More Behind the scenes at THWAK

Another behind the scenes look at Mike Arnold's "People to Avoid in School" premise and roughs and the final page after having to widdle it down to just 6 panels. This is just one of many great pages from The THWAK Bonfire of Insanity Collection book out next month at your local comic shop.

Friends of THWAK - Mike Arnold

I guess Mike Arnold is much more than just a "Friend of THWAK" as although we have known each other less time than many of the other THWAKsters he has been an integral part of not only the brand new THWAK Bonfire of Insanity Collection book which he contributed art to but also laid out, he was also my co-publisher and lay out man for JOKESTER magazine.

This former Sesame Street animator has been freelancing for many years with many top notch clients such as Nickelodeon, Danimals, A&E, General Mills and Entertainment Weekly, just to name a few. Mike and I met during my tenure at CRACKED magazine. http://arnomation.com/

Check out Mike's appearance in MAD #481 Sept 2007 illustrated by non other than caricature superstar Tom Richmond.

THWAK trade paperback Page Rough

Here's another sneak peak behind the scenes of "The THWAK Bonfire of Insanity Collection". This premise rough by Mike Arnold http://www.arnomation.com/ ended up as "People to avoid in High School" on page 89. To see what the final page looked like you can order your copy directly from myself right here on this blog. Check it out on the right border.

Incidentally other similar features of Mike's were "People to avoid at the Hospital" (CRACKED #364) and "Diseases for the new millennium" (JOKESTER #1).

To see more examples of what's in the book go all the way back to my first couple of pages of this blog back in Feb & March.

Friends of THWAK - Mike Arnold

As I've mentioned time and again I have been so fortunate to have worked with some great individuals who also happen to be super talented. While working at CRACKED I met a new comer to the contributors who quickly showed his versatility and drive by not only illustrating and writing various pieces but also in starting the CRACKED message boards.

Mike Arnold has been involved in all aspects of the industry having worked at Sesame Street for a number of years, doing studio work, caricatures, magazine & book illustrations, logo designs, story boards and more. Just check out the above illos for a small taste or go to http://www.arnomation.com/

Mike also collaborated with me on the JOKESTER project which we put out jointly and most recently layed out the THWAK Bonfire of Insanity Collection trade paperback.