TMNT Color Classics Donatello #1 - Variant Cover Guide

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Rest easy, comic book readers. Today's new comic book day brings us only one cover to worry about.

Cover A

Cover A: Peter Laird.
Regular cover.

"TMNT: Out of the Shadows" Video Game Announced

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Activision has officially announced their first TMNT video game title, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Our of the Shadows." And what a curious entry into the TMNT video game library this is. Check out the first trailer:

As of right now, the game will only be available as a download from Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network, and Stream on PCs. Gameplay will feature 4-player online co-op as the Turtles fight the Foot Clan through New York City.

"Out of the Shadows" is supposedly "inspired by" the Nickelodeon cartoon series, but it obviously doesn't take its visual cues from the series. No, instead of using the awesome designs from that series, they've opted to design the Turtles to look like horrible, badly-proportioned fan art. I can appreciate them wanting to go for a more realistic look than the cartoon series has to offer - that allows them to appeal to a broader, older audience - but these Turtles look like crap.

I remember when Nickelodeon first bought the TMNT and my biggest fear was that they would totally reinvent the characters so that they didn't at all resemble the Turtles that I had adored for 20 years. Then when we got the first look at the designs for the CGI cartoon series, I was incredibly relieved. And now that we've finally seen the series it's awesome and amazing. And the IDW comic book has been similarly impressive. All seemed to be good (with the looming possible exception of the upcoming movie). With all the good coming out of Nickelodeon, the sudden appearance of these craptacular Turtles is quite curious, indeed.

We'll just have to wait and see how this plays out.

TMNT 2012, Episode 17: "TCRI"

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Welcome to March, and another new episode Friday! If you miss it, fear not; it'll also be shown tomorrow morning at the usual time.

From TVGuide.com...

Episode 17: TCRI
The turtles break into TCRI and uncover the Kraang's true motives. Also: The villain Traag appears on the scene.

Watch it at 7pm Eastern/6pm Central time. Check your local listings to be sure when it's on in your town!

"Ninja Turtles" Movie Pushed Back to June 6, 2014

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Less than a week after the announcement that Megan Fox has been cast as April O'Neil in next year's Ninja Turtles movie, comes the news that Paramount has pushed back the release date from May 16, 2014 to June 6, 2014.

Speculation is that Paramount moved the release date so as not to compete with a new Godzilla movie, which is scheduled for May 16. As of right now, Ninja Turtles is free from competition on its new June release date.

Nickelodeon Confirms 3rd Season for TMNT Series

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At their annual "Upfront" presentation on Tuesday, Nickelodeon announced that the current Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles CGI series has been renewed for a third season. Of course, the series is still in the middle of its first season, so getting an announcement this early for a third season is a very good sign.

However, at last year's Toy Fair there was signage that indicated Nickelodeon was already committed to new episodes through 2015, which would be at least three seasons. So, this isn't exactly newnew information, but nothing is guaranteed in the entertainment industry and it's always good to get confirmation and reassurance. Booyakasha!

Secret History of the Foot Clan #3 - Variant Cover Guide

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Hey! It's Wednesday! So get your feet over to your local comic book store and pick up TMNT: The Secret History of the Foot Clan #3!

Check out a preview!

Cover A

Cover B

Cover A: Mateus Santolouco.
Regular cover.

Cover B: Ross Campbell.
Retailer incentive cover; 1 copy sent to retailers for every 10 copies ordered.

Cover C

Cover C: Kevin Eastman.
Retailer exclusive. Available from Jetpack Comics.

Comixology TMNT Digital Comic Sale Through Sunday Feb. 24

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Select TMNT digital comics from IDW are on sale this weekend through comiXology. Sale prices are approximately 50% off the regular price. The sale ends tomorrow night, February 24, at 11pm Eastern time.

You can purchase and read comiXology comics through their website, or using their mobile apps on iOS and Android.

Check 'em out!