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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITED BY BOBBY CURNOW PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE BY SHAWN LEE COVER CHECKLIST: Sample art. Originals will vary. Regular Cover Cover RI Cover RE Art by Kevin Eastman Art by Kevin Eastman IDW Convention Exclusive & Peter Laird Inks by Simon Bisley Art by Nick Pitarra Colors by Ronda Pattison Colors by Ryan Brown Colors by Megan Wilson Cover RE Cover RE Cover RE Awesome Con Exclusive Hot Comics Exclusive Hot Topic Exclusive Art by Dario Brizuela www.hotcomics.com Art by Chris Allan Art by Kevin Eastman & Colors by Heather Breckel PeterLaird Cover RE Cover RE Cover RE Yesteryear Comics Exclusive Yesteryear Comics Exclusive Heroes Haven Comics Art by Jamie Tyndall Art by Jamie Tyndall Art by Ozzy Fernandez Colors by Ula Mos Inks by Tony Kordos Special thanks to Joan Hilty, Linda Lee & Kat VanDam for their invaluable assistance. Ted Adams, CEO & Publisher Facebook: facebook.com/idwpublishing Greg Goldstein, President & COO Robbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic Artist Twitter: @idwpublishing Chris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief YouTube: youtube.com/idwpublishing Matthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial Officer Alan Payne, VP of Sales Instagram: instagram.com/idwpublishing Dirk Wood, VP of Marketing deviantART: idwpublishing.deviantart.com www.IDWPUBLISHING.com Lorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services IDW founded by Ted Adams, Alex Garner, Kris Oprisko, and Robbie Robbins Jeff Webber, VP of Digital Publishing & Busness Development Pinterest: pinterest.com/idwpublishing/idw-staff-faves TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 30th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL. MAY 2014. FIRST PRINTING. © 2014 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. © 2014 Viacom Overseas Holdings C.V. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom Overseas Holdings C.V. Based on characters created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman.© 2014 Idea and Design Works, LLC. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego CA 92109. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in the Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork. It all started with a small print run of a self-published comic that debuted in THE May 1984. Back then, Kevin Eastman and BEGINNING Peter Laird shared a workspace they dubbed “Mirage Studios.” The name alluded to the fact that there was no actual studio, just a shared area they used to draw in. One night, in an effort to one-up each other creating ridiculous ideas, the two stumbled upon the concept of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” From those unlikely beginnings sprang a pop-culture phenomenon that quickly rose to worldwide fame. Now, thirty years after the Turtles first emerged from the sewers, Turtlemania is still going strong. We can’t think of a better way to celebrate this momentous anniversary than by revisiting some of the Turtle universes, and the artistic teams behind them, that have so greatly contributed to the phenomenon. 1 Ad for the first issue, 1984. Original clip/poster art that was included in the first 1984 press release. 2 Top, left: The original ad from the inside back cover of TMNT #1 for the pre-turtle book “Gobbledygook.” Top, right: The original book #1 press release from 1984. Above: The original four-turtle group shot that started it all from 1983. Right: The original ad for the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Convention where TMNT #1 premiered. 3 EARLY MIRAGE (1984–1993) Cover by Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird READY SET GO Story and Art by Kevin Eastman The first TMNT comic series, later Their dedication to helping other dubbed “Volume 1,” lasted sixty-two comics creators was also a major issues from 1984 to 1993. For the first driving force, from Laird’s 1992 years, Kevin and Peter did the lion’s founding of the Xeric Foundation to share of the work, writing, penciling, this story by Eastman in the 2012 and inking the series together. edition of Hero Comics, a publication of the Hero Initiative, which helps As the book‘s popularity exploded, comics creators in need. they brought on fellow artists and writers to help tell new stories in a In “Ready, Set, Go,” Eastman harkens dazzling variety of styles. But the back to the “duotone” shading process fundamental look and spirit of the that was a hallmark of many early book was anchored by Eastman and Mirage Comics. Laird’s art. 4 5 6 7 8 Pin-up Pencils and Colors by Steve Lavigne • Inks byStory Peter and LairdArt by Kevin Eastman 9 TMNT ADVENTURES (1988–1995) Cover by Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird PAPER OR PLASTIC? Written by Dean Clarrain Art by Chris Allan Colors by Heather Breckel The success of Kevin and Peter’s comic It introduced characters unique to the book soon spawned a cartoon that series, and dealt with subject matter became a colossal hit and, along with a and themes important to the title's main live-action movie, greatly expanded the creative teams: global warming, the popularity of the Turtles. plight of endangered species, Eastern mysticism and spirituality, and, perhaps Archie Comics was licensed to create most important, the growth and a new TMNT comic book line aimed at development of the four brothers as kids. This series ran for seventy-two distinct individuals as they aged from issues from 1988 to 1995, and their early to late teens. remains the longest-running continuous TMNT series. Dean Clarrain and Chris Allan, who worked on dozens of Adventures stories Although inspired by the first TMNT together, return for this new “lost” cartoon show, the Archie series quickly Adventures story. created its own distinctive universe. 10 11.

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