Comic Book Pick 12/28/22

 The comic book I am most excited to read this week is...
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II #1

(W) Ryan Parrott (A) Dan Mora (CA) Kevin Eastman, Freddie Williams II
It's been six months since the Teenagers With Attitude and the Heroes In A Half Shell teamed up to defeat the unholy alliance of Rita Repulsa and Shredder, but a new threat will force them to reunite in the crossover YOU demanded! Between an invasion from beyond, old enemies teaming up with unlikely accomplices, and a threat to the Rangers' powers themselves, will the two teams survive the onslaught, or will they need help from the most unexpected ally imaginable? Longtime Power Rangers architect Ryan Parrott (Rogue Sun) joins forces with superstar artist Dan Mora (World's Finest, Once & Future) to deliver the follow-up to the hit crossover!
SRP: $4.99
Synopsis Provided By: PreviewsWorld.com 

Merry Christmas 2022!

Wishing everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS! Hope it's full of great food, cups of cheer, awesome gifts from Santa and tolerable family appearances! Can't wait to see what 2023 brings to the table. Whatever it is...we'll be ready! Ho-Ho-Ho!!!!

Comic Book Pick 12/7/22

  The comic book I am most excited to read this week is...
TMNT: ARMAGEDDON GAME #3

(W) Tom Waltz (A/CA) Vincenzo Federici
The TMNT and their new mentor, the Shredder, have quickly discovered their mission to recruit new allies to battle against Rat King and his minions (Baxter Stockman, Madame Null, and the newly minted MetalKrang) in NYC has its own set of perilous circumstances. In Dimension X, Michelangelo and the Neutrinos are forced to join the Nova Posse as would-be bounty hunters. Meanwhile, in Dimension Z, the Shredder and Dark Leo realize they must undertake a deadly rescue mission if they are to have any chance of bringing Cherubae to their side. And on Earth, Raphael is finding nothing ever comes easy when Old Hob is involved, while nearby, Donnie and Jennika have their fair share of dangerous problems, not the least of which is the mysterious Null Turtles!
SRP: $4.99
Synopsis Provided By: PreviewsWorld.com 

Throwback Jam of the Week: 12/5/22

  Throw on your Bandanna, grab your Bo Staff and head to the sewers as we take you back to the 90s! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK!

Artist: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Song: Splinter's 12 Days of Christmas
Album: We Wish You A Turtle Christmas (1994)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A
Bonus Fun Fact: This straight to VHS video features the first time the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles rap!

Comic Book Pick 9/28/22

 The comic book I am most excited to read this week is...
TMNT: ARMAGEDDON GAME #1

(W) Tom Waltz (A/CA) Vincenzo Federici
The Armageddon Game Has Begun! Under the leadership of the Shredder, the TMNT begin a dangerous quest to seek out allies against Rat King's trio of terror: LeatherKrang, Baxter Stockman, and Madame Null. It's a mission that will see the Turtles spread out across New York City... and across multiple dimensions! But they better hurry, because their enemies are already on the march, and things are not looking good for Mutant Town while most of our heroes are away. Desperate measures, false flag attacks, mysterious new villains, and unexpected alliances... It all starts here in the premiere issue of the biggest TMNT event of the year!
SRP: $5.99
Synopsis Provided By: PreviewsWorld.com 

New Retro Toy Store Discovery!

Recently a co-worker told me about a new retro toy shop that opened in town. You better believe that's where I took my lunch break that day. There was a ton of great stuff to look at and I had limited time to do so. I will have to go back and take a longer look at some of the stuff in this store. The prices were a little bit all over the place. Some things were priced too high and some were surprisingly affordable. In my haste to squeeze this trip in, I did find a few solid pick-ups in the comic book bins. Here is the TMNT item I grabbed:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #2 (Archie)

I always love finding some sweet deals on new comic books and you know I couldn't leave without picking up a new TMNT item for the collection. I looked at their selection of vintage TMNT toys and saw a carded Venus for $150! The card was a little beat up and I already have the loose figure, so I passed this up and my wallet thanked me. Maybe next time?

Turtles Under Glass!

 A co-worker gifted me this old glass TMNT picture today! Looks like one of those prizes county fairs would give away back in the 90's. Anyone got any info?

Ben Cooper!

 Would have totally grabbed one of these Ben Cooper TMNT retro costumes if Donatello was available! Only Leo & Mikey at my Spirit Halloween store!!

Toon Turtles!

 These Turtle boys are finally all together!

Sunday Morning Reading!

Silly Rabbit!

 Finally found a Usagi Yojimbo at Target! I'll call this an early birthday present for myself!!! Love this character

My official shirt for 80's Day 2022!

80's Day was something I started years ago to show my kids how cool the decade was. I share some of my favorite 80's music, movies, video games and food with them and they seem to really enjoy it! Typically we head out and take part in some activities that I liked to do as a kid. The recreation may not be 100% faithful to what life was like back in the 80's, but I feel like we did the best we could with the resources we had available. After we watched some cartoons, it was time to throw on some of our best 80's licensed character t-shirts, so we could go out and hit the town! Represented in my kids' attire were the Care Bears and The Legend of Zelda. I chose to wear my Mirage Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shirt and my wife had her Jem shirt on. 

Looking good and ready for some adventure! Of course we had to eat at the Turtles favorite chain pizza restaurant!

We stopped by an old 80's staple...PIZZA HUT!

We got a stuffed crust peperoni pizza and a traditional supreme pie. We were going to eat in the restaurant, but when we walked in we were told that due to the lack of staffing the dining area was closed! Oh well, I guess we'll take it home.

TMNT Tournament Fighters!

 Tournament Time!

The COWABUNGA Collection!

 Got my copy! COWABUNGA!!!

Ice, Ice Baby!

 Check out these shirts that Vanilla Ice is selling at his shows! Photos courtesy of David Onda.

TMNT II: The Arcade Game!

 Been about 30 years, but I finally beat TMNT II: The Arcade Game for the NES again! I feel so accomplished dudes!!

WINNER! WINNER!

 Look what came in the mail! Thanks again Grouchy Godzilla!! These are Awesome!

Second Viewing!

 Dinner is finished and now we are ready for our second viewing of the Rise of the TMNT movie on Netflix!

Rise of the TMNT: The Movie!

 WOW! That Rise of the TMNT movie was fantastic! My daughter says "It was a heartfelt movie, but also very good!"

April Victorious!

 Was just playing Turtles with my twins and in this strange universe Megan Fox aka "Weird April" has defeated everyone!!

Raph on Ice!

 Took the fam to see "The Greatest Showman" in the Park last night! The girls sang along and we got TMNT ice pops from the ice cream truck. Solid evening!!!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Motion Picture Soundtrack

The year was 1990 and "Turtlemania" was in full swing. The Ninja Turtles had a crazy successful action figure line from Playmates, the Ninja Turtles animated cartoon was must see TV and the comics by Mirage and Archie were fire! The next major hurdle for the boys in green to conquer was the big screen! I remember finding out about this mind blowing movie while reading the BK Kids Club magazine that was given out at Burger King in the 90's. We got our "1st Degree Ninja Badges" in our meals and poured over the single photo featuring one of the Ninja Turtles in all his live action glory!

When the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie dropped on audiences in March of 1990, my Dad took me and my brother to see this cinematic masterpiece and we loved every second of it. That year and many years after we were fully immersed in the Ninja Turtle marketing machine. We played the video games, ate the cereal, slept under the warmth of the bedsheets and of course rocked out to the official motion picture soundtrack!

We never did call that 900 number in the ad above, but we did own the soundtrack on cassette tape. I still have my original copy and the exclusive sticker that was included inside the packaging still holds a special spot in my old sticker album right next to some other radical renderings of the Turtle Boys.

I never did own the CD version of the TMNT soundtrack when I was a kid, but a few years ago I remedied that situation and bought a brand new copy off ebay for around $5 and yes, it came with another copy of the exclusive sticker! 

Since you're all here, we might as well take a peak inside the CD booklet and see what's within it's pages. Here we go!

I loved when CDs or cassettes would include the lyrics to songs. It was a great way to sing along and learn the words for yourself. I can still see myself and my brother sitting in what we dubbed as our "Nintendo Room" playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game on our Nintendo Entertainment system as we listened to the Ninja Turtles soundtrack on our Walkman cassette players. We would swap the NES controller back and forth. While one of us was playing, the other was jamming out to tunes by M.C. Hammer, Hi-Tek 3 and Partners In Kryme while reading the soundtrack insert. Those were fantastic times spent with my brother and that is one of the main reasons why I love this soundtrack so much. It is filled with personal nostalgia and it also features some bangin' 90's jams! 

Do you have any memories of owning or listening to the TMNT movie soundtrack? Do you have a favorite song on the album? Let us know in the comments below and as always...Thanks For Reading!

Shredder's Revenge ETA?

 Has anyone gotten their copy of Shredder's Revenge from Limited Run Games yet? So badly want to play this!!!

AXN Foot Clan Figures!

 Saw these at Walmart yesterday. They are pretty damn cool. The inclusion of the video games codes was the cherry on top of this foot flavored sundae!

Comic Book Pick 7/27/22

 The comic book I am most excited to read this week is...
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #131

(W) Sophie Campbell (A/CA) Pablo Tunica
In the wake of the events of TMNT: The Armageddon Game-Opening Moves, Oroku Saki (the Shredder) has fully revealed himself to the Turtles. In order to counter the newest evil machinations of the Pantheon's trickster god, the Rat King, he seeks an alliance with the sons of his former archenemy, the late Master Splinter. But are the Turtles prepared to join forces with their merciless executioner from a past life? And is the Shredder truly ready to be redeemed? No matter the case, the Armageddon Game is fast approaching, and the only place to find the answers to these burning questions is in Northampton!
SRP: $3.99
Synopsis Provided By: PreviewsWorld.com 

Comic Book Pick 7/13/22

 The comic book I am most excited to read this week is...
TMNT: ARMAGEDDON GAME OPENING MOVES #1

(W) Tom Waltz (A/CA) Fero Peniche
The Rat King is scheming behind the scenes, and it will be up to the Shredder to find a way to stop the trickster god and his new trio of terror-Madame Null, Baxter Stockman, and LeatherKrang! Will the former master of the Foot Clan be able to locate the necessary counter-pieces to foil the Rat King's latest deadly gambit-or will chaos rule the day in NYC and Mutant Town? One thing's for certain: the answers won't be found in only one dimension. Longtime TMNT scribe Tom Waltz returns to the pages of IDWs ongoing canon in this official prequel to the massive TMNT event of 2022, The Armageddon Game!
SRP: $5.99
Synopsis Provided By: PreviewsWorld.com 

Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things

 I'm really kind of digging these! Already have my sets on Pre-Order.

HELP!

 Got this comic signed by Eastman & Laird years ago, but I can't quite make out the third signature on this book! Any help would be appreciated!!

Coming Soon From IDW...

 A new TMNT book set in the '87 cartoon continuity!

Shredder's Revenge

 Ordered mine on the Limited Run Games website! Can't wait to get my copy for the Switch!!

Father's Day 2022

 Some TOTALLY RAD Father's Day art from my kids!

Back Issue Bonanza!

 TMNT & Sonic back issue ads in an old 90's Archie comic! I'll take one of each, please!!!

Saved By The TMNT

Was watching Saved By The Bell: The College Years late last night and noticed this TMNT statue in the boy's dorm room! It looks like he's wearing yellow gear, but has a katana. Any ideas on what this could be?