Another Addiction: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ! 25 Anniversary yo !

Playmates Toys is celebrating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 25th birthday by re-releasing some of the early action figures from the late 1980's/ early 1990's. The four original turtles along with April O'neil, Casey Jones, Splinter, Bebop, Rocksteady, Shredder (w/Krang !), Foot Soldier, and Slash (OMG !). Thus far, the only figures to hit massive retail are the four turtles. While I myself have all four turles (three in package, had to open Mikey), I have to say I'm quite excited for the villans. Bebop and Rocksteady weren't part of the newer TMNT series of this decade, so it will be really awesome to see them on store pegs again.

Another perk is that Playmates will also be releasing comic accurate versions of the green teens. Formerly, NECA had rights to the turtles in comic form, and released 2 series of figures (one in color, one in black and white) and were quite successful. Their 3rd assortment, consisting of April,Shredder,Foot Soldier, and Foot Elite has been MIA for quite some time, and with no word on those figures fates, Playmates is filling the void. And while no release is set in stone for the comic accurate turtles, 2009 will defenently hold it's share of fantastic turtle action