The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, also known as the TMNT or simply the Turtles, are a team of four anthropomorphic turtles trained in the art of ninjutsu and named after four Renaissance artists. They were created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird and first appeared in an American comic book published by Mirage Studios in 1984. The Turtles are Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael, and each one is named after a famous artist from the Renaissance era. Leonardo is the leader of the group and is portrayed as the most disciplined and serious of the four. Michelangelo is the fun-loving