Proper noun
TMNT
Initialism of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
As the TMNT were introduced into the mainstream, they were radically redesigned. Source: Internet
After the publication of issue number 28, writer Peter Laird placed the series on an eight-month hiatus to devote himself to production of the 2007 TMNT movie. Source: Internet
As the TMNT phenomenon proliferated to other media, Eastman and Laird found themselves administrating an international merchandising juggernaut. Source: Internet
Comic books Initially, Mirage allowed employees and freelancers to retain the rights to characters they created for the TMNT Universe but had never licensed for media and merchandise outside comic books. Source: Internet
Characters like Leonardo and have become legitimate comic book icons since they were created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman in 1984, and the initial success of TMNT spawned a wave of several spoofs and parodies. Source: Internet
Eventually, due to the difficulty of keeping track of everyone's rights, Mirage made TMNT character creators sign retroactive work-for-hire contracts. Source: Internet