TMNT Holiday an Other Strangeness..


-->> Santa's dropped in a little early at places like Walgreens' Bargain Holiday Coluring Book bin.. for relativly cheap ,new TMNT colouring books are on their way. Why would tOkKie update about a Chritmas Krinkle coluring book at the end of September.. ?? Other than the fact we're in thr last qurter of the year.. the holiday is gonna be creeping up here faster than the time saw ya bein naughty by stealin' all that Snickers bars outta yir lil' sister's Trick-or-treats bag last Halloween..(i saw it.. for shame on you !!). Other than the fact there are 2 Holiday ornaments on the back of each book to clip,collect and hang on your upcoming Turtle Tree..tere i some strage imagery
within' the pages of the books. Images showing Savanti,Renet,Future Shredder,the Planet Racers and the Rat King crashin' in on the Turtle's party poopala. Kirby doodlon' up Christmas cards. A strange trinunal of 'Shredders' (??) hovering around a Christmas tree (??), Mozar,Traximus,Foot Mystics, and Shredder's elite,Karai are all mixed up on the bright,cheery and clourless pages (That's the part you gotta do..it's a colouring book,silly !!)..even a grey alien. Maybe Bishop's behind the scenes somewhere with Baxter plotting up another evil Elf Capturing plot against Santa.. cuz he ain' here so far.


Either this book is a potential Season 4 spoiler device ..or it's just plain weird .. GEE WHIZZ!!








"Peter Laird, Michael Dooney, Jim Lawson, Eric Talbot, Steve Lavigne and Dan Berger will be attending the Wizard World Boston convention (booths 139-141). Click the logo on ..t for more info about the show!"


-- T-Drome is temporarily down due to some server issues.. stay tuned.. prolly be bacl before ya know it !!


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Donate to help Hurricane Katrina victims today !!


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Tech 2 Go Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Battle for the City


I can't keep up with every teensie-weensie tiny Turtle toy and knick-knack paddy whack ploppin outta the turtle factories these days. But i try to keep up with what's cool. Plug'n plays are cool & affordable little games all built right into the controller (as if you didn't know..these things are hawt !!). The Turtles' first plug and play (-as seen here on 'Best Buy') has 4 levels of NYC mayhem..::


"Experience the fun of fighting side-by-side with Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo in an all-new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles adventure. Once again, the heroic ninjas must face down the Shredder and save New York City from impending doom. You'll face familiar enemies, including giant Mousers, Hun, Foot Mystics and more as you traverse the city streets being careful to avoid deadly pitfalls and overcome obstacles. The fast-paced Rush mode gives you powerful special attacks to use against your opponents. Use your skills to deftly avoid falling manholes covers, steer clear of dangerous steam vents and bypass fire-belching chimneys. Then, face the ultimate challenge in Shredder's deadly dojo were security lasers and spike traps are only the beginning of the danger.


This cool plug-and-play game lets you connect right to your television for instant action without the need for expensive gaming consoles. Four exciting levels await you in this side-scrolling, arcade-style game. With two difficulty levels — Easy and Hard — you'll find endless replay enjoyment as you assist your favorite ninjas in their heroic antics. The unique controller features an awesome turtle design and intuitive controls for an enjoyable experience that will delight both longtime fans and newcomers alike."


..What's cool too ..is that kids and big kids and grannies and pappies and kitties and donkies alike can get into these games and not feel so boggled by mind-bending graphics and confusing controlers !! Deff on tOkKa's X-mas list !!


-- Remember 4KIDS TV starts TMNT season 4 tommorow !! Don't forget to set your turtle alarms,nab some Count Choculas and toon in !!


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--TMNT :Shredder's Final Countdown marks the latest Turtle vid hitting the shops. The TMNT instant win game is on.. while it ain' no golden ticket..and odds are if you think the DVD is chocolate, and eat it up.. you'll prolly get a belly ache n' real bad cramps. So don't do that !!
Check the post card in the clamshell. You may get an authentic n' autographed Peter Laird card actually signed by the big guy and Turtle co-creator !!
(Or ya may get a crumby replica tellin' ya your a looser.. like tOkKie got. O'well..no matter..you're all winners to me!! )


--More TMNT instant win info starts by clicking here !!


**AND,Kids .. the good news is.. if ya enter you and your parents' email info.. you can get a contest card and chance to win for free !! That's right you don't have to buy the video !!




-- More Turtle news from 'TV Shows on DVD' ..a run down on TMNT vids for the rest of year into '06 ..::






".. a pair of readers of ours, Mike and Tim, separately sent in e-mails that pointed us toward the the DVD page of the official TMNT '03 website. We've known that was there, but what we didn't realize until they alerted us was that it had recently been updated with the planned schedule of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle DVDs from now until NEXT MAY!

• August 30th - TMNT 3.4 "Shredder's Final Countdown" - Episodes 77, 78, 79, 82 and 86
  
• October 4th - TMNT 3.5 "Mutants and Monsters" - Episodes 66, 68, 76, 83 and 90
  
• October 18th - TMNT "Michaelango's Christmas Rescue" (restock) - Episodes 53, 1, 5 and 10
  
• January 31, 2006 - TMNT 3.6 "Turtles Against H.A.T.E." - Episodes 62, 67, 69, 80 and 81
  
• March 28, 2006 - TMNT 3.7 "Aliens Among Us" - Episodes 84, 87, 88, 92, and 93
  
• May 23, 2006 - TMNT 3.8 "Mutant Outbreak" - Episodes 94, 95, 97, 98 and 99.."

--The Rat King,Bishop,Dino-Don,Big Robo-body Baxter,Johnny (i think that's his name)the Purple Dragon,Nobody,and once again ;Quarry.. are all in the mix for 2006's TMNT toy line!! (--you better click here to get the official site's proto-preview!!)




-- I have been sad to see a real lack of non-TMNT variants in current selections across the city. Little signs of non-Turtles and no signs of GEN,Blanque,and Yoshi have had my head spinnin'. I finally asked Playmates direct what the deal was.. here's what i got. ::


"The figures are packed in the cartons maybe one in each and are very
hard to locate because not all the carton mixes have them in the mix.
They will continue to be shipped to the retail stores until 2006.
Regards, Paula Shimizu


Playmates Toys Inc.


Consumer Services


(877-612-7136)"




..that's not very promising. Recently tho' ..my local Kmarts,Targets,Super Target,Toys R' US and Wal-marts (yes i have been looking hard-core)have been clearing some of their TMNT racks for apperantly new shippings. New vehicles have ben popping up next to the Current Monster Trappers and Combat Turtles.Let's hope some good baisic mixes and some Gens are on the way !!


..Good Luck, tOkKids!!


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Hurricane 2005 Relief




-->>"Victims of Hurricane Katrina are attempting to recover from the massive storm .. American Red Cross volunteers have been deployed to the hardest hit areas of Katrina’s destruction, supplying hundreds of thousands victims left homeless with critical necessities.


By making a financial gift to Hurricane 2005 Relief, the Red Cross can provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to those in need." (-Please click here for more information..~tOkK)




-- From our good friend ,Xipe..


"..Humans aren't the only hurricane victims, here are some good animal welfare groups getting involved that could use donations..":


http://www.noahswish.org/


http://www.nsalamerica.org/


https://secure.hsus.org/01/disaster_relief_fund_2005




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Info,national in-store schedule (so far), and pix from the U.K. of the ..


TMNT COSTUME CHARACTERS TOUR ..


..start by --clicking right here courtesy of Dan Berger's official TMNT site !!


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Streaming turtles.. !!



..no not in the water,silly.. on the 'Net !! 4kids is streaming (and saving..) all it's saturday morning television programs courtesy of Mirror Image.. !!


"..using Mirror Image’s streaming video solution and extensible rules engine (XRE) to stream video online of popular television programs such as “Yu-Gi-Oh!,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “Winx Club.” .."


.. this is gonna continue to be intresting news for alotta people and TMNT fans globally ..scince the beginning of the year ..Turtle guys n' gals have been able to watch entire TMNT eps on 4 Kid's web site !!


Check out the press release --starting here !!


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Tony Moore's turtle-graph for tOkK from Comic-con 2005 !!





With alotta luck and some blind determination ..i've been pretty lucky to run into some of my favourite creators involved in industry and TMNT related projects.


A few have even become good friends 2 your schiz0-snapper..




Sean Parsons,Rick Remender, & Tony Moore ..TMNT alumni (and tOkKa pals) talk about a bit of TMNT and their new chillin' Sci-fi graphic .. 'Fear Agent'!!


Rick Remender starts out Comic Book Resource's 'Fear Agent coverage..(--starting here)..'


..the index for this special coverage of F.A. at CBR..for the entire creative staff starts here !! "..exclusive interviews with the entire creative staff (including Moore,Parsons, and crew!! ~tOkK) sneak previews of some never before seen artwork and production sketches and a whole lot more! " ..be afraid..the truth is out there..!! BOOGAH BOOGAH !!




--Official Turtle updates from this past week include alot of TMNT 3:Mutant Nightmare ..previews and reviews !! From Dan B. ::



"Absaraka Windholder sent in the following links with info about Konami's next TMNT video game:



IGN.com preview



Gamespot.com preview



Richard Mona sent in the following links from 1Up.com about the game:



1Up.com X-Box coverage



1Up.com DS coverage



..welcome back, forums !!

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WELCOME BACK... AGAIN!!!



My goodness..................... After nearly a month, we're back!! I had an extraordinarly difficult time getting everything back to how it's supposed to be. No info was lost, but you may notice that we are now located at a different location...



http://www.mikeystmnt.com/forums


PLEASE CHANGE YOUR BOOKMARKS!!



I had to rebuild the forums from the ground up, so hopefully, most of the bugs are gone. If you are encountering any problems PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!



Thanks for your extended patience, guys.... and once again, welcome back!

--My pal ,Dierna spots out --GameSpot's TMNT 3: Mutant Nightmare coverage..starting here !!




--T-drome's NT also has some scoops and some slightly disturbing news about this new game..




"Some new info concerning the new TMNT DVD release dates from Dan Berger, it only seems to be getting more out of order I'm afraid:


Quote:
Here's the latest projected North American release schedule for the TMNT DVDs from FUNimation (titles and episodes are subject to change, but this is what we know as of today):


August 30th - TMNT 3.4 "Shredder’s Final Countdown" - Episodes 77, 78, 79, 82 and 86


October 4th - TMNT 3.5 "Mutants and Monsters" - Episodes 66, 68, 76, 83 and 90


October 18th - TMNT "Michaelango’s Christmas Rescue" (restock) - Episodes 53, 1, 5 and 10


January 31, 2006 - TMNT 3.6 "Turtles Against H.A.T.E." - Episodes 62, 67, 69, 80 and 81


March 28, 2006 - TMNT 3.7 "Aliens Among Us" - Episodes 84, 87, 88, 92, and 93 *


May 23, 2006 - TMNT 3.8 "Mutant Outbreak" - Episodes 94, 95, 97, 98 and 99 *


Konami showed off the latest progress (--..click here for IGN's preview .. ~tOkK) on the new TMNT game, TMNT 3: Mutant Nightmare yesterday. Overall it seems like a bit of an improvement over the last two turtle games, but not by all too much. Worst of all however, Konami has made some severe rearrangements to the classic TMNT: Turtles in Time game that will be unlockable in Mutant Nightmare. Including their changes are replacing the classic "Pizza Power" song with the new show's theme and more baddies onscreen. Our very own ThirdMarioBro has the scoop (-- ..Click here for the T-drome thread concerning these strange alterations ~t), and promises as a member of the gaming press to forward fan complaints to Konami.**


[Thanks to TMB for the info!]"


**It may be in your benefit to check out this thread.. the altering of a real classic is in progress. Disturbing..to me at least. It may be in your benefit to let the big guys know your concern pro- or con- concerning this !!




-- ..Shredder still controls the Forums.. but Mikey's one tuff' ninja..and he's still cracking at the overwhelming task of overhauling the whole thing !! Hang tuff' forum-mites n' tOkKa-bytes !! Thanks for your concern !! 8)



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-->> Tales of TMNT #14 ..is previewed --starting here ..the spooky simian: Pai-Doth Noor comes checkin' on Leonardo's incarnations as they fulfill their obligation to him (..when ya owe a monkey a favour.. ya just gotta know when he comes calling..things are gonna go bananas!!).




-- The standard TMNT #23 preview ..--starts right here !!




-- From Mr. Berger..


"Here's the latest projected North American release schedule for the TMNT DVDs from FUNimation (titles and episodes are subject to change, but this is what we know as of today):


August 30th - TMNT 3.4 "Shredder’s Final Countdown" - Episodes 77, 78, 79, 82 and 86


October 4th - TMNT 3.5 "Mutants and Monsters" - Episodes 66, 68, 76, 83 and 90


October 18th - TMNT "Michaelango’s Christmas Rescue" (restock) - Episodes 53, 1, 5 and 10


January 31, 2006 - TMNT 3.6 "Turtles Against H.A.T.E." - Episodes 62, 67, 69, 80 and 81


March 28, 2006 - TMNT 3.7 "Aliens Among Us" - Episodes 84, 87, 88, 92, and 93


May 23, 2006 - TMNT 3.8 "Mutant Outbreak" - Episodes 94, 95, 97, 98 and 99 .."







-- Please check the main TMNT update (click here) page for a peek at the cool third TMNT S.W.A.T. Pack.. !! Featuring the first variations of Turtle Bot and Casey Jones !!




-- ** Mike is currently working on the forum repairs..please hang in there a little longer forum-friends,freeks,pals n'gals !! We'll be back soon !!


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-->> I want to thank all of you expressing concern and support for the forums !!
I know it's been frustrating with the downtime. Mikey and the Server company are working on it. There is something 'not right' with the coding. Don't give up and keep checking.. we want to get them back up A.S.A.P. ..and we WILL!!









..All 4 Mystic Fury TMNTs are posted --here on the offical TMNT toy page.
Sporting an extreme facial styling reminiscent of the TMNT toys 0f the 1990s.. these will be one set of variants i'll be gettin' all four of !! Toy supplies are random and sporatic. So many overwhelming variants !! Hang in there, kids.. if you still havn't gotten your 'Yoshi','Blanque', or Gen.. give it a bot more time. Future shipments should reveal a more diverse population on the Store pegs very soon!!




Reminder from Turtle diva Dierna and T-drome's N.T. ::


TMNT Live Tour


"The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are high-kicking their way to a Woolworths Out of Town store near you. Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello and Michelangelo, along with their fellow adventurer April O’Neil, will be performing in a nail-biting stage show throughout the day from 10 am – 4.30 pm."


--Click here for the complete schedule on the official TMNT site-- !!


-- I accidentally deleted this info the otherday (sawy..)


"TMNT ..Volume 3.4 (Shredder's Final Countdown) of the new TMNT show: it will include two never before seen episodes, episode 82:"Dragon's Brew"and episode86:"Bad Day". As well as episodes 77-79. In addition all packages will include a collectible TMNT postcard, two hundred however will feature original, signedl art by Peter Laird!"


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-->> Boot to the head .. !!
We're still waiting for the Forum database stuffs to be fixed. Hang tuff' ,Mikey's TMNT posty pals. This is crazy and frustratin' i know. Please have patience. Some of it is out of Mikeys' hands.




Some cool TMNT official upates !! ::




ANNOUNCING THE “SHELLTASTIC SHOE GIFT-WITH-PURCHASE PROMOTION” at PAYLESS SHOES!




Beginning August 18th, kids can stop by their local Payless Shoe Source, purchase a pair of any TMNT Footwear by ES Originals, and get an EXCLUSIVE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES POSTER (while supplies last)!




This exclusively designed, four color poster has cool Turtles graphics on the front, and as an added bonus, the new 4Kids Season Four Fall line-up AND a complete listing of all markets and channels that the Turtles can be seen across the country!






--"The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are going to HersheyPark on Saturday, August 20th from 11am - 5 pm. Michelangelo, Raphael, Donatello and Leonardo along with the 4Kids/TMNT team will be hanging out near the ROLLER SOAKER in Midway America. So, stop by and join the Turtles for some cool activities and a chance to win some AWESOME TMNT PRIZES!!!


ACTIVITY SCHEDULE:
TMNT Tattoo Station: 11am-5pm
Limited Edition TMNT Card Giveaway: 11am-5pm
Enter to Win an TMNT Prize Basket: 11am-5pm
TMNT “Mad Libs” Activity: 1pm-2pm


The Turtles are really excited for their trip to HersheyPark, the home of over 60 rides and attractions, and can’t wait to see you all there!


DATE: August 20th 2005
LOCATION: HersheyPark (Hershey, PA)
TIME: 11am-5pm


*Rain Date: Sunday, August 21st, 2005"


-- ..Mikey has started 'Google' advertising. Unfortuante..but a needed evil. With the increasing costs of keepin' the site up. The small revenue from this will help. Good thing is they are small text adverts that won't hinder load time .. (you guys get enuff' load-time issues as it is with all the bull spit i load up here on ya ..) !!


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-->>


I know ..i know..




The forums have been down all weekend.. and the database for Updates went kah-poot so it totally took people by suprise and uninformed!! A real inconvenience ..i'm really sorry !!





..Hang tuff', gang..the good server folks have restored the 'updates' database.. and pretty soon..(hopefully) we'll see the forums restored to their former glory !!




..stay tooned !!



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-->> TMNT's season four starts in a little over a month. What better way to kick off the first Shredder-less season than with the massive finale and the ultimate Turtle Justice !? TMNT 3.4 has a street date for August 30th..but i'm giving you the heads up now that some vendors may actually have it earlier than the street date. TMNT DVD releases ..on odd occasions ..pop up way early. And if history repeats itself..this one may as well.
In any case..we'll keep an eye on the bugger early or not.


Ya know.. JUST BEFORE THE MONSTERS COME !!




-- T-drome's N.Turtle sez.. ::




"Some more con appearances coming up, first off Kevin Eastman will be a guest at Wizard World Chicago (August 4th-7th). Also Peter Laird, Michael Dooney, Jim Lawson, Steve Lavigne and Eric Talbot will all be at the Canadian National Expo in Toronto, August 26-28.




Also, on Saturday August 6th Fox will be showing previews of all their shows including season 4 of TMNT. The previews will most likely be scattered between their cartoon blocks, so keep an eye out!"




..now tOkKie's thoughts are scattered.. i'm a peanut.




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-->>Toon Zone sez :


4Kids Entertainment Announces "DVDouble Shot"




"4Kids Entertainment, Inc. will unveil “DVDouble Shot,” a new line of value-priced DVDs, culled from such 4Kids Entertainment television series as Yu-Gi-Oh!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Winx Club, Sonic X, Cabbage Patch Kids, and Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.




Each DVD will feature two of the most memorable episodes, hand-picked by the series’ original producers and writers, with input from the show’s most devoted fans. “DVDouble Shots” will be offered in slimray packaging with an enticing packaging design, retailing for $3.99 to $4.99 (SRP) each."





..maybe a nice lil' deal for the TMNT fan n' video collector on a budget !! Wah00 !!









Grab a quick peek at my good Pal; Rick Remender's follow up to the freekinsh 'Worms of Madness' story arc from last year in Tales of the TMNT v.2 # 13..


starting right here !!


4 Generations of Leonardo take on an adventure of the ages.. in prolly one of the best Leo minis ever !!
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-->> Hoo boy !!
-- Combat Warriors,Combat Cruisers,and the new 3-part vehicle the Shell Striker are here.. the official TMNT toys page has been updated (click here!!)..




-- Also from the offical TMNT is news that the original TMNT flick is now on the PSP !! (Does look to be the full frame version tho' .. )


..PSPs are sweet ('ive licked a few)..n' really are a great picture to watch on the long bus trips. Not to bad a price for what everone considers the best TMNT movie of the brood ('cept me of coarse.. TMNT II was the best.. so i'd prolly better not get the lil' disc-pack cuz i'd just use it as a Big Gulp coaster..)


KIDDING !! I'm KIDDING !!


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-->> .. well no sh6t .. !!


-- Here's a quick spit on 'Playmates' ..and the press release.. that they ..are gonna do the new toys based on the 2007 CGI movie release with 4kids .. (well durrr..) !!




-- In case your curious about the big 4kids BIG BOSS : Al K. ..and how the TMNT in the newer costumed character act kinda looks.. --click here for a 'FOX NEWS' video clip i found from this past April. Gee.. betcha didn't know Splinter was such a good choreographer !?


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..guess who..!?


After a relatively TMNT-saned (unless you count Kevin Eastman and the Heavy Metal crew.. and the TMNT fan friends..) comic-con.. the nil' Turtle presence was depressing. However.. upon my return..just a flood of new TMNT movie shtuffs and things ploppin' into view !! Let's break the sewer cover open n' get caught up.. shall we !?


Thanks to Dierna for the tip on some super D ..TMNT Wind-ups !!


--Wind-up Don is here !!


--Wind-up Leo is here !!


--Wind-up Ralphie is here !!


--Wind-up Mikey is here !!




..as it goes..these prolly will hit stores within' a couple weeks here. As they seem to be on smaller cards.. they should be really cheap !! A real cool collectable and toy to keep ya wound-up all day !!



--Looks like the 'Primal Rage' monsters get recycled once again to face off with the Turtes (like last years Leo V.T-rex ) .. !! Check out 'Raph v. the Yeti' ..starting here ~~




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Thanks to Taleoryn aka Kim-nardo for hooking us up with this link:








http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=10438



Weinstein & WB Team on Ninja Turtles
Source: Warner Bros. Pictures July 18, 2005



The Weinstein Company and Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that they will join forces to distribute the first all-CG-animated movie in the long and phenomenally successful history of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" franchise. The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Harvey Weinstein of The Weinstein Company. The as-yet-untitled picture will be released early in 2007.

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..Well ..it's the big kah00nah of all comic cons.. n' tOkK's gonna be late than never !!


..don't worry tho'.. tOkKie will keep an eye out for TMNT newzies n' newbiez .. n' goodies !! All while he's showin' of his beaky dome n' portfolio to the big wig studio types.. (the kinds that make big time pichure books n' the big shows all the kids seem to love to a point ~!!~)


..wish me luck ,tOkKie D0rkos.. n' we'll see ya in a few days !!


Wish me luck n' break a beak (tho' i better not.. it's the only one i gots n' the only one i can eat pizza with )!!


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-->> Finally !! TMNT PEZ 2005 !!


Hit up the candy isles.. look for PEZ end caps and keep a eye on the candy pegs.. all 4 Turtles in new faces n' new PEZ-ies for the new millenium !! They are out there, kids!!




-- A warning from Dan B. at the official TMNT dot c0m.. ..


We've been getting mail regarding the showing of the TMNT movie trailer at this year's San Diego Comic Con. As it turns out, Imagi is not sure yet whether or not they will show the trailer at San Diego, so only time will tell if it happens or not. Definitely do not go to the show with the sole intent of seeing the trailer, as it might not be there




We'll see what happens.. i leave for San Diego Wensday ..so ..8/


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