South American painter comics Kevin Eastman decided to sell their 1st draft of the "teenage mutant ninja Turtles". Illustrator has a view to gain for lot 2 million dollars.

The image was made in 1984. Eastman will present their own work to the audience at the festival of Comic-Con in San Diego, which will be held from 24 to 27 July. About it informs Variety.

Eastman said that elected directly this year, because it will be the anniversary for the famous comic book heroes. It is symbolic that the auction will take place on the eve of the premiere of another film about the adventures of animals-karate, which the company Paramount will present 8 August.

The painter said that part of the proceeds is planning to send to charity. "30 years I have owned this picture and think that the time has come for him to find a new home. I feel that now is the right time to release "the Turtles", - passionate noted Illustrator.

Support in the implementation of meaningful lot designer will have a newspaper Heavy Metal magazine for an adult audience, publisher of comics and stories in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. Eastman is the owner and publisher of the magazine since 1991.

Comic book about the adventures of four turtles was invented by Eastman, co-authored with Peter Laird. Parody story captured the insane popularity, which allowed filmmakers to shoot 6 full-length movies about the adventures of mutants. Also, the story was the basis of multiple computer games.
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