In 2009, Laird sold it to Viacom, now Paramount Global. In some European regions, the franchise was titled Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles due to the violent connotations of the word 'ninja'.Įastman sold his share of the Turtles franchise to Laird in 2000. Numerous video games have also been released, including several developed by Konami. Three live-action films were released the first, released in 1990, became the highest-grossing independent film up to that point.

The action figures were promoted with an animated series, which premiered in 1987 and ran for almost a decade.

About US$1.1 billion of Turtles toys were sold between 19, making them the third-bestselling toy figures ever at the time. In 1987, Eastman and Laird licensed the characters to Playmates Toys, which developed a line of Turtles action figures. The first issue was published in 1984 by Eastman and Laird's company Mirage Studios and was a surprise success. The franchise began as a comic book, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which Eastman and Laird conceived as a parody of elements popular in superhero comics at the time. Supporting characters include the turtles' rat sensei Splinter, their human friends April O'Neil and Casey Jones, and enemies such as Baxter Stockman, Krang, and their archenemy, the Shredder. It follows Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, four anthropomorphic turtle brothers trained in ninjutsu who fight evil in New York City. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, sometimes abbreviated to TMNT, is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018–2020).Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012–2017).Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003–2009).Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (1997–1998).Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987–1996).

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