When the principal announces that a highly prestigious boat race is being reinstated, teen boat is determined to win the prize. 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. Strangely enough, this is the first graphic novel of his that ive read, even though these have been. I think that this is one of the best graphic novels ive ever read. The race for boatlantis by dave roman and john green clarion books, 2015. Interview in conversation with doug tennapel graphic novelist book news doug tennapel sketchbook archives kickstarter announced. At times spooky and abstract it still told the story with great. In 1994, he created earthworm jim, a character who would go on to star in video games, toy lines, and cartoon series. In the meantime, im going to go play with some cardboard with my son and see what fun we can create.
I think it is a very creative story filled with action, imagination, and heart. Oct 10, 2012 cardboard by doug tennapel scholastic booksgraphix imprint, august 2012 9780545418737, softcover. Interview with doug tennapel created by cbr view on cbr share. When i read doug tennapel s graphic novel cardboard, i knew i had found something special. Doug tennapel was raised in the town of denair, california. Doug tennapel is a writer and artist that has worked for image comics, and is the creator of earthworm jim. Doug, ive read plenty of your interviews and statements to know that no good would come from us talking and thats all im going to say to you about this. Trophy the trophy saga book 1 kindle edition by schofield, paul m download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Doug tennapel is a graphic novelist, video game designer and. At davis trophies we provide you with hundreds of ways to make others smile. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read cardboard. The earthworm jim and klaymen prints will be in color and only available to kickstarter donors. Douglas richard tennapel is an american animator, writer, cartoonist, video game designer, and comic book artist whose work has encompassed animated television.
So to make the best of a bad situation, they bend the cardboard into. See all books authored by doug tennapel, including cardboard, and bad island, and more on. I had a blast participating in this cardboard makerspace book club with you. Discover more about his work in tv, film and video games at the imdb doug tennapel s most recent graphic novel is nnewts teachers and students can find more information about his work at his scholastic author page you can find more of doug tennapel s graphic novels available at. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Animal stories emerging reader by lynn maslen kertell, illustrated by katie kath. The book centers around cam, a goodnatured boy living with his father, mike, who is struggling to make ends meet. Join facebook to connect with doug tennapel and others you may know. In addition, youll find great book recommendations that may be of interest to you based on your search and purchase history, as well as the most wished for and most gifted books. Among other honors, ghostopolis was an ala 2011 top ten great graphic novel for teens, a 2010 kirkus best book of the year, and a school library journal top ten graphic novel for 2011 and a 2012 ala great graphic novels for teens selection. It read pretty fast, but was awash in various plot points or anything, just a forward driven family adventure. Ask anyone who their favourite 16bit character is and earthworm jim will always get mentioned alongside sonic and mario.
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. If i knew someone who had doubts about the worth of sequential art as a story telling medium, i would give them this book. Cardboard makerspace book club fitz between the shelves. Tennapel is raising funds for doug tennapel sketch book vol 2 on kickstarter. I is stupid and will hit it about 7 times out of 10, placing it on corners is usually a good tactic.
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But the neighborhood bully, marcus, warps the powerful cardboard. 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 and released. Doug tennapel born july 10, 1966 makes books and is an artist best known for creating gear, earthworm jim, the neverhood, cardboard and nickelodeons catscratch. Theres not a lot of recapping that happens in boatlantis, so it does behoove you to have read teen boat. Douglas richard doug tennapel is the creatorwriterexecutive producer of catscratch for nickelodeon. Doug tennapel person doug tennapel is credited in 31 issues.
He is published by image comics and scholasticgraphics. Hes been married for 27 years to the love of his life and has four book loving kids. Doug tennapel born july 10, 1966 makes books, makes art and is the creator of earthworm jim. Doug tennapel is one of the hardestworking creators who works in animation, video games, graphic novels, and webcomics and a great kickstarter campaign too. It can be a long trophy because you have to rely on a. Cardboard by doug tennapel graphic novels edes 546. A compelling, provocative novel about a father, his son, and the cost of early excellence in our achievementobsessed society. The oil slick has an oil droplet icon, simply throw it behind you and when 20 vehicles are taken out by slipping on it you will get the trophy. When the principal announces that a highly prestigious boat race is being reinstated, teen boat is determined to win the prize especially after he learns that the trophy could lead him. But the next day when marcus sees bill, he decides he wants one and tries to come up. Cardboard by doug tennapel books, resources, supplies. Clear trophy display box, clear trophy display box suppliers. Cams outofwork father gives him a cardboard box for his birthday and he knows its the worst present ever. Cams downandout father gives him a cardboard box for his birthday a.
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. With a recycled box and the provided printable templates you can make a desk organizer that looks like a radio with this fun craft. After cams downandout father gives him a cardboard box for his. But the neighborhood bully, marcus, warps the powerful cardboard into his own evil creations that threaten to destroy them all. Ratfist was originally published to the internet as a webcomic. He is the author and illustrator of ghostopolis, bad island, cardboard and tommysaurus rex, all published by graphix. Scholastic inc isbn 9780545418720 hardcover 288 pages 6. Cardboard by doug tennapel cam doesnt like his birthday present at first after all it is a cardboard box but him and dad make the best out of it by building a cardboard boxing man named bill but in the wee hours of night the cardboard box man comes to life. His work in animation helped him learn how to draw characters which helped him break into comic books.
Doug s graphic novel ghostopolis was a 2011 ala top ten great graphic novel for teens, and his followup, bad island, was a 2012 ala great graphic novels for teens as well as one of school library journals top 10 graphic novels of 2011. It is permanently housed at the indianapolis motor speedway museum in speedway, indiana. New acquisitions powered by oncourse systems for education. Blik, gordon, and waffle, three of whom were based on real life cats that tennapel had as. Ive also very briefly played earthworm jim, but its not quite as engraved in my brain. A wide variety of clear trophy display box options are available to you, such as acrylic, crystal, and plastic. When the book starts out its the boy cams birthday and his dad wants to get him a g. From the getgo, it is apparent that this is no ordinary cardboard. 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. 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. A doug tennapel creative style is very easy to spot due to his love both of monsters and of utterly insane character designs. So to make the best of a bad situation, they bend the cardboard into a manand to their astonishment, it comes magically to life. A wide variety of crystal book trophy options are available to you, such as polished, painted.
Doug has worked as a professional artist for thirty years. The hero of donkey kong 3 has appeared as an assist trophy. Doug tennapel is the creator of earthworm jim and the neverhood. If you keep some track of this blog, you know that i have a tendency through no fault of my own to jump into series without often having read the first book. Teen boat the race for boatlantis by dave roman and john green. The series is based on doug s graphic novel gear and focuses on the ongoing animated antics of cats mr. The borgwarner trophy is the trophy presented to the winner of the indianapolis 500. Buy a cheap copy of cardboard book by doug tennapel. Cardboard doug tennapel author doug tennapel illustrator 20 ghostopolis doug tennapel author 20 escape from the lizzarks nnewts series book 1 doug tennapel author doug tennapel illustrator 2015 the rise of herk nnewts series book 2 doug tennapel author doug tennapel illustrator 2016 bad island. So to make the best of a bad situation, they bend the cardboard into a manand to their. Cams father buys him the only birthday present he can afford. Teen boat and his friends are back, this time in an epic competition of nautical proportions. Davis trophies custom plaques, trophies, and awards.
Cardboard by doug tennapel 2012, paperback for sale. 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. Tennapel is a devout christian, who often includes religious themes in his works. Cardboard is the latest graphic novel from legendary video game designer earthworm jim, the neverhood and graphic novelist creature tech, power up doug tennapel. These arent final designs, just a sample of the kinds of things i make in color. I was first introduced to doug tennapel s work back in the mid 90s when i played the neverhood on pc. Doug s graphic novel ghostopolis was a 2011 ala top ten great graphic novel for teens, and his followup, bad island, is a 2012 ala great graphic novels for teens as well as one of school library journals top 10 graphic novels of 2011.
It is named for and was commissioned by automotive supplier borgwarner. Cams downandout father gives him a cardboard box for his birthday and he knows its the worst present ever. A graphic novel by doug tennapel when cardboard creatures come magically to life, a boy must save his town from disaster. Discover book depositorys huge selection of doug tennapel books online. Discover more about arthur dorros and his books as well as fun activities on his website. Cardboard by doug tennapel overdrive rakuten overdrive. Cams father comes home with a cardboard box for cams birthday. On the other hand, cardboard by doug tennapel is a great graphic novel to start your exploration of the media. Its about a father and son who dont have a lot of money. Doug tennapel doug tennapel is a graphic novelist, video. Doug tennapel books list of books by author doug tennapel. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading trophy the trophy saga book 1. Cardboard is a graphic novel not to be missed, from a graphic novelist at the height of his game. About 35% of these are crystal crafts, 29% are display racks, and 3% are packaging boxes.
Doug tennapel cams downandout father gives him a cardboard box for his birthday and he knows its the worst present ever. Cardboard by doug tennapel paperback book the parent store. Doug tennapel talks about the process of drawing and inking the ratfist comic. Published by graphix, a division of scholastic inc. Little do they know the havoc the cardboard will wreak on their lives. The third novel by new york times bestselling author douglas brunt, trophy son tells the story of tennis prodigy anton stratis, from an isolated childhood of grueling practice under the eye of his obsessed father, to his dramatic rise through the intensely competitive. Creator of earthworm jim, the neverhood, armikrog, cardboard doug tennapel is a graphic novelist, video game designer and tv show developer. Doug tennapel comics, illustration, video games, animation, writing. In september 2012, fox animation optioned tennapel s published graphix novel cardboard, with plans for actor tobey maguires material pictures, graphic novelist doug tennapel and the gotham group to be executive producers.
Writer and artist doug tennapel earthworm jim and colorist katherine garner present an updatedbutfaithful 20th anniversary edition of gear, an image comics classic for cat, dog, and insect lovers of all ages. Fox plans to have the picture developed under its wedgeworks subsidiary. Doug is an eisner awardwinning artist, and his first graphic novel for scholastic, ghostopolis, is a 2011 ala top ten great graphic novels for teens. If youre not familiar with the name doug tennapel, you probably will become very familiar with him today. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Dreamworks announces 12film schedule for 202016 plus, new roles for al pacino, tobey maguire, and elizabeth banks, plus a brave little toaster remake. Created by doug tennapel and brought to life by the magic of shiny entertainment, hes the star of one of the 16bit eras most zaniest games and remains popular today. In september 2012, fox animation optioned tennapels published graphix novel cardboard, with plans for actor tobey maguires material pictures. Nintendos oddball cardboard peripherals dont seem suited.
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