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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WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; ‘WATER GROW TURTLES’ (( 2013 ))

WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' (( 2013 ))

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–>> Initially found on a tip at the Dollar General; these seem to be showing up at other stores like Toys ‘R’ Us.

 

These guys are creepin’ up the ranks as some of the wackiest TMNT toys ever !!

Who needs Spinach to help you grow up big n’ strong ??

In the Turtles’ case .. it’s as simple as ‘JUST ADD WATER’.

WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - LEONARDO i  (( 2013 ))

WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - LEONARDO iii // ..card backer  (( 2013 ))

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WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - RAPHAEL i  (( 2013 ))

WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - RAPHAEL iii // ..card backer  (( 2013 ))

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WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - MICHELANGELO i (( 2013 ))

WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - MICHELANGELO iv // ..card backer (( 2013 ))

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WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - DONATELLO i (( 2013 ))

WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - DONATELLO iii // ..card backer  (( 2013 ))

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WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - DONATELLO iv // ..card backer  (( 2013 ))

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WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - DONATELLO v (( 2013 ))

WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - DONATELLO vi (( 2013 ))

WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - DONATELLO viii // ..taken to water (( 2013 ))

WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - DONATELLO ix // ..after 12 hours  (( 2013 ))

WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - DONATELLO x // ..after about a day  (( 2013 ))

WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - DONATELLO xii // ..full size (( 2013 ))

WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - DONATELLO xi (( 2013 ))

WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - DONATELLO xiv // ..with WATER GROW LEONARDO  (( 2013 ))

WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - DONATELLO xv // ..with 2012 Nick Donatello  (( 2013 ))

WICKED COOL TOYS :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; 'WATER GROW TURTLES' - DONATELLO xvi // ..with 1996 STRETCH DONATELLO  (( 2013 ))

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Related notes ::

‘THE OTHER DEAD’ NYCC Schedule ::

Title: The Other Dead with Kevin Eastman: When Zombie Animals Attack
Time: 4:15PM – 5:15PM
Location: 1A10
Speakers: Kevin Eastman, Joshua Ortega, Digger T Mesch, Qing Ping Mui, Blond, Dave Dorman, Sam Shearon
Description: The Zombie Animal invasion is coming to New York! Join Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Joshua Ortega (Gears of War), Dave Dorman (Star Wars), Digger T Mesch (Agent 88) and the rest of The Other Dead creative team to get the latest scoop on IDW’s sleeper hit of the fall! Whether you’re a fan of zombies, horror or undead animals, you won’t want to miss this exclusive NYCC event! Featuring the only convention panel appearance by TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman!

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Workin’ Fans UPDATE :: SURF NINJAS 20,Digger Mesch’s Zombie Killer Obama Halted,HUN,Cereal Geek,Glo n’ GROW Turtles, The return of Rahzar – et. al.

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An interesting, controversial, suspicious and speculative bit on Digger’s THE OTHER DEAD ::

“The creators of “The Other Dead” are three heavy-hitters in the comic industry: Joshua Ortega (Gears of War), Digger T. Mesch (Agent 88), and Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). The cover is also the work of a well-known comic book illustrator, Dave Dorman.

Suddenly, though, there’s a hitch in the publisher’s plans to release the comic on the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on America, and you’ll never guess why: a moth infestation.”

 

**U.S. Customs’ Delays 9/11 Release Of An Obama Zombie-Killing Comic Book Cover For Political Reasons** via MR.CONSERVATIVE

JOIN DIGGER & CO. ::

Rocky Mountain comic bits for the rest of the month from Rich ::

September, 2013

**CEREAL GEEK UPDATE FROM JAMES E. ::

Dear all,
In order to get issues 11 and 12 of cereal:geek printed I need roughly 45 pre-orders of each issue! 🙂
You can pre-order the issues together:
OR you can buy them separately:
And to be honest, 131415, and 16 aren’t far behind either…
And if you have yet to purchase issues 9 and 10 then please do so, and show your love for cereal:geek – The magazines (which are now printed) will be posted immediately! 🙂

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Rest easy with the TURTLES.** TMNT  DREAM LITES @ TRU **

..of note, an interesting & weird Turtle license as of late are the uber-cute and ‘RETRO’ styled Turtle DREAM LITES assortment. TMNT & Hello Kitty apparently are among the first licensed franchises to be adapted to the popular “starry night-light” stuffed animal assortment. Interesting how they utilize the ‘Retro’ styling to the mainly children’s product. H’m ..what a great way for kids and adult TMNT fans to bond; and maybe even to provide some comfort from the dark for the littlest of fans ( or nerdiest of MEGA-FANS   >;B  ..   j/k ).

Grow Turtles ..another oddball courtesy of John S. ::

Coming out of their shells: keep your eyes peeled for obscure items like these at your local dollar stores. Water Grow Turtles, Dollar General in SC, $4

 

** Courtesy of TOYARK & thanks to Ken ::

 

Hurrijack over at ***The Technodrome has posted new photos of Ninja Turtles listings recently found in store computers(Walmart?). These reveal several upcoming figures, some role play items and a few vehicles. Some interesting figures are listed:

  • Mutagen Man
  • Rahzar
  • Kirby Bat
  • Casey Jones
  • Bebop
  • Rocksteady
  • Tiger Claw
  • Slash

Note that these listings are for the current cartoon toyline, not for the Classics line. We’ve attached the photos of the listings so read on to check them out.

 

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‘GENERAL KRANG’S PERSONAL DIMENSION X TRANSPORT’ art by Langdon Foss (( 2013 ))

GENERAL KRANG'S PERSONAL DIMENSION X TRANSPORT art by Langdon Foss (( 2013 ))

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** The art of Langdon Foss **

COMIC FEST 2013 :: LANGDON FOSS

COMIC FEST 2013 :: LANGDON FOSS  & TOKKA

IDW :: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES  #20; COVER RI - "KRANG MECH" art by Langdon Foss (( 2013 ))

..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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Working Fan’s Update :: DIGGER T MESCH’s THE OTHER DEAD, Cereal Geek 9-16, Organized IDW TMNT Publications, et. al.

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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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OTHER DEAD

*** 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 ***

**** THE OTHER DEAD ISSUE # 1 The Zombie Animal Epic Launches at MELTDOWN COMICS, MELTDOWN 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.

 

CG..

 

In short: EIGHT new issues – 800 new pages of content! 🙂
As some of you may have heard issues nineten ( OUT NOW ), eleventwelvethirteenfourteenfifteen, 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
..courtesy of ADAM W...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 !!
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..DISORGANIZED !!
Catching up to your IDW TURTLES books like Tokka ??
Come’on ..we know some of ya are out there. GGM recognizes you hard workin’ Turtle Super-FANS matter n’ count just as many as the SUPER-NERDS workin’ for the big SUPER-NERD sites.

“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

Here’s Rich’s run-down on the last of the third quarter & the beginning of the 4th on what you may already have or have yet to collect !! ::
August, 2013

07TMNT Artobiography; TMNT #22 2nd printing

21TMNT New Animated Adventures #2; TMNT Villain Micro-Series #5 Karai

28TMNT #25; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 100-Penny Press; TMNT Animated, Vol. 2 TPBSeptember, 2013

11TMNT Villain Micro-Series #6 Hun

18TMNT New Animated Adventures #3; TMNT Classics, Vol. 6 TPB

25TMNT #26October, 2013

02TMNT Ultimate Collection, Vol. 5 HC; TMNT Color Classics: The Works, Vol. 2 HC; Tales of the TMNT, Vol. 3 TPB

09TMNT New Animated Adventures #4

16TMNT, Vol. 6: City Fall, Part 1 TPB

23TMNT #27

30TMNT Villain Micro-Series #7 Bebop & Rocksteady; TMNT 25th Anniversary HC

November, 2013

06TMNT Classics, Vol. 7 TPB; TMNT Color Classics, Vol. 2 #1

13TMNT Villain Micro-Series, Vol. 1 TPB; TMNT New Animated Adventures #5

20TMNT #28

27TMNT Villain Micro-Series #8 Shredder

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