WIZARD PosterMania! 2003 :: Poster #47; DREAMWAVE “TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES” ..art by Pat Lee & Ramil Sunga (( 2003 ))

WIZARD PosterMania! 2003 :: Poster #47; DREAMWAVE "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" ..art by Pat Lee & Ramil Sunga (( 2003 ))

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–>> Two ill-fated publishing house markings linger on this mini poster version of one of the more “STAND-OUT” variant covers of DW’s short lived TMNT animated #1 book. Peter David and Lesean Thomas’s first book boasted at least a couple variants. This Lee illustrated / Sunga coloured piece also made it onto a print offered by comic shops luckily sans all the logos.
At the moment i cannot recall where else this image may have been printed aside from the variant cover. . However it has been one of the more popular wrap-arounds in the fandom for over a decade now. Hmm – I do have a comic-shop exclusive Print of this piece sans the logos i will have to locate.

Tokka cannot offer the best critique of these things, but off the cuff: Lee’s “Muscular” style; love it or hate it renders Splinter, Casey and the Teens really well.

Shredder’s ominous presence in the background is perfectly balanced on the fold-out, even a little creepy with the one striking pupil focused on the viewer behind a classic clenched fist like pose. Half the bladed gauntlet obscured showing in front of Saki’s/Ch’Rell’s masked face and Ramil’s digital, painterly “POP-OUT” colours are two of my favourite items in the piece. Interestingly Michelangelo kind of takes the lead on the cover in kind of a smirky but mighty pose. The NYC cityscape in the background looks more familiar in that old DW styling.

This may be one of coolest covers from that era. Defiantly one of the most memorable.
The Wizard and DW logos bothered the hell out of me tho’ on this particular format. But that’s how it goes with these posters books Wizard put out. The 40+ poster fold-out magazines were printed with the images back to back. If you had a favourite character / artist’s poster who you wanted to tack up on the wall and on the back of that poster was an equally fave Comic book character and artist you’d run into problems. Just short of buying a whole other “PosterMania! ” issue of the same book.

Again the books’ images were meant to be utilized and hung up to promote the years’ upcoming titles. You did have to lift the staples out of the center of the mag to remove all the posters, let alone one that had your favourite character on it buried under the other pages.. That was always was bloody murder on my finger-tips and nails just short of using a butter knife or stapler-remover

It appears in some cases, these books & the 2003 PM! book can be kind of pricey and hard to come by.

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Related notes ::  The Mystic TURTLES from last weeks’ popular T.V. episode are magically and slowly showing up on pegs ( shown here are pix from a Walmart ).

The first real basic toy offerings for 2015 show us previews of figs you got to peek at last year like Dire & Dark Dream Beaver, Baxter Fly, and Mike as Tur-Flytle. But fresh sneak-peeks on characters new for season three including Napoleon Bonafrog, the first EVER Attila the Frog, and the New but NEUVO – CLASSIC styled MUCKMAN. New TMNT Collection pack-in Pamphlet caps provided by Instagram user TMNTLEATHERHEAD.

 

 

Nickelodeon   TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MYSTIC DON ..card backer i  (( 2014 ))

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Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MYSTIC DON ..card backer ii  (( 2014 ))

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..while not entirely unique like the classic PLAYMATES TMNT cards ..

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: WINGNUT & SCREWLOOSE   ..card backer i (( 1990 ))– – the UNIFIED PACKAGING takes a slight cue from the 2005 – 2006 card backs giving the Teens themselves more personalized packaging for specific Turtles. But also freshens up the secondary characters, villains and supporting cast cards for the new year.

"MYSTIC FURY" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MYSTIC FURY LEO ..card backer i (( 2005 ))

"PALEO PATROL" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES:: SAVANTI ROMERO.. card backer i (( 2006 ))

HSH_DojoRaph_pu1..HALF SHELL HEROES..

  basic_PartyVan_pu1..and this old thing.

I’ve just got back from the UK Toy Fair, and spent most of my time on the Flair stand, drooling over all the TMNT stuff…

There wasn’t nearly as much as last year (makes sense, since last year the focus was on the movie), and most of what was shown was either old, or non-figure related. Also, none of the people I spoke to were particularly knowledgeable about TMNT.

Basic Line:

Everything shown has already been released, apart from Wave 3 2015 (Due October in the UK, no doubt much earlier in the USA):

Head Droppin’ Turtles – yeah, they’re doing these in the smaller scale. Pretty crappy, the gimmick didn’t work all that well and the paint apps are reduced even further (the ankle & wrist wraps weren’t even painted). All 4 brothers are due, although Raph was missing for some reason…

Monkey Brains – I think we saw a pic of him at SDCC, the figure’s nice and big but has a very simple sculpt & paintjob. The figure I saw was a proto, I’m told the final figure will have some kind of action feature.

Dream Beaver – Fairly basic, barely articulated red beaver dude. Again, the paint apps have been cut – he’s didn’t even have the design on his stomach!

Attilla the Frog – Looked like a happy meal toy. Articulated at the shoulders only, he’s hollow to accommodate his action feature – flip a lever on his back, and his tongue sticks out.

Shredder Clones (?) – No one knew much about these, apparently they’ll come as a 2-pack. One was normal size, orange with lobster claws, the other was a smaller unarticulated neon pink dude with some kind of tendrils/tentacles coming off him. Both had metallic blue armour.

Non figure stuff:

Mutations – there’s a new line of Mutation figures where each Turtle turns into his signature weapon. Neither turtle nor weapon mode looked very good (unless you’re into half-arsed mecha turtles). I got to play around with Mikey, and he was very tricky to convert, and his weapon mode is basically 2 10″ sticks that are a bit floppy in the middle. Only Leo & Mike were on display, but all 4 will be made.

T-Machines – think TMNT Hot Wheels. Cars featuring the main cast (each car comes single-packed or in multipacks, and each has multiple colour schemes). There’s also a range of playsets, a sewer lair, streettop and Shredder attack. Admittedly, these looked quite fun.

Giant Leo Playset – this was by far the coolest thing I saw at TF. It’s a massive, 2′ tall articulated Leo figure that folds out into a massive playset, with several different areas. It’s not as tall as the Sewer Lair, but its footprint is about 4 times bigger. It’s scaled to the regular figures.

I’ll get some pictures of the catalogue up tomorrow, but there’s not a lot in there that we haven’t already seen.

~ t

Nickelodeon “MUTAGEN OOZE” TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN’ RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN’ DONNIE (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE i (( 2013 ))

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–>> Sure these guys would be lotsa fun in the monkey cage at the zoo or maybe really handy at the doggy park.

Lotsa flingin’ n’ scoopin.


 

~ t

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Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  ..card backer (( 2013 ))

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Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE ii // ..articulation  (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE iii // ..turns (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE iv // ..backpacks (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE v // ..backpacks (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE v // ..plastic ooze piece action (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE vii // ..plastic ooze piece launching action (( 2013 ))

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Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE viii // ..Mutagen Oooze launching action (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE ix // ..Mutagen Oooze launching action (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE x // ..Mutagen Oooze launching action (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE xi // ..Mutagen Oooze launching action (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE xii // ..Mutagen Oooze launching action (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE xiii // ..cleaning pick (( 2013 ))

..head swapping for OOZE Don & Raph with the original Nick versions ::

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE - D // ..head swap with original Nick Donatello  (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE - E // ..head swap with original Nick Donatello  (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE - F // ..head swap with original Nick Donatello  (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE - G // ..head swap with original Nick Donatello  (( 2013 ))

..to BIG a ball joint & TO small A BALL JOINT ON DON !!

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH  - C // ..head swap with original Nick Raphael (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH  - D // ..head swap with original Nick Raphael (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH  - E // ..head swap with original Nick Raphael (( 2013 ))

..tight fit on Raphael.

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE xiv // .. with MUCKMAN & JOE EYEBALL  '90 (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE xv // .. with MUTAGEN MAN '90  (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon "MUTAGEN OOZE" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN' RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN' DONNIE xvi // .. with The Real Ghostbusters: Power Pack Heroes, " WINSTON ZEDDEMORE" '89   (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE i (( 2013 ))

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–>> .. the next generation of MUTAGEN looks really cool. Shake and move the can around and the pearlecent effect looks eerie and neat !! Almost radioactive !! ALMOST LIKE TOOTHPASTE !!

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE ii / .. shelf display case  (( 2013 ))

The ooze seems a little tiny bit thicker than the older versions ..but it’s a bit hard to tell.

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE iii / .. shelf display case  (( 2013 ))The colour and play value is just as good ..however the price has jumped to about 7.99 a can. That may be understandable due to inflation. In the 1990s a 4 oz. can of ooze i think was around 2 – 4 bucks. To Playmates’ defense ..you are getting a little bit more product than in the classic cans aside from the little bonus figure.

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE iv / .. shelf display case  (( 2013 ))
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Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE ix / ..visible Bonus Turtle  (( 2013 ))

 If maneuvered during shipping or if you shake the can around, the Bonus Turtle inside can be slowly shifted to the edge of the container & you can see which pre-TMNT you’re gona get. This is great if you are going for your favourite Turtle or if you are the collector that wants to get just one of each Turtle without having to buy multiple containers of the Ooze. Good work,Playmates !!

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xi (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xiv (( 2013 ))

Each display has 12 cans per case, my first purchase was the last 5 of the display case they had from the toy store shelf. Only Leo, Don, and Mikey were available in the remaining cans i purchased. I’ll have to try to get Raph later.

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xiii (( 2013 ))

The 2000s INDIVIDUAL cans ( as far as i know ) were only available overseas so i cannot compare prices to the equivalent containers. You could only get those cans at retail with the deluxe Mutations figures.

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xv (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xvii (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xix / BONUS MINI TURTLES MIKE,LEO, & DON  (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xx  / BONUS MINI TURTLES MIKE & DON  (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xxi  / BONUS MINI TURTLE  DON (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xxii  / BONUS MINI TURTLE MIKE (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xxiii  / BONUS MINI TURTLE LEO (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xxiv  / BONUS MINI TURTLE LEO  (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xxv  / BONUS MINI TURTLES MIKE,LEO, & DON with GLOW-in-the-Dark PREMUTANT TURTLE '89 (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xxvii   / BONUS MINI TURTLES MIKE,LEO, & DON with GLOW-in-the-Dark PREMUTANT TURTLE '89 (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xxvi  / BONUS MINI TURTLES MIKE,LEO, & DON with PREMUTANT SPLINTER '90  (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xxviii Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xxvi  / BONUS MINI TURTLES MIKE,LEO, & DON with PREMUTANT TURTLE '90  (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xxix / / BONUS MINI TURTLES MIKE,LEO, & DON with MUTATIN' RAPHAEL '92  (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xxxi / with "TMNT MUTATIONS" OOZE containers '03 (( 2013 ))

Trying to recall :: Ooze cans were available individually OUTSIDE of North America in the 2000s. Unless i was missing something, the individual cans weren’t not available in the States. You had to buy the deluxe Mutations Turtle figures to get the Bonus Ooze.

The individual cans overseas did come with an exclusive “bonus pre-mutant turtle”. If i recall.. i think the little figures had moving parts. Not sure tho’. Cannot recall at this time.

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xxxii / with "TMNT MUTATIONS" Don & Raph OOZE containers '07 (( 2013 ))The third incarnation the TMNT Mutations toys came out during the 2007 movie era of toys.

Similar concept as the classic Mutations but with improved sculpting and detailing of the “baby turtle” forms and improved articulation of the Mutated forms. Still these toys were controversial with some fans.

Never-the-less each of the teens came with a mini T.C.R.I. can of Ooze with a different colour to match each Turtle. Purple ooze for Don, Reddish ooze for Raph.. ect.

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xxxiv / MUCKMAN'S SNACK (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xxxv / MUCKMAN'S SNACK (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xxxvi / MUCKMAN'S SNACK (( 2013 ))

Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE xxxvii / "THEY CALL HIM MUCKMOUTH !!" (( 2013 ))

..this stuff really does look like toothpaste.

~ t

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