The immensely talented Thor Thorvaldson is a true asset to
the SNES Omnibus project. Not only did he contribute some memorable nostalgic
stories, he’s the illustrator on the centerfolds for both books.
Thor takes characters like Mario, Donkey Kong, and Link and somehow makes them
his own: familiar, yet fresh. He’s also good with design and layout, as you can
see by this centerfold for The SNES Omnibus: The Super Nintendo and Its Games,Vol. 1 (A-M): (Click on the image for a closer look.)
I hope to do an autographing of the book with Thor at a
video game convention in the near future. He’s been great to deal with online
(and as a co-contributor to Old School Gamer Magazine), and I look forward to
meeting him in person.
Here’s Thor’s SNES Omnibus bio:
Thor Thorvaldson is one of those weirdos who turned his childhood
obsession into a paying job, converting his love for Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and
Dig Dug into a semi-career of creating art for Nintendo Force Magazine, RETRO
magazine, Little Player magazine and Hardcore Gaming 101. Creating artwork for
their endeavors, he has also worked with Bryan Belcher’s Mega Man-athon, David
Craddock, and John Szczepaniak, along with numerous Nerdcore Hip-Hop musicians,
including Random a.k.a. Mega Ran, Mikal kHill, DJ Cutman, Sulfur, and Tribe
One. Thor loves the ’80s, Pokémon and pizza.
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