He is an editor for premiere comic book publisher idw publishing. Kevin eastman and peter laird thought they were making a joke about the countless mutant and kungfu heroes in comics. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 comic read teenage. Eastman cowrites teenage mutant ninja turtles for idw and can sometimes be found at the san diego comic art gallery. The teenage mutant ninja turtles are a mainstay of pop culture. Teenage mutant ninja turtles retooled for nickelodeon the. Teenage mutant ninja turtles mirage studios 1984 series by. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 comic books mycomicshop. This week, a teenage mutant ninja turtles comic books resource. The teenage mutant ninja turtles must be one of the most absurd concepts for a team of heros ever. Conceived by kevin eastman and peter laird, it was initially intended as a oneshot, but due to its popularity it became an ongoing series. Mirage studios in an oversized magazinestyle format using black and white artwork on cheap newsprint, limited to a print run of only 3,250.
So what better than to name their improbable series, teenage mutant ninja turtles. Teenage mutant ninja turtles, book iv by kevin eastman. No other comic book from the past 25 years has had a greater overall impact on the hobby and on popular entertainment than this first issue from 1984. Other books in the series teenage mutant ninja turtles mirage studios 1984 1 10 of 60 books. Deze strip was een parodie op marvel comics the new mutants, cerebus. Read teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 comic online free and high quality. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1st series comic books from. Teenage mutant ninja turtles comic books for sale online. Revisiting mirages city at war teenage mutant ninja.
In 1990, the turtles hit the big screen with the liveaction film teenage mutant ninja turtles. It first debuted as a successful comic book series and then became a hit animated tv show, a liveaction television series and later spawned four blockbuster. Eastman and lairds teenage mutant ninja turtles, lists of comics, mirage. Recent discussions on teenage mutant ninja turtles. Peter laird is an american comic book writer and artist. Todays character of the day is raphael from the teenage mutant ninja turtles. His first published work appeared in 1980, a year or so before he met peter laird. Feb 26, 2020 it wasnt actually printed like a typical comic book. Why the teenage mutant ninja turtles first appearance. Though the book has taken up residence at fantagraphics, mirage studios, and its current home at dark horse, the level of care and craftsmanship sakai puts into each issue is unparalleled. Below is the first concept sketch of all four teenage mutant ninja turtles from 1983 by. In 1984, artists and writers peter laird and kevin eastman created one of the most important independent comics of the 20th century, teenage. Single issues of the first tmnt comic book series, created by kevin eastman and peter laird and self published.
Originally conceived by kevin eastman and peter laird as a oneoff parody, the comics popularity has gone on to inspire a major pop culture franchise, including television series, five feature films, numerous video games and a wide range of toys. Teenage mutant ninja turtles first sprung, in a small way, into our lives, back in 1984, via comic books that began as some sort of parody for more popular characters at the time daredevil for. Eastman is a selftaught artist, having no formal training, while laird holds a degree in. Their riffs on frank miller, dave sim and chris claremont comic books daredevil and ronin for the ninja part, cerebus for the turtles part and new mutants for the teenage mutant part were a huge success.
The issue was an oversized black and white comic which parodied a number of popular comic books at the time. In the 1987 series, usagi yojimbo is incorrectly used as his actual name, but in the 2003 series, where he appeared far more frequently. The original incarnation of eastman and lairds teenage mutant ninja turtles, and the one that, for better or worse, lit the firecracker. New listing lot of 24 comic books teenage mutant ninja turtles.
Sep 20, 2018 before they were anything else, the teenage mutant ninja turtles were a comic book about other comics, and today moose takes a look at the four specific books that inspired the heroes in a halfshell. Kevin eastman 1962 is the cocreator, with peter laird, of the teenage mutant ninja turtles, a popculture juggernaut that appeared in 1984 and has since spawned four animated television series, six feature films, countless toys, and numerous comicbook series, the most recent of which is published by idw and is the longestrunning to date. Teenage mutant ninja turtles and other strangeness is a melding of martial arts and superhero roleplaying games. Teenage mutant ninja turtles is an american comic book series published by mirage studios, featuring the characters of the same name, with a 30year run from 1984 to 2014. He is best known for cocreating the teenage mutant ninja.
A live action incarnation of krang has finally appeared since the franchise took off in 1984. Free teenage mutant ninja turtles comic coming out on tmnt day. The tmnt comics origin story is as modest as that of the heroes in a half shell themselves. Kickin it old school coloring book teenage mutant ninja turtles adult coloring book. Theyve been the focus of three animated tv series, six feature filmsmost recently the michael bayproduced teenage mutant ninja turtles. Teenage mutant ninja turtles spawned an entertainment and marketing machine that continues to this very day to churn out everything from blockbuster movies to breakfast cereal. After the unexpected success of their first issue, kevin eastman and peter laird continued expanding their universe in a somewhat haphazard manner, both in the regular series and complementary books such as tales of the tmnt and various one. Teenage mutant ninja turtles is an american comic book series published by mirage studios, featuring the characters of the same name, with a 30year run from 1984 to. Inspired by the popular comic book creations of kevin eastman and pater laird, the roleplaying rules were first published in 1985 by palladium books and featured anthropomorphic turtles who used ninjutsu to battle criminals from. Teenage mutant ninja turtles, ook bekend als eastman and lairds teenage. They advertised the comic in comic book fanzines and the thing exploded.
Collects the earliest comic book adventures of the teenage mutant ninja turtles, originally published in 1984 through 1986, including the origins and the adventures of turtles leonardo, michaelangelo, donatello, and raphael and their master, splinter. Teenage mutant ninja turtles copper age comics 19841991. Released in march of 1990, nine months after tim burtons batman made the idea of a bigbudget comic book adaptation. Kevin eastman author of teenage mutant ninja turtles, volume 1. A huge moment just happened in ninja turtles history. The turtles meet a young girl who is actually a time traveler on a mission to change her own future. Selfpublished by scrappy creators kevin eastman and peter laird, this book contains the origin stories of the ninja turtles and the splinter, as well as the introduction of shredder, and the. Meet the new female, punkrock loving turtle screen rant. After the unexpected success of their first issue, kevin eastman and peter laird continued expanding their universe in a somewhat haphazard manner, both in the regular series and complementary books such as. Usagi has also appeared several times in teenage mutant ninja turtles the comic, all three of the animated series, and their respective toy lines, and the turtles have appeared in usagi yojimbo as well. Searching for splinter, the turtles encounter the alien androids known as the utroms. I have been following the boys ever since i was a kid, and im very happy to see them back in the limelight after all these years. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 comic book price guide. Mar 05, 2017 recently, nickelodeon would announce the upcoming fifth season of the cgianimated series teenage mutant ninja turtles will be the series last.
A teenage mutant ninja turtles movie produced by michael bay was release on june 6, 2014. Tmnt comic books teenage mutant ninja turtles fan site. The teenage mutant ninja turtles havent always been green. Kevin eastman and peter laird had been collaborating in comics for a couple of years without notable success, when, while working on something entirely different, they started batting ideas about weapontoting turtles back and forth. The teenage mutant ninja turtles characters first appeared in american comic books in 1984 the original turtles were the brain child of kevin eastman and peter laird and arose out of a humorous sketch that kevin made during an evening of boredom of bad television. The original incarnation of eastman and lairds teenage mutant ninja turtles, and the one that got the ball rolling. The weirdest things about the ninja turtles bodies jonathan olsenkoziol.
Kevin brooks eastman born may 30, 1962 is an american comic book artist and writer best known for cocreating teenage mutant ninja turtles with peter laird. Homages and parodies since its inception, there have. If a comic book titled teenage mutant ninja turtles sounds a little bizarre to you. Recent years have blessed gamers with outstanding comic book video games like the batman. An exciting book of activities with stickers based on the allnew nickelodeon series rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles.
Teenage mutant ninja turtles mirage comic book tv tropes. Tmnt has been entertaining people for decades and every generation has looked different. Their selfpublished work quickly grabbed the attention of surge licensing president mark freedman, who saw a potential gold mine in the characters. With the success of the cartoon series, archie comics picked them up in 88. Get the best deals on teenage mutant ninja turtles copper age comics 1984 1991. Thus, besides the whole counterfeit angle hard to prove a photocopied comic book is an original, it is a question of whether it even counts as an official comic book. Using money from a tax refund, together with a loan from eastmans uncle, the young artists selfpublished a singleissue. Four comics that inspired the ninja turtles nowthis nerd. Out of the shadowsand countless toys, games, and, of course, comic books, which are proudly produced by idw publishing. The first printed image of the turtles, while it used to be a hot debate, it is now a quagmire of confusion, see notes at.
Teenage mutant ninja turtles started out as a black and white comic, so of course many out there want to stay true to that and go for either the reprints of the latest graphic novel collections that are in black and white. Mighty morphin power rangers teenage mutant ninja turtles. Eastman and lairds teenage mutant ninja turtles is an american comic book published on and off by mirage studios since may 1984. After the turtles defeat the purple dragon gang they evade the police by entering the sewers. Eastman and lairds teenage mutant ninja turtles premiered in may, 1984, at a comic book convention held at a local sheraton hotel in portsmouth, new hampshire. Teenage mutant ninja turtles november 15, 2019 in 1984, kevin eastman and peter laird released the first teenage mutant ninja turtles comic book. Marine, desert storm vet, and former california national guard military policeman. Teenage mutant ninja turtles mirage studios 1984 1 10 of 60 books. Teenage mutant ninja turtles, book i by kevin eastman. Jul 26, 2017 few cartoonists are able to meet the standard of quality that stan sakai has maintained over the 30plus years he has written, drawn, and lettered usagi yojimbo. Oct 19, 2017 ive been a big teenage mutant ninja turtles fan since the late 80s. Teenage mutant ninja turtles mirage studios wikipedia. Anybody who grew up in the 1980s understands the significance of this comic book. Aug 07, 2014 the teenage mutant ninja turtles havent always been green.
Teenage mutant ninja turtles the ultimate collection. Four baby turtles mutated by toxic goo called mutagen and trained in the art of ninjutsu by fellow mutant master splinter. The complete history of teenage mutant ninja turtles. Teenage mutant ninja turtles comic book collections for. The entire comic may be read online for free at the turtles origin is toldgallery. Mutant ninja turtles story ever published, by mirage studios on may 5, 1984. This is a list of all tmnt comics published by mirage studios. The concept arose from a humorous drawing sketched out by eastman during a casual evening of brainstorming and bad television with laird. The first printed image of the turtles, while it used to be a hot debate, it is now a quagmire of confusion, see notes at the bottom for the results of paul ws research. The tmnt comic s origin story is as modest as that of the heroes in a half shell themselves. Other books in the series teenage mutant ninja turtles mirage studios 1984 1. Since then theyve appeared in television shows, movies, video games and comic books. In 1984, leonardo, raphael, donatello, and michelangelo crawled out the sewers and into the aquariumhearts of untold legions with the monumental publication of kevin eastman and peter lairds teenage mutant ninja turtles from mirage studios.
Sep 30, 2012 the teenage mutant ninja turtles title was also an asset. Get the best deals on teenage mutant ninja turtles comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. People often forget about the original teenage mutant ninja turtles movie. Apr 10, 2014 considered one of the most popular kids television programs of the 1980s, teenage mutant ninja turtles is a classic, global property created in 1984 by kevin eastman and peter laird. By the time the conversation was over, the teenage mutant ninja turtles concept had been completely worked out. Teenage mutant ninja turtles dani books gratis comic. The turtles are cornered by the purple dragon gang and a fight erupts. Match wits with leonardo, raphael, donatello, and michelangelo from nickelodeons allnew series rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles. Apr 01, 2014 tag line critically and cleverly examines the origins, evolution, and impact of the ninja turtles phenomenon from its beginning as a selfpublished blackandwhite comic book in 1984, through its transformation into a worldwide transmedia phenomenon by the middle of the 1990s, and up to the sale of the property to nickelodeon in 2009 and relaunch of the turtles with new comics, cartoons. Premiering in 2012, this third animated television series based upon the comic book created by kevin eastman and peter laird in 1984 was developed by j. These turtles somehow became one of the most recognizable comic book characters of all time, and have transcended their original medium and are now in movies, cartoons, toys, you name it. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 the turtles are cornered by the purple dragon gang and a fight erupts.
The original series that introduced the turtles to the world. Teenage mutant ninja turtles mirage studios 1984 teenage mutant ninja turtles mirage studios 1993. Eastman is an american comic book artist, cocreator of teenage mutant ninja turtles. Raphael typically wears a red mask, although the original comics were published in. The teenage mutant ninja turtles were created by kevin eastman and peter laird and first appeared in mirage comics in 1984. Kevin eastman is the author of teenage mutant ninja turtles, volume 1 4.
The time is now for the tmnt 2 movie super bowl trailer. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Master splinter tells the turtles for the first time their origins and asks the turtles to kill the shredder. Eastman is also the editor and publisher of the magazine heavy metal.
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