Praise for Escape from the Lizzarks (Nnewts #1)"A visually rich and abundantly imaginative adventure that lands some serious emotional punches."--
Publishers WeeklyPraise for The Rise of Herk (Nnewts #2): "Readers who like lots of action, fighting, magic, and a little humor to lighten the drama will find them here."--
BooklistPraise for Ghostopolis * "TenNapel's colorful illustrations are filled with energy and life."--
School Library Journal, starred review
Praise for Bad Island * "A clever, old-fashioned adventure with some modern twists and a light-hearted tone, this, like TenNapel's previous work, is not to be missed."--
Booklist, starred review
* "TenNapel has crafted another rip-roaring adventure with wide audience appeal."--
School Library Journal, starred review
Praise for Cardboard * "An exceptionally seamless blend of action and philosophy, two elements that usually do not mix easily; TenNapel handles this masterfully. Utterly brilliant."--
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"A boldly imaginative and ambitious tale."--
The Horn Book Praise for Tommysaurus Rex "TenNapel unleashes an array of charmingly off-kilter characters and has mastered a cartoonish style that preserves a sense of grit while lending some emotional weight to match the story."--
Booklist "It's a premise worthy of a loony Saturday morning cartoon, complete with bulgy-eyed characters that nearly bounce off the full-color pages, but underlying the fun is a potent and affecting story about facing death and growing up."--
Publishers Weekly "Unpredictable and engaging, this will be a popular pick for reluctant readers and graphic-novel fans."--
School Library Journal
Doug TenNapel was raised in the town of Denair, California. In 1994, he created the popular Earthworm Jim. Doug's graphic novel GHOSTOPOLIS was a 2011 ALA Top Ten Great Graphic Novel for Teens, and his follow-up, BAD ISLAND, was a 2012 ALA Great Graphic Novels for Teens as well as one of School Library Journal's Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2011. Doug lives in Franklin, Tennessee.