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Strip Talk #05: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were animated heroes, advertising juggernaut all rolled into one

The Teenage Mutant Turtles have dual personalities, quite frankly. They are among the few, if not the only, animated characters to have multiple versions within the consumer’s grasp that make them seem like the same old Turtles dressed up in … Continue reading →

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Strip Talk #04: ’80s and ’90s themes are the soundtrack of my life

I don’t throw the title “child of the ’80s” around often. The definition is someone, like myself, that was born between the years 1975 to 1986 that remembers the pop culture of the era because they lived through it. Myself? … Continue reading →

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Strip Talk #03: ‘Stupid smart’ villains livened up ’80s and ’90s

“Sayonara, shell-backed simpletons.” With that one sentence from season three of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 animated series, I was hooked on the legendary Oroku Saki. Everyone who was anyone in the late ’80s and early ’90s knows him … Continue reading →

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Strip Talk #02: Phoenix Saga Woes

Oh where to start about why I despise the Phoenix saga of the X-Men? OK, I know that started out a little harsh, but we are talking about the Phoenix saga after all, and it’s one of the few story … Continue reading →

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Strip Talk #01: True Believer

Thanks, Beeb, for making a ‘true believer’ If comic book experiences were the barometer of my maturity as a person, I would be a late bloomer. I didn’t get into the print animated side of life until I was 8 … Continue reading →

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