![]() His clients include Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Dreamworks and Fox. Monster Zoo, Bad Island, Flink, Iron West, Black Cherry, Power Up, Ghostopolis, Ratfist, Tommysaurus Rex, Gear and Cardboard. He is the author of over 20 graphic novels, which include Earthworm Jim. The story tries to add depth with the trope of a dead mother, but that theme doesn’t rescue it from occasional self-righteousness. Doug TenNapel has worked in Television Animation & Video Games. What could have been a fun fantasy tale often turns preachy, and it belittles people who look different. The author also has a problem with people driving hybrids or boys having long hair. Characters are shown, and drawn, as good or bad. Marcus wants the magical cardboard properties to himself because, well, he’s bad. Danger comes from Marcus, a boy readers are repeatedly told is rich, though apparently his parents can’t afford a dentist, and drawings concentrate on his bad teeth as if they’re a character flaw. They turn the cardboard into the shape of a man, only to have it come alive. Rather than enjoying a good book with a cup of coffee in the afternoon, instead they cope with some harmful virus inside their laptop. Mike is unable to afford anything good for son Cam’s birthday, so he buys the boy only a cardboard box. ![]() ![]() This graphic novel tries to be about magic and goodness, but instead gets bogged down with creepy drawings, unfair stereotypes, and obnoxiously flat characters. ![]()
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