Question: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles featured characters in comic book form created by the comic book writer and artist of what nationality?

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series): Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (also known as Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for its fifth season) is an American 3D rendered computer animated television series.  It premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on September 29, 2012.  It is the third animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series.  It is produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio.  Composer Sebastian Evans provides the show's score.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film): Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 2014 American action adventure film based on the Mirage Studios characters of the same name.  It is the fifth film in the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" film series, and is also a reboot that features the main characters portrayed by a new cast, as the first in the reboot series.  The film was directed by Jonathan Liebesman, written by Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec and Evan Daugherty, and stars Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Minae Noji, Whoopi Goldberg, Abby Elliott and Tohoru Masamune, and featuring the voices of Johnny Knoxville, Alan Ritchson, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard and Tony Shalhoub.  The film was announced shortly before "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" co-creator Peter Laird sold the rights to the characters to Nickelodeon in October 2009.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series): Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (initially known as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in some European countries due to controversy at the time, and also known as TMNT 1987) is an American animated television series produced by the studio Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and the French company .  The pilot was shown during the week of December 28, 1987 in syndication as a five-part miniseries and the show began its official run on October 1, 1988.  Since then the show and franchise has become a worldwide phenomenon.  The series featured the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created in comic book form by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.  The property was changed considerably from the darker-toned comic, to make it more suitable for children and the family.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze is a 2.5D platform video game developed by WayForward Technologies and published by Activision.  It is the second video game based on the 2012 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" TV series and features elements from the show's second and third seasons.  It was released as a sequel to the 2013 game "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".  The game also features gameplay elements and homages to the 1989 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" NES game.

Peter Laird: Peter Alan Laird (born January 27, 1954) is an American comic book writer and artist.  He is best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with writer and artist Kevin Eastman.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is a 2016 American action adventure film based on the Mirage Studios characters of the same name.  It is the sixth film in the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" film series and a sequel to the 2014 film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".  The film was directed by Dave Green, written by Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec, and stars Megan Fox, Stephen Amell, Will Arnett, Brian Tee, Tyler Perry, Brittany Ishibashi and Laura Linney, and featuring the voices of Pete Ploszek, Alan Ritchson, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Tony Shalhoub, Gary Anthony Williams, Stephen "Sheamus" Farrelly and Brad Garrett.

Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures: Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures is a six-issue intercompany crossover comic book miniseries featuring fictional heroes Batman and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  The miniseries is based on a previous intercompany crossover titled "Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" between DC Comics and IDW Publishing, which was first announced during IDW's panel at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con and released as a six-part monthly miniseries in late 2015 and early 2016. <ref name="/Film"> </ref>

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue, released as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles III: Radical Rescue in Europe, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Turtles Kiki Ippatsu (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: タートルズ危機一発 ) in Japan, is a Game Boy game by Konami, released in November 1993.  It is the third and final Game Boy game based on the Ninja Turtles, following "" and "".

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, also known as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles In Time, is a 1993 American fantasy action comedy film written and directed by Stuart Gillard, based on the comic book characters the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  It is the second sequel to the 1990 live-action "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" film.  It was produced by Clearwater Holdings Ltd. and Golden Harvest.  This was the last "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" film released by New Line Cinema and released on VHS along with Columbia TriStar Home Video.  It was internationally distributed by 20th Century Fox.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, released as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: Turtles in Time in Europe, is an arcade video game produced by Konami.  A sequel to the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" ("TMNT") arcade game, it is a scrolling beat 'em up type game based mainly on the 1987 "TMNT" animated series.  Originally an arcade game, "Turtles in Time" was ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 under the title Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time, continuing the numbering from the earlier "Turtles" games released on the original NES.  That same year, a game that borrowed many elements, "" was released for the Mega Drive/Genesis.

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