Laird said the names "felt just quirky enough to fit the concept". ĭeveloping the concept into a comic book, Eastman and Laird considered giving the turtles Japanese names, but instead named them Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo after the Italian Renaissance artists. The concept parodied several elements popular in superhero comics of the time: the mutants of Uncanny X-Men, the teenagers of New Teen Titans and the ninjas of Daredevil, combined with the comic tradition of funny animals such as Howard the Duck. That November, Eastman drew a masked turtle standing on its hind legs armed with nunchucks. In 1983, Laird invited Eastman to move in with him in Dover, New Hampshire. 1 (May 1984) 1983–1986: Conception and first comics Ĭomic book authors Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird met in Massachusetts and began working on illustrations together.
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