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Become a Hero in a Half Shell with our new TMNT Tees!
Here we go! It's the lean, green, ninja team!
For as long as we'd possibly care to remember, we've known and loved the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. From back as kids when we would totally not act out battle scenes and pretend to be our favourite Turtle (Leonardo obviously), we've been in love with these crime fighting dudes.
Thankfully, because we have the most awesome job in the world, we get to spend our days searching high and low for some of our favourite things, ready to pop them onto the site for the whole world to see and snap up for their very own. We know, it's a hard life.
Feeding on our Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo love, we've just gotten our eager hands one some amazing new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles T-Shirts that are THE perfect way to show off your inner green hero in style. Take a peep....
Leonardo
The eldest, most disciplined and ultimately the fearless leader of the pack, Leonardo is a force to be reckoned with and is top of our 'which one would you be' list.
Cowabunga! 10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
In celebration of our fab new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles T-Shirts and in anticipation of the release of the brand new reboot film which hits our shores on 17th October we are dedicating this blog post to Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello. I am proud to present to you 10 things you (probably) didn't know about everyone's favourite ass-kicking reptiles.
1. The turtles started life as a brainstorming session between friends Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman in 1983, they found the idea of a slow, cold-blooded reptile with the speed and grace of a Japanese ninja very funny and the concept grew from there. Using money from a tax refund and borrowing from Kevin's uncle they formed Mirage Studios and self published the very first issue of the Turtles comic. From humble beginnings...
2. This original comic series was actually pretty adult, the turtles would slash and stab their enemies with their weapons and they even killed off Shredder in the first issue! They even liked to drink a spot of booze and throw around a swear word or two, but then don't we all! Shredder was brought back to life in 1987 when he became the Turtle's arch nemesis.
3. Shredder was inspired by Kevin Eastmen seeing a large cheese grater and inquiring "Can you imagine a character with weapons on his arms like this?"