Celebrate The Anniversary Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in 1984 on this date, May 1. The team consists of Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo, all lead by their rat sensei named Splinter. Their journey has connected them with allies like April O’Neil and Casey Jones. Their include aliens, monsters, science accidents, Baxter Stockman, Krang, and most famously Shredder.

When the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arrived on the scene, their style was anything but family friendly. The whole series was a parody of traditional comic book characters and villians. In spite of that, they found a home and was so well loved that Eastman and Laird licensed the characters to Playmate Toys. The toys sold so well between 1988 and 1992 that they were the third-bestselling toy on the market.

We’ve even had the chance to sit down and talk to Kevin Eastman, see our interview Here!

The series of comics then spawned animated series, live action films, video games, and to this day continues to create all of the same to this day.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 – Baxter Stockman and the Mousers. (1984)   This series brought not only one of the most iconic villians to the comics, but also his tools the Mousers. This issue is also the first appearance of April O’ Neil.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 19 – Invasion of the Triceraton (2011)   Just having returned to Earth, the Turtles still have some past space history to deal with. The Triceratons were abducted from Earth in the era of the dinosaurs. Now they having been free from their abductors wish to return to their home, now completely different from where they were taken. Can New York City deal with an invasion of Triceratop decendant creatures. What started as a peaceful return home, quickly turns to an actual war as conflict continues to raise.

The Last Ronin (2020)   New York is in ruins. However, through a post-apocalyptic nightmare one last Turtle still seeks justice for those he has lost. Old rivalries hold no candles to his seeking of vengance. This is more then just a what iff as both Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird tell a dark future for the world of TMNT.

What are your favorite Turtle’s comics?