Issue 21: Cupid Circa 2007

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Love is in the air and the green machines are taking a big whiff. Each year the Ninja Turtles spout off sentiments of love in the form of Valentine’s Day cards. What they lack in romanticism, they make up for in humor. Last year, The Sewer Den covered a variety of Valentines from the early 1990’s, showcasing the Turtles (and their eye rolling humor) from the original cartoon series.

Cupid’s arrow has struck once again. With each new Ninja Turtles series or film, the world is treated with another line of TMNT-themed Valentine’s Day cards. This year, we’re taking another trip down memory lane. But, not quite as far back this time around. Rewind 5 years ago to 2007. An iconic year? You bet. After a 14-year hiatus from the silver screen, the Ninja Turtles returned to cinemas with their bandannas a-blazing. In 2007, our heroes made their comeback in TMNT. The fun flick opened number 1 at the box office that weekend of March 23^rd. And do you know what Ninja Turtles success means? More Ninja Turtles merchandise.

Issue 20: Top 10 Mutants

Merchandising. Forget that the Ninja Turtles had a TV show and a few movies, they made their sweet bucks selling a haul of silly goods. A typical day for a kid in the 90's was surrounded by the madness at every turn. You woke up in your green pajamas, followed by a bowl of nutritious Ninja Turtles Cereal for breakfast, then off to school with your TMNT-themed lunchbox, eventually returning home to eat dinner off your Raphael plate, and then finally you would find yourself drifting into sleep between your comfy Ninja Turtles bedsheets. It was fun for sure, but to the parents it must have been exhausting.