#Tmnt comics series#
These days, the franchise remains a hot commodity as its current ongoing comics series have found ways to renew interest in the classic characters. Whether they expected it or not, Eastman and Laird's creation became a cultural phenomenon following the popular '90s television show, which led to countless merchandise including toys, video games, movies, and comic books. BOOM STUDIOS DC Comics IDW PUBLISHING TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES TMNT. Each PREVIEWS Exclusive TMNT Pop figure comes packaged in a branded window box. Equipped with his bo staff, Donnie wears the classic red bandanna and measures about 3 3/4' tall. RELATED: Every TMNT Movie, Ranked According To Rotten Tomatoes Donatello comes to life in your collection with a comics-inspired cell-shaded design. The end result were the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, four vigilante heroes-in-a-half-shell trained by a sewer rat whose enemies included immortal samurais, ninja clans, other mutants, and an alien with a drooling brain for abs. Though it could be easily forgotten in today's irony-loving world, the concept of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) began as a joke. Creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird thought it would be pretty funny to fuse the legendary martial artist, Bruce Lee, with the least nimble animal they could think of: turtles.