GoComics Book Club keeps you in the know about books for all ages, relating to your favorite comics and authors!

Ever wondered how the page of a comic book comes to life? Does a cartoonist just sit down and draw? Or is there more planning involved than that?

Check out this step-by-step illustration of, well, illustrating, by Paige Braddock, creative director at Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates and a long-time Peanuts illustrator, who's just out with a follow up to her first Stinky Cecil book.

Here's the start of the first page in her new book, Stinky Cecil in Terrarium Terror!:

And here's the finished product:

Stinky Cecil by Paige Braddock

Amazing difference, right? Click here to see all the steps in between.

And be sure to buy the book-this follow-up to Stinky Cecil in Operation Pond Rescue is full of the same lovable art and humor. Parents and teachers will also love that it sneaks in a bit of science and environmentalism, too.