

 

Interesting perspective from UTF ::  ” 5 Things Michael Bay & Others Should Take from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows “

 

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Workin’ Fan’s Update ::** Honda Prepares TMNT MSX125/Grom Edition, William Fichtner + Shredder, THE Movie Turtles ‘Look’, Turtle “LIPS,TMNT TOS, Cereal Geek,PEZ ,et. al. **

Thanks to autoevolution & Via mocyclover. ::

It looks like the recently-launched Honda MSX125 or Honda Grom, as it is marketed in some countries brings back both the monkey bike allure and some nostalgic cartoon characters from the 80’s and 90’s. Honda announced 4 new liveries for the Grom, in color schemes representing the 4 main characters from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series.

These amazing bikes will come in the following liveries: Michelangelo (orange), Donatello (purple), Rafaello (red) and Leonardo (blue).

Honda’s TNMT-themed bikes are expected to show up at the Tokyo Auto Salon in mid-January, an event held in the Japanese capital and dedicated to tuning and aftermarket bike and car parts.

Each bike comes with the corresponding character on the side panels and turtle-shell pattern seat.

Unfortunately, there’s no word on whether these awesome Grom machines will remain just a show-off exercise for Honda, or will they make into production, as most of us would love to see things happen.

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William Fichtner

Even though we saw quite a few set photos for the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, we still don’t know exactly what the characters will look like since the actors were all wearing motion capture suits. Idle Hands (special thanks to Ruxxon for the link) has now run a report from an unnamed source that saw the first incarnation of action figures for the upcoming film which revealed a slew of details about the character’s designs.

Keep in mind that these designs are for the action figures and may not reflect the characters’ final appearance in the film, but they’ll likely be close.

To start, the source says the four turtles have their respective weapons and are quite “traditional” in their turtle design, though he says they appear to have “less texture” than the turtles from the films in the early ’90s. He also notes that the figures retain the “hunched over” posture that can be seen in the set photos and that each turtle seemingly has a different physique. Raphael reportedly is the most muscular of the bunch followed by Leonardo. Donatello is said to boast a “slimmer, leaner” look while Michaelangelo is said to be the shortest of the bunch. And don’t worry, Idle Hands‘ source says each of the turtles has their respective colored masks.

In their description of Master Splinter, the site’s source says he bears a “very traditional design” with a Fu Manchu style moustache and his hair pulled up in a bun of sorts. They also note that he wears a “slightly tattered samurai outfit with a blue upper half with gold accents, tan lower belted robes and blocky sandals.”

The site’s description of Shredder is where things start to get interesting. Their source notes that the character has “pointy edges coming off of absolutely anything” on his suit and that he is “covered head to toe in metal armor or blades.” They do add that his helmet is “pseudo-traditional, adopting elements of the classic look” though they say they believe “He’ll be the stuff of ridicule for some time.”

It might be a few more months before we get to see the characters in an official capacity, but with Toy Fair 2014 set to begin in February, it may come sooner than later. .. ..

 

–>> The only thing Tokka can add to that is from MY source ::

The Turtles have lips “, based on what source saw themselves of the models. What i was told. That is ALL i really know, take it with a grain of salt.

The only other cinema-related thing i know .. big n’ green that has lips is ::

http://www.alicia-logic.com/capsimages01/ls2_164AudreyII.jpg
Pucker up .. MUAAA ~~~~~ **

.. i’ll stay on this one !!

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TMNT TOS and cartoon related notes ::

"TOON TURTLES" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: TOON DON  ..Authentic Animation Card #763  - isolated (( 1992 ))


cereal geek : 10, 11!!

I am happy to report that issues 11 and 12 of cereal:geek are on their way to the printers and should be available to purchase before the end of the month! 🙂
For those that pre-ordered the magazines, they will automatically be shipped to you as soon as the ink is dry! 🙂
And if you want to support the magazine further, please pre-order the forthcoming issues – The sooner we can get ’em printed the better! 🙂 — James Eatock

Brand New LLC:: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" - GIANT PEZ Candy Roll Dispenser, 'MICHELANGELO'  { 2006 reissue } xi // ..with standard 'Michelangelo' '05 PEZ dispenser, 'Michelangelo' '94 Angry & Smiling PEZ Dispensers (( 2010 ))

  • ..final note, we have confirmation of the THIRD incarnation of TMNT PEZ dispensers ( due in JULY ) to coincide with the release of Paramount’s TMNT film, but NO new pix just yet. Maybe Toy Fair or related trade shows will revelal summin’ soon. But as it stands, i just don’t know if the new PEZ heads will be based on the new Movie or off of the designs of the NICK T.V. show.

I’m avid about PEZ.. rest assured i’ll stay on this.

~ t

GREEN-GREY SPONGE-SUIT SUSHI TURTLES :: “THEY’RE COMING IN MAY!” (( 1990 ))

GREEN-GREY SPOONGE-SUIT SUSHI TURTLES :: "THEY'RE COMING IN MAY!"  (( 1990 ))

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**Green-Grey Sponge-Suit Sushi Turtles

Cover: Mark Martin

Writer: Mark Martin

Artist: Mark Martin

Letterer: Mark Martin

Caterer: Mark Martin

Overview: Tokka and with funding from readers like YOU !!

First Printing: 1990

Number of story pages: 48

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–>> MOVIE OVER MICHAEL BAY ; HERE COMES MARK MARTIN !! !!

..in fact Bay better run for the hills from this one !! !!

The city has gone “BATTY” and all the impressionability impressionable youth have been swept away in the evil crime wave of the unscrupulous BAT CLAN’s BAT-MANIA. The Dark Knightdentious and phenomenon of the “BAT GUY” is secretly influenced by the salad loving Oroku Soggy, now known as THE SHOOTER.

In the only AUTHORIZED parody of the iconic original TMNT Film, T.V. News reporter April MayJune discovers the completely UNauthorized Sushi Arranging Rodent Master parody; MATCH STICK and his former ‘HARD-EDGED’, kick-butt gritty Comic-book Turtle sell-outs :: THE GREEN-GREY SPONGE-SUIT SUSHI TURTLES!!

These now cuddly, cereal-mascot, mutant has-beens are ::

Velveeduh :: Unofficial leader of the squishy bunch, master of fishing line & expert pocket-fisher.

Toyoduh :: The groups’ Über-nerd teen and egghead is an expert with yarn powered DUDE•L •LOOM.

Viceroy :: The ‘cocky wiseacre’ of the group and happy-go-lucky safety patrol mutant is a hand expert with all things that go ON & OFF with the famous electronic accessory known as the “CLAPSTER”.

And finally there’s the whiny Pierrier :: This brooding LOUD-MOUTH is a Mr.Master with the MASTER MICROPHONE.

When the Turtles’ SECRET UNDERGROUND PAD ™ underneath the Popeel TV MARKETING DEVELOPMENT LABS is Überley decimated .. a wake-up call from the crime fighting, tiki-mask wearing Kootie Jones ( who fights crime with real kooties & harkens back to a day of the grittier Turtles that weren’t all soft n’ squishy – a void filled by the notorious BAT GUY fandom ) and a not-so mystical cardboard cutout of Match Stick ..may be just what they need. Just what they need to get back in shape to the Bad-guy BAT-BUTT kicking comic-book BAD ASSES they used to be before they all got fat n’ soft on official GGSSST branded cereal !! !!

Will the Sushi Turtles & Match Stick be able to save the city and her youth from the twisted Bat-Empire of the Shooter and his “Festering” lackey; Master Shih Tzu ?? Or will Shooter take over the city like an IRON CHEFand transform it into sneeze-guarded salad bar of the world ruling with an IRON SALAD TONG ?? Will April MayJune & Kootie conquer each other’s egos and a let love conquer all ??

FIND OUT; NEXT WEEK !!

SAME BAT TIME !!

SAME BAT CHANNEL – –

— er just pick up this insane masterpiece of a book – – that has to be read to be believed ( if you CAN BELIEVE IT ) and coming from the one & only mad genius that is MARK MARTIN !! !!

Make WAR, Not LOVE, DUDES !! !!

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More related notes ::

Direct from Rich; your Rocky Mountain Comic-Man; the first quarter of the new year brings the return of the Triceratons, X-files, Ross C.’s continuing Northampton, Animated Adventures, and more. No sign as to comic adaptationd of the new movie or related just yet, but it may just be too early.

IDW TMNT Schedule; Now thru’ March :

January, 2014
01The X-Files Conspiracy #1; TMNT New Animated Adventures #7
08TMNT Color Classics, Vol. 2 #3; TMNT New Animated Adventures, Vol. 1 TPB; TMNT #30; TMNT Annual Deluxe Edition HC
22TMNT: Utrom Empire #1
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February, 2014
05TMNT Color Classics, Vol. 2 #4; TMNT, Vol. 7: City Fall, Part 2 TPB
12The X-Files Conspiracy: TMNT #1; TMNT New Animated Adventures #8
19TMNT: Utrom Empire #2
26TMNT #31

March, 2014
05TMNT Color Classics, Vol. 2 #5
12TMNT New Animated Adventures #9
19TMNT Villain Micro-Series, Vol. 2 TPB; TMNT: Utrom Empire #3
26TMNT #32

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If you had not heard, **I’m immensely sad to relay the passing of James Avery via CNN ::

— Actor James Avery, who played the beloved Uncle Phil on the hit 1990s sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” has died, his publicist said Wednesday. He was 68.

The cause of death was complications from open-heart surgery, said his manager, Toni Benson. Avery had surgery on November 11 and died Tuesday evening at a hospital in Glendale, California, according to Benson.

“Fresh Prince” co-star Joseph Marcell, who played the family butler Geoffrey, told CNN that Avery was “a marvelous man and a truly wonderful actor.”

Avery played Philip Banks, the stern but loving uncle to Will Smith’s character on the show.

“He strove to present an Uncle Phil that everybody wishes was their uncle,” Marcell said.

Avery believed the show was important because the “striving of the African-American ought to have been shown on television,” Marcell said. “What he has done for television, for African-Americans on television is unsurpassable.”

“Fresh Prince” co-star Alfonso Ribeiro tweeted news of Avery’s passing.
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James Avery is best known for “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”

“I’m deeply saddened to say that James Avery has passed away,” Ribeiro wrote. “He was a second father to me. I will miss him greatly.

Jada Pinkett Smith, wife of Will Smith, posted the couple’s condolences Wednesday on her verified Facebook page.

“Our condolences to aunt Florence (his mother), Miss Barbara (his wife) and all those who loved him,” Pinkett Smith wrote.

A classically trained actor and poet, Avery grew up in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he was raised by a single mother. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War and first appeared onscreen as a dancer in an uncredited role in the 1980 film “The Blues Brothers.”
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A biography provided by his manager said that after he served in the military, Avery moved to San Diego, California, where he began writing TV scripts and poetry for PBS. Before joining the military, he once said, he had dreams of being like Richard Wright and living in Paris. But life took a different turn.

“I knew I loved the arts,” Avery said in an interview for the show “Unscripted.” “I knew I wanted to be a writer, but the theater was something I had been involved in before.”

Avery appeared in multiple TV shows and movies, including “CSI,” “That ’70s Show,” “The Closer” and several appearances as a judge on “L.A. Law.”

Indeed, with his deep, mellifluous voice, he frequently played judges, professors and doctors — Uncle Phil began as a lawyer and eventually became a judge — and was much in demand as a voice actor. His voice roles included Shredder in the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” series and James “Rhodey” Rhodes in the 1990s animated series version of “Iron Man.”

He most recently appeared in Zach Braff’s new film, “Wish I Was Here,” which will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival later this month.

But his most famous role was on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” which aired from 1990 to 1996.

The show, co-executive produced by Quincy Jones and created by Andy Borowitz and Susan Borowitz, cast Smith — then best known as a rapper — as a Philadelphia teenager who is sent to live with his wealthy Los Angeles relatives. As Banks, a former civil rights activist and Harvard Law-trained attorney, Avery provided a role model for Smith’s sometimes wild character.

Avery, too, leveled with youthful audiences, noting in “Unscripted” that he left home at 18 because “I had too good a time.”

In a 2007 interview with the New York Film Academy, he was forthright about his abilities.

“You can either be a movie star or an actor. I’m an actor,” Avery said. “(But) I’ve done pretty good.”

He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Barbara Avery; his mother, Florence Avery of Atlantic City; and a stepson, Kevin Waters…

"TOON TURTLES" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  TOON  SHREDDER ..' AUTHENTIC ANIMATION CARD #636 ' - isolated (( 1993))

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