Peter Laird

Peter Alan Laird is an American comic book writer and graphic artist. He was born in North Adams Massachusetts on January 27th, 1954. He got his start in print media in the newspaper business. Along with partner Kevin Eastman, Laird is known for co-creating the ever-popular multimedia franchise known as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Often referred to colloquially as Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the independent comic began production in May of 1983 with their creator-owned publishing company Mirage Studios. Kevin Eastman eventually sold off his ownership stake in the Turtles franchise to Peter Laird and the rest of the Mirage group in June, 2000.

Notes & Trivia

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 * Peter Laird shares a birthday with comic book inker Steve Leialoha, who was born in 1952.


 * Peter Laird expressed dissatisfaction with the visual design of the turtles as seen in the 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot film. He specifically pointed out the extraneous costume details and the "beakless" faces of the turtles.