Peter Laird

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles started out as a spoof of popular comics such as Daredevil and New Mutants that were popular in the early eighties. Thirty years later, what was essentially a goof by two college students has spawned three successful cartoons, five movies, countless video games and action figures, and even a live musical stage show (but the less said about, that the better).

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984) #1 Writer: Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird Artist: Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird Published by Mirage Studios If you were a child of the 80’s and 90’s it was practically impossible to escape the appeal of a little cartoon show called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Four pizza loving mutant turtles …