Epic Tales From the Sewers: a Tmnt Podcast

This episode covers the Last Ronin The Lost Years issue #2.

The Ronin is on the move from the carnage of the village he left behind, and is in pursuit of the Mysterious Master Yip that was mentioned in Master Splinter's Journal.

The Four Young Turtles learn a classic story about Casey Jones and the Turtles from Casey Marie Jones.

Then the Ronin is in Korea searching for his next clue to find thge Dreaded Deathworm in Part 2 of the Lost Years!

A new Pizza recipe for Grilled Eggplant and Artichoke Pizza!

In this episode we cover the first issue of the Last Ronin the Lost years.

After the loss of his brothers and Father, Michelangelo travels the world in search of meaning and to find a quiet place to die.

He almost does, but instead happens across a quiet village where he can spend his remaining days reading Master Splinter's Journal and meditating.

The Peace will not last forever as Mikey is attacked by the gang of the Dread Warlord Deathworm!

Finding the will to survive, Michelangelo embarks on his journey anew to seek revenge for the death of his clan!

A New Pizza Recipe too!

This episode contains the four issue series The Secret History of the Foot clan, which was written and illustrated by Mateus Santolouco, with Erik Burnham.

This is a four issue arc that delves into the origins of the Foot Clan.

Just where do they come from, and how does Kitsune figure into the origins of the Shredder?

Check out this four issue series and find out!

A Special Pizza time Master Splinter's Spinach Calzone!

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This episode was taken from the Live stream on 07/18/23 about TMNT video games.

Our discussion was Eric and Justin with Stand up Comedian Miles Frances aka "Mr. Most Days Off" from the Best Darn Diddly Simpson's Podcast, Resident Darrell from the Lootbros podcast and the band Ninja Loot and Joseph MrTMNT84 from the Lootbros podcast.

We start at the beginning and covered the TMNT video game history from the dreaded "Dam" level in the NES TMNT video game, to fond memories about the TMNT arcade games.

A Big section of this livestream was about the upcoming Last Ronin Video game and our predications and fan casting for the role/voice of the Ronin himself.

Check us out and don't forget to follow our guests @mrmostdaysoff @residentdarrell @thelootbrospodcast @mrtmnt84

Finally a Pizza time with Turtle Power Pizza Salad!

TMNT Adventures issues 16, 17 & 18

Returning to New York is a long Oceanic journey that is filled with adventures. Issue 16 picks up where the Turtles and April leave behind Jaguar & Dreadmon.

Their trip leads them to a secret island where they are captured by a ship that's illegally dumping Toxic waste on the ocean floor, and run into the Hero known as Man Ray!

Man Ray and the turtles fight their captors and escape back to the ocean and travel via Humpback Whales to the waters of the Mississippi River and New Orleans.

Next up is their battle with the poaching Cap'n Mossback, a harpoon peg-legged eye-patched Pirate of a fisherman who gets the better of Man Ray. The Brothers & April have to save the Turtles from the shrimp boat nets and their friend Man Ray too.

Finally in the return home to New York, the turtles stumble upon a Teenage Rock Band that is practicing in the Shredder's old Hideout in the sewers.

The first appearance of the one and only Mondo Gecko ( esquire)!

Join the Turtles and they return home to their Master, and meet the newest Mutant on the Block.

An all new Pizza Time fit for an Ocean Journey, Anchovy & Extra Garlic!

And the Playmates Commercial for Slash, The Fugitoid & Mondo Gecko!

In this episode Justin and guest host Drew Mollo, are speaking with artist Fero Pe.

Ferro is the artist for TMNT issues 133-139 as well as many covers and the upcoming Stranger Things. TMNT crossover.

Fero talks about his love of comics and his dream to create art for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

We are discussing the Stranger Things & TMNT crossover, and where the ideas and designs come from.

Be sure to follow our guest on Instagram @Feroart_ to see his work.

A Choco-tastic pizza time for the stranger things crossover that 11 herself couldn't resist!

In this episode, Justin is joined by the hosts of the new podcast Beyond the Cape. Join me as I talk some turtles and other comics with Ryan, Alex & Alejandro from the Beyond ther Cape Podcast.

Be sure to check out our guest on Instagram @beyondthecape and look fore Beyond the Cape wherever you find your podcasts.

Hi there Turtle fans, in this episode Justin was invited to attend the Press Panel for Mr. Kevin Eastman at Ce2e 2023.

I have recorded the questions for us so we can share what happened in the meeting and some of the questions that were asked.

The questions range from the Last Ronin, to the Lost Years, and even the NES TMNT video game. They even address the elephant in the room when somebody asks "Hey, did you really buy a tank?"!

Tune in and enjoy this mini-episode where you can be in the room where it all happened at C2e2!

Your pizza recipe this time is Pepperoni & Sweet Pickles! Yummy!

On this episode, Justin & Eric are joined by Joey from The Ninja Toitles.

You know his from his "Toitolized" art where the colors have been changed to a Pink or Magenta instead of Green and the Turtle's mask are Green.

An iconic presence in the Turtle community, we talk about his love of the turtles and how he got his start as the Ninja Toitle.

From collaborations with Thom Bullman on the Bull Airs Ninja Toitles Colorway sneakers to his enamel pin pre-orders, we are talking everything Toitles!

A Chicago Deed Dish recipe for Deed Dish Goulash Pizza!

This is from our livestream where we had Michele Ivey as our guest.

Host of Cowabunga Corner and with a legendary history that dates back to the early 90's Michele is with Justin & Eric to talk about her fandoms besides the Turtles, the books she is writing, and all of the amazing Turtle adventures she has had in the past Thirty years of being one of the biggest Superfans for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ever!

A Pizza Time with Michele's favorite (minus the tomatoes) the BLT pizza!

This is a packed episode with a bunch of story in it.

First the issue #20 brings a resolution to the War on planet Neutrino.

Next we find out the backstory on General Krang. From his early days to his rise as the conqueror, and what his motivations are in how he seeks to prove himself to the Utrom.

This is a classic that dates back to the earliest episodes of the podcast, with The Baxter Stockman Micro-series. ( now in Reading Order).

Join us for these three exciting tales!

Be sure to check out our Facebook Group Epic Shells and the website Epictalesfromthesewers.com!

Eric and Justin are joined by the creator of the Youtube series Teddy Gaming Review!

With his own Podcast to discuss the TMNT comics "Talking Turtles", and his new series of Motion Comics on Youtube Teddy has become one of the most prolific Turtle content creators out there today.

Between his interview series and motion comics we are happy to interview Teddy himself and get the story behind Teddy Gaming reviews and just what he loves about the Turtles.

Join Eric and Justin as we Interview Teddy and discuss his favorite Turtle and ask the age old question, Pineapple or no Pineapple on his Pizza!

A very sensible Pizza time just for Teddy! Raph's Pizza Waffles.

Be sure to like and subscribe to Teddy Gaming Reviews on Youtube and Talking Turtles wherever you listen to Podcasts.

On our newest episode, we have James Lane, who has started a campaign to commemorate the birthplace of the TMNT in his town of Dover, NH with a sewer cover of their image.

James describes the process that he went through to undertake this task, the details and the design process, as well as the location it will be and how he found the very spot TMNT was born in Dover.

Currently his Indegogo campaign to crowd fund this is available at TMNTdover.com.

Justin & Eric talk with James about the various perks associated with the Indegogo and the artists that are contributing to this historic landmark.

And where to get the best Pizza in Dover, NH?

A short episode and a short Pizza time with Personal Portobello Pizzas!

We are talking to super collector Ethan Volungis about his collection on vintage TMNT figures, comics and TMNT memorabilia.

When it comes to collecting vintage turtles, Ethan knows his stuff. Listen in as Justin and Eric take a tour of his Turtle Lair and he shows us his collection.

There's lots of obscure things that we discuss and plenty of comics, Action figures and vehicles that we are talking about to keep the vintage collectors happy!

A Vintage TMNT Playmates commercial for "Don's Sewer Squirter" mentioned in the episode.

Then an All new Pizza Time BBQ Chicken Pizza!

On this episode your hosts Justin and Eric are joined by special guest host Drew Mollo from the Splash Pages podcast. He is our expert on everything Ghostbusters, because we have a special guest this week.

Our guest Erik Burnham has written for the who's who of comic book and movie characters including: Godzillia, Transformers, Gi Joe, Army of Darkness vs Reanimator, The Simpsons Comics, Spider-Man, Galaxy Quest, Back to the Future , Ghostbusters and of course the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

We are discussing his recent 4 issue run on The Saturday Morning Adventures TMNT series as well as Armageddon Game the Alliance series from IDW

A Special Pizza Time mentioned in the episode as well "Egon's Favorite Mac & Cheese" from the Ghostbuster's cookbook.

( I bought the book just for this occasion).

Be sure to follow our guest Erik Burnham on Twitter and Instagram @erikburnham and his website Burnhamania.com!

Drew can be heard weekly on the Dorkening Podcast Network's Splash Pages show and his writes for Screenrant.com. Check him out on Instagram @Ghostbusterman11984.

Artist and Baltimore native Chris Vance joins us.

Coming from his appearance in the Draw Off at Granite State comic con in 2022, Chris is just revealing two new covers for the Lost Years to us!

This episode was pulled from the livestream on 03/16/23 where Chris was able to reveal the new images to his cover for The Lost Years #3 and his Inker is former schoolmate Sophie Campbell! (what an on air revelation that was!)

Chris talks about his exposure to early TMNT books and his artwork as a whole, and just where his inspiration comes from.

A very Maryland Pizza recipe with Pizza Time as well.

Today Eric and Justin are joined by the well known artist in the TMNT community Mr. Steven King!

His distinct style as a Turtle artist is heavily influenced by the original Mirage style from Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Jim Lawson.

We are speaking to Steven about his appearance at Granite State Comic Con this past year and his future plans in the Turtle community. 

Tune in as he drops some really great Mirage Era comic knowledge and discusses his art style and specifically we ask about all this tiny dots!

Pizza Time is a West Virginia staple, or as I am told by Both Eric and Steven, Peperoni Rolls!

TMNT Adventures issues 13, 14 & 15.

The turtles are helped by their former ally Leatherhead and the mysterious Trap who brings Wingnut and Screwloose, to fight the Insectoid army of Maligna!

They fight to rescue Cherube from the slimy clutches of Krang Warlord of Dimension X, and free the turnstone from enemy hands.

Next we head to the jungles of South America where the team encounters the Jaguar, a mutated jungle dwelling Jaguar. Will he be ally or enemy to the team? Listen in for the story.

A short travel down the river, guided by their new friend Jaguar, the Turtles stumble upon an undiscovered civilization where both Man and dinosaur live in harmony. They encounter a Lobo or Wolf-man as they seek to rescue the tribes people from an inhuman mining operation.

Plus a Pizza Potstickers recipe for Pizza time!

Be sure to check for new episodes and guest info on our website Epictalesfromthesewers.com!

This time we tried out a Livestream on our Facebook page and for the Dorkening Podcast network pages. 

We invited a special guest Scott from Stand it Up comics.

These are comic character and series themed 3 D printed stands for displaying graded and ungraded books.

Check us out on Youtube or our Facebook group Epic Shells to watch the video.

Joining Eric & Justin are returning guest and Lost Years ( and Last Ronin) Variant cover artist Jason Flowers, and Artist, Toy designer/collector and comic creator himself Mr. Dave Wheeler. 

We have the group together to talk about predictions for the Lost Years. 

What can we expect from the story, the artwork and possible predictions for the 4 new turtles that April and Casey Marie are raising.

We also talk about art, conventions, fan experiences and a lot of toys. 

Then the return of Pizza time!

Be sure to follow our guests and check us out at Epictalesfromthesewers.com.

While covering for Ben & Jeff from Toking With the Dead and Still Toking, Eric & Justin, along with their co-pilot Leo Pond from the Dorkening, speak to legendary Mirage Comics artist and Turtle inspiration Mr. Steve Lavigne! Steve is know for his iconic licensed artwork and coloring for the original TMNT series, as well as creating some of the most beloved characters like, Sgt Bananas, Cudley the Cowlick, and Stump & Sling! We talk to Steve about The Last Ronin, upcoming The lost Years and his experience working on the TMNT comics for years ( now 39 years to be exact!). Steve, Leo, Eric and Justin have a great discussion about turtles, artwork, sports and what it means to be from Maine! A big thank you to Ben and Jeff from Still Toking, and Toking with the dead for allowing us to cover for them and speak with Steve. Check them out at www.stilltoking.comStilltokingwith on Youtube, and weekly on their live show on Facebook Still Toking.

IDW Series issues 15 & 16 and the Fugitoid Microseries.

The IDW TMNT issues 15& 16 have Slash the giant Mutated snapping turtle has been mutated by Stockgen and programed to hunt the Turtles.

The Four brothers while looking for a new lair, are confronted by the behemoth in their new home.

What happens when the four take on the giant Snapper? 

The Neutrino scientist Dr. Honeycott tells us his origin story of how he escaped the clutches of Krang and reveals some suprises about his involvement with the Turtles, Splinter and the Foot Clan, in the Fugitoid Micro-series.

A Pizza Recipe and the classic Playmates commercial for Slash & the Fugitoid.

Be sure to check us out at Epictalesfromthesewers.com or our Facebook Group Epic Shells!

You may recognize the name Thom Bulman from season 4 of the reality series Ink Master, or from his appearance on Grudge Match, but today he is all about Turtles and discussing the new release of his custom sneakers the Bullairs!

Thom is a Tattoo artist and fashion designer who has created something any Turtle's fan would love to wear in his Bullair sneakers.

Listen in as we discuss how he got started, his inspirations for shoes, some Ink Master questions and thew strangest places he ever put a tattoo.

Trust us Thom can definitely keep up and he has a Turtle Cave that was full of vintage action figures of all kinds,and Both Justin and Eric swooned at the sight of his room.

Check out Bullairs.com or follow Thom on Instagram @bull_airs and @Bull_airs_official.

In this episode while Eric is away Justin speaks to Legendary Turtles artist and writer Mateus Santolouco!

From the early run of the IDW TMNT series issues 21-29, the Secret Origin of the Foot Clan and the entirety of Shredder in Hell, we discuss the indelible mark that Mateus has left on the TMNT universe.

Just what is the Foot Clan's goal? Is the Shredder honorable at heart? What was the original plan for Kitsune? We are asking these and more. 

A special Japanese featured Pizza time to accompany this Foot Clan packed episode. 

Be sure to follow our guest @Santolouco on Twitter @Santolouco_art on Instagram and @stoutclub for more of his creator owned series and upcoming projects.

Hot from his Belt winning appearance at Granite State Comic con, we are joined by the new Granite State Sketch champion, and resident Canadian Viking artist himself, Mr. Mike Rooth!

Be sure to check out this very energetic episode, where Mike actually draws a remarque while we talk, very cool!

follow Mike on instagram @uncouthrooth 

A very Bacon filled Pizza recipe for Pizza time!

On this episode The guys are joined by Australian artist Camillo DiPietrantonio.

Camillo is an Australian artist that has produced some amazing TMNT covers for The Last Ronin issues #1 & 2, as well as one for TMNT issue # 100.

He also happens to have some pretty strong opinions about Pizza, seeing how he was born in Italy and all.

Listen in as we discuss His connection to the turtles, classic comics and his experience as an artist.

Remember Camillo says you can't call it a Pizza if it has Pineapple on it, you have to call it a Circular food disc!

Check out the Four cheese Pizza time.

Be sure to follow us at Epic Tales from the sewers.com and on Twitter @Epicsewers and our facebook group Epic Shells.

In this episode we cover the TMNT adventures issues 11 & 12.

In issue 11, the Turtles chase Rocksteady & Bebop through the sewers and straight into the lair of the Rat King!

Plus the original Playmates Rat King toy commercial.

Issue 12 finds the return of Mary Bones, the sorceress that changed Leatherhead into the Alligator mutant that he is today.

Mary Bones transforms into the Warlord Cherube, and holds the one thing Krang desires most The Turnstone!

The Turtles travel through Dimension X and reunite with some friends to fight the Alien forces of Maligna.

Two Pizza Time Recipes!

Check us out at Epictalesfromthesewers.com and @Epicsewers on Twitter and the Epic Shells Facebook group.

On this episode we are speaking with artist Hugh Rookwood.

We welcome Hugh as he prepares for his first ever TMNT cover with issue # 132 for the Armageddon game story arc of the IDW series. 

We have a pretty deep conversation about art, martial arts, philosophy and some classic comic talk. 

A sweet and savory Pizza Recipe too for your Pizza Time!

IDW artist Gavin Smith is our guest today.

Our guest today is best known for his works on the IDW Star Trek comics the "Mirror War".

Cover artist for the upcoming issue TMNT #134, Gavin has also  worked on books such as The Accelerators, Have you any Fear?, The Good Fight ( with Mark Waid), Human City, Ghost in the Shell, and Dead Legends!

Listen in on our conversation about turtles with Gavin and be sure to follow him on Instagram and Twitter @Gavinpsmith.

Check out the New Pizza recipe the BLT!

On this pizza filled episode, Eric and Justin are talking with Youtuber and armature Pizza Chef Kirk from the Kirk Kooks channel.

youtube.com/c/KirkKooks

Kirk has collected 67 of the recipe's from the original 1987 TMNT cartoon into one cookbook, but not only that, he have made each one and tried them too!

Listen in to see which of these combinations was the most gross, and which was surprisingly tasty! Either way make sure you stock up on the Liver and Chocolate fudge!

Check out our guest's Youtube at Kirk Kooks and be sure to check out his book on Amazon.com.

A tasty recipe from the Cookbook for our Pizza Time as well.

Our guests are Chris & Randy from Granite State Con. 

We are talking some big time TMNT Guests, like Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Ben Bishop, Freddie Williams II and Judith Hoag!

Literally Turtlemania!

Find out what the comic con has in store this year for Granite State Comic Con.

Check them out at https://www.granitecon.com/

Pizza Time Recipe for Sourdough Pizza Crust.

Justin and Eric are joined by Rob Denner the Casey Jones superfan, who has been the "Turtle guy" for a long time in a lot of the online groups for comics. He and Eric are the guys to ask about ant variant covers, so we decided to have some fun and pick out several of our favorite covers. 

So hear in no particular order we present our favorite covers from the Last Ronin issues 1-5.

Who's number one, listen and find out!

Back with a brand new Pizza Recipe it's Pizza Time!

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This special Bonus episode features all five parts of the Last Ronin.

Issues 1-5 spanning over thirty years in the making, and countless variant covers, we present the story in it's completed form for your listening pleasure. 

In this the final chapter of the Last Ronin series, Justin brings to life one last time the tale of revenge between the clan Hamato's sole surviving member The Ronin and the Foot Clan's Oroku Hiroto!

Check out this final chapter as we cover the Last Ronin issue #5. 

Then your Pizza time.

Be sure not to miss this final chapter of the Last Ronin!

In this episode Eric and Justin get to talk to the creator of the animated Fan Film for the Last Ronin. We reach all the way to Sweden to speak with this CGI artist and director Mr. Magnus Edlund. 

Magnus and his team of animators, Voice over artists, and sound technicians are working on a fully CGI animated scene from the comic series. 

This is a fan film from some passionate fans of the TMNT who have come together to create something special, and we are here to find out all about the man who brought this project together.  

Be sure to check out the Youtube page Speedokaggen for his other animated projects and the Last Ronin Animated project that's set to release on July 1st.

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The second to last issue of the Last Ronin is here. 

Issue 4 finds the Ronin working with April and Casey Marie Jones to coordinate an attack on Roosevelt Island and take out Baxter Stockman himself!

Ronin attempts to teach Casey Marie some ninjutsu and in process reveals a little more of his back story, and we have the last of the flashbacks to show just what went down with Donatello and Splinter when they tried to broker peace with The Foot Clan's newest leader Oroku Hiroto!

A new Pizza recipe fit for a Turtle!

Check us out online at Epictalesfromthesewers.com and our Facebook group Epic Shells!

In this Episode Justin and Eric are joined by the Shredder himself from the TMNT II Secret of the OOZE movie, Actor Francois Chau!

With over 138 film and Television credits to his career spanning more than 35 years, Justin and Eric ask him some burning questions about his experience with TMNT.

The conversation goes on to discuss his work on Fan Favorite show Lost as the Dr. Pierre Chang from the Dharma Initiative, and his role as Walter from the Amazon Prime series The Tick.

Francois is a big fan of all things Sci Fi and we have a great conversation that you are sure to enjoy, so check it out Dudes!

A new Pizza Recipe from the Shredder too.