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.

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“NINJA TURTLES” Movie :: SHREDDER { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } i (( 2014 ))

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–>> Neither movie accurate nor inaccurate;Varner Studio’s 2014 MOVIE shredder represents earlier ILM designs for Saki’s armor. One of the more talked about elements of the new film, thankfully this Shredder would reflect ‘somewhat’ more traditional incarnations of the character – if not an amalgam of many earlier incarnations.

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } ii (( 2014 ))

Like VARNER’s Foot Soldier in the line, the final look of the manufactured figure may not represent the final look of the characters depicted onscreen, however with some effort and modification ( and imagination ) one CAN amazing things with these toys to better reflect the images in the actual film.

Presented here is a Shredder not entirely accurate to the film, but perhaps a blend of those earlier designs Varner Studios worked off off for the villain and a color scheme & wash similar to the effect of the final version of the Samurai inspired armor. Along with some original elements Tokka added to enhance the toy.

 

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } ii (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER i (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER ii (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } iii (( 2014 ))

The studded cape of the figure is not present in the live-action portions of the film. However the illustrated / animated intro during Splinter’s voice-over features Shredder flanked by some armed Foot Soldiers. That image DOES feature a studded cape on Saki. From a certain point of view: the figure in reality emulates the early concept work for Saki, Eric Sacks mentions in the movie “upgrades” to the armor Shredder dons in the live-action. Retconning these facts in the movie, the figure hypothetically could be featuring an earlier version of Shredder’s armor PRE- the upgrades made by Eric Sacks and his crew.

 

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } iv (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } v (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } vi / ..accessories  (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } vii / Studded Cape (( 2014 ))

Tokka’s presentation also gives a nod to a late great movie-inspired toy-line of the late 1990s & early aughts.

Seen any good MOVIE Turtles customs ?? Share ’em in the comments section !!

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } viii / ..Nodachi Long Sword (( 2014 ))"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } ix / ..Nodachi Long Sword (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } x / ..Nodachi Long Sword (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } xi / ..Kusarigama (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } xiii / ..Kusarigama (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } xiv / ..Kusarigama (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } xv /  Movie marquee & poster (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } xvi / ..with Basic MOVIE SHREDDER '14 (( 2014 ))"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } xvii / ..with TMNT MOVIE SHREDDER '07 (( 2014 ))"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } xviii / ..with 4KIDS SHREDDER '03 (( 2014 ))"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } xix / ..with NT:The Next Mutation SHREDDER '97 (( 2014 ))"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } xx / ..with Chef Boyardee SUPER SHREDDER '93 (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } xxi / ..with Original SHREDDER '88 (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } xxii (( 2014 ))"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } xxiii (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } xxiv (( 2014 ))

"NINJA TURTLES" Movie :: SHREDDER  { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } xxv (( 2014 ))

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Related notes ::

November, 2014
12Secret History of the Foot Clan, Workprint Edition HC; TMNT New Animated Adventures #17; Tales of the TMNT, Vol. 6 TPB
19TMNT Legends: Soul’s Winter by Michael Zulli
26TMNT #40; TMNT/Ghostbusters #2

December, 2014
03TMNT/Ghostbusters #3; TMNT/Ghostbusters #1, 2nd printing
10TMNT New Animated Adventures #18; TMNT Animated, Vol. 5 TPB; TMNT Classics, Vol. 9 TPB; TMNT Annual 2012 Deluxe Limited Edition HC; TMNT/Ghostbusters #2, 2nd printing
17TMNT: Turtles In Time TPB
31TMNT #41

January, 2015
07TMNT Adventures, Vol. 9 TPB; TMNT Color Classics, Vol. 3 #1; TMNT #42
14TMNT New Animated Adventures #19; TMNT New Animated Adventures Vol. 4 TPB
21TMNT/Ghostbusters #4

 

~ t

PTI Group :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; “LEONARDO” PUMPKIN PUSH-INS (( 2014 ))

PTI Group :: Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES;  "LEONARDO"  PUMPKIN PUSH-INS i  (( 2014 ))

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PTI Group :: Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES;  "LEONARDO"  PUMPKIN PUSH-INS iv  (( 2014 )) PTI Group :: Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES;  "LEONARDO"  PUMPKIN PUSH-INS v  (( 2014 )) PTI Group :: Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES;  "LEONARDO"  PUMPKIN PUSH-INS vi (( 2014 )) PTI Group :: Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES;  "LEONARDO"  PUMPKIN PUSH-INS vii  (( 2014 )) PTI Group :: Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES;  "LEONARDO"  PUMPKIN PUSH-INS viii  (( 2014 )) PTI Group :: Nickelodeon  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES;  "LEONARDO"  PUMPKIN PUSH-INS ix  (( 2014 ))

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RAAAAAAAAAHHHHH -- ZAAARRRRRRR ..

Related notes ::

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze is now available on Xbox 360 and PS3 for $39.99, while a Nintendo 3DS version will follow on November 11 for $29.99. For more, visit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on Facebook and stay tuned to the Activision Games Blog.

 

“MUTANT MILITARY 2” TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: YANKEE DOODLE RAPH (( 1992 ))

"MUTANT MILITARY 2" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  YANKEE DOODLE RAPH  iv (( 1992 ))

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PORTRAIT OF YANKEE DOODLE RAPH
The Sewer Civil War Hero!

VITAL YANKTISTICS:

Accessories: Bodacious Bed Roll, Removable Belt, Reptile Rifle with Sai Bayonet, Foot Firin’ Flint Pistol, Cool Canteen with String-a-long Strap
Favorite Food: Yankee Pot Roast Pizza
Favorite Saying: Don’t fire ’til you’ve eaten all your pizza!

It’s good to have the one and only classic Military Mutant Yankee Doodle Raph on your side. His ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War – and that’s how he got his good ol’ American name. Yankee Doodle Raph represents all that’s right with out heritage – apple pie, pizza pie, octipi… and all that other stuff. The Foot will retreat when this rebel with courage comes forward. Raph’s ready with his Foot firin’ flint pistol and reptile rifle – with weapons so radical, the Foot will surely stay away from the sewers. So let the drum and fife play loud and play proud. Yankee Doodle Raph can’t be stopped, cuz he marches over all borders with good on his side!

"MUTANT MILITARY 2" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  YANKEE DOODLE RAPH  v (( 1992 ))

"MUTANT MILITARY 2" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  YANKEE DOODLE RAPH  vi (( 1992 ))

"MUTANT MILITARY 2" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  YANKEE DOODLE RAPH  vii (( 1992 ))

"MUTANT MILITARY 2" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  YANKEE DOODLE RAPH  ix (( 1992 ))

"MUTANT MILITARY 2" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  YANKEE DOODLE RAPH  x // ..with MM2 "Kookie Kavalry Leo" '92  (( 1992 ))

"MUTANT MILITARY 2" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  YANKEE DOODLE RAPH  xi // ..with MM2 "Kookie Kavalry Leo" '92  (( 1992 ))

"MUTANT MILITARY 2" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  YANKEE DOODLE RAPH  viii (( 1992 ))

"MUTANT MILITARY 2" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  YANKEE DOODLE RAPH  xiii // ..with  WACKY WILD WEST TMNT  "Chief Leo" '92  (( 1992 ))

"MUTANT MILITARY 2" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  YANKEE DOODLE RAPH  xii // ..with  WACKY WILD WEST TMNT  "SEWER SCOUT RAPH" '92 (( 1992 ))

"MUTANT MILITARY 2" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  YANKEE DOODLE RAPH  xiv // .. vs. MM2 "Dimwit Doughboy Rocksteady" & "Private Porknose Bebop" '92  (( 1992 ))

"MUTANT MILITARY 2" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  YANKEE DOODLE RAPH  xv // .. vs. NINJA TURTLES Movie "SHREDDER" '14 (( 1992 ))

"MUTANT MILITARY 2" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  YANKEE DOODLE RAPH  xviii // ..fake TURN OF THE CENTURY (( 1992 ))

"MUTANT MILITARY 2" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  YANKEE DOODLE RAPH  xvii // ..fake TURN OF THE CENTURY (( 1992 ))

"MUTANT MILITARY 2" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  YANKEE DOODLE RAPH  xvi // ..fake TURN OF THE CENTURY (( 1992 ))

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Pixel Dan rounds out the final 3 figs in the first wave of the new TMNT movie toys .. ::

SHREDDER ..

FOOT SOLIDER ..

Splinter ..

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY !!

"MUTANT MILITARY 2" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ::  YANKEE DOODLE RAPH  iii (( 1992 ))

~ t

PAPER MAGIC GROUP :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ; VALENTINE’S MAIL BOX (( 2014 ))

PAPER MAGIC GROUP :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ; VALENTINE'S MAIL BOX i (( 2014 ))

x 32 cards, 8 designs

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PAPER MAGIC GROUP :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ; VALENTINE'S MAIL BOX iii // ..box (( 2014 ))

–>> Kids, fans and sweethearts had many, MANY TMNT Valentine options this year, here’s just 1 of ’em.

~ t

PAPER MAGIC GROUP :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ; VALENTINE'S MAIL BOX ii (( 2014 ))

PAPER MAGIC GROUP :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ; VALENTINE'S MAIL BOX iv// ..box (( 2014 ))

PAPER MAGIC GROUP :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ; VALENTINE'S MAIL BOX v // ..box (( 2014 ))

PAPER MAGIC GROUP :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ; VALENTINE'S MAIL BOX vi // ..box base (( 2014 ))

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PAPER MAGIC GROUP :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ; VALENTINE'S MAIL BOX vi // ..box (( 2014 ))

PAPER MAGIC GROUP :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ; VALENTINE'S MAIL BOX viii // ..sheet of '♥' stickers (( 2014 ))

PAPER MAGIC GROUP :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ; VALENTINE'S MAIL BOX ix (( 2014 ))

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PAPER MAGIC GROUP :: Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ; VALENTINE'S MAIL BOX xvii // ..Valentine for Saki  (( 2014 ))