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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5 pgs 30 & 31 (TMNT) 1985

Artists: Kevin Eastman (All) , Peter Laird (All) , Steve Lavigne (Letterer)

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5 pgs 30 & 31 (TMNT) 1985 Comic Art

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Title:	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5 pgs 30 & 31 (TMNT) 1985
Artist:	Kevin Eastman (All)
Artist:	Peter Laird (All)
Artist:	Steve Lavigne (Letterer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Double Page Spread
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	2,502
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Comments:	8
Added to Site:	6/19/2016
Comic Art Archive:	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Issue: 5 Page: 30 View

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Eastman in his "Artobiography" said this about this issue: "Now was the time to dive into our love of "Star Wars"...Robots, aliens, lasers, land speeders, flying cars and of course a "Cantina" scene. We wanted it all."

I love the multiple angles each of the three main panels provide, creating such energetic movement. The four Turtles in each of the large panels, along with 18 Triceratons and 11 Federation Troops (yup, I counted!) scattered about in various stages of battle really showcase the all-out war the Turtles found themselves in. The entire "Turtles in Space" storyline can basically be summed up in just these 2 pages. Done on the classic Mirage Studios staple Duo-shade art boards that gave the Turtles books such a distinctive look, I'm super excited to land such an incredible spread. The cool sepia tones created when adding the developing chemicals to the Graphix Duo-Shade boards really is something special. This issue was created in the early years, before Turtlemania would take the world by storm in the late 80s. They used duo-tone art boards that they hand-cut so no two boards are exactly the same. And these boards really allowed them to layer the shadow effects as you can see

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Stanton Singh
Member Since 2012

Posted on 6/19/2016

This is stellar!!

Michael Kenyon
Member Since 2008

Posted on 6/19/2016

Deserves tons of Comments^^ We all went turtle crazy when these issues hit the rack.Art of this quality and from the time period equals unearthing massive treasure.Excellent example of early TMNT * * * *

Josh B
Member Since 2011

Posted on 6/19/2016

Great DPS!

J. Sid
Member Since 2004

Posted on 6/20/2016

Gotta love Triceratons.

Oscar Gomez
Member Since 2009

Posted on 6/20/2016

What a great page, just exquisite!

Michael Gowans
Member Since 2012

Posted on 6/21/2016

So cool!

Michael Gowans
Member Since 2012

Posted on 6/21/2016

So cool!

Charles Liggins
Member Since 2015

Posted on 6/21/2016

This 2-page spread really captures the essence of the Turtles In Space storyline. Excellent!

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