Your Favorite Doug TenNapel comic

[Chunky Ink]

He doesn't get mentioned a lot, but he's one of my favorite creators. I really like his loose, sketchy inking style and I think he tells some pretty good stories.

He also did a Manga Studio Webinar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuXT6H7-480&feature=player_embedded) recently, which I liked.

So anyway, what's your favorite?

Poll's coming...

[dEnny!]

That's a tough one having really enjoyed his body of work: Black Cherry, Creature Tech, Earthboy Jacobus, Flink, Gear, Ghostopolis, Iron West, Monster Zoo, Power Up, and Tommysaurus Rex. Maybe I'll get lucky and be made aware of something of his I don't own.

I haven't read Ghostopolis yet as I just got that in today.

[dEnny!]

Hoping he publishes Ratfist at some point.

[Adam Witt]

Jacobus is incredible.

[Thudpucker]

Love his work, I've enjoyed them all. Earthboy Jacobus is probably my favorite.

I got to meet him a few weeks ago at ECC, really interesting guy. He did a ROM sketch for me :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/thudpucker/SAM_0040.jpg

[GelfXIII]

Never read or heard of any of those. Are they all Manga?

[BenitoCereno]

Never read or heard of any of those. Are they all Manga?

None of them are manga. TenNapel would probably resent the implication that he was somehow not American.

Creature Tech is the best by far; Jacobus is also good; Iron West is probably the best after Creature Tech.

Power Up and Monster Zoo are at the other end of the spectrum. Too much self-insert in the former, too much fart humor in the latter.

Haven't read Ghostopolis yet.

[batroc the leaper]

I bought Creature Tech per a rec from the board.

What a spectacular book

[EmarAndZeb]

Of the ones I've read, it's probably a toss-up between Jacobus and Creature Tech for me. Both books deal with the same themes by and large; I think I'd have to give the edge to Jacobus because it weaves those themes into the story a touch more finely than Creature Tech.

I've been enjoying Ratfist as it's been progressing, but I can't make a call on where to "rank" it relative to his other stuff, what with the story being incomplete and all.

[BenitoCereno]

Of the ones I've read, it's probably a toss-up between Jacobus and Creature Tech for me. Both books deal with the same themes by and large; I think I'd have to give the edge to Jacobus because it weaves those themes into the story a touch more finely than Creature Tech.

Hahah, come on. Let's be honest: all of his books are a combination of these three themes: Jesus us awesome; dads are awesome; the USMC is awesome. Occasionally something else might get sprinkled in, like "There has never been a better video game than Earthworm Jim" (see Power Up).

[Adrian B AWESOME]

I've always liked Tommysaurus Rex. It was a little softer on the Jesus stuff.

Creature Tech was brilliant until the blatent JESUS! moment in the climax. Same with Earthboy.

But I'll have to say Gear, just because it's easily the darkest thing he's ever done. It haunts me sometimes.

[EmarAndZeb]

Hahah, come on. Let's be honest: all of his books are a combination of these three themes: Jesus us awesome; dads are awesome; the USMC is awesome. Occasionally something else might get sprinkled in, like "There has never been a better video game than Earthworm Jim" (see Power Up).

I honestly haven't read all of his stuff, I just sort of assumed the comic about Bigfoot or the robot-building cats might be lighter on the "Jesus" part of his themes - even though he works it into pieces about aliens and space-whales and sock-people; so, obviously, no guarantees there. But yeah, I agree he's definitely got a well he returns to.

Anyway, I liked Creature Tech, but I thought the religious themes followed along the lines of "conversation about faith, conversation about faith" and then BAM! with the bit at the climax. Jacobus had similar direct conversations between the characters, but I felt like the big finale was built up to a little more gradually and naturally, and there were some clever Biblical and theological parallels in the plot (particularly to the Harrowing of Hell) that he didn't explicitly call out.

[CapnChaos]

Love his stuff. Creature Tech is probably my favorite, but Jacobus, Iron West and Ghostopolis are all fantastic reads.

[dEnny!]

Hahah, come on. Let's be honest: all of his books are a combination of these three themes: Jesus us awesome; dads are awesome; the USMC is awesome. Occasionally something else might get sprinkled in, like "There has never been a better video game than Earthworm Jim" (see Power Up).

I'm sure we could point out themes many creators stick with. At the end of the day, he puts together amazing stories that are beautifully illustrated and is a unique voice in the industry.

[dEnny!]

Ratfist was just collected and released by Image.

Bad Island from Graphix also recently came out.

I need to pick both up.

[dEnny!]

RATFIST:


Earthworm Jim creator DOUG TENNAPEL is publishing his Webcomic RATFIST, a vigilante-in-tights that satirizes comics, politics, philosophy, and even TENNAPEL himself!

http://media.instocktrades.com/large/OCT110463.jpg

[dEnny!]

BAD ISLAND:


Something on this island is up to no good . . .

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. 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 island's dangerous inhabitants. With few resources and a mysterious entity on the hunt, each secret unlocked could save them . . . or spell their doom. One thing Reese knows for sure: This is one Bad Island.

http://www.cheapgraphicnovels.com/images/P/BAD%20ISLAND%20HC.jpg

I'm debating between buying the hardcover or softcover edition.

[Stark Raving]

Hahah, come on. Let's be honest: all of his books are a combination of these three themes: Jesus us awesome; dads are awesome; the USMC is awesome. Occasionally something else might get sprinkled in, like "There has never been a better video game than Earthworm Jim" (see Power Up).
Heh, true. :)

I'd pick Iron West.

[greg donovan]

I really enjoyed Iron West. Best one of his that I have read (also the only one).