Moonwalk/Thriller Flipbook - New Holland Publishers - Lead Animator / Design; Ed Roberts - Producer; Kate Parker - 2009 - 12 x 6.5 cm - 64pp.

After the sudden death of Michael Jackson in June 2009, Ed was approached by New Holland Publishers to animate a flipbook based on two of The King of Pop's most famous dances; Thriller and the iconic Moonwalk performed during live performances of Billie Jean.

NHP's original idea was for a simple cycle of each movement, but Ed took the idea and expanded it, pitching a choreographed mini performance with a beginning, middle and end. He created a condensed version of each dance to fit within the confines of the 64 page book.

The initial print run quickly sold out and over 60,000 copies were sold within the first 8 months of publication making it one of NHP's best selling titles from that year.

Moonwalk Animation Frames

Thriller Animation Frames