A new line of Funko Pops has been released based on the characters from the 1991 sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze giving fans of the original live action Turtle movies a belated 30th anniversary gift. Turtles 2 was released in cinemas in March 1991, a follow up to the previous year's hit based on the comic book characters created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman and came on the back of the success of a late 80s animated series. The new range of toys brings the four main turtles as well as villainous Super Shredder and his henchmen Tokka and Rahzar.

The set sees Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael reimagined as big-headed little Funko characters while the movie's two new mutants, Tokka and Rahzar, and the final form of their master Shredder, all bring the creepiness to the collection. While these characters all form part of the regular Funko range, there are also additional variants and characters exclusively available from some outlets. A 6 inch Krang is available from Entertainment Earth, while Super Shredder variants will be coming soon to Target stores and Funko stores for those who just have to have every single version out there.

The last few years has seen a resurgence in the "premium toy" market when it comes to the Ninja Turtles franchise, with NECA and Super 7 both releasing some exceptional versions of the beloved toys of the 1980s and more. Super 7's line has seen the release of five waves of figures so far, mostly priced around $55 and brought about with the sole purpose of bringing out better articulated versions of the exact toys many generations played with as kids. For those who are more enamored with toys styled on the animated series and the movies, then NECA have an outstanding line of screen accurate figures available, which also includes some impressive 7 inch tall versions of the Super Shredder, Tokka and Rahzar that are items that a kid in the early 1990's would have killed to own.

There is certainly a large market out there for nostalgic toys that goes way beyond the Ninja Turtles franchise, with ranges based on other 80s classic series such as He-Man and The Masters of The Universe, Thundercats and Transformers bring big price tags that would have bankrupted parents back when the cartoons were most popular. A brand new super-sized version of He-Man's Castle Grayskull or Snake Mountain would set you back almost $1000, while the Thundercats Thundertank by Super 7 will cost an almost as eye-watering $600.

While these prices may be a little out of the price range of many fans, the continued arrival of more toys in these ranges is a sign of the power of nostalgia. With so many remakes and reboots for properties from the 80s, including the imminent arrival of Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe: Revelation and Transformers movies seemingly nowhere near coming to an end, both bringing with them their own toy lines, this is quite a time to be a kid of the 80s - provided your wallet can take it.