Press Release
4KIDS ENTERTAINMENT AND RIPPLE JUNCTION
JOIN FORCES FOR RETRO
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES® APPAREL
New York,
NY
(August 11, 2008) – 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. has selected Ripple Junction as the manufacturer and distributor for classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) apparel for independent accounts and online retailers.
Ripple Junction unveiled its new TMNT designs, featuring everyone’s favorite pizza-devouring Ninja Turtles, at the February edition of the MAGIC apparel trade show in
Las Vegas
. The initial response has been tremendous and Ripple Junction has been busily filling reorders since the first wave of shirts hit retailers’ shelves in early May.
In 1984, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came to life in a self-published comic book created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman. That comic book was the launching pad for what would become a pop-culture phenomenon and a licensing juggernaut, which spawned cartoon series, movies and an amazing array of licensed apparel and accessories. Today, the TMNT phenomenon is as strong as ever as the Turtles look to “Shell-ebrate” their 25th Anniversary in 2009 and continue to be a force on the big screen, television and store shelves.
“This is our third time being a licensee for the Turtles,and we couldn’t be more thrilled to be part of the TMNT family again,” said Neil Hoynes, President, Ripple Junction. “We successfully helped launch a previous retro Turtles line back in 1999, so we’ve seen firsthand the love that so many people continue to have for this pop-culture phenomenon. Ripple Junction’s greatest strength is creating cool, quirky art, so we’re very excited to add our own spin to the Turtles designs.”
“Ripple Junction has established itself as a premier manufacturer and distributer of classic and retro-themed apparel,” said Alyssa Tucker, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, 4Kids Entertainment, the exclusive licensing agent for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles property. “Having worked with Ripple Junction on two previous, successful launches of TMNT apparel, and noting the rave reviews this new line has received since its debut in February, we’re confident consumers are going to love these products.”
For more information about Ripple Junction’s line of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles apparel visit:
About Ripple Junction
Ripple Junction is a leading manufacturer of licensed pop culture merchandise. They are known for combining great art with a quirky sense of humor which they apply to both current and retro properties. In addition to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ripple Junction produces apparel for the following licensed properties: Seinfeld, Family Guy, Chuck Norris, Grateful Dead, The Big Lebowski, Naruto, Bleach, The X-Files, Futurama, Saved by the
Bell
and many others.
About Mirage Studios
Mirage Studios, Inc. is part of the Mirage Group, a group of companies located in
Northampton
,
Massachusetts
that owns, manages, nurtures and protects the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles property.
About 4Kids Entertainment
With
U.S.
headquarters in
New York City
, regional offices for its trading card business in
San Diego
,
California
and international offices in
London
, 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. is a global organization devoted to the creation, development, production, broadcasting, distribution, licensing, and manufacturing of children’s entertainment products.
Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, 4Kids produces animated television series and films, distributes 4Kids’ produced or licensed animated television series for the domestic and international television and home video markets, licenses merchandising rights worldwide to 4Kids’ owned or represented properties, operates Web sites to support 4Kids’ owned or represented properties, and produces and markets collectible trading card games. Additionally, the Company programs and sells the national advertising time in a four-hour “4KidsTV” block which airs on nearly 200 affiliated FOX television stations Saturday mornings. Beginning in September 2008, the Company will also program and sell the national advertising time in the five-hour Saturday morning block on The CW television network.
Additional information is available on the www.4KidsEntertainment.com corporate web site and at the www.4kids.tv game station site.
Please contact Scott Andersen for additional information.
Scott Andersen
Ripple Junction
(513) 559-3900
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