| Ryan Brown | |
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| Born | (1962-05-02)May 2, 1962 (age 63) Lodi, Ohio, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Area | Writer, Artist,Inker |
Notable works | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa |
Ryan Brown (born May 2, 1962,[1] inLodi, Ohio) is acomic book writer and artist and toy designer best known for his work onTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the animated seriesWild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa.
Ryan Brown is a 1980 graduate ofNorwayne High School,[2][3] inCreston, Ohio.
Brown created NinjaApril O'Neil in a 1985 pin-up published in the fourth printing ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1. He would later bring his interpretation of the character to theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures title published byArchie Comics. Brown beganinking theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles title in 1985 and continued until 1988, when he and partnerSteve Lavigne began producing artwork for licensed TMNT products. Brown worked primarily asinker over Lavigne's pencils.
In 1986 Brown and writerDoug Brammer published (under the company name Rion Productions) two issues ofRion 2990, a proposed four-issue limited series which was a tribute toJapanese comics.[4] As such, it was one of the first examples ofOriginal English-language manga.
As aMirage Studios staff artist, Brown designed the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figure FarmerMike forPlaymates Toys. According to credits included on the back of turtles action figures, Brown also created Hothead, Scratch, Monty Moose, King Lionheart, Halfcourt,Wyrm,Scumbug,Leatherhead, Doctor El,Wingnut,Ray Fillet, Sandstorm,Mondo Gecko and Rock'N Roll Mondo Gecko. Scratch and Farmer Mike 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.[citation needed] Brown's comic book seriesThe Selected is populated with his old unused TMNT toy designs.
In the late 1980s, Brown, with partnerStephen Murphy, created the ArchieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures universe forMirage Studios. The team of Brown and Murphy created theMighty Mutanimals as aspin-off of the Adventures title. Brown inked over 80 covers for the ArchieTMNT Adventures title.
His character Motorhead appeared in an issue ofTeenage 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 theCreator's Bill of Rights in 1988.
Brown also created theABC Saturday morning animated television seriesWild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (which debuted in 1992), and helped with development on its correspondingvideo game for thearcade byKonami. The game itself easily compared to Konami's ownWestern gameSunset Riders.
From 1995 to 2000, Brown's characterBog Swamp Demon appeared in a number of titles: first withTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vol. 2, then in a limited series published byHall of Heroes, and later comics published byImage Comics andNumbskull Press.
Brown appears in the 2014documentary film,Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, fromParamount Pictures.
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