Iconic Origins: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Episodes
08. Back to the Future
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Turtles are bigger than ever, but no longer belong to the guys who started it all. The brand has mutated again, in ways Kevin and Peter never coul...
07. A New Sheriff In Town
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin moved to L.A., launched a publishing empire, and tried to change the comics industry. Peter stayed in Massachusetts, kept the brand on track, an...
06. The Empire Strikes Back
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The first movie crushed it. So naturally, the sequel had… less fighting, no weapons, and a dance battle with Vanilla Ice. Welcome to the 1990s, wher...
05. First Movie. Last Straw.
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before it became a box office smash, the first Ninja Turtles movie was a giant red flag. Studios passed. Toy execs panicked. No one knew if guys in ru...
04. A TV Show To Promote a Toy Line
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One minute the Turtles were gritty, underground comic book vigilantes. The next, they were shouting Cowabunga and riding filing cabinets like surfbo...
03. Toying With The Idea
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A guy in a green suit and rented car shows up with a wild idea: let’s turn these violent, black-and-white ninja comics into action figures for kids....
02. Success! Now What?
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Issue #1 was a hit. Issue #2? Uh… they killed the main villain in the first book. Whoops. As Kevin and Peter scramble to keep the momentum alive, th...
01. The Origin Story’s Origin Story
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before the cartoons, the toys, and the catchphrases, it started with a single sketch—just one dumb joke to make a friend laugh. Kevin Eastman drew a...
Coming Soon - Iconic Origins: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before the billion-dollar empire, before the Saturday morning cartoons and pizza-shouting action figures, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were just a...