At last, we’ve reached the Turtles’ latest feature film—Mutant Mayhem! I’ve been looking forward to seeing this for so long. Ever since the first images of the movie came out, with that crazy new art CONTINUE READING…
On paper, Out of the Shadows tried really hard to correct the mistakes of the previous movie. Shredder is the main villain without question; he teams up with Krang, he has Baxter Stockman working for CONTINUE READING…
I can’t think of a single person who had any faith in this Turtles movie. Let’s count down all the things that went wrong with it before it even came out. For these three reasons CONTINUE READING…
When I found out the Turtles was going to be getting a brand new movie in 2007 and it would be fully computer animated, I was so stoked. It had been probably fifteen years since CONTINUE READING…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III is the black sheep of the Turtles trilogy and I’m not exactly sure why. I know it’s a departure from their escapades fighting the Foot Clan and there’s no Shredder, CONTINUE READING…
After the massive success of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, everyone I knew went crazy waiting for the sequel. What got me most excited was all the rumors that we’d be seeing Bebop CONTINUE READING…
It’s September and to celebrate the digital release of Mutant Mayhem (I have yet to go back to the theaters), I’m going through my SepTMNTber posts from my old blog. I can’t believe it’s been CONTINUE READING…
Unicron, the Monster Planet. Cruising between two suns, the ringed planet drifted through space before setting his sights on Lithone. As he approached, he opens the many teeth on its surface, shining a beam of CONTINUE READING…
I cannot think of a better example of the quintessential Saturday morning cartoon than He-man and the Masters of the Universe. It had everything a kid could ask for as part of their weekend plans: CONTINUE READING…
After writing a post about Dan Gilvezan’s leadership roles, I started thinking about other surprises in 80s cartoon voice acting. Who starred in the most cartoons? Who had the most diverse range of characters? That CONTINUE READING…
Toy manufacturers have been able to squeeze in all sorts of features into our GI Joe, Transformers, and He-Man figures throughout the years. Spring-loaded missiles, lights and sounds, chips, battle-damage armor are just a few CONTINUE READING…
If you asked any kid in the 80s who their favorite cartoon leader was, and more than likely, you’d hear Optimus Prime. He was the definitive commander, partly because of the voice work Peter Cullen CONTINUE READING…
Ask any kid of the 80s what was the most traumatic thing they saw on the big or little screen, and you’re likely to hear about Optimus Prime’s death. There are others, of course, like CONTINUE READING…
With Halloween coming up there’s only one real cartoon everyone thinks of and, of course, it’s the Real Ghostbusters. When they fight the literal spirit of Halloween, there’s no contesting that it. But if you CONTINUE READING…
The 10 Spookiest Cartoon Bad Guys is a guest post written by Brian Cave. If you like this (and you probably will), go check out his book, Old School Evil, for a whole lot more CONTINUE READING…
In 2015, it was announced that Disney would be rebooting Duck Tales. As one, if not the most popular Disney Afternoon cartoons, it was so exciting to see it come back to the air for CONTINUE READING…
With Hasbro finally giving us a full-fledged GI Joe/Transformers crossover with their Megatron/HISS Tank and Baroness set, it feels like a great time to be a fan of both toylines. We’ve got some toys that CONTINUE READING…
Even though they’re sometimes disappointing, I’m always excited when I see a cartoon I love adapted to the big screen. Inspired by my fellow Retro Network contributors, the retired SequelQuest POD, I thought I’d try CONTINUE READING…
In my last post here, I stated that I think BraveStarr is one of the best 80s cartoons to adapt to a movie. I’ve long felt this way, so it came as a surprise to CONTINUE READING…
Last time, I wrote a post about Top ’80s Cartoons That Deserve a Reboot. Ever since then, I’ve been planning to write a second post about the cartoons that deserve a revival but would fit CONTINUE READING…
I know the prospect of rebooting the beloved shows of our youth is a touchy subject. While I love the original versions of many of these shows, I still would love to see some of CONTINUE READING…
I ended a previous article saying I’d rather take an Air Raiders cartoon over the Ring Raiders, and I feel the need to explain why. I didn’t find Ring Raiders, the toy or the cartoon, CONTINUE READING…
One of the greatest joys I felt as a kid was waking up bright and early on a Saturday morning, getting a bowl of sugary cereal, sitting down in front of the television set, and CONTINUE READING…
Even though my last list was all the other retro properties that I wish Mega Construx would pick up, don’t let that fool you for a second because I’m still jonesing for more Masters of CONTINUE READING…
I’ve made it no secret on Twitter that I love the Mega Construx Masters of the Universe and classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sets. Having finished Castle Grayskull last year and currently wading through the CONTINUE READING…
© 2019-23 The Retro Network. All Rights Reserved.
