Category: Special Feature Posts

GoGreenMachine.Org To Publish Fan Driven Content Book

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When GoGreenMachine.Org was created, it’s intention was to be a collaborative project to bring people from all corners of the Ninja Turtle Multi-verse together. To centralize the passion, creativity, and love we have for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles so that we could enjoy them on a level that had not previously been possible. While we think we have gone a long way toward this goal, we aren’t there yet. Which is why, today, I am pleased to announce our newest project:

Go Green Machine! – A Collection of Fan-tasic Art and Stories (Working Title)

After quite some time of sorting permissions and working out logistics, GoGreenMachine.Org is taking the next step in bringing the fans together and making your voices heard. We are publishing a book! But who is going to write this masterpiece? You Are.

Starting immediately, GoGreenMachine.Org will begin taking submissions of fan generated TMNT related art, photos, fiction, mini comics, personal profiles, stories, and anything else you can think of! A large selection of these works will be chosen to be included in the publication. This book is going to be created by the fans, for the fans. Our goal is to create a high quality tome of content that each of you can be proud of and allow you to make your mark in the mythos of the TMNT. You’ve given so much of yourself to the boys in green. Now it’s time for you to show the world.

Rules For Submission:
In an effort to not stifle creative juices, we would like to set as few rules as possible. If we are going to use something you submit but it needs to be modified for whatever reason, we will work with you to make it right. But please, no nudity or overtly sexual themes or scenes. Swearing and ninja-violence is ok.

All submissions must be 100% created BY YOU, and not have been published in anything else before.

What We Are Looking For:
Although we are hoping that people suprise us with content we didn’t even KNOW we were looking for, here is a list of ideas to get your brain jumping:

Art – This can be something you’ve done recently or something from your childhood
Photos – Were you at an event? Meet the Mirage gang at a Con? Run into Kevin at the supermarket? Or just had a Turtle-rific 8th birthday party? We want to see it!
Life Stories – If you’ve read this far into this announcement, chances are, the Turtles have touched your lives in amazing ways none of us could even dream of. So tell us!
Fiction – Are you one of those very talented writers who love putting our heroes in death defying situations? Tell us a story.

How To Submit:
Submit any entries directly to our administrator at: Stephan@GoGreenMachine.Org

All submissions must be accompanied by a high resolution photo of yourself (strongly encouraged, but optional), and a breif bio. These will most likely be included in the publication somehow to give each of you proper credit.

The Fine Print:
In submitting anything to us for publication, you are automatically stating that we have the right to publish your work without any compensation to you. Understand that you are doing this because you want to be part of something bigger than yourself, not because you are looking for a payday.

While we do not take ownership of any of the material you submit, we would ask that you not use these materials in future official publications. Blogs, social netowrking sites, etc are fine.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Q: Am I getting paid for this?
A: No. No compensation will be given. As mentioned before, you are doing this out of love your our fandom, and to make your mark in the turtle universe.

Q: Are YOU getting paid for this?
A: Yes and No. Publishing this book is most likely going to be very, very expensive. Currently, GoGreenMachine plans to publish the book ourselves. Out of our own pocket (somewhat fitting given the origin of the Turtles). So we can promise you that any money we make off these books will go to repaying our investment, funding the site (which is also paid for out of pocket by us), and investing into further TMNT fan projects. The bottom line is that this is a labor of love. You don’t walk away rich from something like this.

Q: When is the book going to be released?
A: We are shooting for a release in the neighborhood of the 2011 Turtles movie. That is of course, subject to change.

Q: If I submit material, am I guaranteed to be in the book?
A: Unfortunately No. The book will undoubtedly have a page limit, and if we get as large of a response as we are hoping, we are going to have to be selective.

Q: What is the deadline for submission?
A: Currently there isn’t one. So just send us stuff till we tell you to stop.

Q: Is there a limit to the number of submissions I can make?
A: Not officially, just use your best judgement.

Q: I would like to help fund, distribute, produce, edit, or design this book.
A: If you would like to help with the project in some other way than content submission, you may contact our administrator at Stephan@GoGreenMachine.Org. Relevent work experience in graphic arts, design, consumer products, etc. will most likely be required.

Any other inquires can be made to our administrator at Stephan@GoGreenMachine.Org

This Project is offically public knowledge, so please, spread the word!

GO GREEN MACHINE!

CRACKED MAGAZINE “Cracked’s CONDEMNED MUTANT TURTLE SOUP with SHELLS” (( 1990 ))

–>> .. this i believe was just a cut – out label that was on the back of “CRACKED” magazine i think a spring time or summer issue of Cracked Magazine from 1990. I very VERY vaguely recall flipping thru’ it at the local Safeway way back when. It was a gag of coarse and the kids were invited to cut it out and place it on a real can of soup.

You could cut it out and place it on a real can of soup for a joke. Some kid did and it’s just lucky someone saved it for so long.
i bought it for really cheap off ebay. The fact that the can is so old , it’s rusting and soiled looking like it’s shelf worn from a million years ago at the Safeway in hell.

When you shake the can, it has some kind of clump making a wobbling rattle or something, so whatever the product was is now um .. long solidified into something very disturbing i am sure.

If we can track down that issue of CRACKED ( i’ll check one of my comic shops downtown ) maybe i can post a nice hi rez version of the label and people can print out and make their own cans of Turtle Soup.

CRACKED MAGAZINE "Cracked's CONDEMNED MUTANT TURTLE SOUP with SHELLS" i (( 1990 ))

MM MMMM.. your favourite !! !!

CRACKED MAGAZINE "Cracked's CONDEMNED MUTANT TURTLE SOUP with SHELLS" ii (( 1990 ))

CRACKED MAGAZINE "Cracked's CONDEMNED MUTANT TURTLE SOUP with SHELLS" iii (( 1990 ))

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“MAGGOT MAN” design by S.R. Bisstette & Ryan Brown (( 1989 )) [[ Courtesy of SRB ]]

"MAGGOT MAN" design by S.R. Bisstette (( 1989 )) [[ Courtesy of SRB ]]

” Hey, look what I found this weekend! This is a blast from my checkered past, a 20-year-old monster movie design for a movie that was never made.
Back in early August, TMNT fan, Myrant reader and artist in his own right tOkKa wrote my old Mirage Studios friend Ryan Brown, asking about one of the many snapping turtle monster designs I’ve posted on Myrant this year.
Ryan recalled, “My memory is sketchy about this but… The proposed film Steve mentions was by my friend Jon Killough (Skinned Alive, 1990; Robot Ninja, 1989; The Dead Next Door, 1989)…”

Ryan continued, “I was asked by Jon to create a mutant leech monster for the never-produced flick and I mentioned to Jon that I might be able to get Steve Bissette to design for the film.”
Ryan indeed got a design sketch or two from me — and it’s the best of ‘em I’ve put on sale here today.
Ryan adds, “Jon had worked on The Dead Next Door (1989) and was proceeding with new film projects with his friend J.R. Bookwalter. In mid-1985 Sam Raimi put up some money for Jon’s 19-year-old friend J.R. Bookwalter to film The Dead Next Door. Bookwalter shot the film in Akron, Ohio during the summer of 1986 with area residents playing zombies. Fangoria wrote about the film in the March, 1987 issue. Jon was involved heavily with this film.”

"MAGGOT MAN" design by Ryan Brown (( 1989 )) [[ Courtesy of SRB ]]

But Maggot Man was never made, to the best of Ryan’s and my knowledge.
Thanks to tOkKa’s email, though, I got to thinking about that project and just this past Sunday turned up this wormboy. Thanks, tOkKa and Ryan, for reminding me of that which was long forgotten!
Just to be clear, my Maggot Man sketch is what’s for sale here; I’ve included a scan from the photocopy I kept of Ryan’s sketch for historical purposes only (I am not selling Ryan’s artwork, folks).
This uber-rare Maggot Man sketch is huge — the original measures 14″ x 22″, drawn with black pen and marker, some pencil underdrawing is visible; it’s on 2-ply board that is slightly discolored with age around the edges with a very minor 1/4″ tear at the bottom, center. This is vintage work, and goes for $135 plus shipping — first to email me at msbissette@yahoo.com can forever gaze upon this maggot, man.
Per usual, first Myrant price is forever the best price — in a day or two, I’ll be taking this off its Myrant debut slot and moving it to the sketchstore archives and Comic Art Fans Gallery at a higher price.

**2009 sketches and much vintage art can be snapped up 24 hours a day in the Sketch Store section (click this link), which offers a monstrous menagerie of still-for-sale Bissette sketches — Swamp Thing, Godzilla, Tyrant, Constantine, Vermonsters and many published original art rarities — for your pleasure.

***All 2009 sketches, sold and unsold, are archived in the Sketch Gallery, free viewing at all times, enjoy the show. “– SRB

Maggot Man created by Jon Killough and Ryan Brown, 1989; Ryan Brown’s Maggot Man artwork ©1989, 2009 Ryan Brown; my Maggot Man artwork and design ©1989, 2009 Stephen R. Bissette, all rights reserved.

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“tOkKa and Mouser # M0S-33, MOUSEE the Mouser” ..by Andres Ponce (( 2009 ))

"tOkKa and M0S-33, MOUSEE the Mouser" ..by Andres Ponce (( 2009 ))

–>>To hell with it, just too awesome  !!

** VIEW TEMP LARGE – ON BLACK ..**

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“Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” by David Arshawsky (( 2009 ))

“Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” the TMNT work of David Arshawsky :: Antic Ant (( 199x ))

“Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” by David Arshawsky i (( 2009 ))

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–>> Lets open up a can of Wyrms shall we ? !

Ah hell, Stephan himself can get the ball rolling best with this one ::

“One of the coolest things about being a huge collector of anything is that you get to meet people you would never normally meet. At San Diego Comic Con, Steve Lavigne was given the card of a sculptor that used to work with Scott Hensey over at Anaglyph (one of the studios that sculpted the vintage TMNT toy line for Playmates). Steve gave me the card saying that he thought this was someone I should get in touch with. And this is how I met David Arshawsky.

David is one hell of a sculptor, and has sculpted a number of my favorite pieces including Pizzaface, Wingnut, and Ray Fillet!

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I was very enthusiastic about getting to pick his brain, since I actually own a number of his prototypes, like this unreleased version of** Pizzaface!

Anyway, we got to chatting, and sometime in the near future I plan on taking a trip over to his studio to check out some of the pieces he has (which I will of course post about). But one of the cooler things he turned me on to is a little self published book he’s put out. “Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years”.

This book is full of concept art of figures, vehicles, and roleplaying gear that was designed and sculpted by David. While there is a ton of stuff in there for toys that you have seen, there is also a ton of art in there for figures that you have NEVER seen, and I don’t believe you’ll ever see it anywhere else! In my humble opinion, this book is a MUST HAVE for any of the serious toy collectors out there. .. .. “

“Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” by David Arshawsky ii ..signed by David (( 2009 ))

I don’t think i can thank Steph enough for hooking me onto to this tiny masterpiece.

Hell the unique bookmark that makes up this little indy-marvel is made from the Pizza weapon of that mutant maniac, Pizzaface himself !! !!

“Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” the TMNT work of David Arshawsky :: Pizzaface (( 1989 )) “Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” the TMNT work of David Arshawsky :: Baxter Stockman Mini Figure (( 199x ))

**David A. really helped shape , define, REFINE and created stepping stones for the TMNT to make toy history.

“Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” the TMNT work of David Arshawsky :: Pizzahead Burster designs (( 199x ))

He even helped in the development of the next generation of Turtle toys in 2002 with some of the earliest releases of the figures for the 2003 animated show.

“Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” the TMNT work of David Arshawsky :: Krang's Android Body Mini Figure (( 199x )) “Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” the TMNT work of David Arshawsky :: Raphael Mini Figure (( 199x ))

I’ve scanned in some select hi-lights from this little gem of a book. Representing just a tinge of the strength, diversity, and downright insane fun running thru’ the mutant DNA of the Arshawsky family !!

“Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” the TMNT work of David Arshawsky :: Killer Bee (( 1989 )) “Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” the TMNT work of David Arshawsky :: Giant Army Ant Vehicle (( 199x ))

The work that drilled itself into the hearts and souls of of a generation TMNT fans .. and set up the inspiration for generations to come.

“Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” the TMNT work of David Arshawsky :: Splinter 1/2 Mutant Mini Figure (( 199x ))

“Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” the TMNT work of David Arshawsky :: RhinoRacer Vehicle (( 199x ))

Designs and art that would make Ed ” BIG DADDY ” Roth proud.

This is the work of a living legend.. .. and this is only a tiny bit of of the mutant magic packed within’ decades of Turtlemilk’s pure Turtle power art and design !!
“Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” the TMNT work of David Arshawsky :: Early Muckman (( 1989 ))

This work also paralleled and fit with the classy n’ wacky ascetics   Ryan Brown, Dooney , Berger , Lawson , Lavigne , Bissette , Murphy and Mirage brought to thire famous toy brand !!

“Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” the TMNT work of David Arshawsky :: Electro Squirrel { Nutty the Squirrel Sidekick of Rhinoman } (( 199x )) “Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” the TMNT work of David Arshawsky :: Fire Fighter Buddy (( 199x ))

“Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” the TMNT work of David Arshawsky :: Bullseye { Groundchuck } (( 199x ))

This is of the incredible and ingenious mind that’s been arguably lacking in some of the designs from some ( not all ) of the past few waning years of the TMNT line. Hopefully Playmates will learn a lesson here and get back in touch with the wonders and talent that David & Turtlemilk and has to offer.

“Turtle Soup – Designs From The Classic TMNT Years” the TMNT work of David Arshawsky :: Slime Buddy { Joe Eyeball } (( 1989 ))

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