![]() The concept originated from a comical drawing sketched out by Kevin Eastman during a casual evening of brainstorming with his friend Peter Laird. At WonderCon 2011, it was announced that IDW Publishing had secured the rights to publish a new series and reprint the older comics. In 2009 Peter Laird sold the Turtles to Viacom, the parent company of Nickelodeon. Over the years, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would cross over with other successful independent comic books, including Dave Sim's Cerebus the Aardvark, Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon, Bob Burden's Flaming Carrot, and Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo. Most other incarnations of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to follow the Mirage version would be lighter in tone and target younger audiences. In this series, all the turtles' bandanas are colored red, and the turtles could usually only be distinguished by their weapons, their names of address, and sometimes by their personalities differently-colored bandanas did not first appear until the 1987 TV series, becoming the norm in most other incarnations that would follow. The Foot serve as a parody of a ninja clan in Daredevil called " The Hand". ![]() The name " Splinter" is a parody of Daredevil's master, " Stick". The traffic accident and truck carrying radioactive waste that caused the turtles mutation was an allusion to Daredevil's origin. Using a tax refund and a loan from Eastman's uncle, they formed Mirage Studios and published a single-issue comic book that would parody Daredevil, Ronin and X-Men/ The New Mutants. Eventually, they created a team of four turtles, each specializing in a different weapon. Peter Laird thought a slow turtle as a ninja was very funny. Kevin Eastman drew a picture of a turtle with nunchaku strapped to his arms. The concept originated from an evening of casual brainstorming. Originally conceived by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird as a one-off parody, the comic's popularity has gone on to inspire a major pop culture franchise, including television series, six feature films, numerous video games and a wide range of toys and merchandise. Some TMNT stuff really isn't for little kids.Įastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American comic book published on and off by Mirage Studios since May 1984. * Once Upon a Time.First logo for Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We also discuss the "photo-realistic" remake of "The Lion King." It's terrible and we'll tell you why (although if you love the original, then you can probably figure out what's wrong with the new one). Oh, and there's some spirited disagreement on Timon, Pumbaa and "Hakuna Matata." It means no worries, and Disney made sure we heard it a million times throughout the 1990s, and aren't we all just SO HAPPY it's back again in 2019?! We revisit the 1994 classic and talk about why it's so great, including the incomparable Jeremy Irons, JTT fever, and what the hell Matthew Broderick is doing here. We also take fan phone calls! Maybe! The phone lines are open!įew movies hold such a sacred place in the hearts of Old Millennials quite like 1994's "The Lion King." It was Disney Animation at the peak of its second Renaissance - great songs, a vibrant color palette, inspired vocal performances and detailed animation working together to create memorable, relatable characters. Where are the Turtles ordering this stuff? The Turtle Maniacs also dive deep on mutated Batman villains, the geographical logistics of Gotham and New York City existing in the same universe, ideas for a sequel film and what major franchise the TMNT should crossover to next.īonus! We talk about sloppy pizza. Tyler discusses what he missed most from the comic, as well as what new elements work well for the movie. ![]() Tyler nerds out about the entire run - the original crossover, the two sequels and the Batman: The Animated Series/Nickelodeon TMNT crossover - and Shaun pretends to be interested. ![]() On this episode of Ninja Turtle Talk live, Shaun and Tyler discuss the visual style, the eclectic use of the Batman rogues gallery, the odd mix of violence and goofball humor and the comic book origins of the movie. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" unites super-villains The Shredder and Ra's al Ghul in a plan to tear Gotham City apart using. Loosely based on the crossover comic event, "Batman vs. The Dark Knight meets the Heroes on a Half Shell in this DC Universe animated adventure. ![]()
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