Do the Pizza Monsters appear in any comics?

[Mojoswork]

I'm trying to track down if/where the Pizza Monster xenomorphs appear in any TMNT-related comics. Off the top of my head, I'm most familiar with IDW and the 90s Archie series, and don't recall them popping up in either.

Anyone know?

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

According to the Turtlepedia, they appear in the Japanese Mutant Turtles comics, even if no article exists yet.

https://turtlepedia.fandom.com/wiki/Pizza_Monsters

[oldmanwinters]

No “original” stories featuring them, so far as I know.

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

According to the Turtlepedia, they appear in the Japanese Mutant Turtles comics, even if no article exists yet.

https://turtlepedia.fandom.com/wiki/Pizza_Monsters

Yes, Dengeki Mutant Turtles 4, even if it is basically a straight adaptation of the show:

[CyberCubed]

The Konami videogames really did make people believe the Pizza Monsters, Roadkill Rodney's and even the Mousers appeared a lot more than they did. In reality they're all 1 episode appearances in the original show. Even in most other universes the Mousers don't appear too much after Baxter's first episodes.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

The Konami videogames really did make people believe the Pizza Monsters, Roadkill Rodney's and even the Mousers appeared a lot more than they did. In reality they're all 1 episode appearances in the original show. Even in most other universes the Mousers don't appear too much after Baxter's first episodes.

In general people's understanding of the Turtlemania era seems to come closer to the Konami games or the Archie series than the show anyway.

[Coola Yagami]

I think the 2K3 show and the 2K12 show made them appear more than once at least. But yeah, even in the Mirage comics, the Mousers only appeared in one issue.

[CyberCubed]

In Season 4 they made bigger Mousers in the 2k3 series. The Mousers did appear a little bit into the Nick cartoon as well but stopped after awhile. And IDW actually used them again around issue 50 or so.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by neatoman

In general people's understanding of the Turtlemania era seems to come closer to the Konami games or the Archie series than the show anyway.

In Sweden, definately. Many Archie and Fleetway comics were published, and only a few cartoon episodes from seasons 1–3 were released to VHS tape for those who didn't have access to cable television and satellite television.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

I think the 2K3 show and the 2K12 show made them appear more than once at least. But yeah, even in the Mirage comics, the Mousers only appeared in one issue.

Two, if you count Tales #61. It was kind of a big deal when Tristan Jones decided to bring them back.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Two, if you count Tales #61. It was kind of a big deal when Tristan Jones decided to bring them back.

Dang, I vaguely remember that. Wasn't it like some other people used them? Like it wasn't Baxter himself coming back or anything.

[Mojoswork]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

No “original” stories featuring them, so far as I know.



Yes, Dengeki Mutant Turtles 4, even if it is basically a straight adaptation of the show:
http://i.imgur.com/O3uO1aZl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/pb99tKEl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/f3Nt3Kol.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/8XIQ0hQl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/RPZenDyl.jpg

Yow! This is great! Thanks for the help here.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

In Sweden, definately. Many Archie and Fleetway comics were published, and only a few cartoon episodes from seasons 1–3 were released to VHS tape for those who didn't have access to cable television and satellite television.

Well, yeah. To be fair, it is true that most people I've talked to about it IRL are from Sweden. It's just that even online people don't seem to be able to remember what the show was really like either.

There's basically the idea of the show (A variety of Animal Mutants and Action), which isn't totally inaccurate but certainly emphasises certain aspects that were less prevalent than one might expect, and what the show really was like (Mostly a sitcom some sci-fi/fantasy elements).

If I were to describe Mad Dog McMutt to a random person who had not seen the show since childhood, they would probably think I was talking about a mutant bulldog character and not just an ugly human character. He's not really an unusual character for the show, human villains were quite possibly more common in the show than mutant villains, it's just that the common understanding of the show is that it was about mutant animals.

[RetroReminiscence]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

The Konami videogames really did make people believe the Pizza Monsters, Roadkill Rodney's and even the Mousers appeared a lot more than they did. In reality they're all 1 episode appearances in the original show. Even in most other universes the Mousers don't appear too much after Baxter's first episodes.

That’s a great point! I played the game so I assumed all them were much more prevalent in the cartoon also as a kid.