The tmnt comic was dark and gritty, featuring a nononsense group of turtles that in no way resembled their superfriendly an rarelyserious counterparts from the 1987 animated series. I received a facebook message today from one dennis powder kennedy, a tmnt fan who wanted to alert me to a recentlycompleted tmnt fan project a redoing or remix of the first issue of the teenage mutant ninja turtles comic book which kevin eastman and i. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 comic books mycomicshop. 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 and action figures. 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. Unfollow teenage mutant ninja turtles comics to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1st series comic books from. The comic has since evolved into the pop culture titan we know today. Teenage mutant ninja turtles copper age comics 19841991 skip to page navigation. The teenage mutant ninja turtles first appeared in an american comic book published by.
The page scans were done by an unknown person, who took them as is, put them into a pdf, and uploaded it many years ago. The teenage mutant ninja turtles tmnt started as a comic book in 1984 by two individuals, kevin eastman and peter laird. In 1984, eastman and laird brought to life a group of unlikely heroes that in fact started off as a joke turtles, not. Eastman and lairds teenage mutant ninja turtles tmntpedia. Teenage mutant ninja turtles last edited by aphillips17 on 012420 12.
Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 comic read teenage. Teenage mutant ninja turtles copper age comics 1984 1991 skip to page navigation. This shogun appears in the teenage mutant ninja turtles comics and all of its related media. The concept arose from a humorous drawing sketched out by kevin eastman during a casual evening of brainstorming with friend peter laird. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 comic book by mirage.
The first comic book from mirage studios published. Being independently produced these comics were able to standout from superhero heavy dc and marvel magazines. The teenage mutant ninja turtles first appeared in an american comic book published by mirage studios in 1984 in dover, new hampshire. Turtlepedia policy manual of style community messages. While tmnt was made mainstream through the 1987 tv series, it began as a comic in 1984. Conceived by kevin eastman and peter laird, it was initially intended as a oneshot, but due to its popularity it became an ongoing series. Cover a adam gorham regular cover a cover b kevin eastman regular cover b cover ri mateus santolouco 10 copy 1. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 comic book price guide.
The issue was an oversized black and white comic which parodied a number of popular comic books at the time. Back in 1984 the comic industry was in a revival of sorts, and that opened the doors for more and more independent comics to make their way into fans hands, and sure some have come and gone, but one that has lasted through the years and is now into 31 years of fandom is the teenage mutant ninja turtles. His first published work appeared in 1980, a year or so before he met peter laird. Teenage mutant ninja turtles mirage studios wikipedia. Eastman and lairds teenage mutant ninja turtles is an american comic book published on and off by mirage studios since may 1984. The arrowverse may be populated with heroes from the dc comics universe, but that doesnt mean there isnt love for the marvel universe to go around. Stan sakai, the sole creator, author, and artist who is best known for his series usagi yojimbo, the epic saga of miyamoto usagi, a samurai rabbit living in latesixteenth and early. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 comic book by mirage 62 issues, 87 covers jan 1984 to aug 1993. The renaissance artists for whom the turtles were named lived several hundred years before tmnts comic book was released. Free comic book day 2009 no title indexed table of contents teenage mutant ninja turtles cover 2 pages report information.
Get the best deals on teenage mutant ninja turtles comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. Getcomics is an awesome place to download dc, marvel, image, dark horse, dynamite, idw, oni, valiant, zenescope and many more comics only on getcomics. 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. Using money from a tax refund, together with a loan from eastmans uncle, the young artists selfpublished a singleissue. Although he also provides plenty of information on the tmnt, rosenbaums approach is more analytical as he proposes to. The official tmnt site used to have a lot of the old comics in full. The teenage mutant ninja turtles are truly an american success story. The turtles are cornered by the purple dragon gang and a fight erupts. The collected book 1 is a collection of the first 11 tmnt issues, along with the four issues microseries, published by mirage studios its been printed in three editions. Teenage mutant ninja turtles are four fictional teenaged anthropomorphic turtles named after. 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. Teenage mutant ninja turtles comics 1984 by kevin eastman and peter laird.
The comic inspired a franchise of five television series, six feature films, numerous. The turtles meet a young girl who is actually a time traveler on a mission to change her own future. Special tmnt movie 2006 video game limited edition comic. In every incarnation of the tmnt franchise, he is depicted as the leader of the criminal organization known as the foot clan, and serves as the main antagonist and archenemy of the turtles and splinter. Teenage mutant ninja turtles, also known as tmnt, debuted as a comic book in 1984 and have since been remade into several tv shows and movies. Usagi yojimbo, first published in 1984, continues to this day. Peter laird is an american comic book writer and artist. Below is the first concept sketch of all four teenage mutant ninja turtles from 1983 by. Their mutual respect for comic artist jack king kirby led them to work together on various projects. Teenage mutant ninja turtles, also known as tmnt, debuted. Teenage mutant ninja turtles comic books for sale online. Get the best deals on teenage mutant ninja turtles copper age comics 1984 1991. Master splinter tells the turtles for the first time their origins and asks the turtles to kill the shredder. I saw that the book came with the first tmnt comic book, dated back to 1984.
Using money from a tax refund, together with a loan from eastmans uncle, the young artists selfpublished a. Teenage mutant ninja turtles is an american comic book published by mirage studios with a 26year run from 1984 to 2010. We find that, frequently, tmnt fans come to rtmnt asking for. Usagi yojimbo is one of the longest independent serialized comic book series in existence. Eastman cowrites teenage mutant ninja turtles for idw and can sometimes be. Pdf teenage mutant ninja turtles volume 5 krang war. Getcomics getcomics is an awesome place to download dc. Out of the pages of an underground comic book, the teenage mutant ninja. Teenage mutant ninja turtles simple english wikipedia. The entire comic may be read online for free at the turtles origin is toldgallery. Nickelodeon teenage mutant ninja turtles comic book turtles. It was an era that introduced the world to savage dragon, usagi yojimbo, and continued the success of the highly acclaimed series cerebus. Teenage mutant ninja turtles tmnt movie comic book movie. After the turtles defeat the purple dragon gang they evade the police by entering the sewers.
Teenage mutant ninja turtles copper age comics 19841991. What was originally conceived as a oneoff parody in the form of a selfpublished black and white comic in 1984 is now an. If you know where to look, you could probably find a torrent or something to download them from. See more ideas about comic book collection, comic books and comics. The concept arose from a humorous drawing sketched out by eastman during a casual evening of brainstorming and bad television with laird.
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