Ghostopolis will be released on July the 1st!
It is also available for pre-order on Amazon until that date.

This is Doug TenNapel’s tenth Graphic novel to be published. It’s in full colour and being published by Scholastic GRAPHIX.

Imagine Garth Hale’s surprise when he’s accidentally zapped to the spirit world by Frank Gallows, a washed-out ghost wrangler. Suddenly Garth finds he has powers the ghosts don’t have, and he’s stuck in a world run by the evil ruler of Ghostopolis, who would use Garth’s newfound abilities to rule the ghostly kingdom. When Garth meets Cecil, his grandfather’s ghost, the two search for a way to get Garth back home, and nearly lose hope until Frank Gallows shows up to fix his mistake.

Ghostopolis on Amazon.com
Ghostopolis on Amazon.co.uk

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Wait a go Doug!

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Some Doug TenNapel news!
Doug’s new book Ghostopolis will be published by Scholastic this year, and is available for pre-order on Amazon.
I helped as a colourist on that one. It was wonderful to be a part of that. I can safely say that it has been worth the wait to finally see it published this year. I hope that you check it out.

Doug will also be attending the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo this April. So if you’re in Canada, you may want to drop by and say hello.

Finally a great guy called Ethan Nicolle has created a very funny comic with his brother called Axe Cop…this is not Earthworm Jim related, but Eef is a friend…and it’s too awesome not to mention.

I’m going to get back to the drawing board now that I have some time again. Hopefully I’ll have something arty to show you next update.

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I might have to turn Rocket Worm into a GO Sukashi Fansite at this rate…move over Jim!

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Go Sukashi!

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Seriously though… “Earthworm Jim 4″? That means that we are counting Earthworm Jim 3D, if we call it that. Earthworm Jim 3D had nothing to do with Doug TenNapel or the original people that made the first two games. It’s almost like a slap in the face calling it “the fourth one”.

In April of 2008, a press release for a new Earthworm Jim Movie, game and cartoon series was released by Interplay. (Via Doug TenNapel’s blog.)
It’s very difficult to see this thing going anywhere soon what with the way the EWJ character has been treated in the past: not including the current economic state (which I will not even attempt to go into), so I have been quite cautious of drumming up hype for anything. It’s not like there’s anything to drum up…I can’t make stuff up. It seems nothing is happening at all, or someone is just being very quiet.
That doesn’t bother me – I’ve run this site for a decade now out of my liking of the characters. Rushing such a thing would be foolhardy anyway. :arrowhead:

The truth is that the last good thing that was made for Earthworm Jim was made back in the 90′s. So even if it “came back”…if it stayed exactly the same as it was back in 1995, it wouldn’t be right. Plus if it wasn’t spear-headed by Doug TenNapel then it would be another joke like the creator unapproved appearances in Clay Fighter, Menace 2 the Galaxy, Earthworm Jim 3D or the (happily canned) PSP game. I certainly wouldn’t take one bit of notice if that happened again. I considered closing this site down after the way Doug was treated in 2006. :zzz:

As seen on Interplay’s site

I don’t know whether the parties involved realise it or not, but EWJ needs to have some well deserved time with his creator before any movie, game of cartoon show deals could even be so much as drafted out. Too many bad sequels can really ruin characters credibility after a while. That worries me the most about the whole thing, not whether something will happen or not. I’d rather see nothing happen at all if it meant another “EWJ 3D”.

The best thing about the news was that Doug TenNapel finally seems to have his character back after years of seeing other people make a royal mess of it.

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From the creator of Earthworm Jim, Creature Tech and Monster Zoo comes the comedic story of Hugh Randolph, a family man down on his luck. He works as a mindless drone at a local printer until he discovers a mysterious video game console that gives him the power to produce endless riches, manipulate his work day, even cheat death.

If you need a sneak peek, there is a ten page preview up at Comic Book Resources. Looks great!

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I’m pretty happy for Doug, it’s great news!

Still on Hiatus…still working hard on my book. I’ll be getting the site back on track later this month though. New lick of paint and stuff.

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