Steve Lavigne 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 also the basis for the character of Michaelangelo, one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, according to TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman. Lavigne is the creator of Cudley the Cowlick, Sgt. Bananas, and Stump and Sling.