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..singed by Langdon .. Langdon, Bobby Curnow & Tom Waltz
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–>> The story apparently goes : Bobby, TOM and crew liked Langdon’s Mobius-esque “KRANG MECH” alternate cover so much .. Langdon’s design was incorporated into TMNT #20’s story. The Krang Mech attacked the Neutrino forces lead by Raphael and Zak.
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** 35 DAYS OF KEVIN EASTMAN on facebook **
DIGGER T. MESCH’s “35 DAYS OF KEVIN EASTMAN is a documentary ( in production ) that explores the triumphs, failures and future of the co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”
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More info soon, ** Check out 35 DAYS – on fb to keep up on the latest !!
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NINJAS in TRAINING
LEONARDO & DONATELLO
Mutated by Mutagen Ooze as baby Turtles, these brothers transform and are no longer your average turtles. With great training every day from their sensei Splinter, these young NINJAS IN TRAINING build their skills in ninjutsu and become a lean, green fighting team that will soon be known as the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES!
• WEAPONS: Katanas and Bo Staff
•TEAM: Ninja Turtles
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–>> Psycho Summer is over “BACK” to school n’ trying to get back to round-ups of the most imperative news. We’ll focus on the comics and related front for this postin’, Hun – cuz there’s just so much going on .. Tokka’s beaky brain is hurtin’ so much cuz he’s so overwhelmed while he’s workin’ too hard !!
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*** THE OTHER DEAD FB PAGE ***
** BEACH BALL COMICS LAUNCHES THE OTHER DEAD!
*** THE PARADISE OF COMIC SUB CULTURE, BEACH BALL COMICS LAUNCHES THE OTHER DEAD!; FB event ***
JOSHUA ORTEGA (GEARS OF WAR, DEATH DEALER),
DIGGER T MESCH (MINIMATES, AGENT 88) and BLOND (BATMAN) will be signing from 4 til 7
All books signed by KEVIN EASTMAN (TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES)
Buy a signed book/Open Bar available after signing!
Written by JOSHUA ORTEGA (Gears of War) from a film treatment by DIGGER T MESCH (Agent 88, Art Asylum), “The Other Dead” is a six-issue miniseries examining what happens when a mysterious infection causes every single member of the animal kingdom to turn into blood-thirsty, ultra-strong zombies and attack an unsuspecting human populace. Interior artist QING PING MUI, master colorist BLOND and cover art from The Mighty KEVIN EASTMAN, co-creator of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” round out “The Other Dead” creative team.
People have been arguing for years whether zombies should walk or run and this September you can add flying, swimming, hopping and slithering to that debate as IDW Publishing unleashes zombie animal hordes in “The Other Dead.”
What’s the premise of “The Other Dead?”
Joshua Ortega: At the highest level, two words: Zombie. Animals. “The Other Dead” is the world’s first zombie animal epic, exploring what happens when the animal kingdom is turned into a horde of flesh-eating monsters.
As far as the story goes, a monstrous hurricane — even worse than Katrina — is about to hit southern Louisiana just as the Vice President is killed during an outbreak of a mysterious infection that’s turning all animals into ravenous, cold-blooded killers.
Into this mix is thrown our eclectic cast of characters: Tommy Romero, a 10-year old cancer survivor who’s struggling with his faith and belief in life; Azrael, Tommy’s older brother and a member of the Norwegian-like death metal band, Decapitated; Justina Abelinda Cortez, Az’s girlfriend who’s an exotic dancer and a Puerto Rican bruja/witch; Chet Wayne, a racist ex-Army Ranger who’s been preparing for the apocalypse for years; and Barack Obama — yes, the actual president of the United States — who ends up in the eye of the storm, dealing not only with the hurricane but the zombie animal outbreak as well.
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In short: EIGHT new issues – 800 new pages of content! 🙂As some of you may have heard issues nine, ten ( OUT NOW ), eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, AND sixteen of cereal:geek are ready for pre-ordering – I hid myself away for a good few months earlier this year and FOCUSED like I’d never focused before…and the result was eight brand new issues full of content! 🙂.. .. — JAMES EATOCK
..ISSUE 10’s cover feature focus’s on TMNT SUPERMAN LEGEND – with awesome art and anime-article coverage by James himself sourced in part, for the first time ever by the Snapper you know n’ Loath .. TOKKA !!
“Greetings TMNT fans!! IDW has been publishing the TMNT for nearly 2 full years (can you believe it?) and with every month that passes, the IDW TMNT cover gallery grows larger and larger. As the IDW TMNT database expands, the blog format has really made the usability a bit cumbersome. In other words, it’s become very difficult to find a given TMNT title, issue, TPB, or HC on my blog…especially those TMNT publications from months and months back.
Well, all that is over now. I’m pleased to announce that I’ve organized all the IDW TMNT Publications on my blog into 3 categories: Comic Books, Trade Paperbacks (TPB), and Hardcovers (HC). Within each of those categories you’ll find a list of every IDW TMNT Publication to date, neatly organized by title. Within each title you’ll find the links to every single issue for that title, listed in order of publication date.
All of this newly designed awesomeness can be found on the right side of the menu bar at the top of the blog. The menu is labeled “IDW TMNT Publications.” Just mouse over the menu and watch the magic happen!” –RICH
07 – TMNT Artobiography; TMNT #22 2nd printing
21 – TMNT New Animated Adventures #2; TMNT Villain Micro-Series #5 Karai
28 – TMNT #25; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 100-Penny Press; TMNT Animated, Vol. 2 TPBSeptember, 2013
11 – TMNT Villain Micro-Series #6 Hun
18 – TMNT New Animated Adventures #3; TMNT Classics, Vol. 6 TPB
25 – TMNT #26October, 2013
02 – TMNT Ultimate Collection, Vol. 5 HC; TMNT Color Classics: The Works, Vol. 2 HC; Tales of the TMNT, Vol. 3 TPB
09 – TMNT New Animated Adventures #4
16 – TMNT, Vol. 6: City Fall, Part 1 TPB
23 – TMNT #27
30 – TMNT Villain Micro-Series #7 Bebop & Rocksteady; TMNT 25th Anniversary HC
November, 2013
06 – TMNT Classics, Vol. 7 TPB; TMNT Color Classics, Vol. 2 #1
13 – TMNT Villain Micro-Series, Vol. 1 TPB; TMNT New Animated Adventures #5
20 – TMNT #28
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–>> **Second “RETRO” Splinter & TMNT reissue in so many years post the TMNT-25 reissues.
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It’s unclear if Tokka will obtain a set of these to keep on card, or extras for replacement figures & customs.
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That may not happen tho’ considering the 12.99 price point, in some regards that may be a slightly higher price point than the 2009 reissues. I recall those clocking in at about 10.99 a few years back.
Apparently for now these reissues are a TRU exclusive offering, the 2013 reissues seem to offer subtle variations than older releases like the 2009 reissues.
The ‘RETRO’ packaging looks great and is even better executed than the 2009 wave. Splinter’s kimono is of a slightly more ‘flocked’ fabric than the prior reissues and vintage versions.
The foot peg holes in the bottom of the new reissue Splinter here has large ones like the more modern TMNT figs of the past 10 + years so they should fit some modern vehicles, playsets & stands but will present challenges if you are looking for compatibility with more vintage offerings like the classic Sewer playset.
I’ve yet to see any of the Teens or Shredder in this 2013 reissue wave, but i presume the foot peg holes on the bottom of those are large as well. 2013 Viacom Copyright information on these figures have been updated as well to distinguish them from the older releases.
Minor paint applications are slightly different than the vintage releases, but not too different than the 2009 release. For some reason his weapons on this reissue seem ‘studier’ but maybe it’s just me.
By the time i got to TRU this was the last reissue they had so i snatched it. His box got damaged so in part out of curiosity i cracked him open.
This line will prolly be for completists & mega-fans, people that missed out on TMNT toys back in the day or the reissues from a few years ago, or for kids who want a taste of the vintage line their moms & dads played with.
However in some regards at nearly 13 bucks a piece, these are pricier than the regular Nick Turtles line based on the current show. And in some cases these may be more pricier than some actual vintage figures out there of the main cast of TMNT from 3rd party dealers.You may as well get the loose, vintage equivalent figure if you just want one of those for display in your collection or to play with.
Obvious & interesting extensions of this “CLASSIC” line is the reissue AGAIN of the ‘TMNT Party Wagon’ & the reissue AGAIN of the oddball 2003 ‘MECH-WRECKERS’ vehicles for Retro Raph and Leo. Each of those nearing the $50 – 60 price mark. If money’s not an issue and you want/ need all this stuff – by all means go for it.
If not, wait out it for a few months – and hopefully prices will stabilize. If you are perfectly satisfied with your current collection of vintage figures, definitely pass on all this stuff and save some money.
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