Y'all are over-reacting. Eastman himself has done an alternate version TMNT comic series.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teena...IDW_Publishing)
There have also been TMNT mangas that diverge from the american versions in some ways too, apparently.
Not that I'm an expert or anything. I just did a little googlin.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teena...IDW_Publishing)
The series completely re-imagines the origins of the Turtles, as well as other characters such as April O'Neill, Krang and Casey Jones. It has also introduced new characters, such as the mutated cat named Old Hob. Other prominent characters in TMNT fiction, such as The Shredder, are absent from the first story arc. Notably, the series, like the original Mirage version, initially gives all four Turtles red eye masks until issue 5.
Not that I'm an expert or anything. I just did a little googlin.

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