Steve Lavigne (born September 22, 1962) is an American comic book illustrator best known for his lettering and coloring on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles title for Mirage Studios. He is the creator of Cudley the Cowlick, Sergeant Bananas, and Stump and Sling. Lavigne inked the backup story in the 1989 collected Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Lavigne was a participant in the drafting of the Creators' Bill of Rights. He is also the basis for the character of Michealangelo, one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, according to TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman.