Author: tOkKa

tOkKa :: infamous snapper, hench-mutant, & bungle-brain ,beakie-buzzard,snappin' snap-head ..n' chow-chump,enemy of Ninja Turtles. A invertible anomaly in the TMNT fandom unto himself. As a schizophrenic Pop-artist ; tOkKa ..:: Fan-fave ,shunn-'ED'/ lauded by masses, Misunderstood by high percentages.. a cult following has developed by the guy that just doesn't seem to fit into any single category Never-mind his 'Foot Fetish' @ terrible2z.com .. !! "Quoting Macbeth since 1991.."

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Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Steve Lavigne Reunite : "Jake Black S.D.C.C. Benefit Print" (( 2009 )) [[ Courtesy of PL ]]

The following courtesy of Peter Laird ::

“A few months ago, Steve Murphy had the cool idea of getting me and Kevin Eastman to work together on a drawing (something we had not done in many years) which would then be used as the basis for a print, the proceeds from sales of which would go towards helping our friend Jake Black out with his medical expenses. (Readers of this blog may recall the other Jake Black Benefit print that me and the other Mirage artists produced (http://plairdblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/jake-black-benefit-print-at-fcbd.html and sold at “Free Comic Book Day” in New Hampshire.) Murph managed to convince Kevin to pencil up this drawing…

… which I proceeded to ink…

… and then that version was zapped off to Steve Lavigne so that he could do his digital color magic on it, as you see here in the finished 11 by 17 print.

(Please note that this is a somewhat poor quality digital photo of one of the prints — the colors are much more vibrant in the actual copies.)

And here, direct from Murph, are a few more details about the print, which will be premiered at this years’s San Diego Comicon:

“There are only 100 of them, each is signed by Peter Laird. This group of 100 is SDCC exclusive and will cost $25 each. All proceeds to benefit Jake. In addition, since Kevin is attending the con, people will have the chance to get Kevin to sign it as well.

We will also be selling the “Mirage group jam” prints at SDCC, for $20/each, also benefiting Jake.”

(Note: Steve Lavigne will also be attending the SDCC, so buyers of this print can get Steve’s signature on it, too.)

** And here’s a fun little thing — while inking the piece, I would stop about every minute or so and take a digital photo of the art. When I was done, I put all of those photos together into this (somewhat shaky) “time-lase” movie of the inking process. (( Please Click here for Video. ~t )). **

— PL

"THE BEST BAR IN 9999 + Dimensions : MUNDEN'S ! " , GRIM JACK #26 – spot ad .. art by Peter Laird (( 1986 ))

–>> This classic ad for the cult – fave “TMNT / GRIM JACK” crossover in pretty interesting from the long gone but not forgotten First Comics.

On the offset it gives off the classic whimsy and nature in diversity of the Mirage Aliens that Laird and Eastman populated the Turtles’ Galaxy with.

There is one thing of interesting note on this ad.

On Peter Laird’s popular blog in a post of **September of 2008 , Pete posted an illustration entitled “Enchanted Pilgrimage” ::

“Clifford Simak is one of my all-time favorite writers, and in the early 1980’s I played around with trying to illustrate some scenes from a few of his books. This one is from “Enchanted Pilgrimage”. “– PL

Obviously, these uncovered ‘Simak’ creatures from Mr.Laird’s archives are the same ones depicted as the Turtles’ extra-terrestrial drinking buddies in the GRIM JACK ad !!

**Terminator Note: To see the original artwork for the complete 8 page story click the image! 🙂

TMNT San Diego Galabunga Event

–>> The following courtesy of the TMNT 25 Road Trip Crew !!

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Event:	TMNT San Diego Galabunga Event
Date:	July 24, 2009
Starts:	7:00 pm
Ends:	10:00 pm
Location:	On Broadway Event Center – 615 Broadway, San Diego 92101
Venue Web Site:	http://www.obec.tv/
Description:	The Turtles come to America’s Finest City ready to party! This Galabunga will entail the world-premiere screening of 4Kids Entertainment and Mirage Studios Inc. Turtles Forever Animation Special. The event is invitation-only, but attendees (21 and over) will have the opportunity to win tickets by being one of the first 150 people to collect the five TMNT buttons (available at Ubisoft, uclick, Prima Games, Sideshow Collectibles booths and the Party Bus in Horton Plaza). In addition, tickets will be given out at select times and locations in the Convention Center for some lucky fans. A reception filled with food (including the Turtle’s favorite dish, pizza!), drinks, give-aways and special guests will be held from 7:00 -8:15 p.m., followed by the world-premiere screening at 8:15 p.m. The American Taekwondo Association will also be on hand giving some radical martial arts demonstrations!