about the book
Mike is despondent. A carpenter, he’s been out of work for a while, and the interview he just went to looks like a no-go. With less than a dollar’s worth of change in his pocket, he can’t even afford to get his son, Cam, a birthday gift.
When he sees a sign by the side of the road advertising cheap toys, he goes to look. For less than a dollar, all the strange vendor can offer is a plain cardboard carton. But it comes with a couple of rules that ABSOLUTELY CANNOT BE BROKEN. All unused cardboard must be returned and Mike cannot ask for more. How strange!
So Mike takes the box home knowing it is the worst present ever. Cam makes the best of the sad situation, accepting the crappy gift with a big smile. Together father and son work late into the night, fashioning a golem-looking boxer out of the cardboard, naming their creation Bill.
In the morning, they discover Bill is alive! This good-hearted creature spits out new pieces of the magical cardboard that seems to have the power to know the thoughts and desires of its user. Before Mike realizes, they have broken the rules!
Disaster strikes when the town’s rich bully, Marcus, decides he wants the magical cardboard for himself. Just plain bad, Marcus likes to hurt people. He turns the cardboard into an army of monsters who threaten everyone! It’s up to Mike and Cam…and Bill too…to stop the snotty rich thug and his corrugated army.
about the author
Doug TenNapel was born and raised in Denair, California. He always loved comics and monsters so it isn’t surprising he taught himself to become an artist and writer. He worked as comic artist, animator, and video game designer, and he also developed animated television series and full length movies. He is a musician and lead singer for the band, Truck.
Doug’s first creation was Earthworm Jim. You’ll see the prolific writer’s name often in the near future. He sold Creature Tech to Fox. Tommysaurus Rex is being made into a movie by Universal. His graphic novel Monster Zoo is being developed by Paramount. Catscratch is being made into a series by Nickelodeon. Disney is filming Ghostopolis starring Hugh Jackson.
Lately Doug has been working on his latest series of books Nnewts. You can find it on the web too. Finally, the latest news is that Fox is planning on an animated version of Cardboard!
Politically conservative and an active Christian, Doug says that his religion plays a part in everything he works on. Six-foot-eight-inches tall, Doug lives with his wife of over twenty years and their four children in Glendale, California.
Sources:
Author biography: Wikipedia
Author interview: Alternative Magazine Online
Also by Doug TenNapel:
Escape from the Lizzarks (Nnewts, Book 1). Graphix. 2015.
Bad Island. Graphix. 2011.
Ghostopolis. Graphix. 2010.
Monster Zoo. Image Comics. 2008.
Flink. Image Comics. 2007.
Iron West. Image Comics. 2006.
Tommysaurus Rex. Image Comics. 2005.
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