NECA is shell-a-brating 40 years of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with another action figure first! Kevin Eastman, the co-creator of TMNT, finally has his very own action figure! Based on his cut cameo from the first film, Kevin is helping the turtles clean up the mean streets of NYC as a 7-inch scale garbage man action figure. This 2024 Con Exclusive figure includes markers, clipboard, garbage bag, and sewer lid accessories. Comes in collector-friendly packaging.
As we all know, last year was TMNT's 40th anniversary, and more than a few companies were celebrating. NECA knew just how to honor the milestone, and while they put out a SDCC-exclusive two-pack of the initial Turtle designs, followed by a redeco for mass retail, NYCC saw them going a step further and making a figure of co-creator Kevin Eastman. This figure apparently comes from a deleted scene from the 1990 movie that was reduced to, I believe, a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo. Now that's a deep cut!
Since Eastman worked as a garbage man in the film, it's only fitting that his box art be modeled after a dumpster. It's designed to have some age on it, with plenty of rust, stains, and graffiti, and the motif in general is really nice and unique. This is a window box with a fifth-panel flap,...[See More]
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