Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. Dec, 2015 doug tennapel was raised in the town of denair, california. Ghostopolis by doug tennapel paperback book the parent. Doug tennapel born july 10, 1966 is best known for the video game character earthworm jim. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tommysaurus rex. Suddenly garth finds he has powers the ghosts dont have, and hes stuck in a world run by the evil ruler of ghostopolis, who would use. Jun 01, 2010 ghostopolis by doug tennapel is the story of garth, who is accidentally sent into the afterlife by frank, an officer of the supernatural immigration task force. A pageturning adventure of a boys journey to the land of ghosts and back. I really enjoyed one and thought the other fun but let me know what you guys thought. When garth meets cecil, his grandfathers ghost, the two search for a way to get garth back home, and nearly lose hope until frank gallows shows up to fix his. Doug tennapel born july 10, 1966 makes books, makes art and is the creator of earthworm jim. Ghostopolis by doug tennapel, 9780545210287, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Doug tennapel stateautocollapse shows the template collapsed to the title bar if there is a navbar, a sidebar, or some other table on the page with the collapsible attribute.
Frank messed up good, and he finds himself fired by his boss, who prepares to lead a task force to get garth back. I think that this is one of the best graphic novels ive ever read. A very interesting, semiautobiographical work of doug tennapel, the creator of earthworm jim and other eccentric and memorable characters. Grade 7 up when readers first meet garth hale, he is about to receive the fifth diagnosis. Dougs 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. Doug tennapelstatecollapsed to show the template collapsed, i. Ghostopolis by doug tennapel overdrive rakuten overdrive. Doug tennapelstateexpanded to show the template expanded, i. Two things set gear apart from doug s other graphic novels.
Cardboard by doug tennapel pdf free download ebook. When garth meets cecil, his grandfathers ghost, the two search for a way to. Read ghostopolis by doug tennapel available from rakuten kobo. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ghostopolis by doug tennapel paperback book the parent store. Doug has worked as a professional artist for thirty years. Ghostopolis comic read ghostopolis comic online in high. Hes been married for 27 years to the love of his life and has four bookloving kids. The art, the characters, the story all of it seemed explicitly designed to cater to my own personal artistic sensibilities. Doug s first graphic novel for scholastic, 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.
In 1994, he created the immensely popular earthworm jim. The story isnt as deep and meaningful as that of his other books, but it works well and there are deeper messages sprinkled throughout the book. Ghostopolis is a graphic novel, written and penciled by doug tennapel, colored by ethan. Garth hale, a young teenage boy, and frank gallows, a middleaged agent of the supernatural immigration task force, a government partition. Jul 01, 2010 as an agent for the supernatural immigration task force, it is frank gallowss job to catch ghosts on earth and send them back to the afterlife. Read cardboard by doug tennapel available from rakuten kobo. Dougs 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. Jan 01, 2010 doug tennapel was raised in the town of denair, california. Among other honors, ghostopolis was an ala 2011 top ten great graphic novel for teens, a 2010 kirkus best book of. Exploring the afterlife in tennapels ghostopolis cbr. Garth hale suddenly finds himself surrounded by mummies and goblins in a crumbling, ghastly city, with a skeleton horse and his longdeparted.
Ghostopolis is tennapel s first book to be published through scholastics graphix imprint. Buy a cheap copy of ghostopolis book by doug tennapel. 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. Doug tennapel doug tennapel is a graphic novelist, video.
Ghostopolis ebook by doug tennapel 9780545348850 rakuten. Ghostopolis ebook by doug tennapel 9780545348850 rakuten kobo. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The guide includes essential questions to discuss as a class before and after reading the novel, a chart to take notes about the novels main characters, and 50 questions for students to answer during and a. Doug tennapel was raised in the town of denair, california. In 1994, he created earthworm jim, a character who would go on to star in video games, toy lines, and cartoon series. Imagine garth hales surprise when hes accidentally zapped to the spirit world by frank gallows, a washedout ghost wrangler.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read cardboard. Imagine garth hales surprise when hes accidentally zapped to the spirit world by. Ghostopolis is tennapels first book to be published through scholastics graphix imprint. It was the book that convinced me to pick up the rest of his stuff as it was released. A page turning adventure of a boys journey to the land of ghosts and back. Jan 01, 20 doug tennapel was raised in the town of denair, california. Suddenly garth finds he has powers the ghosts dont have, and hes stuck in a world run by the evil ruler of ghostopolis.
Tennapel has also created album covers and artwork for several daniel amos cds, the 1999 tribute to the band, when worlds collide, the neverhood soundtrack imaginarium. We devoured this one in one night and ordered books 2 and 3. Download read cardboard 2012 by doug tennapel in pdf. Ghostopolis comic read ghostopolis online for free. Comic books and graphic novels by doug tennapel include nnewts, cardboard, ratfist, bad island, ghostopolis, tommysaurus rex, power up, monster zoo. Jul 01, 2010 ghostopolis by doug tennapel is the story of garth, who is accidentally sent into the afterlife by frank, an officer of the supernatural immigration task force. 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. Im amazed none of his books have been adapted into animated films. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ghostopolis.
Doug tennapel creates another wonderful world in nnewts. And, as always with doug tennapel, the story feels cinematic. Read ghostopolis comic online free and high quality. Ghostopolis by doug tennapel pdf free download ebook. Its about a father and son who dont have a lot of money. Suddenly garth finds he has powers the ghosts dont have, and hes stuck in a world run by the evil ruler of ghostopolis, who would use garths newfound abilities to rule the ghostly kingdom. May 28, 20 cardboard ebook written by doug tennapel. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Download and read free online ghostopolis by doug tennapel.
In this exciting sequel to escape from the lizzarks, herk is happy to have a new family and a new place to call home. Imagine garth hales surprise when hes accidentally zapped to the spirit world by frank. Ghostopolis is a graphic novel, written and penciled by doug tennapel, colored by ethan nicolle and published by graphix, a scholastic inc. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ghostopolis. Doug tennapel is the eisner award winning writerartist of over sixteen graphic novels. A pageturning adventure of a boys journey to the land of ghosts an. Exploring the afterlife in tennapels ghostopolis doug tennapel, the creator of earthworm jim, creature tech and more, spoke with cbr news about his new graphic novel, ghostopolis, which explores an afterlife unlike any readers have seen before. Ghostopolis by doug tennapel is the story of garth, who is accidentally sent into the afterlife by frank, an officer of the supernatural immigration task force. The black and white gear tpb was the first comic of tennapels that i ever read.
Dougs first graphic novel for scholastic, 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. However, during one particularly tricky deportation, he accidentally zaps a younglivingboy. He is the author and illustrator of ghostopolis, bad island, cardboard and tommysaurus rex, all published by graphix. Doug tennapel download bad island doug tennapel ebook. The story addresses a lot of issues affecting modern america today, with some subtle and strong satire commentating on things like how the current generation of americans have become largely selfobsessed and need to grow up a bit. When cardboard creatures come magically to life, a boy must save his town.
As an agent for the supernatural immigration task force, it is frank gallowss job to catch ghosts on earth and send them back to the afterlife. He is best known for creating earthworm jim, a character that spawned a video game series, cartoon show, and a toy line. He is published by image comics and scholasticgraphics. This is a 23page reading guide to accompany the graphic novel ghostopolis by doug tennapel.
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