{{Short description|American animator, video game designer (born 1966)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}} {{Infobox person | image = DougTenNapelJune2011.jpg | caption = TenNapel in June 2011 | birth_name = Douglas Richard TenNapel | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|7|10|mf=y}} | birth_place = Norwalk, California, U.S. | occupation = Animator, writer, video game designer, comic book artist | notable_works = ''Earthworm Jim<br />The Neverhood<br />Catscratch<br />Ghostopolis<br />Ratfist<br />Nnewts'' | awards = Eisner Award winner | spouse = {{marriage|Angie TenNapel|1990}} | political_party = Republican | children = 4 }} '''Douglas Richard TenNapel''' ({{IPAc-en|t|ə|ˈ|n|eɪ|p|əl}} {{respell|tə-NAY-pəl}};<ref>{{YouTube|PuMtDy5YVK8|"Doug TenNapel - how I draw panels for my comics"}}</ref> born July 10, 1966) is an American animator, writer, cartoonist, video game designer, and comic book artist whose work has encompassed animated television, video games, and comic books. He is best known for creating Earthworm Jim, a character that spawned a video game series, animated series, and a toy line. He is also the creator of the animated television series ''Catscratch'' (2005–2007), which aired on Nickelodeon, and was itself a loose adaptation of TenNapel's comic book limited series ''Gear''.
==Career== TenNapel began as an animator on ''Attack of the Killer Tomatoes''.<ref>{{Citation|last=Bello|first=John De|title=Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!|date=1978-10-08|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080391/|others=David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor|access-date=2018-01-02}}</ref> He soon began working in the video game industry on projects like 1993's ''Jurassic Park'' and ''The Ren & Stimpy Show: Stimpy's Invention'' for the Sega Genesis and ''The Jungle Book'' for the SNES and Sega Genesis.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} In 1994, he created Earthworm Jim, the character that would star in Shiny Entertainment's video game, toy line, and cartoon series. Shiny Entertainment head David Perry later commented on working with TenNapel, "I wish I could find 100 Dougs, then I realized I was lucky to have been able to work with one. He is crazy talented, both crazy and talented! He also generates an enormous amount of amazing content and ideas, I wouldn't be surprised if he sleeps with a sketch-book!"<ref>{{cite web |title=David Perry (Virgin Games) – Interview |url=https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/david-perry/ |website=Arcade Attack |access-date=25 November 2018 |date=January 10, 2016}}</ref> In 1995, he left Shiny Entertainment and founded his own company, Neverhood, with several other former Shiny employees.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Gaming Gossip|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=74 |publisher=Ziff Davis|date=September 1995|page=44}}</ref> Working for DreamWorks Interactive, Neverhood created ''The Neverhood'' for the PC and PlayStation. The sequel, entitled ''Skullmonkeys'', followed in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/games/skullmonkeys|title=Skullmonkeys|website=IGN |language=en|access-date=2018-01-02}}</ref>
On television, TenNapel was the creator of the ''Project G.e.e.K.e.R.'' cartoon series for CBS. He was also a consulting producer on the ABC series ''Push, Nevada'' with Ben Affleck.<ref>{{Citation|title=Push, Nevada|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315701/|access-date=2018-01-02}}</ref> Towards the end of the 2000s, he also created two shorts for Frederator Studios and Nicktoons, "Solomon Fix" (computer generated 3D) and "Squirly Town" (traditional 2D).<ref>''Random! Cartoons''</ref>
As a graphic artist and cartoonist, TenNapel released his first comic book in 1998: ''Gear'', a surreal epic based on his real-life cats, Simon, Waffle, Gordon and Mr. Black, in a war against dogs and insects using giant robots as weapons. The cats from ''Gear'' would eventually become the Nickelodeon series ''Catscratch''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Catscratch|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421306/|access-date=2018-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scholastic.com/content/teachers/en/authors/doug-tennapel/|title=Doug TenNapel Books, Author Biography, and Reading Level | Scholastic|website=www.scholastic.com}}</ref>
TenNapel did the cover art for several of Five Iron Frenzy's albums, including a sculpture for their live album, ''Proof That the Youth Are Revolting''. TenNapel has also created album covers and artwork for several Daniel Amos CDs, The 1999 tribute to the band, ''When Worlds Collide'', the ''Neverhood'' soundtrack ''Imaginarium: Songs from the Neverhood'' and others.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}
''Flink'', a graphic novel by TenNapel, was released in late 2007 through Image Comics. ''Monster Zoo'' was released in early summer 2008. In May 2009 his graphic novel ''Power Up'' was released.<ref name=CBRPowerUp>{{cite web|title=Power Up - CBR-SA|url=https://www.cbr.com/power-up/|author=CBR Staff|publisher=CBR|date=2009-05-28|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>
Between January and October 2009, TenNapel was a regular contributor to Breitbart News' "Big Hollywood" section, covering topics from movie reviews and the state of the comics entertainment industry to criticisms of the Obama administration and the environmental movement.<ref name="TenNapel-FearOfFailure">{{cite web|title=Fear of Failure|url=https://dougtennapel.com/fear-of-failure/|last1=TenNapel|first1=Doug|date=2018-06-02|access-date=2020-02-16}}</ref><ref name="TheGG-Interview">{{cite web|title=Interview with Doug TenNapel – The Earthworm Jim drama and thoughts on #GamerGate, censorship and SJWs|last1=Ek|first1=Robin|url=http://thegg.net/interviews/interview-with-doug-tennapel-the-earthworm-jim-drama-and-thoughts-on-gamergate-censorship-and-sjws/|publisher=The Gaming Ground|date=2017-08-07|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref>
In July 2010, his graphic novel ''Ghostopolis'' was released. In 2009, it was announced the book would be adapted into a film starring and produced by Hugh Jackman for Walt Disney Pictures, but no update has been given since then.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Hugh Jackman to haunt 'Ghostopolis'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hugh-jackman-haunt-ghostopolis-83300/|date=May 3, 2009|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 23, 2026}}</ref>
TenNapel produced an episodic spoof of Japanese ''Super Sentai''-style shows called ''Go Sukashi!'' based on a character by Shoko Nakagawa (who appears in the films), and starring John Soares and Brooke Brodack.<ref>{{Citation|last=Go Sukashi|title=Go Sukashi Episode 1|date=2009-11-19|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYET09QWZT0| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929144013/http://www.youtube.com//watch?v=pYET09QWZT0| archive-date=2010-09-29 | url-status=dead|access-date=2018-01-02}}</ref> He has also published an online superhero-genre-spoofing webcomic titled ''Ratfist.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ratfist.com/|title=Ratfist|website=ratfist.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-02}}</ref>
In September 2012, Fox Animation optioned TenNapel's published Graphix novel ''Cardboard'', with plans for actor Tobey Maguire's Material Pictures, graphic novelist Doug TenNapel, and the Gotham Group to be executive producers. Fox planned to have the picture developed under its WedgeWorks subsidiary. WedgeWorks director Chris Wedge (''Ice Age'') was producing, and considered directing the film as well.<ref name=cartoon>{{cite news|url=http://blog.bcdb.com/fox-animation-helping-maguire-bend-cardboard-4598/|title=Fox Animation helping Maguire bend "Cardboard"|first=Paul|last=Anderson|publisher=Big Cartoon News|date=September 8, 2012|access-date=September 8, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121202044507/http://blog.bcdb.com/fox-animation-helping-maguire-bend-cardboard-4598/|archive-date=December 2, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> As of 2020, no update has been given on the film, especially given the acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets by The Walt Disney Company.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Georg Szalai|author2=Paul Bond|title=Disney Closes $71.3 Billion Fox Deal, Creating Global Content Powerhouse|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/disney-closes-fox-deal-creating-global-content-powerhouse-1174498/|date=March 19, 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 23, 2026}}</ref>
TenNapel has used Kickstarter to produce a bound collection of his sketches, named ''Sketchbook Archives''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://alternativemagazineonline.co.uk/2012/10/15/book-news-doug-tennapel-sketchbook-archives-kickstarter-announced/|title=BOOK NEWS – 'Doug TenNapel Sketchbook Archives' Kickstarter Announced|date=2012-10-15|work=Alternative Magazine Online|access-date=2018-01-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
TenNapel and other former members of the ''Earthworm Jim'' team at Pencil Test Studios launched a Kickstarter campaign in May 2013 to fund a PC game project called ''Armikrog'', described a spiritual successor to ''The Neverhood'' and also being animated using clay animation techniques.<ref name="EurogamerKickstarter">{{cite web|last=Matulef|first=Jeffrey|title=The Neverhood creators launch Kickstarter for spiritual successor Armikrog|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-31-the-neverhood-creators-launches-kickstarter-for-spiritual-successor-armikrog|work=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|date=May 31, 2013|access-date=June 8, 2013}}</ref> It was successful, and reached its stretch goal for a Wii U version.
In 2018, TenNapel self-published the graphic novel ''Bigfoot Bill'', launched as an Indiegogo, successfully funded and reaching various stretch goals.
In May 2019, TenNapel and other members of the original ''Earthworm Jim'' team announced a new ''Earthworm Jim'' game, to be released as an exclusive for the upcoming Intellivision Amico.<ref name=EWIntellivision>{{cite web|title=Earthworm Jim is making a comeback with new game|last1=Romano|first1=Nick|url=https://ew.com/gaming/2019/05/01/earthworm-jim-game/|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=2019-05-01|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref><ref name=VarietyIntellivision>{{cite web|title=New 'Earthworm Jim' Game in Development From Original Team|last1=Crecente|first1=Brian|url=https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/earthworm-jim-3-details-1203202256/|publisher=Variety|date=2019-05-01|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref> He also self-published the graphic novel ''Earthworm Jim: Launch the Cow'', again on Indiegogo.
==Personal life== TenNapel was born on July 10, 1966, in Norwalk, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. He was raised in Denair, California, in the Central Valley.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animationinsider.com/2015/11/doug-tennapel/ | title=Doug TenNapel | date=November 5, 2015 }}</ref> He has been married to Angie since 1990.<ref name=AWM>{{cite web|title=Welcome to the Neverhood|last1=Thompson|first1=Pamela Kleibrink|url=https://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.9/2.9pages/2.9neverhood.html|publisher=Animation World Magazine|date=December 1997|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> The couple have four children.<ref name=ScholasticAuthorPage>{{cite web|url=https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/authors/doug-tennapel/|title=Doug TenNapel Books, Author Biography, and Reading Level|publisher=Scholastic|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> TenNapel was personal friends with Andrew Breitbart prior to the latter's death.<ref name="TenNapel-FearOfFailure" /><ref name="TheGG-Interview" />
===Political views and beliefs=== TenNapel is an outspoken Republican and supported Donald Trump's presidency. He regularly posts his political opinions on various social media platforms.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Osborne |first1=Mary |title=The Shady Truth About ''Earthworm Jim'' Creator Doug TenNapel|url=https://www.looper.com/306082/the-shady-truth-about-earthworm-jim-creator-doug-tennapel |website=Looper |date=January 4, 2021 |access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref>
Since 2021, he has hosted ''Doug In Exile'', a political talk show. It has been hosted on YouTube and Rumble.<ref>https://tennapel.com/</ref>
===Criticism and controversy===
TenNapel has attracted criticism for his remarks on the LGBTQ community and its issues, including vocal opposition to same-sex marriage and intentionally misgendering a transgender journalist who criticized the ''Earthworm Jim'' video game.<ref name="PopZara">{{cite web|title=Popzara Interviews: Ratfist and Earthworm Jim Creator Doug TenNapel|url=https://www.popzara.com/games/popzara-interviews-ratfist-and-earthworm-jim-creator-doug-tennapel/|last1=Evans|first1=Nathan|publisher=PopZara|date=2011-06-11|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref><ref name="Gameological">{{cite web|title=The Worm Turns|url=http://gameological.com/2013/06/foc-tennapel-armikrog/|last1=Mackey|first1=Bob|publisher=The Gameological Society|date=2013-06-17|access-date=2020-02-15|archive-date=June 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623004845/http://gameological.com/2013/06/foc-tennapel-armikrog/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="CGMagazine">{{cite web|title=Earthworm Jim Creator Under Fire for Transphobic Comments|url=https://www.cgmagonline.com/2017/08/03/earthworm-jim-creator-fire-transphobic-comments/|last1=Joseph|first1=Remington|publisher=Comics Gaming Magazine|date=2017-08-03|access-date=2020-02-13}}</ref><ref name="AVClub">{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/earthworm-jim-creator-pops-up-to-remind-twitter-of-his-1798264741|title=Earthworm Jim creator pops up to remind Twitter of his transphobic views|last1=Hughes|first1=William|publisher=The A.V. Club|date=2017-08-03|access-date=2020-02-16}}</ref>
He has dismissed this criticism, and has written that "transphobe (like homophobe) is a made-up word used to slander conservative people of faith with a mental condition, and is only used by SJWs".<ref name=GameRevolution>{{cite web|title=Earthworm Jim creator: 'Transphobe' is used to slander conservatives|last1=Tamburro|first1=Paul|date=2020-03-05|publisher=GameRevolution|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/636848-earthworm-jim-creator-transphobe-is-used-to-slander-conservatives|access-date=2020-08-29}}</ref> TenNapel was involved with Comicsgate, a right-wing campaign against diversity and progressivism in the superhero comics industry.<ref name=GameRevolution/> Sean Gordon Murphy had drawn a cover for one of TenNapel's works, ''Bigfoot Bill 2'', which he withdrew and issued an apology after being made aware of TenNapel's history of anti-LGBTQ comments. In response, TenNapel tweeted that it is "more important than ever that pro-family comic lovers support my work", stating his belief that LGBTQ people are waging a "culture war" against him.<ref name=CBR-BatmanWhiteKnight>{{cite web|title=TenNapel Retracts Claim DC's Jim Lee Pressured Murphy to Pull Variant Cover|url=https://www.cbr.com/doug-tennapel-dc-jim-lee-sean-gordon-murphy-variant-cover-controversy/|last1=Dominguez|first1=Noah|publisher=CBR|date=2020-03-06|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>
==Bibliography== ===Graphic novels=== {| class = "wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Publisher |- | 1991 | ''They Called Him Evil'' | Mockingbird Studios |- |1998 | ''Scud: Tales from the vending machine #3'' |Fireman Press |- | 1998/2018 | ''Gear'' | Fireman Press/Image Comics |- | 2002/2019 | ''Creature Tech'' | Top Shelf Productions/Image Comics |- | 2004 | ''Tommysaurus Rex'' | Image Comics |- | 2005 | ''Earthboy Jacobus'' | Image Comics |- | 2006 | ''Iron West'' | Image Comics |- | 2007 | ''Black Cherry'' | Image Comics |- | 2007 | ''Flink'' | Image Comics |- | 2008 | ''Monster Zoo'' | Image Comics |- | 2009 | ''Power Up'' | Image Comics<ref>{{cite news|title=Heroes + Villains: All Powered Up.|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/horoscopes/sns-gamereview-feature-powered-up,0,420257.story|access-date=October 12, 2012|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|year=2009}}</ref> |- | 2010 | ''Ghostopolis'' | GRAPHIX (an imprint of Scholastic)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ghostopolis.|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/doug-tennapel/ghostopolis/#review |access-date=October 12, 2012|magazine=Kirkus Reviews|date=June 15, 2010}}</ref> |- | 2011 | ''Bad Island'' | GRAPHIX<ref>{{cite web|title=Review of the Day:Bad Island by Doug TenNapel.|url=http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2011/06/04/review-of-the-day-bad-island-by-doug-tennapel|access-date=October 12, 2012|date=June 4, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209140050/http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2011/06/04/review-of-the-day-bad-island-by-doug-tennapel|archive-date=December 9, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |- | 2012 | ''Cardboard'' | GRAPHIX<ref>{{cite news|title=New tweener graphic novels by Doug TenNapel, Raina Telgemeier and Royden Lepp are hitting the shelves.|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-new-tweener-graphic-novels-hitting-the-shelves-20120823-sl-storylink.html|access-date=September 8, 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=August 26, 2012}}</ref> |- | 2012 | ''Return to the Neverhood'' (illustrations) | Stunt Grafx<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.danielamos.com/tst/returntotheneverhood/|title=Terry Scott Taylor : Return to the Neverhood|website=www.danielamos.com}}</ref> |- | 2015 | ''Nnewts – Escape from the Lizzarks'' | GRAPHIX |- | 2016 | ''Nnewts – The Rise of Herk'' | GRAPHIX |- | 2017 | ''Nnewts – The Battle for Amphibopolis'' | GRAPHIX |- | 2019 | ''Bigfoot Bill: Shadow of the Mothman'' | Self-published{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} |- |2019 | ''Earthworm Jim: Launch the Cow'' | Self-published{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} |- |2020 | ''Bigfoot Bill 2: Finger of Poseidon'' | Self-published{{citation needed| date=October 2020}} |- |2021 | ''Earthworm Jim 2: Fight the Fish'' | Self-published{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} |}
===Web comics=== {| class = "wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title |- | 2011 | ''Ratfist'' |- | 2012 | ''Nnewts'' |}
===Children's books=== {| class = "wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Publisher ! Notes |- | 1997 | ''Doug and Mike's Strange Kid Chronicles #1: Mighty Monday Madness'' | Scholastic Press | Co-written with Michael Koelsch |- | 1997 | ''Doug and Mike's Strange Kid Chronicles #2: Tuna Fish Tuesday'' | Scholastic Press | Co-written with Michael Koelsch |- | 1998 | ''Doug and Mike's Strange Kid Chronicles #3: Wisenheimer Wednesday'' | Scholastic Press | Co-written with Michael Koelsch |- | 1998 | ''Doug and Mike's Strange Kid Chronicles #4: Just Thursday'' | Scholastic Press | Co-written with Michael Koelsch |- | 1998 | ''Doug and Mike's Strange Kid Chronicles #5: Fateful Friday'' | Scholastic Press | Co-written with Michael Koelsch |}
==Filmography== ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Note |- | 1991 | ''Attack of the Killer Tomatoes'' | Animator |- | 1995–1996 | ''Earthworm Jim'' | Creator, executive producer, and writer |- | 1996 | ''Project G.e.e.K.e.R.'' | Co-Creator and executive producer |- | 2000 | ''Koghead and Meatus'' | Short<br />Director and writer |- | 2002 | ''Push, Nevada'' | Consulting producer |- | 2004 | ''Sockbaby'' | Director, writer and voice of Sockbaby |- | 2005–2007 | ''Catscratch'' | Creator, executive producer, director, writer, and storyboard artist |- | 2007–2008 | ''Random! Cartoons'' | Creator, writer, character designer, storyboard artist, and voice director<br />Episodes: "Squirly Town" and "Solomon Fix" |- | 2009 | ''Ape Escape'' | Writer and storyboard artist |- | 2012 | ''Adventure Time'' | Writer<br />Episode: "Sons of Mars" |- | 2012 | ''It's a SpongeBob Christmas!'' | TV special<br />Stop Motion animator |- | 2014–2016 | ''VeggieTales in the House'' | Writer and executive producer |- | 2017 | ''VeggieTales in the City'' | Writer and executive producer |- | 2017 | ''The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom'' | TV special<br />Stop Motion animator |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Note ! Developer |- | 1992 | ''Sküljagger: Revolt of the Westicans'' | rowspan=5 | Animator | Realtime Associates |- | rowspan=3 | 1993 | ''Technoclash'' | rowspan=3 | Blue Sky Software |- | ''Jurassic Park'' (Sega Genesis) |- | ''The Ren & Stimpy Show: Stimpy's Invention'' |- | rowspan=2 | 1994 | ''The Jungle Book'' | Virgin Games USA/Eurocom |- | ''Earthworm Jim'' | rowspan=2 | Creator, writer, designer, voice of Earthworm Jim<ref>{{cite web |title=Earthworm Jim Voice - Earthworm Jim (Video Game) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Earthworm-Jim/Earthworm-Jim/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=25 November 2021|type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}</ref> | rowspan=2 | Shiny Entertainment |- | 1995 | ''Earthworm Jim 2'' |- | 1996 | ''The Neverhood'' | Creator, writer, designer, voice of Hoborg, Bil, and Klogg | rowspan=3 | The Neverhood, Inc. |- | 1998 | ''Skullmonkeys'' | Creator, writer, designer, voice of Klogg |- | 1999 | ''BoomBots'' | Creator, writer, designer |- | 2015 | ''Armikrog'' | Creator, writer, designer, artist, additional animation | Pencil Test Studios |}
==Discography==
===Cover art===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !Artist ! Album |- | 1994 |Daniel Amos | ''BibleLand'' |- | 1997 |Five Iron Frenzy | ''Our Newest Album Ever!'' |- | 1998 |Five Iron Frenzy | ''Quantity Is Job 1'' |- | 1999 |Five Iron Frenzy | ''Proof That the Youth Are Revolting'' |- | 2000 |Various Artists | ''When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos'' |- | 2003 |Five Iron Frenzy | ''The End Is Near'' |- | 2004 |Terry S. Taylor | ''Imaginarium: Songs from the Neverhood'' |- | 2013 |Five Iron Frenzy | ''Engine of a Million Plots'' |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Sources== * {{cite news | publisher=Exclaim! (Canada) | title=Father Figures: God Is in the Details of Earthboy Jacobus | first=Sarrah | last=Young | date=August 2005 | url=http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid2=20&fid1=4142&csid1=72 | access-date=2007-05-27 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070603190142/http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=72&csid2=20&fid1=4142 | archive-date=June 3, 2007 | df=mdy-all }} * {{cite news | work=The Hollywood Reporter | title=Paramount nabs 'Zoo' | first=Borys | last=Kit | date=2008-03-12 | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i9375e474de039b3b7cadb95ac18466d7 }} * {{cite news | url=http://ratfist.com/ | publisher=Wordpress with Comicpress | date=January 1, 2011 | title=Webcomic: Ratfist| first=Doug| last=TenNapel}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|0855066}} * [http://tennapel.com/ www.TenNapel.com] * {{moby developer |id=27631|name=Doug TenNapel's profile}} * [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tennapel/doug-tennapel-sketchbook-archives Doug TenNapel Sketchbook Archives at Kickstarter] * [https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/authors/doug-tennapel/ Scholastic Doug TenNapel author page]
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