Tag Archives: TMNT

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Dirtbag & Ground Chuck

Posted on March 19, 2026 by yo go re

You've seen their modern updates, but now let's take a quick look at the sensational character finds of 1991, Dirtbag and Groundchuck! <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' through Previews - February '16 Sculpting Toys with Scott Hensey T.M.N.T. I.R.L. TMNT … Continue reading →

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Wingnut Begins

Posted on March 5, 2026 by OAFE

Wingnut never showed up in the Mirage comics, and yet Archie's TMNT Adventures #8 was still not his first appearance. When created by Ryan Brown, Wingnut was just a Batman pastiche (with no Screwloose to be his Robin). He wore … Continue reading →

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TMNT Pizzaface addendum

Posted on February 19, 2026 by OAFE

As mentioned in today's review, here is the sole appearance Pizzaface had in any outside sources: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week #76 Soon Forget: the Tomb Raider/TMNT connection (Part 2) Rustin's Spoils of the Week #220 … Continue reading →

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TMNT: Armaggon addendum

Posted on November 27, 2025 by OAFE

As we've said before, when Playmates opted to license the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for toys, they swiftly recognized that having only four characters would not a good toyline make, so they solicited more ideas from Mirage. That's how we … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Classic Krang

Posted on July 11, 2025 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is Playmates' TMNT Krang. With NECA nipping at their heels, Playmates introduced the TMNT Classics line, an attempt to … Continue reading →

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The evolution of Panda Khan

Posted on May 15, 2025 by OAFE

In the late '70s, Dave Garcia was in an art class, and made an oil painting of a panda. He promised it to his girlfriend, Monica Sharp, but it ended up being bought at the school art show, so he … Continue reading →

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Doom Arachnotron addendum

Posted on May 7, 2025 by OAFE

As in today's review, here's the not-Krang alien brain from Invaders from Mars: You can see how it influenced the vintage Spider Mastermind and, by extension, the Arachnotrons. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Ninjas will strike where you least expect Soon … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #235

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Rustin Parr

Here's another "flashback" spoils to late 2020/early 2021, where I tried to kickstart using all the lockdown time productively only to fall back in to the constant and bottomless pit of personal, social and global despair. A couple years on, … Continue reading →

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Our pick for winner of the weekend?

Posted on March 2, 2025 by OAFE

NECA's "what if Bebop and Rocksteady had appeared in the 1990 movie" figures: They have the look of vintage '90s animatronics, and fit the Henson style perfectly. Such an idea! <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Teenage Mutant Ninja Taxidermy Creepy realistic … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 15, 2025 by OAFE

(via) <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Transformers BotBots Stinkeye Stapleton & Steve From Accounting reviews You maniacs! You blew it up! Transformers BotBots Laceface review BotCon first reveal: Dead End A Transformers Pop-Up Book that actually transforms

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