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![LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles :: "Stealth Shell in Pursuit" ..box iii [[ comic Isolated ]] (( 2013 ))](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8499/8263864304_2e48697d05.jpg)
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Tag: Foot Clan
The Toronto Sun :: Friday May 3,1991 ENTERTAINING TO; “Rapping with Raphael”, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Coming Out of Their Shells Tour’ { ETO FRONT PAGE } (( 1991 ))
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–>> Part of a small, sorted collection i inherited long ago.
The accompanying article has been separated from this cover.
If i can locate the article in whatever form, i shall post it.
~ t
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“2003 FOOT SOLDIER” by Khary Randolph (( 2012 ))
![Foot Soldier w/ Sword :: Season 1 { "The Shredder Strikes Back" Parts 1 & 2 } [[ Courtesy 4kids TMNT Blog ]]](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2125/3533068149_de32bcccac.jpg)
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–>> Quite the comic, designer & animation genius working on properties into the multitudes. A 4kids veteran; Khary is also responsible for a number of TMNT 2k3 character work & style-guide imagery from 2003 TMNT – TURTLES FOREVER !!
This is Tokka’s first time meeting him in person. What an awesome presence of an artist !!
~ t
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“FISHFACE” by STEVE LAVIGNE (( 2012 ))
–>> While in NEW YORK CITY earlier this month, Tokka and his pals picked up a hitchhiker en route to Steve Lavigne’s **SHELLBACK ARTWORKS in Wells,Maine !!
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In Wells, Tokka immediately put Steve to work sketching out a portrait of his new buddy Xever, a.k.a, FISHFACE from the new Nick Turtles show!!
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Eastman’ & Laird’s ol’ Buddy was the first real artist they went to back in the day when TMNT really started branching out in popularity just before the Teens’ phenomenal “CARTOON BOOM”.
As one the Mirage Alumni’s longest illustrators, colorists, inkers, letterers & creators .. Steve’s contribution to TMNT as well as the arts is almost infinitesimal.
Even a good majority of the classic style guide on so-called “RETRO” branded TMNT merchandise from T-shirts to shot glasses to boxer shorts seen to this very day are responsible from this man ( the powerful team of BROWN / LAVIGNE ).
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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: PANDA KHAN / SCRAMBLED VARIANT (( 1990 ))
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–>> A properly packaged Panda Khan is presented here ..
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and here we have a P.K. “SCRAMBLED VARIANT”. Not a “REAL” variant, but an unusual case of scrambled parts in a MOC package.
Li Yang’s broken appendages appear all over the insides of this plastic bubble either courtesy of Krang’s pan-dimensional brain scrambler device or one of Lord Shibo’s evil body-part mash-up spells.
This was received courtesy of P.K.’s courtesy of Li’s co-creator; Monica Sharp.
And it would appear the real culprit of this “variant” is poor assemblage. After Li left the factory – stress and settling during shipping just sent him all to pieces.
This really breaks Tokka’s heart so i’ve set to repair him.
Plus it gives us a brief glimpse at the inner workings of the construct of a vintage TMNT figure.
~ t
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PORTRAIT OF PANDA KHAN
The Samurai Bashin’ Bear!
VITAL PANTISTICS:
Accessories: Dragon’s Claws Sword, Battle Axe, Fusion Blaster, Gou Hook
Birthplace: A small out of the way dimension
Height: 8′
Weight: 350 lbs. (that includes all his fur)
Pet Peeve: People who say, “Who gave you the black eyes?”
Favortie Battle Hold: Bear hug
Descended from giant mutant Earth pandas, a thousand years in the future, Panda Khan is the Samurai ruler of a genetically improved tribe of battlin’ bears. Leaving his alien world in search of great adventure, Khan boarded a Tong pirate ship and using the ancient art of Ting Zing Pao, time-traveled to Earth, 1990. Landing in the sewers, Panda Khan linked up with the Turtles for an unbearably good time.
Living by the code of the Khan, Panda Khan “Khantinues” to help the Turtles combat crime and cruelty wherever he finds it. Outfitted with his protective chain mail and samurai armor, Panda Khan’s hard for the Foot Clan to bear.
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