Peter Laird

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Peter Alan Laird (born January 27, 1954 in North Adams, Massachusetts) is an American comic book artist. He is best known for co-creating Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the fall of 1983 with Kevin Eastman.

Since then, Laird founded the Xeric Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides grants to new comic book creators to self-publish their work.

Peter has also published the graphic novel, Planet Racer, along with Jim Lawson. In season 3 of the 2003 TMNT series, an episode was based on the Planet Racer's theme.

Laird is married to Jeannie Atkins, a writer.

[edit] External links

• Peter Laird at the Internet Movie Database
• Laird's "Blast from the Past"