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Ridin' off into the cold cold end of a tricky first month of the new year.. tOkKa's still got them ears under the brim of his hat still buzzin' with so much TMNT news.. n' more n' enuff to make him wanna go hit the booze. But ..meh .. comes with the territory. As of late ..things been lookin' more like 'Terror' than territory..and tOkKie's beak's been achin' summin' terrible (2z ??).. anyway.. lots to cover again.. Lezz'go !! ::






LeSean Thomas..::


..i'm very easily discouraged anymore.. as an outside writer and artist ..(and for some reason controversial ..i don't understand) ..i'm tossed around the industry and the fine-art communities in general as kind of this 'boogeyman'. It's very hard to live down this reputation. It's confusing & hurts like hell.




I'm AM driven by other artists and peers in the field. Ones i look to for a bit of hope and is prolly part the reason i've looked up to the people at Mirage in the first place.While i cannot commit to following every little tiny aspect of these folks..i do the best i can.


LeSean is one of those people. Coming off the Dreamwave TMNT comic as penciler in '03.. bigger things were in store for LeSean
..including his personal creation 'Cannon Busters' and lead Supe- Character designer on Adult Swim's hit 'The Boondocks'. The guys work is fluid-alive.. and the inspiration from animation explodes off the pages from just his comic work alone. It's no wonder he was pegged for Story Boarding for some key cartoon projects. It's been a few years since i met the guy. But he's incredibly nice ..and so damm smart. I even mentioned how much he reminded me of Don Bluth which he thought was a great compliment.


Rocket's recent TMNTmovie coverage prompted me to buy the magazine. To my suprise ..there was a sweet little interview with LeSean in the same magazine. I've uploaded it for those who are unable to get the mag so you to can to can see what's just so d4mm cool about the guy !!


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- Novelization and Books galore based on 'TMNT' ..have hit the shoppes ..the Generals are coming ..and you can study if ya want on all the bag guys,movie points, and Michelangelo's journal if ya want so you can be prepared for when Gato n' Co. start treatin' NYC like thier kitty box. Catch up on the adventures of the Movie turtles !! It's been 14 years, dude !! Alot's been happenin' !! Here's a book round up for ya.. the first batch and more info can be found ** here on Simon Spotlight..








TMNT Movie Novelization


Adapted by Steve Murphy


This edition: Trade Paperback


Pub. Date: 01/2007


ISBN: 141694057X


List Price: $5.99


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TMNT Movie Sticker Book


By Irene Kilpatrick


Illustrated by Style Guide


This edition: Trade Paperback


Pub. Date: 01/2007


ISBN: 1416940553


List Price: $6.99


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TMNT: Cowabunga!


By Scott Nickel


Cover by Style Guide


Illustrated by Artful Doodlers


This edition: Trade Paperback


Pub. Date: 01/2007


ISBN: 1416934146


List Price: $3.99


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TMNT: The Nightwatcher


By Tisha Hamilton


Cover by Style Guide


Illustrated by Artful Doodlers


This edition: Trade Paperback


Pub. Date: 01/2007


ISBN: 1416934154


List Price: $3.99


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TMNT: Turtle Power!


By Danielle Denega


Cover by Style Guide


Illustrated by Artful Doodlers


This edition: Trade Paperback


Pub. Date: 01/2007


ISBN: 1416934138


List Price: $3.99




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TMNT: Turtles Together


By Benjamin Harper


Cover by Style Guide


Illustrated by Artful Doodlers


This edition: Trade Paperback


Pub. Date: 01/2007


ISBN: 141693412X


List Price: $2.99


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..While not listed to be released until October this year.. there is a book with a very interesting title for all ya aspirin' Turtle Scribblers !! ::


TMNT: Underground Art Studio


By Benjamin Harper


Illustrated by Artful Doodlers


This edition: Novelty


Pub. Date: 10/2007


ISBN: 1416938567


List Price: $9.99


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The following books are not yet listed on the Simon & Schuster..but are on Amazon.These ARE available in stores now. Clicking on the title takes you to more information.






(This one and others in this series is illustrated by or friend ;Diego Jourdan ..~tOkK>




Leonardo Returns (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ready-to-Read) (Paperback) $3.99





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Mikey's Nightwatcher Scrapbook (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (Paperback) $4.99



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The Legend of Yaotl (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (8x8)) (Paperback) $3.99




This one may be one of my favourites..illustrated by 'Tales-' artist Patrick Spaziante. The new character OBSERVER Levael-3.14. ..takes us back to the ancient Mayan,Aztec,Paxmec & Olmec civilizations..and shows us the the horrible history of the Mighty Yaotl..and his four Generals. She tells of an out of control conqueror seeks to take over the land. However,he hadn't counted on the destructive tools of his victory over the people to be mightier than him !! This lays the backdrop for the new baddies of the TMNT 4 movie.. and may very well be some of the biggest threats the Turtles have ever faced !!




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- Official Turtle site updates of importance ..




Dan Berger ..::




"We received a shipment of older items from Playmates Toys and thus I've posted pix of the Electronic Fusion FX Bo Staff, Electronic Fusion FX Katana, Electronic Fusion FX Nunchaku, Electronic Fusion FX Sai, Ninja Tek Gear Don, Ninja Tek Gear Leo, Ninja Tek Gear Mike, Ninja Tek Gear Raph and the Paleo Patrol Sabre Cycle. Links are the Toys page under the 2006 heading. (*Click here to go straight to the page..)




- ..Writer Jake Black, who has written some children's books based on the TMNT movie, discusses his numerous projects in an interview at DragonsKeep.com (*Click..)




-Mike sent in a direct link to Ezy DVD's pre-order page for the Australian release of the "Ninja Tribunal" DVDs.






-The S sent in this info:





The recent issue of Game Informer magazine (Feb. 2007 issue) has a two-page spread on the upcoming TMNT game.




-tOkKa sent in this info:




They are packin' Ubisoft's 'TMNT' game demos in the Turtle movie figs now.. least that's what i saw on the cards last night at Target. (These packs may be available later at other stores sooner or later ..knowing Playmates. It may be good to check into it if you wanna test drive it before you buy the actual game in March. ~tOkK)




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-The current release date for Ubisoft's TMNT video game is March 20.




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Tom Gray's office has confirmed that the voice cast for the Imagi TMNT film will be:


Master Splinter - Mako


April O'Neil - Sarah Michelle Gellar


Casey Jones - Chris Evans


Karai - Ziyi Zhang


Max Winters - Patrick Stewart


Greasy Diner Chef - Kevin Smith


General Aguila - Kevin Michael Richardson


Leonardo: James Arnold Taylor


Raphael: Nolan North


Donatello: Mitchell Whitfield


Michelangelo: Mikey Kelly



Thanks Tom and Howard!


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-TMNT Sister Veronica wrote in to report that she spotted TMNT movie t-shirts at Wal-mart.
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-Jorhan wrote in to notify Canadian fans that he's spotted some movie figures at Wal-mart.
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-Hayat wrote in that the "Ninja Tribunal" DVD set will be released on March 7 in Australia. He sent this site: www.ezydvd.com.au - I couldn't find any info about it, but I didn't spend much time there. Happy hunting.
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-Brad sent in the following link depicting the next DVD set of the original cartoon series from Lionsgate: www.amazon.com (*..click)
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-Cynthia sent in news that there will be a premiere for the TMNT movie on March 18 at Graumans theater. (*..click)"
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-As always.. when it comes to Official Turtle site updates.. i pick up on the the most imperative notes ..like comic/toy release dates,interviews..ect. For the full list of TMNT official notes,Ebay listings, and contest winners.. **click here.









-Kudos to my amigo macho for bringin' us this.. :: Really cool interview with Tom Grey .. 'TMNT' producer. This newer interview is pretty intrestin' at C.B.R. !!





** RAISING SHELL: “TMNT” STUDIO VISIT (** Click here) !!










-..i collect certain beach towels with my favourite characters..a trip to Wal-mart the other night wasn't a disappointment. These character towels usually are made by the same company.. & should be showing up at other stores thru'out the year .. (i.e. Target, Kmart.. ect.. ) .. so don't freek ..you'll find 'em. beach towels are way better than bath towels any day after gettin' stinky clean in the putrid sewer bathwater !! Err wait sec' err..





..there may be other designs available later as well. We'll see




..i'll be back soon ,tOkKsters !!