Steve Lavigne (born September 22, 1962) is an

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comic book illustrator best known for his lettering and coloring on the

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title for

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. He is the creator of Cudley the Cowlick, Sgt. Bananas, and Stump and Sling.

Biography

Lavigne attended Westbrook High School in

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with

co-creator

Kevin Eastman Kevin Brooks Eastman (born May 30, 1962) is an American comics artist, comic book artist and writer best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Peter Laird. Eastman was also formerly the editor and publisher of the magazine ...

. He inked the backup story in the 1989 collected

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. Lavigne, along with fellow Mirage Studios artist Ryan Brown, illustrated the artwork seen on the vast majority of officially licensed Turtles merchandise. The team of Lavigne Brown produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles art for

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, and

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among many others. Lavigne was a participant in the drafting of the
Creators' Bill of Rights
He is also the basis for the character of

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, one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, according to TMNT co-creator

. He lives in

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with wife Denise and children Cooper, Gracie and Jackson. From 2012 to 2016 Steve owned a comic book shop & art gallery called Shellback Artworks in Wells Maine. The shop closed in Oct 2016. Shellback Artworks can now be found on Facebook and Instagram.Denise Lavigne Steve is currently appearing at comic cons throughout the US, signing books and taking commission work. He does covers for TMNT/IDW comics as well.

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* Mirage Studios Living people People from Wells, Maine 1962 births Westbrook High School (Maine) alumni Artists from Maine Writers from Maine {{US-comics-creator-stub