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Moriarty’s One Thing I Love Today! Doug TenNapel’s MONSTER ZOO!

Doug TenApel - The nicest guy ever by Vonfolger	Mar 20th, 2008 05:56:36 AM
Quick story - A few years back my old roommate and myself went cross country to comicon in San Diego. My roommate being a massive Tenapel fan ran into him at preview night and the two talked for ages. Doug then gave us his families (Wife and child's) exhibitor passes to walk around for a few hours prior to preview night. This guy deserves all the success in the world, one of the most humble and kind artists I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. Did I mention his art is amazing as well? -FIRST
Damn by Urushihara	Mar 20th, 2008 05:57:48 AM
I wanted "first" as my first ever post here. Anyway, hi all.
I coulda been a contender by Napoleon Park	Mar 20th, 2008 05:57:54 AM
http://tinyurl.com/yyzkn5 Or at least a "first!" poster, but instead I went and made you a tinyurl to Stefan G. Bucher's Monster Of the Day website. I thought you'd like it. If you like that sort of thing. http://tinyurl.com/yyzkn5
I have no interest in this. Why am I here? by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Mar 20th, 2008 06:23:19 AM
This is not my locker.
Congrats to McWeeny by Internet Thug	Mar 20th, 2008 06:28:22 AM
on writing almost a weeks worth of shorts and not picking a single item I might be remotely interested in.
Is there tits in this? I didn't really read it, just the start by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Mar 20th, 2008 06:30:19 AM
then looked at the images. Tits though, fuck I'm there.
Sorry, not a fan by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Mar 20th, 2008 06:48:31 AM
I was referencing Beverly Hills Cop.
Creature Tech= brilliant by Jonah Echo	Mar 20th, 2008 07:02:28 AM
Tenapel's religious sensebilities are of the Christian variety, but they are well integrated, I think, into the story and at the same time they are rarely watered down, and I appreciate that too. The stories can be enjoyed for their sheer wackiness most times. Earthboy Jacobus has a bit more of a christian theme than the others. For me, I think that it made it a better book, with more substance. I suggest Creature Tech as a start. It has some of the same odd off-kilter vibe that runs through Mignola's Hellboy series, and with a good story to boot. At one point a humanoid insect in redneck gear with a shotgun helps some locals fend off an attack on their town by demon cats created by a long-dead scientist who wants to ressurect a giant space eel that crash-landed on earth years ago. No kidding. Looking forward to Monster Zoo. Never read Black Cherry.
I love EuroTrip by tonagan	Mar 20th, 2008 08:13:17 AM
Even though I'm derided for it.
Chin up, tonagan by Franklin T Marmoset	Mar 20th, 2008 08:16:16 AM
I also love Euro Trip and am also derided for it. One day, that film will be re-appraised and the deriders will know that we were right all along. Well, maybe...
Ten Nipples!? by donwillymo	Mar 20th, 2008 08:20:22 AM

I wish he would finally make the Eartworm Jim movie! by DerLanghaarige	Mar 20th, 2008 08:25:52 AM
But it's probably not his fault.
Earthworm jim, the soil he did crawl... by donwillymo	Mar 20th, 2008 09:27:28 AM

EarthWorm Jim starring Christian Bale by donwillymo	Mar 20th, 2008 09:28:20 AM

I have only two words to say... by Mistahtibbs	Mar 20th, 2008 09:41:49 AM
SOCK BABY! That is all. MT
Ronnie Cordoba better... by Mistahtibbs	Mar 20th, 2008 09:42:48 AM
...be in this movie. MT
give me a pound of your sweetest sonny chiba by donwillymo	Mar 20th, 2008 10:13:45 AM

Tennapel's "Religious Sensibilities" by limbcat	Mar 20th, 2008 11:31:43 AM
Judging by Creature Tech, Tennapel is about as ham-fisted with his religious messages as you can get. I mean, in the middle of the ending of that book he just has to throw in a little dig at evolutionary theory out of nowhere. Neverhood was great, though.
Bring on The Neverhood movie by Mo_Green	Mar 20th, 2008 11:39:56 AM
Get the boys from Wallace and Grommit to do it and let's bring the cracked out madness of Klayman to the big screen.
Neverhood movie by limbcat	Mar 20th, 2008 12:02:52 PM
They are making a Neverhood movie, according to Tennapel's website.
Is this that story they're making a cgi movie out of? by Reel American Hero	Mar 20th, 2008 02:36:38 PM
If so could be pretty entertaining, I'll have to look for this graphic novel.
Art by jsm1978	Mar 20th, 2008 05:59:41 PM
He did the art in the cover jackets for several of the Five Iron Frenzy albums as well
What is this? by The Biomind	Mar 20th, 2008 06:30:50 PM
Is it shit?
Religious Themes... by Thylacine	Mar 21st, 2008 05:49:37 AM
While I respect an individual artist’s interests, including religious expression, I don’t respect bad story telling. Creature Tech was doing okay up until the space Jesus scenario. It came out of no where, with the subtlety of a religious “comic” you find sitting on top of pay phones. Took me completely out of the story- which didn’t recover after that. While Tommysaurus isn’t as overt, the themes and messages are there. Tenapel's focus on them leads to some rather pedestrian story telling involving bullies, broken marriages and nuclear families. Perhaps Monster Zoo is a new direction- an evolution for this artist. I hope so, because when he’s good, he’s very good.

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