Remember when I talked about my enduring love for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

Well, today, BIG NEWS hit regarding they're future, and a whole bunch of new Turtles series and movies that we should expect.

The Turtles are now the property of Nickelodeon!  (Apparently having one green slimy property wasn't enough!)

For a cool $60 mil, Nick's got the rights--and the plans--to start a whole new slew of projects, including a new feature film, a new CG animated cartoon series, and a new toy line with Playmate Toys.

So does this mean that the fab four are gonna try to beat the Aggro Crag?  Only time will tell!

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are the reason I watch cartoons, love animation, read comic books, and am the way I am.  As a kid, I had every Turtle toy known to man, as a teenager I collected all their comics--from the Archie, to the short-run Image, to all four volumes of Mirage Black and White--and as an adult, I have nothing but fond memories for the heroes on a half shell when I watch their new 4Kids cartoon and their quadrilogy of films.

Yes, the Turtles have been the seminal pop culture creation of my life.  And now, the most incredible cross-over mash-up I could ever hear about has happened: Turtles Forever.  Basically, the Turtles from the 1980s cartoon (mine) team up with the Turtles of today.  I'm sorry, but when the words "Technodrome", "Bebop", and "Krang" are as regular for you as "and", "the", and "Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin" are for everyone else, this is your Superbowl.

I'm getting my tickets now!