- Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters
"Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters", written by
Don Chin and originally illustrated byParsonavich and later bySam Kieth , initially published byEclipse Comics and later on byParody Press and thenDynamite Entertainment , was the first unofficial spoof of theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . This puts it in the unusual class of "parody of a parody" as the TMNT started as a parody of the comic book Ronin.Fictional biography
In 1977,
NASA launched a probe containing fourhamster s to destroy a mysterious mass of radioactive, gelatinous substance that was hovering above the atmosphere. Exposure to the substance mutated the hamsters intoanthropomorphic creatures, whose vessel later crashed down near aTibet anmonastery ; there, they were adopted by the monks and trained in themartial arts . The four of them are named after actors from action and kung fu movies: Clint (Eastwood), Chuck (Norris), Bruce (Lee), and Jackie (Chan). [ [http://www.gt6.com/arbbh/ ARBBH Fan Page and Forum] ]Overview
The series ran for nine issues from 1986 through 1989. [comicbookdb|type=title|id=1417|title=Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters (1986)] There were a number of
spin-off s: "Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters in 3-D" (illustrated byTy Templeton ) ran for four issues in 1986 [comicbookdb|type=title|id=1424|title=Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters 3D] (also available in non-3D editions); "Clint: Hamster Triumphant" was a two issue series focusing on one of the hamsters; and "Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters Massacre the Japanese Invasion" was a one shot in 1989. The Hamsters also appeared in Total Eclipse and "Naive Inter-Dimensional Commando Koalas ". Don Chin went on to write and edit several other parody-themed works using the same style of humor.On March 30, 2007, it was announced that
Dynamite Entertainment has the rights to reprint the comics, write new comics, and produce collectables based on the property. [ [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=106994 Dynamite Lands "Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters" License] ,Newsarama , March 30, 2007] It will be written byKeith Champagne with art byTom Nguyen , and the first four-part miniseries began publication in January, 2008. [ [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12098 "Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters" Return] ,Comic Book Resources , October 11, 2007] [comicbookdb|type=title|id=17055|title=Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters (2008)]References
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