Review: New TMNT Figures

Not sure yet how to feel about this new version on TMNT. Sure it's great that it's living on, but look at them. Compared to what we grew up with, it's sooo far different. And replacing "Cowabunga" with "Booyakasha" seems like a felony.

I guess we will see on Saturday morning how this new version of Turtles stacks up.

Regardless, for about the last month the toys have been on shelves. I'm proud to say I've picked up all the basic figures, and a couple vehicles.

The new figures are all 4 Turtles, April, Splinter, Shredder, Krang and a Foot Soldier.

The figures look very much like their new cartoon counterparts. Blocky and strange. Yet they have certain attributes of the classic TMNT line. There's just something about seeing the Playmates logo on the package that takes you all the way back to when you got your first Turtle in 1988.

All figures were pretty easy to find. I started with all 4 Turtles because I figured that if it was anything like when I was a kid, all of today's kids would want them first.

However, all 4 turtles, as well as the rest of the set, have all been readily available wherever they are sold. The pegs have gotten kind of empty as build up to the cartoon has increased. Guess it pays off to get them early.

Each figure comes with accessories or weapons. Shredder looks like a jakked up version of his 1988 self, while Krang is not just Krang anymore, but one of a whole army of brain-like creatures who are a whole race called "Krang."

April looks very different from her 1988 self. Now she looks more like the April character from the cgi TMNT movie. Not sure is she'll be a news reporter or Baxter Stockmans assistant, or neither in this version.

Splinter has also taken a dramatic change as well. Gone is the old brown rat. Now he is replaced with a black/grey and white fur covered rodent. Still, he is the master, and you must bow to him.

All in all, I'm pretty excited about this new cartoon. Not only because TMNT lives on, but because now we have even more awesome crap to collect! Let's just hope that some of the big name actors they have hired to portray the voices dont demand tons of money or back out of the project. Nickelodeon seems to have a track record of letting things just disappear without notice.