Ninja Turtles Double Feature: Cameos & Bootlegs

Theย Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesย are no stranger to crossovers in the comic world. Even back in their Mirage days they were crossing over with the likes ofย Cerebus the Aardvark, Usagi Yojimbo,ย and even theย Flaming Carrot.ย Recently theyโ€™ve shared adventures with theย Ghostbusters,ย Mighty Morphinโ€™ Power Rangers, and a whole multi-dimensional trilogy withย Batmanย and company.ย  But there are appearances so brief that …

Ad Nauseam: Sonic The Hedgehog #10

Welcome back to Ad Nauseam, where I once again dig through the glittery landfill of comic book advertisements like an archaeologist who majored in terrible decisions. If youโ€™ve ever wondered what life was like before ad targeting โ€”donโ€™t worry, comic books already had you covered with full-page pitches for romance novels, forgotten sitcoms, and products …

The Ninja Turtle Guide To Murder & Violence

Unfortunately we cannot be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Can we be teenagers? Definitely. Can we be mutants? Arguably. Turtles? I mean, spiritually. Ninjas? You bet your sweet bippy we can be ninjas. And who better to teach us than the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles themselves?! Well probably Master Splinter. But in 1986 Solson Publications took it upon themselves to release several …

Ad Nauseam: X-Men #60

Welcome back to my retrospective series of articles in which I sit in my dark apartment, listen to synthwave, and thumb through back issues in hopes of sparking shadowed memories of simpler times! An exciting Saturday night is finding a 24 year old advertisement for Dinosaur Eggs oatmeal. How can life possibly offer anything more? …