So the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Turtles in a half shell--Turtle POWER!) had quite an impact on my formative years as a youth. I was obsessed with the cartoon, the comics, the movie, the soundtrack to the movie (Go ninja, go ninja, go ninja, GO!), the toys, and the video games. When not doing homework, I would spend a-many times drawing these fierce, but hilarious turtles. Of course, each turtle I drew had a 14-pack and 6 biceps. 'Roids ya'll!
One of my fondest memories from my childhood is playing as Donatello--because we all know that he rocks and is teh best--in the four-person arcade version at Chuck-E-Cheese. Yea, you know the one I'm talking about. I was such a good little kid for the marketing machine behind the TMNT phenomenon. A good chunk of my time was concerned with attempting to scheme my way into getting as many ninja turtle action figure and accessories as I could. Unfortunately, I never did get that sweet blimp the turtles could float around in and as a result, I would always walk through the toy aisle forlornly. Pathetic I know, but give me a break, I was 17.
With this history, I'm a little stoked to say the least at the news of a new TMNT movie coming out next year. I'm surprised that it got greenlit here in the 21st century, but maybe the studio is banking on nostalgia to drive guys into the theater (I don't see too many chicks being eager for this movie to come out--except for these girls). I don't know, but check out the trailer.
Who was your favorite turtle in a half shell?