Flink [Paperback]

Doug Tennapel (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 28, 2007

An all-new graphic novel from the creator of EARTHWORM JIM, TOMMYSAURUS REX and CREATURE TECH!

A boy survives a plane crash and is rescued by a bigfoot named Flink. They form a close bond by learning about the lost of each other's family members.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Image Comics (November 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582408912
• ISBN-13: 978-1582408910
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #695,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

When I was in 6th grade, I thought I wanted to be an animator. But doing 24 drawings to make a character take two steps across the room was more an act of micro management than an exploration of life. I told stories through movies, video games and television cartoons before finding paradise in the art form of making books.

I'm 6'8" so that makes me stand out of the crowd in a literal sense. My artwork naturally followed suite by coming out a little off center. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to sell out just a little bit more and fit in better with the crowd. If I was happy sticking out I wouldn't spend so much time slouching. But I can no more write different books than I can stop being 6'8".

Once you know that I'm a convinced Christian, married 20 years to the most amazing woman I've ever met and trying to be a good father to four kids that are every bit as miraculously unique as you are, there isn't much more to learn about me. Okay, that and I like newts. Wait, and that I read G.K. Chesterton and smoke a pipe every Sunday afternoon with my friends. Hold on, I also ran two Marathons this year, mostly because I didn't think I could do it. I play loud music from the 70s when I write and listen to lectures while I draw. There's nothing better than ice cream buried in caramel.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flink is great., December 2, 2007

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Ben O. (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flink (Paperback)

If Doug's second to latest book, 'Black Cherry', wasn't your cup of tea then 'Flink' should be right up your alley. Similar to his book 'Tommysaurus Rex', Tennapel tells a simple story about a kid and his large, not human, friend. In this case, that friend happens to be a Bigfoot named Flink.

Doug's art is at its most commercial here (and I mean that in the best possible sense). The main character, Conrad, looks like he's about to leap off the page and into an animated movie. And if there is any fairness in the world, that will be the case. The inks are clean and crisp when they need to be and messy when they need to be.

The story is simple, and the pacing moves the story along at a good clip. It's a story made for everyone, no matter how young or old. Like the rest of Tennapel's graphic novels, this is a must own.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars short Flick Review, July 11, 2009

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S. Tarpley "sTisme" (middle america) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flink (Paperback)

A little more normal than usual. Most of Doug Tennapels G/N are realy out there. Random elements place together and then brought into harmony. Flick is a survival story with ape men, short, not at all what I expected but overall a good G/N. Not an action, sci-fi or fantasy but a good short G/N.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet adventure tale of Boy Meets Bigfoot..., December 6, 2008

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Mir (North Miami Beach, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flink (Paperback)

Only the simplicity of the tale itself warranted me taking away one star. Otherwise, we have the sort of excellent art and heartwarming speculative tale one expects from Doug TenNapel.

In this one, I got a big kick that the boy looked so much like my nephew--the sticky up hair, the big dark eyes, the obsession with portable video game player. :)

Story: A boy and his father, on a Bigfoot finding expedition, have a crash landing. Survival--and how it relates to the particular bigfoot in question--is the immediate concern. But this morphs into a tale of friendship...and learning that the "other" may not be as bad as one may assume.

There is danger. There is humor. There is generosity and self-sacrifice. It's a nice wee tale.

Doug does a great job of making the boy and Bigfoot likable. He has a way of telling a visual story, and I always look forward to his next work. And one of his main thematic preoccupations (the relationship of boys and their fathers/father-figures) is at play here, too.

If you have a young person on your Christmas list who likes comic books, and you want a nice tale without offensive material, this one, with its very sweet ending, is a good choice.

Mir