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The Adult Nerd: A blog by Rob Blatt

The Adult Nerd: A blog by Rob Blatt

Reviews, action figures, and etcetera

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  • What Happened to the Alternate Krang Bodies?

    In writing about the Krang Android Body designs, I came across two designs by Stephen Murphy and Dan Berger, which were pitches to Playmates for alternate Krang bodies. The first, “Krang’s Gladiator Body” and the other “Krang’s Gross Dimension X Body.” Two unique pieces of TMNT history. Read the Full Post


  • Review: Super7’s Super Cyborg Krang and Krang History

    The design of the TMNT 1987 cartoon’s Krang and his android body is interesting. As a kid, watching those episodes, I absolutely loved it. Does it make sense? Nope. Did it matter? Not really. I believe that Krang’s design, including the body, is one of the more iconic visuals to come from the cartoon. Krang, I love you. Read the Full Post


  • Review: NECA’s Archie Mondo Gecko

    This Mondo Gecko action figure is a work of art. One day I’ll write about how action figures connect to my imagination, but for now, this is likely my favorite piece of plastic that brings a beloved character into three dimensions. Read the Full Post


  • Review: NECA’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Stump Arena Leatherhead

    I adore this figure. It’s big and bulky when standing with other figures, the line work on the figure itself really brings the comic book feel to the action figure. Tomasz Rozejowski absolutely knocked this sculpt out of the park. Read the Full Post


  • Visiting the Birthplace of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    When I was at the Portsmouth Minicon to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1, I knew I had to go to nearby Dover, NH to visit the birthplace of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Read the Full Post


  • Review: Kirby by NECA from Mirage’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    If you like anything that’s related to comic book, it’s hard to overstate the influence that Jack Kirby has had. I grew up learning to read with the original Archie and Mirage Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books. My parents didn’t know the content difference between them or that the Mirage books were much more Read the Full Post


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