Doug TenNapel found stardom after creating the iconic Earthworm Jim series in the '90s, which he announced he was reviving in 2019, but it's hard to find much excitement in its return when, for the last two decades, he's been wading in controversy after controversy after controversy.
From opposing same-sex marriage and regularly appearing on Breitbart News (described by the Anti-Defamation League as representing "white nationalists and unabashed anti-Semites") to purposefully misgendering a trans journalist and taking part in the infamous Comicsgate scandal, claiming that "Transphobe (like homophobe) is a made up word used to slander conservative people", TenNapel isn't exactly a popular figure these days.
When Interplay Entertainment announced a spin-off series in 2021, it made sure to stress that "the original creator is not involved at all", and the official X account even posted, "I say trans rights are human rights, baby!" But we haven't had a whiff of EWJ since the show was put on hold three years ago... until now. This weekend, TenNapel posted an AI video of the titular hero in a heated message to the "woke animation community".
"I've drawn more than anyone who has ever said, 'Pick up...
