"TMNT" Kevin Eastman Original Drawing On An 8X10 Color Photo COA For Sale

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Kevin Brooks Eastman(born May 30, 1962) is an Americancomic book artistand writer best known for co-creatingTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtleswithPeter Laird.Eastman is also the editor and publisher of the magazineHeavy Metal. Eastman was born inPortland, Maine. He attendedWestbrook High SchoolinWestbrook, Maine, with comic book illustratorSteve Lavigne.Kevin was "raised in aChristianfamily",and grew up a comic book fan, withJack Kirbyas his idol andKamandias his favorite title of his.In 1983 he worked in a restaurant while he searched for publishers for his comics. He met a waitress who was attending theUniversity of Massachusetts Amherstand followed her toNorthampton, Massachusetts.While searching for a local underground newspaper to publish his work, he began a professional relationship withPeter Laird, who worked at nearbyDover, New Hampshire, and the two collaborated for a short time on various comics projects.In May 1984, Eastman and Laird self-published the first black & white issue ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The forty-page oversized comic had an initial print run of 3,275 copies and was largely funded by a US$1000 loan from Eastman's uncle Quentin. It was published by the duo'sMirage Studios, a name chosen because, as Eastman says, "there wasn't an actual studio, only kitchen tables and couches with lap boards." By September 1985, their first issue had received three additional printings. Laird's newspaper experience led to the two creating a four-page press kit,which included a story outline and artwork. They sent the press kit to 180 television and radio stations as well as to theAssociated PressandUnited Press International. This led to widespread press coverage of both theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesand Mirage Studios itself, creating a demand for the comic.With their second issue, Eastman and Laird'sTurtlescomic began a quick rise to success, bringing in advance orders of 15,000 copies, five times the initial print run of the first issue. This earned Eastman and Laird a profit of $2,000 each and allowed them to become full-time comic book creators. TheTurtlesphenomenon saw the duo invited to their firstcomics conventionat the tenth annualAtlanta Fantasy Fairin 1984, where they mingled with notable comic creators likeLarry Niven,Forrest J AckermanandFred Hembeck.Their fifth issue ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtleswas released in November 1985, and was downsized to the more common American comics-format and size. The previous four issues were also reprinted in this size and format with new colored covers. Also in 1985,Solson PublicationsreleasedHow to Draw Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Solson would follow this up with the six-issueTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Authorized Martial Arts Training Manualas well as one issue ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teach Karatevolume in 1987.

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