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In this episode, host Brian VanHooker interviews IDW's murderer's row of writers helming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Battle Nexus. Writers Tom Waltz, Erik Burnham, Paul Allor and Caleb Goellner, plus editor Jake Thomas , offer a preview on IDW's take on the Battle: Nexus and how they chose the multiversal villains for the IDW TMNT to face off against. Buy TMNT: Battle Nexis at your local comic s...

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with toy designer Justin Ishmael about the release of the BNG 1:1 scale Mouser available for preorder on Thursday 12/4/2025. The two-foot tall behemoth is fully articulated and lights up, making it an incredible centerpiece for any TMNT collection. In the interview, Ishmael details its development and explains that you must pre-order now! https://bottlen...

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker is joined by writer Tom Waltz and Ace St. Germain, Creative Director of Cortopia Studios, developers of the first TMNT VR game in history: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City. After sampling the game at New York Comic Con, VanHooker interviewed the duo about the game's mechanics, its surprising choice of villain and what it's like to hang out in a VR tur...

Go deep into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles history with this episode of Turtle Tracks Podcast! This time, host Brian VanHooker chats with the guys at Palladium Books to talk all about the Redux Edition RPG of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Transdimensional Adventures." Well before there were any TMNT toys, the first company to license the TMNT w...

For this Halloween-themed episode, host Brian VanHooker talks with Randy Falk, the VP and General Manager of Product Development for NECA Toys. While NECA offers a wide variety of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys, Falk talks in depth about the newly announced Ben Cooper TMNT Costume Kids, part of the Ben Cooper Costume Kids toyline, which faithfully recreates Ben Cooper and Collegeville costumes...

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with Louie Joyce, the artist behind IDW's new Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic. Tales of the TMNT is the comic adaptation of Mutant Mayhem and the Tales of the TMNT cartoon series on Paramount+ and the comic's first issue is on sale now. The preorder deadline for issue #2 is 10/27/2025 Sound Engineering by Ian Williams. Find TURTLE TRACKS...

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with Mikey Levitt, the writer of the first three issues of IDW's new Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic. Tales of the TMNT is the comic adaptation of Mutant Mayhem and the Tales of the TMNT cartoon series on Paramount+ and the comic's first three-issue arc follows Donatello on a trip toma robot camp with Metalhead. Tales of the TMNT Issue #1...

In this special episode of TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST is the audio from GraniteCon 2025's TMNT panel hosted by Brian VanHooker. The panel focused on Archie Comics' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures comic from the 1990s and featured Ken Mitchroney, Chris Allan, Steve Lavigne, Jim Lawson, Michael Dooney, Eric Talbot and Tom Waltz. Sound engineering by Ian Williams and Joe Collins. Follow TURTLE TRA...

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with artist Gary Barker, who has been drawing Garfield for more than 40 years. Barker was the artist of the 1991 crossover "Garfield Meets the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" featured in the magazines of both Garfield and the TMNT. With new "Garfello" products from NECA, Kidrobot and others, Turtle Tracks wanted to pick Barker's brain on memories of the st...

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker is joined by Dave Fawcett, better known as "The TMNT Collector." Just recently, Fawcett was recognized by Guinness World Records for having the biggest collection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles memorabilia on Earth and, during the conversation, he details the process of being recognized by Guinness while also shouting out some favorites from his collection. S...

Live from GraniteCon 2025, host Brian VanHooker chats with penciler/painter Fero Pe and colorist Luis Delgado to discuss TMNT x Godzilla, the upcoming miniseries crossover from IDW comics. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/

Live from GraniteCon 2025, host Brian VanHooker has a quick chat with IDW TMNT artist Mateus Santolouco. The two go into detail on Shredder's redesign for IDW's new ongoing Shredder series and Mateus weighs in on Shredders from years past. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/

Live from GraniteCon 2025, host Brian VanHooker chats with artist Chris Vance, who has done several TMNT covers for IDW and who has an exclusive print of the Archie Future Turtles on sale at GraniteCon. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker is joined by author Jonathan Alexandratos, who recently released the book "Free with Every Kids' Meal: The Cultural Impact of Fast Food Toys." Beginning with the classic Burger King Kids Club TMNT toys to the recent release of the TMNT x Hello Kitty Happy Meal Toys from McDonald's, the two discuss every fast food toy made for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles....

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker welcomes back NECA's Trevor Zammit to Turtle Tracks Podcast to talk all about the upcoming line of 2012 TMNT figures. The two discuss their favorite things about the series, how the toy line developed at NECA and the unique challenges of making toys using the 3d models straight from the show. The preorders for the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Shredder...

Legendary voice actor Rob Paulsen returns to Turtle Tracks Podcast to talk all about playing Raphael in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. With host Brian VanHooker, Paulsen discusses getting the job as Raphael, working with his fellow Turtles and the longstanding friendship the foursome has held onto since the show ended. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS POD...

In this episode of TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST, host Brian VanHooker interviews artist Daniel Elson, who worked on packaging art for NECA Toys, specifically many of the early VHS-style boxes for the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line. Elson breaks down the details of the artwork for Mondo Gecko, Metalhead, the Pizza Monster and more while also explaining how the work of Greg Martin on the original T...

Just in time for the preorder deadline for Casey Jones #1 on 8/11/25 (today!) host Brian VanHooker chats with two comic book writers at IDW comics who are launching two upcoming series about two core TMNT characters. Dan Watters is writing the Shredder series, which is hitting shelves in August, while Alex Paknadel is writing the Casey Jones mini-series, which hits shelves in September. Both share...

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with animation veteran Bob Fuentes III, who worked on nearly half the episodes of the original 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. Here, Fuentes shares his early days in the animation industry working for companies like Marvel, and then what it was like working for Fred Wolf on the TMNT. He also shares that he did some work for Playmates during th...

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker is joined by animation legend Will Meugniot, who details his storyboard work on both the 1987 TMNT series as well as the 2003 series. Meugniot also reveals that he was one of the developers behind the unmade 2001 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon that was planned for WB and he shares what might have been for that never-realized series. Sound engineering for...

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with Frank Simms, who provided the singing voice of Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Coming Out of Their Shells: Simms recalls the recording, including the song "Walk Straight" Sound engineering by Ian Willaims. Follw Turtle Tracks Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/

Get your tickets now for Granite Con 2025, which runs from September 19 to 21 2025 at the Doubletree by Hilton and the SNHU Arena in Manchester, NH ( https://www.granitecon.com/ ). In this Turtle Tracks episode, host Brian VanHooker is joined by Chris Proulx, one of the co-founders of Granite State Comic Con, a must-see destination for fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as it takes place ne...

In time for the re-release of the 1990 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles this August 17th and 20th for the film's 35th anniversary, host Brian VanHooker chats with Leif Tilden, the actor inside the Donatello suit in both TMNT (1990) and TMNT: The Secret of the Ooze (1991). The two discuss what it was like for Tilden to stay in those turtle suits for hours a day, meeting Jim Henson and what it was...

“Cowabunga!” - Turtlemania is Back! - Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Fathom Entertainment, Saga Arts, and Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group Bringing The ClassicMovie Back to the Big Screen August 17 and 20 Rediscover The Iconic Film - Exclusive “Turtles Unmasked” Featurette Offers Never-Before-Seen Footage from the Turtle Archives Get Tickets at FathomEntertainment...

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with Douglas De Azevedo, an animation director on Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which is now on Netflix. In their discussion, Douglas takes us deep into how the animation of Tales of the TMNT is produced and how the look of TMNT: Mutant Mayhem was adapted for the small screen. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow Turtle Tracks Podcast o...