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Teen Boat!
by
Dave Roman (Goodreads Author),
John Green (Goodreads Author)
High school can be a time of terrible angst—Fs on tests, bullying jerks, broken hearts,
and late-stage puberty are just some of the potential issues that all teen boys face. But
what about the issues facing a Teen Boat? In this hilarious send-up of teen story tropes,
the best-selling author Dave Roman and the cartoonist John Green deliver high school
and high seas drama with a...more
and late-stage puberty are just some of the potential issues that all teen boys face. But
what about the issues facing a Teen Boat? In this hilarious send-up of teen story tropes,
the best-selling author Dave Roman and the cartoonist John Green deliver high school
and high seas drama with a...more
Hardcover, 144 pages
Published
May 8th 2012
by Clarion Books
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Teen Boat is a collection of comics that follows a teen named Teen Boat, who is seemingly your average teen but who transforms into a boat. As you can imagine, this comic collection is filled with hilarious adventures where Teen Boat gets into trouble because of his unique abilities. One of the funniest escapades was where it chronicled Teen Boat getting his drivers license. Teen Boat is not comfortable in cars, so he has put off getting his license. However, he wants to impress a girl so he dec...more
If you're looking for a deep, tense, dangerous super-hero graphic novel, go read "Watchmen". If you're looking for somehting silly, pun-filled, quirky, and humorous, stay right here because "TeenBoat" is for you. TeenBoat must deal with all the usual teenage problems -- peer pressure ("pier pressure", actually, as that's the title of the first chapter, to give you an idea of the tone here), trying to impress a girl (or a gondola), getting a job, learning to drive a car, and more -- while also de...more
The tagline of this graphic novel is quite catchy and is permanently ingrained on my brain: The angst of being a teen, the thrill of being a boat.
And with that, you get an idea of the quirky humor and ridiculous yet intriguing premise: a teenager who has the ability to transform into a boat at will. Upon first reading, I'm sure I missed all the symbolism permeating the story because I was just so delighted by the quirk factor. I think I will have to encounter a second reading very soon because I...more
And with that, you get an idea of the quirky humor and ridiculous yet intriguing premise: a teenager who has the ability to transform into a boat at will. Upon first reading, I'm sure I missed all the symbolism permeating the story because I was just so delighted by the quirk factor. I think I will have to encounter a second reading very soon because I...more
Collaborators Dave Roman and John Green originally published the TEEN BOAT! mini-comic through their own Cryptic Press. You can still visit the old websites associated with that version of the comic. TEEN BOAT! won an Ignatz Award and now it is available in a full color version with extra comics and other bonus material.
The art of TEEN BOAT! is clean with easy-to-distinguish and consistent character designs. The girls aren't overly sexified either. They look like teen girls and their designs are...more
The art of TEEN BOAT! is clean with easy-to-distinguish and consistent character designs. The girls aren't overly sexified either. They look like teen girls and their designs are...more
When I first saw Teen Boat! By Dave Roman and John Green, I thought that it was written by John Green of YA lit fame (it isn’t), and I was sucked in by the slogan “The angst of being a teen; the thrill of being a boat!” It is a quirky and fun albeit unfocused and repetitive premise.
The premise is that a boy strangely named Teen Boat, transforms into a small yacht but can continue to communicate while he is in boat form. How and why hes able to do this is never discussed. At some points of the bo...more
Teen Boat has more problems than the average high schoolers-- not only do bullies like Harry Cobbs bother him, they want him to host parties on himself when he is a boat-- parties that end up with gambling in international waters and running into ice bergs! Teen has a big crush on Nina Pinta Santa Maria, an exchange student, but no matter what he does, she doesn't like him... but his friend Joey (who is, of course, less hot because she wears overalls instead of midriff baring tops) does. The gan...more
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this novel from the publisher in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
My Summary: Being a teenager can be tough - there are so many things to worry about that making it through high school can feel like the ultimate achievement. But what if you had to go through all these things with the added burden of transforming into a boat?
Readers will love the hilarity of Teen Boat as he struggles to get make it through some tough teen issues without getting shipwrec...more
My Summary: Being a teenager can be tough - there are so many things to worry about that making it through high school can feel like the ultimate achievement. But what if you had to go through all these things with the added burden of transforming into a boat?
Readers will love the hilarity of Teen Boat as he struggles to get make it through some tough teen issues without getting shipwrec...more
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Ah, puberty. All the joys of social anxiety, first loves, acne, barnacles... wait... what? These are some of the issues that Joey Boat has to face. He just happens to be a teen boy who can transform into a boat. A brilliantly wicked send-up of teen coming-of-age themes, Teen Boat also has fun with visual gags (be on the look out for cameos of the Muppets Janice, Dr. Blackjack, Paul Teutul , and a certain famous Duck and his three nephews) as well as riffing on teen themes (illega...more
Ah, puberty. All the joys of social anxiety, first loves, acne, barnacles... wait... what? These are some of the issues that Joey Boat has to face. He just happens to be a teen boy who can transform into a boat. A brilliantly wicked send-up of teen coming-of-age themes, Teen Boat also has fun with visual gags (be on the look out for cameos of the Muppets Janice, Dr. Blackjack, Paul Teutul , and a certain famous Duck and his three nephews) as well as riffing on teen themes (illega...more
I have very mixed feelings about this one. On the one hand, I think this could appeal to a certain segment of teen guys. It is LOADED with every cheesy boat pun in existence. I could hear them snickering. On the other hand, I kept thinking, "Really?" I could imagine the scene in my mind. The creators had a bit too much to drink and were playing the "what if" game. Then, when they hit on the silliest scenario they could find, they wrote down every boat pun they could come up with. Then they wrote...more
TEEN BOAT! is one interesting graphic novel. Broken into parts, the novel is divided into mini stories – almost like episodes in a television show. All deal with the adventures and antics of Teen Boat, a typical high school guy on the surface, but with the mysterious power to turn into a small yacht.
The panels in TEEN BOAT! are colourful and easy to follow, and the artwork is very easy on the eyes. The story is, like I said, a bunch of mini-episodes all with an overarching plot of Teen Boat in h...more
The panels in TEEN BOAT! are colourful and easy to follow, and the artwork is very easy on the eyes. The story is, like I said, a bunch of mini-episodes all with an overarching plot of Teen Boat in h...more
I don't typically read many graphic novels, but I actually really enjoyed Teen Boat!, and I'm glad that I gave it a chance because it had me constantly laughing. :)
One thing that I always appreciate about graphic novels is the artwork, and I thought that John Green did a fabulous job on Teen Boat!! The art matched the lines within the story so well, and I absolutely loved Teen Boat's transformation. It just looked so cool, and even though it was a static image, I could totally picture it in moti...more
One thing that I always appreciate about graphic novels is the artwork, and I thought that John Green did a fabulous job on Teen Boat!! The art matched the lines within the story so well, and I absolutely loved Teen Boat's transformation. It just looked so cool, and even though it was a static image, I could totally picture it in moti...more
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I almost overlooked this one. I'm really happy to have picked it up off of the reading room shelf this afternoon. Lots of wordplay and cultural references within these micro-episodes of the Teen Boat! strip collected together into one work.
Okay. Here's the premise. A boy has the ability to turn into a boat. Think Boy Meets World meets Transformers meets Titanic with a little of The Love Boat mixed in. Oh, and there are pirates.
Okay. Here's the premise. A boy has the ability to turn into a boat. Think Boy Meets World meets Transformers meets Titanic with a little of The Love Boat mixed in. Oh, and there are pirates.
Daffiest premise ever--an otherwise average teen can turn himself into a medium sized boat at will. The authors take that premise and deliver any number of perfectly logical developments and totally wacko twists in this graphic novel. All that keeps it off the top shelf for me is the downright cruel and thoughtless way Teen treats his loyal, obviously smitten best friend Joey (Josephine?).
This graphic novel will demand that you suspend your disbelief as a teenage boy turns himself into a boat in a variety of circumstances. The illustrations by John Green (not to be confused with the author of the same name) are colorful, clear, and engaging. Students will readily pick it up and be amused by it. There are several vignettes contained within the one volume.
Wow. I can't believe how good this actually was. I was rolling in my seat almost the whole time. Great foreshadowing techniques, wonderful use of the absurd, and fantastic Shrek-style moments where there are jokes that the majority of readers (teenagers) are too young to fully appreciate. This book might sound ridiculous (and it is), but it is also fantastic.
With all the wacky settings for stories and oddball characters that I have encountered while reading in my personal and professional life, I thought that a teen boy who turns into a boat was out there. But this story which has typical teen situations plus the added bonus of the small yacht which can come in handy every now and then.
1)It's in Color unlike the original mini-comics.
2) There was stuff I didn't remember
3) Say it out loud' "The angst of being a teen;The thrill of being a boat"
4) See how great that is.
Disclaimer: I've been a TB fan for years.
2) There was stuff I didn't remember
3) Say it out loud' "The angst of being a teen;The thrill of being a boat"
4) See how great that is.
Disclaimer: I've been a TB fan for years.
two friends riff on one of the silliest setups imaginable. I'm impressed by the extent to which they took it - it's very cute. I'm still confused about Joey - is she an iceberg or a lighthouse? The honking thing threw me off.
Don't let the format or quirkiness fool you...there are a lot of references some subtle and some not so much within the short stories strong together in volume format. Definitely requires more than one read.
Nov 30, 2012
Stephen
added it
This is a lot of fun - a surreal teen comedy, for kids. Would fit in very well at the DFC/Phoenix. I particularly liked the "For More Beers" chant at the class president elections.
Jan 17, 2012
Kricket
marked it as to-read
this gn caught my attention because i thought it was THE john green. but it's a different john green. still, it is about a teen who can change into a boat. so i have to read it anyway.
Teen Boat is hilarious! It's like Archie, if Archie could turn himself into a boat. So funny and goofy with a little bit of sarcastic and sly humor thrown in. Love it!
This felt like a gag comic that got extended way too far into a full hard-cover release. Cute art, some amusing puns in the text, but overall too silly for me.
So much maritime wordplay! I laughed my head off. It felt very much like a classic superhero comic just featuring a totally absurd superhero. Very campy.
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My personal thoughts were that it was a bizarre concept that got old fast.
My personal thoughts were that it was a bizarre concept that got old fast.
T.B. who is always in the shadow of Harry Cobbs(jock)suffers more than he benefits from his ability to turn into a boat. He is taken advantage of, is arrested, neglects his friends, tries to win a girl, loses a girl, is highjacked by pirates and solves a mystery.
Stereotypical characters experience contrived and exaggerated events at school, on a class trip to Venice, around town, and on the high seas. A potentially popular graphic novel.
Recommended: 13+
Subject/Theme: graphica, super powers, unso...more
Stereotypical characters experience contrived and exaggerated events at school, on a class trip to Venice, around town, and on the high seas. A potentially popular graphic novel.
Recommended: 13+
Subject/Theme: graphica, super powers, unso...more
It is truly a YA graphic novel.....remember that depending on the age of your kiddos.
Kind of cute. Great graphics. My students will live it.
Very close to being on the ultimate cheese factor list.
I really enjoyed the end section where they explain how the graphic novel came to be with the whole process outlined. Cool.
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Dave Roman is the author of several graphic novels including Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity, Teen Boat!, Jax Epoch, and Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery. He has contributed stories to Explorer: The Mystery Boxes, Nursery Rhyme Comics, and is the co-author of two New York Times bestselling graphic novels, X-Men: Misfits and The Last Airbender: Zuko’s Story. Roman is a graduate of the School of...more
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