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–>> The preceding piece was done just out of pure kindness by Stan Sakai and for gratis. My favourite works of ALL from Stan are mostly his Yokai Monsters. Being a mysterious entity encountering Usagi and fowling up his travels, or a life & death – one on one battle with a deadly entity of ancient Japanese myth .. ..no one can recreate them in two dimensions quite like Stan. This is the second Kappa he’s ever made for me.

The piece was created last July at SDCC after me personally delivering my submissions for the Sakai Family auction EXTRA INTAKE – extra pieces were taken in after the initial round of auctions to raise additional funds, via **CAPS & ***C.A.F.

 The submissions included two Tokka “bootleg” pieces, one featuring Usagi’s famous Mutant Turtle friends & an illustration of one of the Ronin’s deadliest & legendary Enemies – LORD HEBI !!

Please keep tabs with up CAPS on FB if you can for the latest updates on the Sakai Family fundraising and new awesome USAGI YOJIMBO art to add to your collection !! .

I do apologize but Tokka cannot guarantee, at this point – – the availability of the above pieces at this point ( they may have already gone to auction ) but will keep you posted if i am alerted on anything new in regards to the submissions.

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Related notes..Toys,Toon, & Movie bits ::

• PLAYMATES updates the Basic Fig roster : Bebop, Rocksteady, Baxter-Fly, Karai & the Mystic TMNT.
• Nick’s much anticipated Bebop & Rocksteady on card appear courtesy of Instagram user Trevino32 ..due this month ( .. first at Walmart stores, other outlets later ). It appears that Bebop has two variants for collectors to geek out while on the lookout; light and darker shades of brown paint on the punk-pig. Rocky’s weapons are a little humorous. There’s also a cute, up-close look at the Bax-Fly and Slash Half-shell Hero offerings. Keep your eyes peeled for the ugly muggs !! !!
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

   

• IGN : Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze Review
• ..tonight on NICK !!

  Movie Bits..

• The Guardian:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie ( UK) prompt RSPCA warning

• Filmonic : China;International Box Office: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Climbs Back Up

• Steve Barron talks 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Mike Bassett: Interim Manager – Flickering Myth Podcast

In case you missed ’em the other month ::

• Screenrant : ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Easter Eggs & Trivia*

• ‘TMNT’ New Origin Story & Source Material Connections Explained

*.. for the record, Jim McNaughton was the reporter on the scene of the incidents involving T.C.R.I.  in TMNT v.1 #7 .. not necessarily a colleague of April’s. ;p

 

~ t