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If you are a fan of the NECA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figures, which were modeled after the original Eastman and Laird comics, you’re probably going to be a little upset over the news that Playmates will now be the exclusive creator of TMNT toys. It all has to do with a new deal struck between Playmates and Nickelodeon, the new owners of the sewer dwelling ninjas.
“We are very excited about our new partnership with Nickelodeon, which broadens the scope of creative inspiration for Playmates,” said Lou Novak, President, Playmates Toys. We are proud to continue our long-standing commitment of making innovative, fun toys based on the beloved Turtles that have entertained generations of kids around the world,” said Lou Novak, President, Playmates Toys.
“Our partnership with Playmates Toys adds another layer of excitement for us as we build upon the Turtles’ great, funny stories and characters which have withstood the test of time,” said Leigh Anne Brodsky, President, Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products. “The characters have resonated around the world for 25 years, and the toys based on them are part of pop culture and continue to be relevant to today’s kids.”
I’m not a huge fan of TMNT action figures, but I did really like those NECA figures, which are probably now going for thousands of dollars on eBay right now. What about the rest of you? Is this good news, or bad?
Viacom has purchased the world wide rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise for a real steal at $60 million. Nickelodeon is now in the process of developing a new animated television series, and a feature film to be released through Paramount Pictures.
Its goal with TMNT is to reintroduce the franchise to existing and potential fans across various media platforms. The deal also gives Nick all merchandising rights, and the company will continue to work with the franchise’s longtime partner, Playmates Toys.
Both the feature film and animated series are scheduled to arrive in 2012.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are getting a movie franchise relaunch, and producers have hired John Fusco to write the script. The live action movie does not have a director, cast, or studio attached to the project just yet, but Lightbox Prod. 4Kids Entertainment is handling all the licensing for the turtles.
The movie is expected to hit theaters sometime in 2011.
A plethora of comics are headed your way next week from Archie Comics. The company sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Betty & Veronica Spectacular #89, Betty & Veronica Digest #194, Jughead’s Double Digest #150, Sabrina The Teenage Witch #107, Sonic The Hedgehog #200, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume One: Heroes in a Half Shell.
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Via a variety of different sources bouncing bits of information from one site to another, it looks like April O’Neil will be the first non-mutant ninja turtle in the NECA TMNT line. No word on price, but the two mousers should give reason for fans to pick up the rest of the TMNT figures to help save the damsel in distress.
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Way back in the day, when the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles made their debut on the morning cartoons, Archie Comics released a three issue mini-series that adapted the first five episodes of the 1987 television series. With the turtles celebrating their 25th “Shell-ebration” (not my gag, I promise you), Archie is collecting the series into a trade paperback.
A generation of readers thrilled to the heroic exploits of the Turtles as they set out to rescue April O’Neil from the Foot Clan! The thrilling story had it all: the origins of the Turtles, Splinter, Bebop and Rocksteady; the first Archie appearances of April O’Neil, Shredder and the evil, disembodied brain Krang; plus Krang’s robot army, the Neutrinos from Dimension X, and the Technodrome!
The 104-page comic arrives May 13, 2009 for $11.95.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle New York Comic Con exclusives sold out lightning fast, but fear not turtle fans, NECA has announced its 2008 San Diego Comic Con exclusive will feature the turtles in the half shel as they appeared in 1984 – black and white, baby!
Much like the New York exclusive, this set contains all four Turtles, their complete accessories, and detailed display bases with all-new highly anticipated Black & White paint and deco! San Diego Comic Con will be the first place to pick up the Black & White Turtles anywhere, so be there! As a special bonus, the set will feature a 4″ x 6″ certificate hand-signed by Peter Laird.
Yes, this exclusive will also be limited to 500, so you best hope you have your preview night tickets already, or you are going to be out on this one too.
As you are sitting around the office, or waiting for your Xbox Live system to reboot for the umptenth time today, and you need something to do, why not take up papercraft?
The 4Kids TV website has a whole lotta characters you can download, print, cut and paste together to make an interesting cubicle decoration or piece of art to give your significant other. There are quite a few manga inspired creations there, plus you can download all of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (and Splinter too) and create your own ninjas on 20 weight.
Hopefully the alphabet headline hasn’t thrown you into a tizzy, but the good news is NECA, the company that has recently acquired the licensing rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, will offer a show exclusive at the New York Comic Con.
Peter Laird, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, will be appearing at the NECA booth on Saturday, April 19th, from 1PM-3PM, signing a New York Comic Con Exclusive Edition Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Box Set. This set contains all four Ninja Turtle action figures, plus additional accessories and diorama bases. This exclusive, limited to just 500 pieces, will be the only version of the box set to contain all the additional accessories from the single-carded Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Series 1 – in stores this May.
The exclusive will set attendees back $50.
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We’ve already seen the TMNT figures based Eastman and Laird’s designs, now we have a pic of April O’Neil in “Not Final Art Form”.
Now these are some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figures I would actually go out and buy. Based on the original artwork of Eastman and Laird, the first series of TMNT figures feature the turtles in a half shelf wielding their weapons of choice.
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It came as no surprise to me as The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles took the number one spot at the box office raking in an estimated $25 million for Warner Bros. and the Weinstein Co. Leo and crew were able to use their box office draw to topple the Spartans from Frank Miller’s 300, which took the number two spot.
Next weekend should hopefully see a boost in box office sales, but if you then calculate a regular weekly drop between 30 and 40 percent, the ninja turtle movie could easily make over $100 million.
“It’s sequel time, dudes,” said Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of the Weinstein Co., which is distributing “TMNT” overseas. “We knew from the inception of this project that that the `TMNT’ characters would continue to resonate with audiences across the world.”
via CBS News (link)
Apple has posted a new trailer for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Looks really good, with more of the storyline revealed. I only have one problem in that the blacks of the trailer look really washed out. I hope when it is seen in theaters the blacks are really black as it will give a whole noir feel to the action adventure animated movie.
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You can also see the Hi-def version at the Apple site
via Apple (link)
Kino-Govno.com got its hands on a whole slew of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles images (162!) from the upcoming movie. The art style is fairly simple, and reminds me of the 3D modeling style from about five years ago. But there are a few shots that make my jaw drop, especially the rain and fur shaders.
Of course we have a few to share…
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