Epic Tales From the Sewers

Today Eric and Justin are joined by the well known artist in the TMNT community Mr. Steven King! His distinct style as a Turtle artist is heavily influenced by the original Mirage style from Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Jim Lawson. We are speaking to Steven about his appearance at Granite State Comic Con this past year and his future plans in the Turtle community.  Tune in as he drops some reall...

TMNT Adventures issues 13, 14 & 15. The turtles are helped by their former ally Leatherhead and the mysterious Trap who brings Wingnut and Screwloose, to fight the Insectoid army of Maligna! They fight to rescue Cherube from the slimy clutches of Krang Warlord of Dimension X, and free the turnstone from enemy hands. Next we head to the jungles of South America where the team encounters the Jag...

This time we tried out a Livestream on our Facebook page and for the Dorkening Podcast network pages.  We invited a special guest Scott from Stand it Up comics. These are comic character and series themed 3 D printed stands for displaying graded and ungraded books. Check us out on Youtube or our Facebook group Epic Shells to watch the video. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epictales...

Joining Eric & Justin are returning guest and Lost Years ( and Last Ronin) Variant cover artist Jason Flowers, and Artist, Toy designer/collector and comic creator himself Mr. Dave Wheeler.  We have the group together to talk about predictions for the Lost Years.  What can we expect from the story, the artwork and possible predictions for the 4 new turtles that April and Casey Marie are raisin...

While covering for Ben & Jeff from Toking With the Dead and Still Toking, Eric & Justin, along with their co-pilot Leo Pond from the Dorkening, speak to legendary Mirage Comics artist and Turtle inspiration Mr. Steve Lavigne! Steve is know for his iconic licensed artwork and coloring for the original TMNT series, as well as creating some of the most beloved characters like, Sgt Bananas, Cu...

IDW Series issues 15 & 16 and the Fugitoid Microseries. The IDW TMNT issues 15& 16 have Slash the giant Mutated snapping turtle has been mutated by Stockgen and programed to hunt the Turtles. The Four brothers while looking for a new lair, are confronted by the behemoth in their new home. What happens when the four take on the giant Snapper?  The Neutrino scientist Dr. Honeycott tells us h...

You may recognize the name Thom Bulman from season 4 of the reality series Ink Master, or from his appearance on Grudge Match, but today he is all about Turtles and discussing the new release of his custom sneakers the Bullairs! Thom is a Tattoo artist and fashion designer who has created something any Turtle's fan would love to wear in his Bullair sneakers. Listen in as we discuss how he got star...

In this episode while Eric is away Justin speaks to Legendary Turtles artist and writer Mateus Santolouco! From the early run of the IDW TMNT series issues 21-29, the Secret Origin of the Foot Clan and the entirety of Shredder in Hell, we discuss the indelible mark that Mateus has left on the TMNT universe. Just what is the Foot Clan's goal? Is the Shredder honorable at heart? What was the origina...

Hot from his Belt winning appearance at Granite State Comic con, we are joined by the new Granite State Sketch champion, and resident Canadian Viking artist himself, Mr. Mike Rooth! Be sure to check out this very energetic episode, where Mike actually draws a remarque while we talk, very cool! follow Mike on instagram @uncouthrooth  A very Bacon filled Pizza recipe for Pizza time! --- Send in a vo...

On this episode The guys are joined by Australian artist Camillo DiPietrantonio. Camillo is an Australian artist that has produced some amazing TMNT covers for The Last Ronin issues #1 & 2, as well as one for TMNT issue # 100. He also happens to have some pretty strong opinions about Pizza, seeing how he was born in Italy and all. Listen in as we discuss His connection to the turtles, classic...

In this episode we cover the TMNT adventures issues 11 & 12. In issue 11, the Turtles chase Rocksteady & Bebop through the sewers and straight into the lair of the Rat King! Plus the original Playmates Rat King toy commercial. Issue 12 finds the return of Mary Bones, the sorceress that changed Leatherhead into the Alligator mutant that he is today. Mary Bones transforms into the Warlord Ch...

On this episode we are speaking with artist Hugh Rookwood. We welcome Hugh as he prepares for his first ever TMNT cover with issue # 132 for the Armageddon game story arc of the IDW series.  We have a pretty deep conversation about art, martial arts, philosophy and some classic comic talk.  A sweet and savory Pizza Recipe too for your Pizza Time! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epic...

IDW artist Gavin Smith is our guest today. Our guest today is best known for his works on the IDW Star Trek comics the "Mirror War". Cover artist for the upcoming issue TMNT #134, Gavin has also  worked on books such as The Accelerators, Have you any Fear?, The Good Fight ( with Mark Waid), Human City, Ghost in the Shell, and Dead Legends! Listen in on our conversation about turtles with Gavin and...

On this pizza filled episode, Eric and Justin are talking with Youtuber and armature Pizza Chef Kirk from the Kirk Kooks channel. youtube.com/c/KirkKooks Kirk has collected 67 of the recipe's from the original 1987 TMNT cartoon into one cookbook, but not only that, he have made each one and tried them too! Listen in to see which of these combinations was the most gross, and which was surprisingly...

Our guests are Chris & Randy from Granite State Con.  We are talking some big time TMNT Guests, like Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Ben Bishop, Freddie Williams II and Judith Hoag! Literally Turtlemania! Find out what the comic con has in store this year for Granite State Comic Con. Check them out at https://www.granitecon.com/ Pizza Time Recipe for Sourdough Pizza Crust. --- Send in a voice messag...

Justin and Eric are joined by Rob Denner the Casey Jones superfan, who has been the "Turtle guy" for a long time in a lot of the online groups for comics. He and Eric are the guys to ask about ant variant covers, so we decided to have some fun and pick out several of our favorite covers.  So hear in no particular order we present our favorite covers from the Last Ronin issues 1-5. Who's number one...

This special Bonus episode features all five parts of the Last Ronin. Issues 1-5 spanning over thirty years in the making, and countless variant covers, we present the story in it's completed form for your listening pleasure.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epictalesfromthesewers/message

In this the final chapter of the Last Ronin series, Justin brings to life one last time the tale of revenge between the clan Hamato's sole surviving member The Ronin and the Foot Clan's Oroku Hiroto! Check out this final chapter as we cover the Last Ronin issue #5.  Then your Pizza time. Be sure not to miss this final chapter of the Last Ronin! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epicta...

In this episode Eric and Justin get to talk to the creator of the animated Fan Film for the Last Ronin. We reach all the way to Sweden to speak with this CGI artist and director Mr. Magnus Edlund.  Magnus and his team of animators, Voice over artists, and sound technicians are working on a fully CGI animated scene from the comic series.  This is a fan film from some passionate fans of the TMNT who...

The second to last issue of the Last Ronin is here.  Issue 4 finds the Ronin working with April and Casey Marie Jones to coordinate an attack on Roosevelt Island and take out Baxter Stockman himself! Ronin attempts to teach Casey Marie some ninjutsu and in process reveals a little more of his back story, and we have the last of the flashbacks to show just what went down with Donatello and Splinter...

We are talking to the author and curator for the 2021 Book about the TMNT history and Toy series Mr. Chris Fawcett! Check out his book Rad Plastic! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epictalesfromthesewers/message

In this Episode Justin and Eric are joined by the Shredder himself from the TMNT II Secret of the OOZE movie, Actor Francois Chau! With over 138 film and Television credits to his career spanning more than 35 years, Justin and Eric ask him some burning questions about his experience with TMNT. The conversation goes on to discuss his work on Fan Favorite show Lost as the Dr. Pierre Chang from the D...

Eric and Justin are joined by the Artist and Painter for Last Ronin covers 1-5 Johnny Desjardins! We are talking to Johnny about his art style, his love for Cars, paint supplies and what he absolutely loves about TMNT! We get to know a bit more about Johnny's process and his influences and early work, from his artwork on Marvel to Dynamite and now his covers for The Last Robin. Be sure to check ou...

In this last of our Preview episodes, Justin , Eric and Scott are joined by The Last Ronin Cover Artist and returning guest Jason Flowers, and new Guest and TMNT superfan Travis Doss! We are discussing our predictions and the variant covers for the final issue of the series.  we are discussing the previously released Last Ronin Design Archive as well as the 59 Variant covers ( including 2 from Jas...

On this episode Justin and Eric are talking turtles and tentacles with David Nguyen! Not only is David the co-owner of the shop Tentacle 10, but he happens to travel the convention circuit with Kevin Eastman! Talk about the inside scoop! David talks about some of his favorite moments on the road and just what his experience has been like.  All this gearing up for the 2022 tour for the Kevin Eastma...