My most anticipated toyline of the year has to be the Nickelodeon relaunch of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. And judging by the response of our toy-reviewing colleagues, I think it’s safe to say that I’m not alone. So here’s my review of the Nickelodeon Leonardo and Raphael. 
Seems like just a few days ago I was opening a gigantic box packed full of various MOTU and DC figures. But that was actually way back in June, and now that it’s almost August I thought I’d better catch up before that San Diego Comic-con package gets here. 
I didn’t want all that much from San Diego Comic Con this year. There was the annual Mattel offerings of MOTU Classics (which I got), and Monster High (which I didn’t get). Other than that, my only real target was Bluefin’s SH Monsterarts Godzilla exclusive. 
I’m getting back into some of the non-Transformers imports today and finishing up the last (so far) character in Takeya Takayuki's Buddhist Statue Collection. Like the Buddhist figures before him, Jikokuten is an impressive specimen of how detailed paint/sculpting can be on a smaller scaled figure. 
Originally my plan was to write a review about the new TMNT figures I picked up at Toys R Us last week, but SDCC changed everything. With the disappointing follow up news to the Hasbro panel, I figured a review on Takara’s Transformers Prime Breakdown figure was appropriate. 
Today, Noisy and I are going to take a closer look at some of our favorite non-Mattel lines featured at San Diego Comic-Con. I’ve got some quick write-ups on Transformers, Star Wars, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, while Noisy will explore the Marvel Universe and Marvel Legends offerings! 
Since Vault’s responsible for a good chunk of IAT reviews, it seemed only fair to let him select a guest reviewer. After an exhaustive search, he selected… himself! See, Vault’s branched out on his own with MonsterHighFearbook.Com! (Don’t worry, he’s not leaving IAT!) Vault, take us out! 
