Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Robert DePalma
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Robert DePalma. Background. Created by Mirage Studios in 1984 as a comic book. Team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles T rained by their rat sensei in the art of ninjutsu N amed after four Renaissance artists. The Turtles. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesRobert DePalma
Background
Created by Mirage Studios in 1984 as a comic book.
Team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtlesTrained by their rat sensei in the art of
ninjutsuNamed after four Renaissance artists.
The Turtles
They reside in the sewers of ManhattanHave several cohorts that help them battle
battle petty criminals, evil megalomaniacs, and alien invaders,
Leonardo
Courageous leader-oldest of the fourDevoted student of martial artsMost Skilled fighterNamed after Leonardo da Vinci.
Rapheal
The team's bad boyWears a red mask Wields a pair of sai. Intense fighterHe is named after the Italian painter and
architect of the High Renaissance, Raphael.
Michelangelo
Wields a pair of nunchaku. Provides much of the comic relief.He is named after the Italian Renaissance
painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Donatello
The knowledgeable scientist, inventor, engineer, and technological genius
Wields the bo staffHe is named after the sculptor Donatello.
Weaknesses
Donatello has a long range of attack, but attacks slowly.
Raphael’s attack is fast but he has short range.
Obsessed with pizza.
Ownership
On October 19, 2009, at which point the rights for the entire TMNT franchise were sold by co-creator Peter Laird to Nickelodeon.
Marketing During the peak of its popularity in the late 1980s
through early 1990s, the franchise gained considerable worldwide success and fame.
After beginning as a comic book, the first TMNT cartoon series began on December 28, 1987.
In addition to the American series, a Japanese exclusive two-episode anime OVA series was made in 1996, titled Mutant Turtles: Choujin Densetsu-hen.
The Turtles have featured in four feature films. Licensed for toys, cartoons, video games, films, and other
merchandise.
Marketing (Continued)
Turtles had a number of food tie-ins, notably Ninja Turtles Cereal
Concert tour held in 1990, premiering at Radio City Music Hall. The "Coming Out of Their Shells" tour featured live-action turtles playing music as a band.
Ideas for the Future
Popularity has not disappeared New tv showNew filmVideo gamesReal Turtles
