{"id":111,"date":"2011-10-11T13:03:08","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T13:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mutantooze.org\/wiki\/?p=111"},"modified":"2011-10-11T13:03:23","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T13:03:23","slug":"biography-steve-lavigne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mutantooze.org\/wiki\/biography-steve-lavigne\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography – Steve Lavigne"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Steve Lavigne\u00a0(born September 22, 1962) is an\u00a0American\u00a0comic book illustrator best known for his lettering and coloring on the\u00a0Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\u00a0title for\u00a0Mirage Studios. He is the creator of\u00a0Cudley the Cowlick,\u00a0Sgt. Bananas, and\u00a0Stump and Sling.<\/p>\n

Lavigne inked the backup story in the 1989 collected\u00a0Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.<\/p>\n

Lavigne, along with fellow Mirage Studios artist\u00a0Ryan 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\u00a0Burger King,\u00a0Pez,\u00a0Konami,\u00a0New Line Cinema,\u00a0Colorforms, and\u00a0Playmates Toys\u00a0among many others.<\/p>\n

Lavigne was a participant in the drafting of the\u00a0Creators’ Bill of Rights.<\/p>\n

He is also the basis for the character of Michealangelo, one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, according to TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He currently lives in\u00a0Wells, Maine\u00a0with wife Denise and children Cooper, Gracie and Jackson.<\/p>\n

Steve currently works as a freelance illustrator and does occasional work for Mirage Studios. In July 2007, he also released a self published book Shine Like A Lighthouse, written by\u00a0Tim Janis, illustrated by Steve.<\/p>\n

Steve Lavigne<\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0Grand Comics Database
\n<\/a>Steve Lavigne<\/a>\u00a0at the Comic Book DB
\nOfficial website<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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