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Lavigne attended Westbrook High School in Westbrook, Maine with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman.
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Steve Lavigne
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He is the creator of Cudley the Cowlick, Sergeant Bananas, and Stump and Sling. He inked the backup story in the 1989 collected Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Lavigne, along with fellow Mirage Studios artist Ryan Brown, illustrated the artwork seen on the vast majority of officially licensed Turtles merchandise.
The team of Lavigne Brown produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles art for Burger King, Pez, Konami, New Lincolnshire Cinema, Colorforms, and Playmates Toys among many others Lavigne was a participant in the drafting of the Creators" Bill of Rights.
He is also the basis for the character of Michaelangelo, one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, according to TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman. Steve currently works as a freelance illustrator and does occasional work for Mirage Studios.
In July 2007, he also released a self-published book Shine Like A Lighthouse, written by Tim Janis, illustrated by Steve.
Established in June 2012, Steve owns Shellback Artworks on Rt 1 in Wells Maine. His shop has art supplies, comics, toys, and a comic art gallery. The shop features all four life sized ninja turtle figures and a TMNT pinball machine.
