Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles “Fugitoid” Collector Figure ;from Peter Laird’s Fugitree { box signed by Laird } .. (( 2009 ))
From Steph & out friends @ GGM ::
“I thought it would interest many of you to know that Emily Laird (the charming and talented “daughter of Peter Laird) is now a Public Relations intern for the Marketing Department at Playmates. Personally, I hope things work out for her and Playmates sees the wisdom in bringing her in full time.
For those of you who haven’t worked in the Consumer Products or Entertainment field, let me tell you how valuable it is to have team members who have a genuine interest is the property they are working with. Too often do you find people doing their job to collect a paycheck, having no passion behind it. Having people who love what they do, and love the property they work with is KEY to long term success and stability. Having a product that is supported by people who love and care for it will ALWAYS yield better results.”
If you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Emily, you should know that she bleeds green just like we do. I think she realizes both how much the Turtles mean to so many of us, as well as the responsability she will one day have. She is definately the kind of person I’m happy to see running around the halls of Playmates. Good Luck Em!”
Today, from the floor of Toy Fair, Playmates made a bunch of announcements (one for each toy line). But to hell with the other stuff, you came here for turtles!
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES – Mutant Turtles THRIVE
Turtle Power is in full force with the dynamic 2010 line of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES toys available exclusively at Toys R Us. After a quarter of a century, kids of all ages still love to play with Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael. A brand new live action movie that traces the Turtles back to their origins is in the works and is tentatively slated for October 2011, with Galen Walker (TMNT) and Scott Mednick (300) producing. The product line will reflect the special blend of action and humor which makes this franchise so unique and popular. Playmates will introduce new products and re-introduce original products and packaging to focus on the retro style which first popularized the TMNT in the late 1980’s and early 90’s. ORIGINAL MOVIE STAR FIGURES of all four Turtles will be available, along with the Classic Party Van, Sludge Runners and Ninja Gear Role-Play in Retro Packaging. In addition, fall 2010 will see the launch of the CLASSIC COMIC BOOK FIGURES as seen in the very first comic book from 1984. Cowabunga!
So let me pull out the important bit for you. According to this release, the Classic Comic Book Figures (which have been known to have been a dead project for quite some time) are once again alive and kicking. This is pretty fantastic news, especially with amount of foot dragging our friends at NECA have been showing with their TMNT line. Perhaps 2010 won’t be such a quiet year as we thought. Fingers crossed!
Thanks to ActionFigureInsider.com
Dan B.’s official TMNT site ::
“Posted pix of Playmates Toys’ 2008 releases: Mini Mutants Subway Cowabunga Bikes Donatello, Mini Mutants Subway Cowabunga Bikes Leonardo, Mini Mutants Subway Cowabunga Bikes Michelangelo, the 2009 reissue of the Turtle Party Wagon and NECA’s 2009 Comic Con Exclusive April O’Neil.”
Ross May :: ” .. .. I’m holding a Halloween-themed
contest on my blog. People can send me an email with an attached image
of them in any sort of costume, and I’ll pick two winners to receive
Horrific Tales #2 (an anthology I contributed to that’s out this
month) and my moldy old Tales of the TMNT #19 and 22, all signed by
me.
** http://rossmay.livejournal.com/**
I know this is self-serving of me to tell you about it but hey,
thought maybe turtle-fans might be interested.
Cheers,
-Ross
![NECA - "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Head Knockers (( 2009 )) [[ via NECA online ]]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3482/3823286104_c97a359ce5.jpg)
–>> .. yeh yeh yeh, i know you KNOW already !! They were all the rage in California !!
Knock my block off why doncha. But Nacho was kind enough to remind us about the NECA Head Knocker Turtles due out soon so & NECA ONLINE’s official announcement. He didn’t have to do that so.
Thanks, pal !! !!
Among the many lines we showed off at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, our new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Head Knockers were a huge hit with the fans who came by the booth. And not just the ones who came to pick up the exclusive April O’Neil either. It seems folks can’t get enough of Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael, and with NECA around, there’s plenty for everyone.
Each of the four TMNT resin Head Knocker bobble heads features a brand new sculpt with the respective turtle’s signature weapons and a unique base. For you purists out there, these designs come right out of the original comics by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The headbands are red and the turtles are ready for action. Statues stand 7″-8″ high.
The TMNT Head Knockers are available in stores early this fall, and of course, they’ll be at our ***Amazon storefront. Get ‘em before they’re gone like pizza.
After an amazing week at Comic-Con, we’ve got lots to share, so check out the forums for the latest Comic-Con discussion.
And for some rad photos, check out my flickr photostream (Tokka’s will be along shortly)…
Check out more photos after the jump!
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Thanks to Nacho and NECA ::
“TMNT April O’Neil with Mousers -
NECA proudly presents this special edition April O’Neil action figure, based on the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman. April is fully poseable and comes with two menacing Mouser villains with articulated jaws. Celebrate 25 years of TMNT with this exclusive set.”
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–>> Starting off, some great news to keep TMNT fans not able to attend San Diego Comic-Con connected and informed on all the Shellebrations and events !!
Stephan of GGM</em> :: “Hey guys,
Just wanted to let you know that, barring technical difficulties, GoGreenMachine.Org will be streaming the 25th anniversary panel (Friday 4:15-5:15) LIVE from our website. We are still running tests on our gear to see what kind of quality we can get via streaming (We are particularly worried about the sound), but absolute worst case scenario, we will begin uploading the video to our servers IMMEDIATELY afterward (God bless netbooks).
Additionally, We will be live streaming the Special Convention Presentation “Spotlight on Convention Special Guest Kevin Eastman†from 1-2 on Thursday.
Not to mention all the other random photos and videos we will be posting all week long. It all actually starts TOMORROW with our coverage of the Foot Clan tryouts in Los Angeles along with the TMNT25 Los Angeles tour stop at Golden Apple.
So keep an eye on Http://www.GoGreenMachine.Org starting tomorrow and all through SDCC09!”
– More from GGM :: “
“THE BEST BAR IN 9999 + Dimensions : MUNDEN’S ! ” , GRIM JACK #26 – spot ad .. art by Peter Laird (( 1986 ))
–>> This classic ad for the cult – fave “TMNT / GRIM JACK” crossover in pretty interesting from the long gone but not forgotten First Comics.
On the offset it gives off the classic whimsy and nature in diversity of the Mirage Aliens that Laird and Eastman populated the Turtles’ Galaxy with.
There is one thing of interesting note on this ad.
On Peter Laird’s popular blog in a post of **September of 2008 , Pete posted an illustration entitled “Enchanted Pilgrimage” ::
“Clifford Simak is one of my all-time favorite writers, and in the early 1980′s I played around with trying to illustrate some scenes from a few of his books. This one is from “Enchanted Pilgrimage”. “– PL
!["Enchanted Pilgrimage" illustration .. art by Pete Laird (( 1986 )) [[ Courtesy of P L ]]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3071/2851390382_68403912a9.jpg)
Obviously, these uncovered ‘Simak’ creatures from Mr.Laird’s archives are the same ones depicted as the Turtles’ extra-terrestrial drinking buddies in the GRIM JACK ad !!
**Terminator Note: To see the original artwork for the complete 8 page story click the image! 
![VAC-metal "Fugitoid " i by Playmates (( 2009 ?! )) [[ Courtesy of PL ]]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3408685551_c091ef5fab.jpg)
The following Ubisoft TMNT Game NEWS courtesy of ** Rose ::
“You probably know about the upcoming TMNT Smash-Up & Turtles in Time: Re-Shelled video games, but aside from breaking the news on the existance of TMNT Re-Shelled, I’ve pretty much left the gaming Web sites to take care of feeding the public with info on them, since they generally get fed all that information directly and the only thing I’d be able to do is steal their news from them and I’m just not that kind of person.
Anywho, a fine gentleman from Ubisoft was kind enough to send me an e-mail with some pictures that, apparently, have not been sent to any of the other gaming Web sites (yet). That’s right, these are for Turtles fans first!
Update: Quality issues have been fixed (thanks, Ubisoft!), but I’m told that this images aren’t particularly new. Well, I guess it’s still something.
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You can keep current on all the latest news on these games on the following Web sites (as well as many others):
TMNT Smash-Up
Gamespot | IGN | 1Up | Official Site
Available September 15 on Wii and September 22 on Playstation 2.
Turtles in Time: Re-Shelled
Gamespot | IGN | 1Up | Official Site
Available August 5 on Xbox Live Arcade
.. .. Hey, I must be on “The List” now – Ubisoft has checked in again, this time with new screen shots and a video revealing three new playable characters: Karai, Nightwatcher, and Fugitoid. Check out the pics & video below.  .. ”
