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Still going strong after all these years, they are helping to celebrate 40 years of the TMNT with a new set of figures based around the first sketches of the Turtles by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman all those years ago They are starting to pop up in stores now, and Playmates was nice enough[...]

Which is not uncommon, he's done a lot for IDW in recent years, including variant covers and co-writing IDW's best-selling title in recent years, The Last Ronin.   But this time Kevin Eastman seems he surprised IDW rather by turning it in with inks by the other TMNT co-creator Peter Laird, over Eastman's inks The first time[...]

In a recent Cartoonist Kayfabe YouTube video, Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg had Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird on again, to go through Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5 together, page by page, panel by panel And they took the opportunity to ask a question missed in a previous video, about[...]

Initially created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird back in 1984 through their own Mirage Studios comic book company, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has sustained its popularity throughout the years From its time as an independently produced comic, to being one of the most recognizable cartoons in the world, to producing the massively popular line of[...]

When comic book retailers ordered the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin hardcover by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, they knew they had a mainstream hit, and also had a week's advantage in terms of sale date over bookstore customers But the book was late and, in the interim, IDW signed an exclusive distribution[...]

TMNT fans, we have discussed this before, but the first book published by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in the '80s is starting to get to some rarified air A CGC 9.4 copy, on auction today at ComicConnect, is already taking bids and is at a whopping $21,000 as of this writing[...]

TMNT fans, we have discussed this before, but the first book published by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in the '80s is starting to get to some rarified air A CGC 9.6 copy, on auction today at ComicConnect, is already taking bids and is at a whopping $38,000 as of this writing If it keeps[...]

But, still, that's a full three months to wait on this Peter Laird/Kevin Eastman future-set return to the heroes in a half shell. Here's a little look ahead at the covers for The Last Ronin #3 and #4 to tease you further. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #3 TMNT THE LAST RONIN #3 (OF 5) IDW PUBLISHING DEC200456 (W)[...]

What makes obscure comics so interesting and vital is discovering those books that most don't know were ever printed or that top-tier creators worked on "that book" or on "that character." Obscure Comics are fun to find and interesting to know about, but that border between great reads and terrible comics. Ladies' Home Journal, Curtis Publishing, TMNT,[...]

What makes obscure comics so interesting and vital is discovering those books that most don't know were ever printed, or that top tier creators worked on "that book" or on "that character." Obscure Comics are fun to find and interesting to know about, but that border between great reads and terrible comics. Comics, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and[...]

Hey Mirage fans: there is a super nice copy of Fugitoid #1 up for auction over at Heritage Auctions right now.

Eastman and Peter Laird story and art This is one of only 3,000 copies of the first issue that were printed It's currently the #1 book on Overstreet's list of Top 25 Copper Age Comics Overstreet 2020 FN 6.0 value = $2,700; VF 8.0 value = $4,500 CGC census 11/20: 66 in 7.0, 622 higher." I cannot[...]

Today sees the delayed and long-awaited publication of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1, by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Tom Waltz, Esau Escorza and Issac Escorza Retailers ordered more than IDW was expecting, as a result stores got around 20% less than they ordered And as a result, copies have been selling for[...]

Last week, IDW told folk that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1 comic book, written by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird and scheduled for publication on the 28th of October, had received 130,000 pre-orders from comic book retailers, but that they were going to a second printing already, and that they were providing retailers[...]

Diamond Comics has issued the following missive to retailers explaining why they won't be getting quite as many copies of TMNT: The Last Ronin, the new Turtles comic book writer by Turtles creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Regarding TMNT: The Last Ronin #1, IDW unfortunately set print quantities in advance of FOC due to considerations stemming[...]

Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman's book was underground and more adult-oriented, but the cartoon changed everything From its catchy theme music to the outlandish villains, it became an instant classic Now up for auction at ComicConnect, you can own one of the original animation cells from that TMNT show, featuring Raphael This auction is part[...]

Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird put the indie comic scene on the map when they released the issue on their own Mirage Comics label in 1984, and now one of those rare copies is up for auction, ending today as part of Session #5 from Event Auction #42 on ComicConnect This CGC graded copy of[...]

Coming from IDW in August 2020, we have Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin from TMNT creators Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman, more Rob Liefeld GI Joe, the new Locke & Key historical excavation ahead of the Sandman crossover and the return of Canto – as well as Transformers, Ghostbusters, My Little Pony, Star[...]

But now the creators of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird are together again They were reunited by the Netflix show The Toys That Made Us, who were doing a TMNT episode, got them together again Director Brian Volk-Weiss saus on the show,"One of them perceived the Turtles to be this amazing, one[...]

The reunion between Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird at the episodes end will really tug at your heartstrings, and these episodes are full of moments like these Other highlights include feisty on camera interviews with My Little Pony creators, toy makers that want to be wrestlers, and enough awesome Haim Saban footage to make you[...]

Our friends over at HalloweenCostumes.com have turned their attention to the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie and have produced another cool

According to Variety, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kevin Eastman, has decided to sell the very first turtle he drew. And he's only

We know that Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird collaborated on a cover for an upcoming anniversary issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. But that's not enough Laird is also looking to finish the unpublished, unreleased Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol 4 Issue 32 Sooner than anyone may have hoped. Issue 31 was published online only in 2010,[...]

It was thirty years since Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created a Daredevil parody that would take the world by storm The first big creator owned comic book blockbuster would eventually fund the Xeric Award, Tundra, Heavy Metal Magazine and so much more. And now they'll be working together for the first time in decades on[...]

Their creators, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, became overnight sensations and went on to become among the most financially successful comics artists of their time, while also struggling with how their characters had expanded beyond their control. With IDW about to release a new TMNT miniseries, and talk of an impending Michael Bay movie reboot, Gavin[...]

 The first-ever drawing of the concept by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, TMNT would go on to become a key part of the 1980s indie comics scene and its subsequent success in cartoons, games, toys, and film would help raise the visibility of both independent comics and creator-owned comics. Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird: First-Ever Drawing[...]