There are a lot of elements to the story that made it very engaging to me. The story is crazy, a bit over the top, and has plenty of strangeness…but it was so fun and different from anything I have read before that I just loved it.

Cam, his dad, and the cardboard boxer find themselves in a battle with a gigantic evil cardboard empire that is threatening to take over the city. Basically Cam and his dad disobey the laws given to them by the seller of the magic cardboard and build a cardboard-maker out of the cardboard. I loved them and they were just a delight to look at. The full color illustrations were very well done, added a lot to the story, and were easy to follow. I pretty much loved this book, it was creative, very out-there, and an overall fun read. Surprisingly the cardboard boxer comes to life! Things are wonderful until Cam’s slightly-evil neighbor, Marcus, steals some of the cardboard and builds his own evil cardboard empire. So Cam and his dad build a boxer out of the cardboard. His dad know the gift sucks, but Cam is determined to make the best out of it. Finally Cam’s dad buys a piece of “magical” cardboard for his son for a small amount of change. This is a wonderful fantasy adventure type story set in modern day.Ĭam’s birthday is coming up but his dad is out of work and struggling to find a present for him. So I was very excited when I saw this TenNapel book at my library and decided to pick it up. I had previously read Ghostopolis by TenNapel and really loved it.

Cardboard a graphic novel doug tennapel