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–>> I didn’t see this ten dollar beauty comin’.

.. i’m assuming this is a Hot Topic Exclusive sketch book for all you budding ( or brooding, like me ) Turtle artists.

I used it right away !! It even has a nice, green ribboned book mark feature.

((( Grrr.. smelly Turtles !! !! )))

T . JONES :: Tales #59 Preview with letters!

Tales of the TMNT #59

Available for pre-order in Diamond Comic Distributors’ April catalog, “Previews” V19 #247

Ship Date: June, 2009

Format: 32 B&W pages, full color cover, standard size comic

Retail Price: $3.25

Cover art by Paul Harmon and Steve Lavigne; script by Tristan Jones, art by Paul Harmon

“Exposé” – Journalist Lauren Stanton investigates the suspicious circumstances surrounding the early release of notorious criminal Hunter (Hun) Mason from prison and its connection to the mysterious Foot Clan. As Stanton delves deeper into New York City’s underworld, she’ll discover unfathomable evil lurking in the darkness and her only hope to escape might not be entirely human…

Following up on their efforts on the critically acclaimed “Tales of the TMNT” #56, rising talents Tristan Jones and Paul Harmon return to further explore the seedier side of the Mirage Universe, introducing an sinister new villain and giving readers a fresh look at the TMNT themselves. A perfect jumping on point for new readers!

The Following Via GGM ::

** Note, just to let ya know..  to provide as full coverage to as diverse an audience as possible.. i’ve joined the crew recently on GGM, another grass-roots TMNT much in the same spirit that helped inspire Mikey’s TMNT over a decade ago !!

Thanks Steph and GGM for your kindness and patience with me. I’ll do my best to plug the best TMNT bits i can find across the board and across the glob !!

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Matt Leunig ‘s TMNT SMASH – UP BLOG ENTRIES ::

** Special Ninja Moves
*** Voice Over Sessions

Steph ::

MTV Interview With Peter: Movie Details

April 27, 2009

Thanks MTV! Click the Pic to be directly linked to their interview thingie… or read below:

That sound you heard last week? That was millions of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” fans yelling “Cowabunga!” at the news that the famous Heroes in a Half Shell would be returning to the big screen in a new movie scheduled to hit theaters in 2011.

While rumors of a new TMNT movie have been circulating for a while now, last week’s official announcement kicked off a nationwide celebration of the characters’ 25th Anniversary.

Back in September, I spoke with “Ninja Turtles” co-creator Peter Laird to clear up some of the initial rumors surrounding the film, and now that it’s official, he was able to offer a few more details about the return of Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo to the big screen.

“I can say that at this point there are a lot of positive feelings about a ‘Batman Begins’-style ‘reboot,’ which would, of necessity, include a retelling of the Turtles’ origin story,” Laird told MTV News of early plot discussions regarding the film. “Having said that, I would also be into an all-new story, if it was decided that that was a more desirable direction. Either way is fine with me, to be honest!”

Laird went so far as to share some specific story points that TMNT fans hold near and dear to their hearts as potential elements in the upcoming film.

“Simply telling the story of what happened in the first issue of the ‘TMNT’ comic book would be a pretty short movie, so I suspect other things from the Turtles’ history in the comics might be brought into it,” continued Laird. “I would not be unhappy to somehow see the tale of Baxter Stockman and the robotic ‘mousers’ folded into this movie, as well as some elements possibly setting up the TCRI connection for a possible sixth (or seventh) movie. But I think I’m getting a little ahead of myself there.”

As for other characters we’re likely to see in the film, the “Ninja Turtles” co-creator said the villainous Shredder would be a necessity for any TMNT origin story, and also mentioned that both intrepid reporter April O’Neil and vigilante Casey Jones came up during recent creative discussions.

Finally, Laird also offered a few more details regarding the way in which the live-action filming and computer-generated effects will blend to bring the Turtles to the screen in the upcoming film.

“The basic idea, as I understand it, is to do an all live action shoot, with actors and stuntmen in full Turtle suits,” said Laird. “To add expressiveness to the Turtles’ faces which would be difficult if not impossible to get with animatronics and/or puppetry, there would be ‘face replacement,’ with CGI Turtle faces superimposed on the live action performers’ heads.”

“This technology has been proven to be incredibly effective if done correctly,” added Laird. “Look at the character of Davey Jones in the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movies, with his mass of writhing tentacles… an incredible effect.”

What do you think of Laird’s take on the film? What stories from TMNT history do you still want to see on the big screen? Any characters you want to see brought to life? Sound off!

E3 Registration Confirmed

April 27, 2009

Just wanted to drop a quick note to tell you guys that we recieved our registration for e3 (June 2-4) came in today. What does that mean to you? You can now expect full coverage of the event from this site, especially anything we can dig up about the new turtles brawl game and whatever else Ubisoft is cooking up for the future of the green team.

T. Jones : It’s always cool seeing dudes you create come back, and seeing how other people handle them. Something I’m a big fan of in comics, and a big fan of doing in my own comics, is yanking the little things out of obscurity and using them again. Admittedly, this was something I had sort of planned WAAAY back when #59 was supposed to come out around #40… anyway, take a look!

Remember this dude? This is from the very first page of my first TMNT comic… (art by Paul Harmon)

Here he is again! He’s the main thrust behind the events of Tales of the TMNT #61… (art by Andres Ponce)

What you see above should be familiar…

Some of the faces below should be too…

Danny B. ::  Below are pix of the page one Variety article from last week announcing the new live action TMNT flick ..

** VARIETY PAGE 1

*** VARIETY PAGE 2

We’ve posted some pix of the Galabunga events held last week in NYC.

And the folks from the Tribeca Film Festival have posted some more pix of the event here.

And if you want to see more than still images, the ever resilient Neil attended the event and shot lots of great video:

Galabunga Montage at YouTube.com

High Def Galabunga Part 1 at Vimeo.com

High Def Galabunga Part 2 at Vimeo.com

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–>>Special Thanks to Jamie M.

** Click here 4 More !! **

Tristan Jones :: It’s always cool seeing dudes you create come back, and seeing how other people handle them. Something I’m a big fan of in comics, and a big fan of doing in my own comics, is yanking the little things out of obscurity and using them again. Admittedly, this was something I had sort of planned WAAAY back when #59 was supposed to come out around #40… anyway, take a look!

Remember this dude? This is from the very first page of my first TMNT comic… (art by Paul Harmon)

Here he is again! He’s the main thrust behind the events of Tales of the TMNT #61… (art by Andres Ponce)

More goodies on the way!

What you see above should be familiar…

Some of the faces below should be too…

–>> Just like Disney ” It all started with a Mouse.” ..
Remember in the live-jive that is TMNT 25.. ::

IT ALL STARTED WITH A  COMIC !!

Luckily this day and age your favourite heroes ( and villains ) and their magnificent stories have adapted and mutated. to ever growing and changing media and technology !!

.. don’t forget you iPHONE gurus and TMNT TECH-HEADS ..TMNT  on the iPHONE app-store !! !!  !!

**..and the colassal archived collection of the of Jim Lawson ,Dan Berger, and the gangs’ newspaper strip masterpiece is available daily to freshly fuel you Turtle noobs and Classic Fans alike with a daily does of TMNT Comic power !! !!

The comic strip is the only TMNT universe where it ALL collides !!
Guest stars a’plenty from Renet, Merdude, Savanti Romero, Monty Moose, Hot Head, Casey Jones, Mary Bones,Tatoo,The Utroms, and of coarse April, Bebop, Rock, Leatherhead, The Fish People, Usagi,Rat King, Krang and more. And it just wouldn’t be the Turtles without SHREDDER to cause problems !! !! And a whole host of entirely new characters specific to the strip like the Mutagen Beastie !! !! !! !!

**CLICK IT, SLICK !! !! **

Subscribe,Discover, Relive , and enjoy !! !!

–>> Report in from T. Jones’s : ** Early  TALES 57 Review !!  **

Welcome to what may be our most exciting TMNT Treasures installment to date. It was my great luck and extreme pleasure to be able to acquire the Pre-Mutation Splinter Puppet from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. This puppet was made by the Jim Henson Creature Shop, and can be seen in the movie during Splinter’s origin story told to April O’Neil. As this transaction JUST took place moments ago, i only have the pictures the selling party took of the puppet, but as soon as he comes in more photos will be available. On behalf of all of us at GoGreenMachine, I am extremely excited to bring this piece back into the community after 20 years lost in the void.

Steph again on free “TALES / TMNT – ” Banner hosting  ::
Hey gang,
Mirage has recently put up some ad banners on NinjaTurtles.com for people to post all around the internets. However! The Mirage sites do not allow for hot linking (linking to a picture on a Mirage server), so many people are not able to participate. Fear not! Go Green Machine is now hosting the banners on some webspace that we have. So feel free to hotlink the hell out of our photobucket account Click the Pic to get sent directly to the banners.

Dan B:: Our buddy Sean Wang ( and sometimes TMNT  comic contributor ~t )   has launched his “Runners Universe” web site where you can read his totally awesome comic online! Click .. ..above to check out Sean’s universally cool work – and tell ‘em the TMNT sent you!

DAN B. ::We’re making banners to promote “Tales of the TMNT” (like the one up there for #59) – if you’d like to lend your support to the book and post these suckers all over cyberspace to help plant the seeds of Turtley comic book love, you can grab ‘em on our Banners page. Thankee kindly in advance to all of you who spread the word!

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” THE ONE AND ONLY COLLECTOR’S GUIDE TO TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES MEMORABILIA ! ”
“With over 600 licensed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Products available today, how is the aspiring collector to know what in the green sea of Turtleabilia is a true find ? What are the whimsical items unique to the Turtles ? How is a collector to discern the “Must haves” from the merely interesting, or worse, the fakes ? Easy. Use The Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Treasury, the ultimate collector’s guide for all those afflicted with “Turtle Fever”.

.. .. Lavishly illustrated with photos of the many products included, Turtle creators Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman, together with input from their marketing experts, have compiled a true treasury of what they believe will be the most valuable and collectible items of all the Turtles merchandise being produced. They have added personal comments on their own favorite products, plus the story of hoe the Turtles and their world began. The Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Treasury has an in-depth section on the comic books that started the green tide, and tips and how to know when you have a possible gold mine-such as one of the first comic book in mint condition. It all adds up to give fans the real inside story on the incredible phenomenon of Turtlemania.

Many of the items included herein can be collected for fun, and many are potentially worth quite a bit- but The Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Treasury puts them all in once place, to help both the Turtle lover and the serious collector alike.”

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–>> ..dated but allot of fun. Still very useful too if you are looking for a guide on early TMNT memorabilia, comics, toys and crap that came even before the licensing boom and just soon after.

Nice and easy to read .. and a good round up of tons of cool TMNT stuff .

Interestingly enough .. now it’s a TMNT collectibles book that’s somewhat of a collectible within itself.

You can still get it at a good price too.

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T. Jones :: Project Fanboy gave Tales #56 a nice little write up! Always love seeing that people are still surprised that there is a comic book. That REALLY needs to change!

–>> Yours ‘ Chewly ‘ featured on GO GREEN MACHINE .. ** HERE ..

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“That’s right. Tales of the TMNT #61. Mousers and… who the hell are those guys?! Art by Andres Ponce. To be inked, and then colored by Steve Lavigne. ” –T. Jones