SDCC TMNT from NECA

I was lucky enough to snag an exclusive set of SDCC exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures from NECA on the second day of the pre-sale. This set is absolutely amazing. The characters are all based off of their cartoon appearance and are some of the best looking TMNT figures we've ever had.

There have been a few different companies making toys based on their classic cartoon appearance, but none of them looked quite right to me. These, on the other hand, are nearly perfect. Plus we finally got good figures of the villains! This isn't the first time I've bought some amazing turtles toys, but this is the first time I've had a Shredder or Foot Soldier to go with them. This set is definitely a highlight of my Ninja Turtles collection.

You can read more about details about the box set on Fwoosh or ToyArk.

TMNT Elements

Here's the final group of elements all of these recent TMNT posts have been leading to. I wanted to make a big image of all of the little things that I love about the Ninja Turtles universe -- the turtles, the bad guys, the vehicles, the weapons, the pizza...

I may do some more 'elements' images, but this was a challenging and time consuming project. Thanks to everyone who kept up with me throughout the process.

TMNT Faces - Bad Guys

Continuing my series of TMNT faces. Here are some of my favorite bad guys. I was still trying to pull in bits of every incarnation of these guys across movies, cartoons, and comics. As much as I love the current Nickelodeon cartoon, my versions of the villains have a lot more influence from older cartoons.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turltes II

I've been drawing the turtles with more influences from the Nickelodeon show lately, so I thought I would update my TMNT poster to show that. I'm not taking on that style completely, but I have been taking some keys for all the turtle characters -- three toes, foot wraps, brighter colors and rounder heads. I also still like color-coded weapons and smaller ankles and wrists. I'm a fan of almost all TMNT incarnations, so I like to combine bits and pieces into my own designs.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Draw Every Day 51-60

After I completed my TMNT cover recreation, I spent some time drawing the other major characters from the Ninja Turtles universe (plus some quick Marvel heads when I didn't have time to sketch something bigger). Follow me on Twitter and Instagram @natexopher for daily updates

TMNT - Shredder and Krang

Made this to go along with my latest ninja turtles designs. The fun thing about drawing Shredder is also the terrible thing about drawing Shredder - his spikey things. I also love Krang. The old cartoon was a little too goofy (okay, it was more than a little), but it had some great characters.

TMNT Cover Art

Oh how I love my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I've been a fan as far back as I can remember. I had briefly toyed with the idea of trying to work for Mirage and work on TMNT comics, but now that will never happen. Did everyone hear about Peter Laird selling all rights for TMNT to Nickelodeon? Hopefully good things will come from this. I still think the turtles would be a fun project to work on.