-->> ..courtesy of Vaughn M.


"I got word today from Neca today about when the figures will go on sale thanks to Dan Berger of the official TMNT site.
I know allot of people have been wanting this information so I hope you find it helpful.


"The plan is 1 per person selling on preview night and on Thursday. We have Kevin signing from 2-4pm on Thursday. There is a good chance the TMNT set will be sold out in advance on Kevin's appearance."
So - getting there early seems to be imperative.


Once again big thanks to Dan for the help on getting the word to the fans!"



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N Y CITY COMIC CON // NECA OVERHEAD [[ Courtesy of Steve Murphy ]]




..more fun with Pete !!












"Day 2 of the NYCC. NECA sells out of all 500 NYCC TMNT exclusive sets... and Pete signs (and does a small head sketch on) all 500.


Pics, top to bottom: Pete signing the 1st of the sets at the NECA booth; Leonardo of the upcoming black and white variant set; Pete with NECA's Randy Falk."

-- Steve Murphy

-->> NECA 4-PACKs of TMNT are already shipping to many fans' doorsteps.
Rosemary also alerts me that some of the singles are already hitting up on EBAY !!


Special thanks to StealthNinjaScyther, Neutriono, and Ironman for sharing their sweet snapshots of the coolest Turtles to ever hit PVC !! Take a look !! ::


























..more pic info Via RM ::


..
- **Photo .. ..


- **LOTS of photos!!!
(more pics on pages 70 & 71!)











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"Tales #50 wraparound cover pencils by Paul Harmon, based on a design idea by Ryan Brown."



-- Steve Murphy







-->> ..inks..








**


"This set includes Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael, with their signature weapons, in new tube packaging.


The photo shown is an unfinished Leonardo, to show the tube packaging.


Product Number: NEC10839


Shipping Weight: 2.52 pounds"


**


** Click for info & preorder at B.B.T.S.





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Heroes in the Clamshell


NECA Releases Images of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures in Packaging
03/17/2008


With the arrival of Series 1 of NECA's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures mere weeks away, fans have been anxious for any and all Turtles news. Today, NECAonline reveals the first official photos of all four single-carded Ninja Turtles in their completed packaging. If you aren't one of the lucky 500 guests at this year's New York Comic Con who snags our Exclusive Box Set, the only way to get all the Turtles accessories is by getting all four single-carded figures.
Exclusive accessories include:




* Detailed Bases
* Mini-turtles
* Alternate Climbing Claw Hands
* T.C.R.I. Ooze Cannister with Donatello
* Throwing Stars with Michelangelo
* Throwing Knives with Raphael


**Take a look at our extensive gallery of Series 1 in packaging and make sure to check back at NECAonline for the latest Turtles updates and more. (( **CLICK FOR FULL 360 PIX !! ))

**



-->> .. Thanks to Tristian J. and Steve Murphy for the heads- up !!


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-->> NECA TMNT BOX SETS & NYCC Exclusives ..










"Images and the following italicized info courtesy Randy @ NECA.




'The regular retail version of the boxed set contains the 4 turtles with only their core weapons (sai, bo, nunchuks, katanas).


The New York ComicCon set (limited to 500 pieces and packaged with a NYCC sticker) contains diorama bases, interchangeable climbing claw hands, baby turtles (before mutation), some extra weapons (like throwing stars).


The single carded release will include the extras found in the boxed set but tailored individually to each turtle.'



As you may know, Peter Laird will be signing those limited NYCC sets at the NECA booth on Saturday, April 19 from 1-3."


-- Steve Murphy


**


** Press Release Via Steve **


" NECA’s 2008 convention season kicks off with the 3rd annual New York Comic Con April 18 – 20th 2008! This year, NECA has a very special exclusive, and a very special guest. Peter Laird, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Peter Laird will be appearing at the NECA booth on Saturday, April 19th, from 1PM-3PM, signing a New York Comic Con Exclusive Edition Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Box Set. This set contains all four Ninja Turtle action figures, plus additional accessories and diorama bases. This exclusive, limited to just 500 pieces, will be the only version of the box set to contain all the additional accessories from the single-carded Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Series 1 - in stores this May. The Exclusive Edition box set will cost $50 and are limited to one per guest (emphasis mine). Purchase details will be revealed in the coming weeks. "





-- Offically yours , Dan B.::


***4Kids TV is asking fans to vote on their favorite theme song for the upcoming seventh season of the TMNT toon beginning this September.


Vote totals as of this morning ((Wen. March 5 ~t) are below - make your voice heard and click here to go to the voting page!


Song #1 1,570 votes


Song #2 868 votes


Song #3 7,147 votes


Song #4 1,998 votes


Song #5 5,628 votes


Song #6 1,009 votes



- CB from 4Kids Entertainment sent us the following info about the final cover art for the season five DVD. ..



"I have attached the FINAL DVD cover art for the Lost Episodes/Ninja Tribunal without text or logos. The version that is on Amazon is actually not the final version!"


** Click here for cover image.. !!**


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"Set of 4 packaging image, courtesy Randy @ NECA."
-- Steve Murphy


..ok one more from Steve ..cuz you guys can't enough ..










-- It's no mystery ..i'm a lunkhead.. !! I do my best to answer peoples' TMNT questions ..but sometimes i just don't have the answers. Luckily i have good friends covering my spikes. Case in point. "THE NEXT MUTATION" on DVD issue comes up alot.


The ultimate question deserves an ULTIMATE answer..so we turn to Roseangelo ::






Rose:: .." There remains to be a bit of confusion about The Next Mutation's availability, so here's the complete run down.


The complete series is now available on DVD in the UK. As such, while the box says Ninja Turtles, the theme song and titles on the episodes say Hero Turtles. It also seems to be the case that some episodes have been edited, but this is pretty much your only option unless some miracle sees these released in the US some day.


Here are the two box sets you need to get all 26 episodes:




The set on the left, Volume 1, is a repackaging of three discs that were previously released. Those three discs are **East Meets West (episodes 1-5), Staff of Bu-Ki (episodes 6-8), and All in the Family (episodes 9-11). This is important information, because based on the Amazon.co.uk listing, this set is now out of print. If you can't find the set, perhaps you can find the individual discs.


The set on the right, Volume 2, just got released this month after being delayed from its original 2007 scheduled release. This set is a true box set that features episodes 12-26. You can currently find this set on ** Amazon.co.uk, but I would recommend purchasing sooner rather than later, as all of these have been going out of print very fast.


If all else fails, there's always eBay, but you'll need to look at eBay.co.uk. At the moment, seller ***drstevew has both DVD sets available (Volume 1, Volume 2).


Of course, to watch any of these you'll need to be able to play Region 2, PAL-encoded DVDs. To do this you can buy an expensive region-free DVD player or there are ... other ways. A little time spent with the Google should help you find information that will allow you to view these discs without spending any additional money.


Good luck! .. "




Thanks again to Rose for helping me on this..getting this seris over stateside is a nightmare if you don't know what you are doin'.. so just short of a miracle this is the best sure-fire way to get the discs on this cult-classic !!








-- **Click for Rose's Toy Fair report from the other week for some interesting insight !!





-- ..also Tales of the **TMNT Collected Book #5 Pre-Order Now Available ..(Click))..






-- Again from Dan B @ the Official TMNT site.. ::




TMNT Volume Four issues #1-14 are now available for legal download at www.WOWIO.com!


WOWIO is currently only available for U.S. residents and to sign up for their free downloading service (limited to three books per day) you'll need a private e-mail address (i.e. you can't use major providers such as Google, Yahoo, G-Mail, etc.), a scan of a personal I.D. or a valid credit card. See their site for more details.


We're looking into international options to provide the books for free download to everyone outside of the U.S., but due to the complexities of international copyright law, we may not have much success on that end. If all else fails, we'll post low res JPGs of the issues on our site like the issues from Volume One (currently linked at the bottom of the Comics page).


The plan is to post issues #8-14 in February, issues #15-21 in March and issues #22-28 in April. In May, all-new issues will begin with TMNT #29, and from there, a new book will be posted as often as Peter, Jim and Eric can complete them!




- **Posted the extended synopsis (with screenshots) for episode #141, "The Cosmic Completist".


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-->> Get ya'self worked up it's ..time for TOY FAIR !!





- Special thanks to Jason Frazier for wakin' me up.. also thanks to Toy Traderz & Action-figure.com ..























*** .. GALLERY of NECA - TMNT product also on Action-Figure . com & Src .. ..


** T.Traderz NECA's Toy Fair Gallery & Src. ..










- **Check out Playmates side of the TMNT fence @ Figures . com and their Toy Fair Gallery !!





- Dan Berger of the official TMNT dot c0m !! ::


- Issues 8 through 14 of TMNT Volume Four have been uploaded to **wowio.com - hopefully they'll have them ready for download soon - keep a look out for 'em!




- Just a reminder that 4Kids TV is now airing "Ninja Tribunal" (dubbed "The Lost Episodes") in the USA. 4Kids is dropping the Fast Forward episodes from their schedule for the time being to focus their promotional campaign on the Lost Season. Check 'em out!







- The following courtesy of Steve Murphy ..::








TMNT "high street" marketing design ideas.. [[ Courtesy of Steve Murphy ]]

"Needless to say - and much as I love most of the retro t designs coming out of US licensees Ripple Junction and Giant - I think this "high street" marketing program is very slick. I hope we can bring some of these to the rest of the world."










"Fun packaging concept from new retro licensee Run Athletic."







"Another gift for Ryan Brown, creator of Leatherhead: a double-page spread from an upcoming issue of Titan's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Magazine, where, over the course of several issues, Titan will be serializing a colorized version of Tales of the TMNT #38. Nice, eh? Thanks for the pic, Ned! ;)"


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