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Ratfist Paperback – January 3, 2012

by Doug Tennapel (Author, Illustrator), Katherine Garner (Illustrator)

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Earthworm Jim creator Doug Tennapel is publishing his Webcomic Ratfist, a vigilante-in-tights that satirizes comics, politics, philosophy, and even Tennapel himself! Featuring a forward written by MST3K/RiffTraxx's Michael J. Nelson, and pin-ups by Ryan Ottley, Scott Kurtz, Christopher Hastings, and Ethan Nicolle.

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Image Comics
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January 3, 2012
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13 - 16 years
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7 x 1 x 10 inches
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1607064782
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Image Comics; Illustrated edition (January 3, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1607064782
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1607064787
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 16 years
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1 x 10 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,317,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #905 in Graphic Novel Anthologies (Books)
- #1,295 in Image Comics & Graphic Novels
- #20,718 in Superhero Comics & Graphic Novels

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Doug TenNapel (born July 10, 1966) makes books and is an artist best known for creating GEAR, Earthworm Jim, The Neverhood, Cardboard and Nickelodeon's Catscratch. His work in animation helped him learn how to draw characters which helped him break into comic books. He worked in television animation and video games which helped sharpen his writing and character creation abilities. He created pixel art for video games for companies like BlueSky, Electronic Arts and Dreamworks.

The most frequent question Doug is asked by kids is, "Where do you get your ideas?" His answer is that he usually gets his ideas from things he loves: his friends, animals and classic literature.

Doug is 6'8" and does not play basketball. Due to his height, Doug often has characters that are at odds with their environment. So many readers of Doug's books said they could relate to his stories no matter their background, that Doug realized NEARLY EVERYONE feels out of place in some way. He believes this is the secret to his stories speaking to so many different kinds of people around the world.

Doug TenNapel has been married for twenty seven years to a magical woman he refers to as "the Beloved Mrs. TenNapel" and they have four children (two girls and two boys) aged ten to sixteen. Doug has a sense of wonder about even the most normal aspects of the world and tries to bring a fresh look at our lives to show that they are actually miraculously amazing. His favorite author is G.K. Chesterton who wrote books like Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man which had influence on C.S. Lewis and Tolkien.

Doug has completed five marathons, raises amphibians as pets art, loves to fish, paints in oils, has worked on ten video games and authored over sixteen graphic novels! He has a Facebook page in case you want to see his live art sessions.

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john washington

great all around

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 15, 2022

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great book, always amazed at how fun, over the top, creative Tennapel can get, yet have a depth that most others don't or can't bring to their work. a lot of humor, action, but plenty for the heart and brain here too.

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spectrumfox

The Most Insane Fun I've Had Reading Comics

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 16, 2013

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This comic has it all. Allow me to break it down.

Ratfist began as a webcomic that released one page a day, so there is a gag at the end of almost every page. In this way, it kept me constantly laughing. Not all of the humor is simple gags, however. TenNapel takes shots at everything from politics to religion (but not in an offensive way) and also includes plenty of situational humor. Even some of the illustrations made me laugh; they can be crazy!

The art style is chaotic, but not sloppy. The colors are spectacular. As an cartoonist myself, I was able to greatly enjoy its beauty while reading. The characters are very expressive.

The story is interesting. It starts off being relatable, being about a relationship, but then it gets crazy, then crazier, then insanity ensues, but closes quietly - the ending is so touching it almost made me cry.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who isn't uber-sensitive to political or religious issues (you'd have to be pretty serious to be offended by this light-hearted humor, though). It's worth the money, and is readable multiple times (I keep discovering deeper ideas re-reading it).

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LPetal86

A Must-Read for Fans of Doug TenNapel and Comics in General

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 7, 2015

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A very interesting, semi-autobiographical work of Doug TenNapel, the creator of Earthworm Jim and other eccentric and memorable characters. 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 self-obsessed and need to grow up a bit. Doug develops the main character very well, and his sharp, eye-catching artwork pleases (and kudos to his colorist, Katherine Garner, as well!). My only complaint is the pacing felt a bit rushed in places, but I would recommend this book nonetheless to someone looking for an interesting take on politics, religion, learning to be selfless, and contemplating the meaning of life.

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Moose Moose

Man oh man! Great story!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 5, 2012

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While reading this comic online my son and I had absolutely no idea where it was going -- this is typical of the roller-coaster adventures that Doug is known for.

Because it's Doug you know that the story will take care of you and bring it all together to a satisfying end.

As insane and ridiculous as the setup and universe is that he creates, the story ends very seriously, with themes of sacrifice, friendship and courage.

If I had to tell you what it was about in one sentence, it would go something like this:

Even the most selfish of us can surprise and confuse those who think that honor, love, and hope are fictional.

The book has all sorts of extras as mentioned in the description. I poured over the web comic when it was online -- but I am very glad to have the book in my collection.

If you haven't read anything from TenNapel, this could be a good first graphic novel to tryout.

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benjamin lyerly

Doug Tenapal ❤️

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 15, 2020

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My son's favorite author is Doug Tenapal, I highly recommend! Interesting stories, characters, and art!

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S. Tarpley

Like two friends that need a friend but don't really understand each other.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 8, 2019

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Dumb. Arts good but that's what artists do. Nice cools. Dumb story. Tries to dumb the offender. Read it. I think that's the intent. Jokes are Offensively non-offencive. Like to friends that really want to be friends but don't really know each other that well. They have a hard time communicating, they joke around but don't really want to offend the other. Is this ok? This is funny right? No? Yeah? Were still friends right? Man I didn't mean that.

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Christian

Doug Tennapel = Genious

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 24, 2013

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Just another awesome book from Doug Tennapel. This book builds on the already impressive collection of stories that just suck you into hilarious and beautifully drawn worlds. Buy this, you won't be disappointed.

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Jeff Felson

Better than Batman

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 17, 2014

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Better than Batman, much more exciting than Spiderman!!! Get your hands on this and read!!! I mean it ... Buy this book! Marvel and DC will be jealous!

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Stan FREDO

Un super-héros très urbain

Reviewed in France 🇫🇷 on August 9, 2015

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Californian, born and raised, le bientôt quinquagénaire Douglas Richard TenNapel exerce son activité de création graphique dans les domaines des comics, du jeu video et du dessin animé pour la télévision depuis près de 25 ans.

Ce "roman graphique" publié en 2011 a été conçu originellement comme un "web comics", le premier réalisé par TenNapel, à raison d'une page mise en ligne par jour ouvrable et ouvré pendant six mois. Ceci l'a occupé entre la parution des deux excellents "graphic novels" que sont ' Bad Island ' (2011) et ' Cardboard ' (2012). Si le scénario et les dessins sont de TenNapel, il convient de citer également sa collaboratrice Katherine Garner pour les très belles couleurs.

L'éditeur Image Comics range ce livre dans la catégorie "Superhero", ce qu'il n'est qu'en surface et, encore, sous l'angle parodique. Mais, à nouveau, l'étiquette "parodie" ne suffit pas à empaqueter cet ouvrage difficilement résumable. Essayons tout de même.

Le personnage principal, Ricky, travaille le jour à la Simian Ichtus Corporation mais revêt la nuit la défroque du super-héros Ratfist, pour redresser les tords accompagné de son sidekick, un rattus norvegicus de belle taille nommé Milt. L'histoire commence au moment où Ricky explique à Milt qu'il va arrêter de faire le super-héros pour proposer le mariage à son amie Gina qu'il courtise depuis 8 ans. Et Gina a horreur des rats... Mais avant cela, Ratfist et Milt se lancent dans une dernière aventure, découvrir la clé du succès de l'entreprise qui l'emploie...

Lors de sa visite nocturne à la corporation, Ratfist va effectivement trouver... une clé au motif de Tiki hawaïen mais va aussi être mordu par un rat piégé auquel il voulait porter secours. Plus que ça, ledit rat va tout simplement fusionner avec Ricky, entraînant quelques heures plus tard, en plein dîner en tête à tête avec Gina, une transformation physique bien malvenue.

Par la suite, aidé par deux geeks de ses amis, Ricky va tenter de retrouver forme humaine ainsi que ce qu'ouvre la clé, finissant ainsi par tomber sur Space Tiki, un Tiki vivant qui, comme son nom l'indique se révélera particulièrement "space", l'entraînant dans un ensemble d'aventures et de découvertes. A un moment, Ratfist va se retrouver dans le futur et s'apercevoir que Gina s'est mariée mais pas avec lui, qu'elle est devenue maman mais hélas qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer en phase terminale. Ratfist va derechef s'efforcer de trouver le remède au cancer en retrouvant Space Tiki. D'où encore tout un lot d'événements délirants jusqu'à la conclusion.

Ce résumé ne donne pas une idée correcte du livre, j'en ai bien conscience, mais j'avais prévenu que l'exercice était compliqué. Adaptant au web comics la règle séculaire du feuilleton, TenNapel s'efforce de réserver un gag ou un cliffhanger par page, dans une trame générale peut-être encore plus folle que d'habitude, mais aussi plus adulte car abordant en toile de fond les thèmes de la religion, de la maladie, de l'éthique scientifique, de la différence... Ce qui a pu conduire, dans les espaces de dialogue ouverts avec les lecteurs du web comics et ailleurs dans le Web, à une polémique concernant son opinion sur le mariage qui a miné quelque peu l'image de l'auteur auprès de la frange la plus "libérale" (au sens étatsunien) de son lectorat.

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