Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990): From Indie Comic to Blockbuster Hit!t

Think the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) movie was a big studio production? Think again! 🐢💥
This short video breaks down the incredible true story behind the TMNT movie—how creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird went from broke comic book artists to box office legends. With just $1,200, they launched the first TMNT comic… and against all odds, their mutant heroes made it to the big screen.

The film was independently produced, rejected by major studios, and brought to life by Golden Harvest and Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, which created the iconic animatronic suits. The result? Over $200 million in worldwide gross, making it one of the most successful independent comic book movies ever made.

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You can read the full issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 online for free at the Internet Archive:

👉 Read TMNT #1 (1984) on Internet Archive archive.org/details/tmntvolume01/page/n7/mode/2up

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