- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Image Comics (3 Jan 2012)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1607064782
- ISBN-13: 978-1607064787
- Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 16.8 x 1.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 231,019 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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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Another great adventure from Doug, 8 Feb 2012
By Andy Shuping - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ratfist TP (Paperback)
Ratfist is your basic average guy. I mean he's got a girlfriend he's about to propose to, a steady job,a pet rat, and of course he's a hero of the city. Well mostly. But he's about to give the hero biz up after one last case, so that he can marry his girlfriend. But this last case has nothing normal about it. He discovers the Space Tiki who can take the souls out of one creature and give them to another. Which is how Ratfist comes to really look like a rat, with a tail and everything. He travels 4 years into the future, again courtesy of the Space Tiki, and discover that the world has drastically changed. And in order to make things right he may have to give himself up entirely.Doug TenNapel has this habit of creating characters that seem mostly normal, but with flaws (you know the type the ones that you could meet in real life) and by the end of the book they've learned some type of lesson. And I love it. Even though the characters can go a bit overboard, I mean this one is a guy dressed in a rat suit, he's easy to relate to. You can understand why he does what he does, even if you don't agree with his methods. Even the battles between the heroes and the villains are more battles of gray than black and white. The story has a nice easy to pace to get into and I love the special visit from Earthworm Jim (one of Doug's other creations) and even that Doug himself appears in the book.
I love Doug's style and this book is no exception. He has a blocky, line style that really reminds me of some of the old German Expressionist woodcuts that just creative this evocative feeling of movement within the work. Normally Doug's art is black and white, but this one has the added bonus of having color, just to help make the characters stand out even more. One of my favorite scenes is where Ratfist jumps from the rooftop down into the building below, and while the composition is simple--Ratifsit and no background but vertical lines--the colors make it really stand out and come alive.
If you're a fan of Doug already this is a must have book. If you aren't a fan of Doug...why not? Go ahead and pick this one up and give it a read for a rousing good tale. 5 out of 5 stars.
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Man oh man! Great story!, 5 Feb 2012
By Moose Moose "+IHS+" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ratfist TP (Paperback)
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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Another top notch Tennapel book, 6 Jan 2012
By Aaron Lee "calmik" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ratfist TP (Paperback)
Yes this was a web comic for a while and you could read it online for free, but it has since been taken down (explains why in the back of this book) but this is so much better. Doug has created yet another fun comic that is as creative as it is fun. Ratfist (a normal man who masquerades around as Ratfist)decides to hang it all up for love, but on his last mission he becomes that which he is trying to escape from, A rat. The story takes some fun twists and turns and has a touching ending like most of Doug's books. This is not his best story (that is saved for Creature Tech and Ghostopolis) but it is a lot of fun and well written.I loved the Earthworm Jim section in there, it was perfect. Way to go Doug!
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