- Ryan Brown
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Brown began inking the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 1985 and continued until 1988 when he and partner
Steve Lavigne began producing artwork for licensed TMNT products. Brown worked primarily asinker over Lavigne's pencils. As aMirage Studios staff artist Brown designed the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figure FarmerMichaelangelo forPlaymates Toys . According to credit included on the back of turtles action figures Brown also created Hothead, Scratch, Monty Moose, King Lionheart, Half Court, Wyrm,Scumbug , Leatherhead, Dr. El, Wingnut,Ray Fillet , Sand Storm,Mondo Gecko and Rock'n'Roll Mondo Gecko.Scratch and Farmer Michaelangelo are un-credited on the back of the toy packaging but Brown has confirmed at different convention appearances that he did create the cat burglar as well as designed Farmer Mike. He also notes that the stool pigeon included with the Scratch figure was created by long-time friend
Dan Berger .In the late 1980s, Brown, with partner
Stephen Murphy , revamped the ArchieTMNT Adventures title forMirage Studios . The team of Brown and Murphy created the MightyMutanimals as aspin-off of the Adventures title.His character Motorhead appeared in an issue of
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Magazine .Brown created his concept the
Hallowieners in 1984. Mirage Studios published a comic book about the giant mutant monster Halloween hot dogs in 1989.Brown was a participant in the drafting of the [http://www.scottmccloud.com/inventions/bill/bill_of_rights.html Creators' Bill of Rights] .
Brown also created the ABC Saturday morning animated television series,
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa .References
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