April, Baxter enter ‘TMNT’ fray in Issues 2-4 (1984-85)
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book reviews): Eastman and Laird get adventurous in Mirage “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Vol. 1 Issues 2, 3 and 4.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
‘TMNT’ epic begins with Mirage Vol. 1 Issue 1 (1984)
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book review): An epic begins for Eastman and Laird with the legendary Mirage “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Vol. 1 Issue 1.
Love of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ lingers
Commentary: Eastman & Laird’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” is on my Mount Rushmore of entertainment franchises. Here’s why I love it.
‘Star Wars’ fans: Are you OK with George Lucas rewriting established lore? (TV and movie commentary)
The fictional franchises I like most are the ones that have an ongoing, non-contradictory, canonical storyline — “Star Wars,” “Buffy” and “The X-Files” being my big three. These are franchises that aren’t driven by remakes, […]
‘Angry Video Game Nerd’ is pure nostalgic bliss … and anger (Commentary)
The “Angry Video Game Nerd” (type in that phrase on YouTube or go to his website) uses modern production values (film clips and staged scenes to go along with the typical voice-over-game-footage) to capture the nostalgia […]
Turtles were ‘Lean, Green and on the Screen’
Movie commentary: From the perspective of 2002, I look back at 1990’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and the saga around it.
‘Turtles Forever’ is Laird’s love letter to longtime fans
Movie review: The TV movie “Turtles Forever” was Peter Laird’s last big project before selling “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” to Viacom.
What are your favorite Christmas stories? (Commentary)
My question for this post is: What are your favorite Christmas stories (movies, books, comic books, TV episodes, etc.)? When you think of Christmas entertainment, what comes to mind? What do you re-watch or re-read […]
Sorry, George Carlin, but I have no place for my stuff (Commentary)
There’s nothing like moving to make a person realize how much stuff he has. I recently unloaded 90 percent of my “Star Wars” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” collection on eBay, and I’m glad I […]
5 random things I noticed (Commentary)
1. I notice there has been a lot of anti-Shia LaBeouf sentiment lately. Geez. What did he ever do to you?