Doug tennapel comics, illustration, video games, animation, writing. Outside his video games, comic books, and cartoon series, he has also done cover art for five iron frenzy and wrote the 1998 childrens book the strange childrens chronicles. Doug tennapel doug tennapel is a graphic novelist, video. Doug tennapel is a californian comic artist, as well as a musician, animator and film maker. Join in a lively book discussion, and enjoy snacks and a craft or activity related to the book. Im amazed none of his books have been adapted into animated films. My favorite part in the story was w hen they go for a walk because they find a big rock that is actually a monster. Cardboard by doug tennapel the crossover by kwame alexander the crossroads by chris grabenstein knucklehead by jon scieszka the last dragonslayer by jasper fforde the menagerie by tui sutherland my basmati bat mitzvah by paula freedman the screaming staircase by jonathan stroud wonder by r. Tennapel s cardboard follows cam who receives a cardboard box for his birthday from his downandout father. Among other honors, ghostopolis was an ala 2011 top ten great graphic novel for teens, a 2010 kirkus best book. When reese is forced to go on a boating trip with his family, the last thing he expects is to be shipwrecked on an. A graphic novel by doug tennapel when cardboard creatures come magically to life, a boy must save his town from disaster. Buy a cheap copy of bad island book by doug tennapel. Refreshments are provided by the friends of the winlock timberland library.
Ill save that for a conversation with doug tennapel if i ever get to have one. When cardboard creatures come magically to life, a boy must save his town from disaster. Cams downandout father gives him a cardboard box for his birthday and he knows its the worst present ever. Character growth shouldnt be just the province of the young protagonist, and its nice to see the two contentious family members come together and grow in. But what starts out as simply a bad vacation turns. He started his career as an animator on attack of the killer tomatoes and then began working in the video game industry in the early 1990s. Four years ago this monday, doug ault left a note for his wife in their kitchen. Douglas richard doug tennapel born july 10, 1966 is an american animator, writer, cartoonist, video game designer, and comic book artist whose work has encompassed animated television, video games, and comic books. Doug tennapel books, author biography, and reading level. Training our dogs to jump over stacked rows of toliet paper. Cardboard by doug tennapel a single dad gives his son some magical cardboard. Comic books and graphic novels by doug tennapel include nnewts, cardboard, ratfist, bad island, ghostopolis, tommysaurus rex, power up, monster zoo.
Doug carder phone, address, background info whitepages. Comic books and graphic novels by doug tennapel include nnewts, cardboard, ratfist, bad island, ghostopolis, tommysaurus rex, power up, monster zoo, flink, creature tech, earthboy jacobus, iron west, gear and black cherry. Doug is related to chad d tennapel and susan beth tennapel. We have really enjoyed reading doug tennapel s graphic novels like ghostopolis and cardboard, so when i saw this book at our local library, i was very excited to check it out. Doug tennapel is the creator of earthworm jim and the neverhood. Doug tennapel creates another wonderful world in nnewts. Elementary graphic novel recommendations quinn rollins.
He is best known for creating earthworm jim, a character that spawned a video game series, cartoon show, and a toy line. Fox animation optioned tennapels published graphix novel cardboard, with. He is the author and illustrator of ghostopolis, bad island, cardboard and tommysaurus rex, all published by graphix. Tennapel began as an animator on attack of the killer tomatoes. Doug tennapel is the creator of the video game icon earthworm jim, as well as the. Cams father comes home with a cardboard box for cams birthday. Summer reading williamsburgjames city county public schools. Tennapel gives cardboard life, kickstarts a sketchbook. Youve always known for years that the best toy you ever had wasnt a transformer, strawberry shortcake, or star wars action figure though they are cool. Select this result to view doug e carders phone number, address, and more. Buy a cheap copy of cardboard book by doug tennapel.
His newfound freedom takes him on a whirlwind adventure of new york city toon books 2009. The character that i liked best was reese because that is almost like my name. Cardboard by doug tennapel books, resources, supplies. Ever since double fine proved that you can bank on gamers desire for retroflavored projects, other developers have been coming out of the woodwork to try and get their own projects funded. Candleholders free delivery possible on eligible purchases.
Aug 11, 2011 tennapel portrays this emotional journey in a moving way, but he doesnt hit you over the head with it. Each week, we offer a roundup of the best literary events in the city. So to make the best of a bad situation, they bend the cardboard into a man, and to their astonishment, it comes magically to life. Teachers and students can find more information about his work at his scholastic author page.
He launched a new webcomic, nnewts following the success of his previous webcomic ratfist, which was collected by image. Creator of earthworm jim, the neverhood, armikrog, cardboard doug tennapel is a graphic novelist, video game designer and tv show developer. Im reece and i read the book called bad island written by doug tennapel i thought this book was gr eat because they get lost and that was a cool part. Douglas richard tennapel is an american animator, writer, cartoonist, video game designer, and comic book artist whose work has encompassed animated television. Cardboard is a generic term for heavyduty paperbased products having greater thickness and superior durability or other specific mechanical attributes to paper. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience.
And whenever people were looking for something fun to read, especially if its for a younger person, the graphic novels of doug tennapel had always been an obvious choice. Doug is an eisner awardwinning artist, and his most recent graphic novels, iron west 2007 and monster zoo 2009, were cited by ala as great graphic novels for teens. This book presents an intense tale of a familys summer adventure gone awry mixed with glimpses of transformerlike alien giants at war with another empire. Doug tennapel is the eisner award winning writerartist of over sixteen graphic novels. His graphic novel cardboard was released in august, the third book hes published with scholastic in three years. While being stuck at home, it seems like were busier than ever. His work in television includes creating earthworm jim, nickelodeons catscratch and serving as show runner for the netflixdreamworks veggietales in the house. He is published by image comics and scholasticgraphics. On doug tennapel, bigotry and supporting hate mostly retro. As the story opens, we are transported to another world, another time where aliens are fighting for their lives against invaders. Eric badens phone number, email, address, public records. Earthworm jim creator attacks transgender writer on twitter. Doug has worked as a professional artist for thirty years.
The construction can range from a thick sheet known as paperboard to corrugated fiberboard which is made of multiple corrugated and flat layers. And, as always with doug tennapel, the story feels cinematic. The origin of the cardboard is playfully blamed on both aliens and a magic wizard before religion is even brought up. Select this result to view doug t tennapel s phone number, address, and more. Tennapel is the author of other works such as ghostopolis and power up you might see a resemblance between mike, the father in cardboard and hugh the protagonist in power up. Doug tennapels most recent graphic novel is nnewts. We are being ruined by getting what he want all of the time. May 14, 20 on the other hand, cardboard by doug tennapel is a great graphic novel to start your exploration of the media. A teenage boy, his younger sister and their parents get stranded on an inexplicable island while on a family boating trip in bad island, a graphic novel by earthworm jim creator doug tennapel. Cardboard by doug tennapel scholastic books graphix imprint, august 2012 9780545418737, softcover.
All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Cardboard bobeches box of 125 candle drip protectors. Doug tennapel writer earthworm jim doug tennapel writes books, makes art and created catscratch, the neverhood and earthworm jim. Cleopatra in space series by mike maihack cleopatra of ancient egypt gets transported into the distant future, where she learns to be a real leader. We devoured this one in one night and ordered books 2 and 3. Dec 19, 2008 as the summer of 1978 went on and all the other boxes on the back of this card started to fill, i must have begun dwelling on doug aults name and the empty box next to it. On the other hand, cardboard by doug tennapel is a great graphic novel to start your exploration of the media. They have also lived in cedar rapids, ia and panhandle, tx plus 2 other locations.
It would be easy to characterize 2012 as a busy year for doug tennapel, but just about every year is a big one for the cartoonist. Aug 01, 2012 ok, id better not start getting on my theology degree soapbox and start rambling about predestination and freewill. Doug is related to pamela june zippe and billy j carder. Bad island by doug tennapel paperback book the parent. Hes been married for 27 years to the love of his life and has four book loving kids. Register at the library up to three weeks before the meeting and pick up the featured book, cardboard by doug tennapel. Discover more about his work in tv, film and video games at the imdb. Essential books for the classroom library title author. Eleven seven music group on behalf of prospect park. Stimpys invention for the sega genesis and the jungle book for the snes and sega genesis. Ill simply sum up and say this book is great and it has a solid worldview bubbling under the surface. With some imagination and, i would imagine, a ton of tape they create a cardboard man. Buy cardboard bobeches box of 125 candle drip protectors. Among other honors, ghostopolis was an ala 2011 top ten great graphic novel for teens, a 2010 kirkus best book of the year.
Doug tennapel, cocreator of the beloved earthworm jim franchise, is currently trying to fund a new game, armikrog, a spiritual successor to his cult hit the neverhood its not surprising. Quality park extrarigid fiberboard photodocument mailers, 9 x 11. Published by graphix, a division of scholastic inc. And then there are those of you with bored kids and cats on your hands. Cams outofwork father gives him a cardboard box for his birthday and he knows its the worst present ever. Michael chabon telegraph avenue tuesday, september 11, 7. The best result we found for your search is doug t tennapel age 60s in ireton, ia. A couple days ago, kotaku posted a piece written by heather alexandra called earthworm jims meanspirited satire doesnt hold up, which is a. Cams downandout father gives him a cardboard box for his birthday and he. Scholastic inc isbn 9780545418720 hardcover 288 pages 6. When reese is forced to go on a boating trip with his family, the last thing he expects is to be shipwrecked on an island, especially one teeming with weird plants and animals. In 1994, he created earthworm jim, a character who would go on to star in video games, toy lines, and cartoon series.
Doug tennapel was raised in the town of denair, california. Doug tennapel phone, address, background info whitepages. Its not entirely bad news in that it shows that america is one of the most prosperous civilizations to ever exist. Doug tennapel is a graphic novelist, video game designer and. Oct 10, 2012 cardboard by doug tennapel scholastic booksgraphix imprint, august 2012 9780545418737, softcover. Doug tennapel writes books, makes art and created catscratch, the neverhood and earthworm jim. But the neighborhood bully, marcus, warps the powerful cardboard. The move from blackandwhite to colour has been kind to doug tennapel cardboard was drawn digitally and then coloured by dershing helmber this is truly a visual feast, with striking images leaping from every page. The disposable assassin published from 1994 to 1998, and 2008 is a humorous, hyperkinetic science fiction comic by rob schrab about a world in which one can buy robot assassins out of vending machines, the most popular of which are intelligent robots that kill a specified target and then selfdestruct. Doug tennapel born july 10, 1966 makes books, makes art and is the creator of earthworm jim.
Best of all, both reese and his father grow throughout the course of the story. Born in norwalk and raised in denair, he got his bachelors degree in arts from the point loma nazarene university in 1988. Join facebook to connect with doug baden and others you may know. Cams downandout father gives him a cardboard box for his birthday a. Censored hymns and muslims writing books about jesus followed by part 1 of a 2part interview with christian comic artist, animator and creator of the classic video games earthworm jim and the neverhood, doug tennapel. Tennapel portrays this emotional journey in a moving way, but he doesnt hit you over the head with it. But what starts out as simply a bad vacation turns into a terrible one, as the castaways must find a way to escape while dodging the islands dangerous inhabitants. Bad island by doug tennapel paperback book the parent store. Discover book depositorys huge selection of doug tennapel books online.
On doug tennapel, bigotry and supporting hate published june 2, 20 by james eldred doug tennapel, cocreator of the beloved earthworm jim franchise, is currently trying to fund a new game, armikrog, a spiritual successor to his cult hit the neverhood. Cardboard is the latest graphic novel from legendary video game designer earthworm jim, the neverhood and graphic novelist creature tech, power up doug tennapel. See more ideas about earthworm jim, art and storyboard artist. The third result is doug e carder age 50s in burlington, ia. Doug tennapel s gear a tribute big daddy jezzikins.
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