{"title":"The Varner Archive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVarner Studios has been shaping character design since the golden era of licensed toys, with foundational work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles among its roots. Founded by Steve Varner, the studio built its legacy through decades of concept art, sculpting, and design that turned into some of the most recognizable toys on shelves worldwide. The Varner Archive is where that history lives on, in the original sketches, sculpts, and artifacts behind the toys themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"varner-studios-turtle-sketchbook-original-tmnt-concept-art-book","title":"Varner Studios Turtle Sketchbook | Original TMNT Concept Art Book","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-b81d84c4-7fff-809d-4685-233ed928c4c0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHundreds of original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles concept designs, lost for decades, now yours to hold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2021, a weathered plastic shed behind Steve Varner's house gave up a secret it had been keeping since the 1990s: the complete original concept art archive for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys, soaked by rain, buried under boxes, and somehow untouched by time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Varner Studios Turtle Sketchbook brings that discovery to you. Inside are hundreds of concept drawings that shaped a generation of action figures, drawn by the artists who worked the pencils and paint at Varner Studios during the golden era of licensed toys, including Howard \"Quiggly\" Chang and Russell Vossler. Some of these designs became the figures that filled toy chests everywhere. Others never made it past the sketch stage and are seeing daylight for the first time in this book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is concept art in its rawest form: pitch sketches, character studies, and design iterations straight from the studio floor, collected exactly as they were found. No embellishment, no reconstruction, just the archive as it survived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor collectors of vintage toy design, TMNT history, and the golden era of character-driven collectibles, this is a rare look behind the curtain at how iconic figures actually came to life on paper before they ever hit a sculptor's table.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigns spanning approved figures and never-produced concepts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtwork from the team behind decades of licensed toy design, including Howard \"Quiggly\" Chang and Russell Vossler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented as found: unedited, undated where applicable, straight from the source\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages: 450\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 8.8\" x 11.25\" x 1.5\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Varner Studios.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-ec733c5b-7fff-09a9-32da-6f2dc1efadee\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glorius Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49103406235897,"sku":"VARNER-SKETCHBOOK-01","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/2314\/5465\/files\/VarnerTurtleSketchbook.avif?v=1789779862"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/2314\/5465\/collections\/Varner-Archives-Varner-Studios-GloriusArt.png?v=1789780515","url":"https:\/\/gloriusart.com\/collections\/the-varner-archive.oembed","provider":"Varner Studios by Glorius Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}