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Arnold Arre (2005)

Arnold Arre, born on September 2, 1971 in Metro Manila, Philippines, is a Filipino comic book writer and artist. He has won National Book Awards for his graphic novels The Mythology Class (1999), a four-part action-adventure miniseries that was re-released as a Special Collected Edition by Adarna House in 2005 and Trip to Tagaytay (2000), a one-shot future fiction short story. Both were released under his self-owned Tala Comics Publishing. His other titles include the romantic comedy After Eden (graphic novel) (2002), published by Adarna House, and the self-published Ang Mundo ni Andong Agimat (2006). Aside from his comics work, Arnold has done numerous design and illustration jobs for various clients such as The San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts and Sony BMG Music Entertainment Philippines. He has also taken part in local and international group exhibits and has had a one-man fantasy-themed show, Mythos in 2000. Arnold resides in Quezon City and is married to graphic designer Cynthia Bauzon.

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Arnold Arre (2005)

Works

Graphic Novels

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The Mythology Class Special Collected Edition
  • Commissioned Work
    • Illustration for Graphic Classics:Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2002, Eureka Productions)
    • Illustration for Graphic Classics: H.P. Lovecraft (2002, Eureka Productions)
    • Cover for Graphic Classics: Jack London volume 1 (2003, Eureka Productions)
    • Pencils and Inks for ''Lastikman'' (2004, Mango Comics)
    • 21-page comic for Graphic Classics:Jack London volume 2 - The Wit of Porportuk(2006, Eureka Productions)

Design Projects

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The Eraserheads Anthology, 2004
  • Album packaging illustration:
    • "Revenge of the Fishlips", Keltscross (1995 BMG Music Philippines, Inc)
    • "Little Monsters Under Your Bed", the Itchyworms (2001 Viva Music Philippines)
    • "One More", Ryan Cayabyab (2001 BMG Music Philippines, Inc)
    • "Sacred Works of Ryan Cayabyab", Ryan Cayabyab (2002 BMG Music Philippines, Inc)
    • "Great Original Pilipino Music", Ryan Cayabyab (2002 BMG Music Philippines, Inc)
    • "The Eraserheads Anthology", the Eraserheads (2004 BMG Music Philippines, Inc)
    • "Bombthreat", Sexbomb Girls (2004 BMG Music Philippines, Inc)
    • "Sharon Sings Alcasid", Sharon Cuneta (2005 BMG Music Philippines, Inc)
    • "UltraelectromagneticJam", the Eraserheads (2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
    • "The 2-in-1 Series: Sandwich", Sandwich (2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
    • "The 2-in-1 Series: Yano", Yano (2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
    • "The 2-in-1 Series: Color it Red", Color it Red (2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
    • "The 2-in-1 Series: Sugar Hiccup", Sugar Hiccup (2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
    • "The 2-in-1 Series: The Company", The Company (2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
    • "The 2-in-1 Series: Wolfgang", Wolfgang (2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
    • "The 2-in-1 Series: Francis M", Francis M (2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
    • "The 2-in-1 Series: Razorback", Razorback (2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
    • "The 2-in-1 Series: Mojofly", Mojofly (2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
    • "The 2-in-1 Series: Grace Nono", Grace Nono (2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
    • "All Seats are Taken", The Pin-up Girls (2006 Sutton Records)
  • Mural:
    • RF Online wall mural (basement level, SM Megamall)

Awards

  • 19th Manila Critics Circle National Book Awards (1999): Best Comic Book, "The Mythology Class"
  • 20th Manila Critics Circle National Book Awards (2000): Best Comic Book, "Trip to Tagaytay"

Exhibits

  • Mythos (2000)- Crucible Gallery, SM Megamall
  • Filipino Art and Artists Exhibition (2001)- Gallery 139, Glorietta 4
  • Filipino Art and Artists Exhibition (2001)- San Francisco and New Jersey, USA
  • Episode 3 Group Exhibit (2003)- Robinson's Galleria
  • ROMIX Italian Comics Festival (2003)- Rome, Italy

Education

References

The artist's personal websites

Profiles on other websites

Press/Media

Reviews

Publishers