Using money from a tax refund, together with a loan from eastmans uncle, the young artists selfpublished a singleissue. Eastman cowrites teenage mutant ninja turtles for idw and can sometimes be found at the san diego comic. Second appearance of splinter guide watch 1984 498 sales 9. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 comic books mycomicshop. Teenage mutant ninja turtles mirage studios wikipedia. It wasnt until i was an adult that i had the curiosity to dive into the roots of the ninja turtles and read their first comic book adventures.
Mirage studios teenage mutant ninja turtles volume 1 number 1 comes to life in this voice comic. While tmnt was made mainstream through the 1987 tv series, it began as a comic in 1984. Teenage mutant ninja turtles, book ii by kevin eastman. Also in 1985, solson publications released how to draw eastman and lairds teenage mutant ninja turtles. I volym 2 av tmntserietidningarna anfolls april av en stor robot kontrollerad. 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 comic book series, the most recent of which is published by idw and is the longestrunning to date. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1st series comic books from. In the aftermath of the battle with the elite, the turtles reunite with april and casey.
Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 comic read teenage. Eastman and lairds teenage mutant ninja turtles, lists of comics, mirage. Eastman cowrites teenage mutant ninja turtles for idw and can sometimes be found at the san diego comic art gallery. His first published work appeared in 1980, a year or so before he met peter laird. Secret of the ooze 1991 only a year after the first installment of the live action movie series, a sequel is released. The original series that introduced the turtles to the world. Action, adventure, comedy, graphic novels, martial arts, superhero. The comic inspired a franchise of five television series, six feature films, numerous.
She was later portrayed as a strongwilled news reporter in the turtles first animated series, as a warrior in the teenage mutant ninja turtles adventures comic produced. The concept arose from a humorous drawing sketched out by eastman during a casual evening of brainstorming and bad television with laird. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 1993 league of comic geeks. When teenage mutant ninja turtles opens in theaters this weekend, one thing is almost certainly guaranteed. 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.
The turtles are cornered by the purple dragon gang and a fight erupts. The previous four issues were also reprinted in this size and format with new colored covers. 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. Story by kevin eastman, peter laird and jim lawson. The entire comic may be read online for free at the turtles origin is toldgallery. The archie comics series was titled teenage mutant ninja turtles adventures and began as a direct adaptation of the popular cartoon series in the late 1980s. Archie comics publicerade aven tva stycken miniserietrilogier vid namn april o neil. Although it has remained fairly consistent with from one incarnation to the next, there are some significant differences worth mentioning. April oneil character 10 bo staff 10 fistfight 10 katana sword 10 mutant 10 ninjitsu 10. Searching for splinter, the turtles encounter the alien androids known as the utroms. Second appearance of splinter guide watch 1984 193 sales 9. April made her first appearance in the mirage comic series in 1984 as a computer programmer.
The teenage mutant ninja turtles franchise has known several major incarnations. This documentary treats movie fans to a behindthescenes look at the making of teenage mutant ninja turtles, the liveaction film adaptation of the popular comic book and animated series. After the second story arc, raphael changed costumes and began wearing an all dark ninja outfit which he won during an alien wrestling match. The book premiered in may of 1984 at a comic book convention in portsmouth, new hampshire. Conceived by kevin eastman and peter laird, it was initially intended as a oneshot, but due to its popularity it became an ongoing series. The incarnations of the tmnt franchise considered here are. After the turtles defeat the purple dragon gang they evade the police by entering the sewers. The book premiered in may 1984 at a comic book convention in portsmouth, new hampshire. A thorough look back at the tmnts comic book roots with the original stories plus.
April oneil is a fictional character from the teenage mutant ninja turtles comics. Teenage mutant ninja turtles volume 1 number 1 voice comic. Comic book news teenage mutant ninja turtles fan site. The teenage mutant ninja turtles first appeared in an american comic book published by mirage studios in 1984 in dover, new hampshire. Ripplings shades of gray, part 2 april is talking to her sister robyn on the phone.
Browse issues from the comic book series, teenage mutant ninja turtles. Peter laird is an american comic book writer and artist. April oneil ar en rollfigur i berattelserna om teenage mutant ninja turtles. Other books in the series teenage mutant ninja turtles mirage studios 1984 1 10 of 60 books. Read teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 comic online free and high quality. Their mutual respect for comic artist jack king kirby led them to work together on various projects. Their fifth issue of teenage mutant ninja turtles was released in november 1985, and was downsized to the more common american comicsformat and size. 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 copper age comics 19841991. Teenage mutant ninja turtles is an american comic book series published by mirage studios.
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