Visit the POP CULTURE SHOP eBAY Store!
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #8 COMIC BOOK.
the history meeting with CEREBUS THE BARBARIAN AARDVARK! With Cerebus creator Dave Sim drawing Cerebus and providing his dialogue. THIS ISSUE WILL NEVER BE REPRINTED AGAIN due to the inclusion of Cerebus.
FEATURING FULL COLOR COVER
Published by Mirage Studios in 1986.
The original TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE Indie/Underground Comic Book created by KEVIN EASTMAN and PETER LAIRD.
Both The Turtles and CEREBUS were independently published black-and-white comic books whose title characters were anthropomorphic animals who possessed comically cartoonish physical features and predilections toward medieval weaponry, and both titles began as parodies of popular Marvel comics - Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird started out by riffing off Frank Miller's Daredevil, while Dave Sim was initially inspired by Barry Windsor-Smith's Conan - so in retrospect, it makes more sense than you might otherwise think that, in 1986, the two titles crossed over, in Eastman & Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (vol. 1) #8.
Renet, an Apprentice Timestress to Lord Simultaneous, steals the Sceptre of the Sacred Sands of Time to travel to New York in 1986 (when this story was written), where she meets up with the Turtles. When Simultaneous shows up to bring her and the Sceptre back, the Turtles try to defend her, so to save them all from Simultaneous, Renet tells the Sceptre to take her and the Turtles "anyplace on this Earth before humans recorded time!" Which results in their meeting with Cerebus in a Sword and Sorcery style adventure.
Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird thought they were making a joke about the countless mutant and kung-fu heroes in comics. So what better than to name their improbable series, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”? Little did they know that their joke would soon develop a cult of devoted fans, eventually turning them into an international phenomenon.
The Turtles: Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Leonardo, along with their rat sensei Splinter, are now one of the hottest tickets in town. Stars of stage, screen, and countless comics (including this, the original), they combine humor and action in a way that appeals to young children and hip intellectuals.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ORIGINAL MIRAGE TURTLES COMICS ARE A LITTLE MORE EDGIER AND LESS KID-FRIENDLY THAN THEIR CARTOON COUNTERPARTS!
COLLECTOR'S ITEM! Highly sought after.
RARE and OUT OF PRINT! Impossible to find!
VINTAGE COLLECTOR'S ITEM PUBLISHED BY MIRAGE STUDIOS!
Posts
