As a longtime fan, it’s been a mixed bag seeing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the news lately. Yes, I’d personally love to see a new TMNT movie, but actually, Michael Bay, I’d like it to be about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. That aside, this is a little bit of news about the original TMNT — no, the original TMNT. The picture above is quite possibly the very first sketch of the characters by Kevin Eastman, one of their creators, who drew it to make fellow creator Peter Laird laugh. Drawn in 1983, it is now up for auction. After the jump, more information about that auction, plus an anecdote from Eastman. Cowabunga!
Let’s first acknowledge that it looks like these turtles were never meant to pursue martial arts. They certainly have more, um, clunky features, like real turtles, who are lovely creatures, but not exactly the most graceful or agile animals. But as I mentioned, these were not necessarily going to become an action-packed franchise. Here is the real origin story of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as told by Eastman:
Let’s first acknowledge that it looks like these turtles were never meant to pursue martial arts. They certainly have more, um, clunky features, like real turtles, who are lovely creatures, but not exactly the most graceful or agile animals. But as I mentioned, these were not necessarily going to become an action-packed franchise. Here is the real origin story of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as told by Eastman:
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