Every now and then I like to take my son out on what we call a "Dude's Day". This is a day for just me and my son to go out without the girls and do the things he wants to do. Last week he planned the day out for us and off we went!
We played a few more games of Crossy Road, Pac-Man and Mario Kart we hit up our favorite games in the place. Mine was Turtles In Time! Yes, I have played this game many times over the years, but not on a stand-up arcade cabinet. There is just something about playing a game this way that makes it 100 times better. My son's favorite game was a huge version of Space Invaders. This game was incredibly fun. It was like original Space Invaders with a twist. Each level had it's own unique challenge and there were mega power ups to use against the never ending rows of alien intruders. We made it to level 6 together and had a blast doing it!
This week the comic book I am most excited to read is... BATMAN/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II
Batman and the Turtles go on the offensive in the belief that they can take Bane down while he's weakened, due to a lack of Venom on the Turtles' world. But that's not true any more! The Turtles' foe Baxter Stockman has found a way to reproduce the deadly substance that feeds Bane-which means the Dark Knight and the Heroes on a Half-Shell are in for the fight of their lives.
I make it no secret that I am a huge Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan! So when I kept seeing posts pop up on my Twitter feed with the option to purchase autographed TMNT figures from the personal collection of Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman, my interest was piqued. I tried a few times to grab one, but they sold out within hours. Finally I was able to get one...
Head Droppin Leonardo made it to my house within a few weeks of purchase and he is AWESOME! I tried to find a figure I currently don't own that I could add to my collection. He was on sale, but I can see the prices for these items scaring off potential customers. Even with the discount he was around $50. At least they added in a few Topps TMNT cards as a bonus!
As you can see, this is a used figure that Kevin Eastman hand signed himself across the chest. The accessories for the figures are not always the correct ones that belong to the character, but I am glad some were included at all. The box design is nice and includes some Kevin Eastman artwork.
Along with the figure, I also became a member of the Kevin Eastman Fan Club. My 6 month membership cost $30, but it included some comics...
This foam board was on the top of the box when I opened it and was meant to protect the comic books inside. I don't know who scribbled this on the front, but I'm hoping it was Kevin Eastman himself. That would be RADICAL!
The foam board did it's job and my comics arrived without a dent, scratch or tear. I have a massive collection of TMNT comics spanning from the Mirage run to Image comics to the new IDW series, but I did not have these in my collection yet. The comics are IDW issue #73 Comics and Ponies Retailer Exclusive variant and IDW issue #69 El Paso Comic Con Exclusive Variant. I would have paid almost $30 for these comics alone online...
The cool thing was that issue #73 was signed by Kevin Eastman with a little turtle head sketch.
The prices for these figures right now run anywhere from $67 to almost $200! I'm glad I've added this piece to my collection, but unless the prices go down a little bit more this will be my only Kevin Eastman turtle added to my collection. If you are interested in grabbing one of these Turtles or one of their friends & foes visit Kevin Eastman Studios at https://fan.kevineastmanstudios.com/
