​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kevin Brooks Eastman (born May 30, 1962) is an American comic book artist and writer, best known as the creator (together with Peter Laird) of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Eastman is also the current owner, editor and publisher of the magazine Heavy Metal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin Eastman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.