Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Panel at New York Comic Con
2016 Reveals First Look at New Super Shredder Character
WWE Hall of Famer Sting Makes Surprise Appearance
NEW YORK – Oct. 7, 2016 – Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles voice cast and the executive producer gave fans at New York Comic Con 2016 a special preview of the show’s remaining fourth season and sneak peek at season five during a panel today at Hammerstein Ballroom. Tons of Turtle fans turned out to see Andre Meadows (Black Nerd Comedy) moderate a panel featuring voice actors Rob Paulsen (Donatello), Greg Cipes (Michelangelo), Kevin Michael Richardson (Shredder), and Eric Bauza (Tiger Claw), along with executive producer Ciro Nieli and voice director Andrea Romano.
Nickelodeon’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles—Rise of the Super Shredder” panel featured a live table read, a sneak peek at upcoming episode “The Super Shredder,” and a preview of season five’s highly anticipated character, Kavaxas (voiced by Mark Hamill), a hotheaded dragon man with mystical powers who partners with some of the Turtles’ worst foes to bring chaos to New York City.
The panel also featured a special appearance by WWE Hall of Famer Sting who unveiled the brand-new Ninja Superstars action figures, a one-of-a-kind collaboration from Nickelodeon, WWE and Playmates Toys. The co-branded figures feature the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles suited up as iconic WWE Superstars including Leonardo as WWE Superstar John Cena, Raphael as WWE Hall of Famer Sting, Donatello as WWE Superstar Undertaker and Michelangelo as WWE Hall of Famer “Macho Man” Randy Savage. The figures are available exclusively at Walmart in early November. In addition, fans got a first-look at the Super Shredder figure by Playmates Toys. Season four of Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles continues Sunday, Nov. 6, at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT) with “The Super Shredder.” During this episode, for the first time, the Turtles encounter something they cannot defeat – the Super Shredder. New episodes will continue every Sunday at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles voice cast includes Seth Green (Robot Chicken) as Leonardo, Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings) as Raphael, Rob Paulsen (Planet Sheen) as Donatello, Greg Cipes (Teen Titans) as Michelangelo, Mae Whitman (Parenthood) as April O’Neil, Hoon Lee (Royal Pains) as Master Splinter and Kevin Michael Richardson (Penguins of Madagascar) as Shredder. Josh Peck (Drake & Josh) is Casey Jones, and Corey Feldman (The Goonies) reoccurs as Slash. The series is executive produced by Ciro Nieli and Brandon Auman.
