First Look at "Ninja Turtles" 2014 Shredder

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Technodrome forum user RaphTMNT has posted the image to the left showing the design for Shredder in the upcoming movie. I can confirm these images to not be fake. In them, we can see Shredder sporting extreme-metal, samurai-inspired armor. Definitely not someone you want to run into!  

UPDATE: Alas, I've had to remove the pictures due to a request from Paramount.

Another First Look at 2014 Movie Turtles

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Today, ComicVine published a photo of some reference figures of the 2014 movie Turtles. These are not action figure toys, but rather they are sculpts that were used for visual reference on set, as well as for CGI animation purposes. And I can confirm that this is not a fake.

In the picture above, you can see Michelangelo is styled the same as we saw him in the recent Halloween costume photo. Raphael and Donatello and also sporting unique looks. A picture showing more detail of Leonardo (right) has also been posted online by Technodrome forum member RaphTMNT. This picture gives us a better idea of what to expect the Turtles to look like in the finished movie.

And here's a better look at the Donatello reference figure, posted by Technodrome forum user Donnie.

 

UPDATE: Alas, I've had to remove the images due to a request from Paramount.

First (Sort Of) Image of 2014 Movie Turtles

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It's not a very good sign that less than eight months out from the release of the movie (due August 8 - still my birthday!) Paramount still hasn't released even the smallest teaser for the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. However, with all the product tie-ins in development getting ready to be solicited to buyers and distributors, images and information are going to start leaking.

A few weeks ago we had a description of what the new action figures would look like, and now we have an actual image of one of the Halloween costumes. And I can confirm that this image is real, NOT fake.

Obviously, like most Halloween costumes, the quality is pretty low, but it does give us a good idea of what we can expect the full CGI Turtles to look like. Basically, a (kinda creepy) human head design with an assortment of clothing, which will be different for each Turtle.

With Toy Fair next month, we will soon be seeing plenty of pictures of the new toys, which will give us an even better idea of what to expect. Heck, maybe one of these days we'll actually get a trailer!

Source: teenagemutantninjaturtles.com

TMNT Utrom Empire #1 - Variant Cover Guide

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IDW launches a new TMNT side-story today with "Utrom Empire"!

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Cover A

Cover B

Cover A: Andy Kuhn.
Regular cover.

Cover B: Kevin Eastman.
Retailer incentive cover; 1 copy sent to retailers for every 25 copies ordered.

Cover C

Cover C: Nick Pitarra.
Subscription variant cover; distributed to those who subscribe to TMNT through their local comic shop.

TMNT New Animated Adventures #7 - Variant Cover Guide

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There's new Turtles in comic shops today!

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Cover A

Cover B

Cover A: Dario Brizuela.
Regular cover.

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

X-Files Conspiracy #1 - IDW Crossover Event

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Similar in scope to the INFESTATION 2 crossover event from a couple years ago, today IDW is launching The X-Files: Conspiracy. This series will feature the TMNT, Ghostbusters, Transformers, and The Crow within the X-Files universe.

As is typical of IDW, there are a whole bunch of different variant covers. I'm not going to picture all of them, but the one to the left is the only one that features the TMNT (bottom left corner).

Also out today is the deluxe hardcover edition of Kevin Eastman's 2012 Annual TMNT comic. Although there wasn't a 2013 Annual, Kevin is already busy at work on one for 2014!

TMNT Color Classics Vol. 2 #3 - Variant Cover Guide

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IDW's "Color Classics" series continues with this reprinting of TMNT Vol. 1 #15.

Cover A

Cover A: Peter Laird.
Regular cover.