TurtleTracksPodcast

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker welcomes his friend Aaron Hazouri, an artist over at NECA Toys. Hazouri is also the artist behind the Turtle Tracks Podcast logo and his art is beloved in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan community. The two discuss Hazouri's path to NECA and major influences on his artwork, including the classic TMNT artitsts at Mirage Studios.

Sound engineering by Ian Williams.

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker interviews IDW comics writer Erik Burnham. Burnham is the ongoing writer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures, which continues the adventures of the 1987 TMNT. Burnham talks about that original series and translating the humor to a new medium. He also goes into his work on the TMNT/Ghostbusters crossover and other comics for IDW.

Sound Engineering by Ian Williams.

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker is joined by screenwriter Christopher Yost, who, in addition to writing blockbuster movies like "Thor: Ragnorok", has been a part of three different chapters in TMNT history. He wrote more than a dozen episodes of the 2003 cartoon series, including episodes focused on Bishop and Usagi Yojimbo as well as the Battle Nexus and Ninja Tribunal storylines. He wrote the episode "The Wrath of Tiger Claw" for the 2012 TMNT series and is the showrunner for the upcoming "Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" cartoon, which is the follow up to TMNT: Mutant Mayhem.

Sound Engineering by Ian Williams.

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with Stu Gillard, writer and director of the 1993 time travel adventure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III. In addition to addressing the change in creature effects from the previous films, Gillard talks about developing the story, filming in Oregon and the input he got from Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.

Sound engineering by Ian Williams.

Coverage of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem continues when host Brian VanHooker interviews Andrew Joustra. Joustra served as the Script and Recording Coordinator on the new TMNT film and he recalls stories about watching the four young actors playing the Turtles recording together as well as with Ice Cube. He also sheds some light on earlier versions of the script.

Sound Engineering by Ian Williams.

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker interviews artist Vernon Smith, who did one of the covers for IDW Comics' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures Halloween Special, coming out October 11, 2023. Smith talks about developing his cover, the classic influences on his style and rejected ideas.

Sound Engineering by Ian Williams

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker talks with Sophie Campbell of IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics. Campbell began her association with TMNT back during the Mirage days when she did some work on Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and moved over to IDW when Nickelodeon bought the property. Beginning with issue #101, she became the writer of the series as well, taking the Turtles in brand new and exciting directions, particularly the Mutant Town story arc. Campbell discusses each step she's taken in Turtle history, how fun it is to write for Old Hob and reintroducing Venus back into the TMNT mythology.

Sound Engineering by Ian Williams

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with Kellan Jett, a visual development artist on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Jett did two years of work on the project, being one of the first artists hired. He designed Baxter Stockman's home, the TCRI Cycle and his concept artwork was the very first image released for Mutant Mayhem.

Sound Engineering by Ian Williams

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with story artist John Jackson. Jackson boarded a number of memorable moments from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, including the sequence in the bowling alley and the action montage set to "No Diggity."

Sound engineering by Ian Willaims.

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with Justin Runfola, a character designer and visual development artist on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Runfola describes growing up as a TMNT fan, designing the chop shop goons in Mutant Mayhem and what might have been with his Shredder concept art.

Sound engineering by Ian Williams.