A fantastical adventure in a graphic novel by an animator and storyteller originally from Summerland will soon be available in print. .

Fool's Gold: Death by Karaoke will be released in paperback form in July, 2025, but pre-orders for the graphic novel are already available. .

The story is by Jenna Woldenga and her partner Felix Irnich, and is inspired by Dungeons and Dragons.

According to the publisher, the story involves a stoic masked druid, a cursed monkey sorcerer and a bubbly magical girl, in a quest for powerful crystals left behind by an ancient dead civilization.

Their plans are derailed after an afternoon of drunken karaoke.

Woldenga has been a Dungeons and Dragons animator on YouTube since April 2018 and her Dingo Doodles channel on YouTube has more than 810,000 followers.

She and Irnich were approached by California-based United Talent Agency and they received a publishing deal through Simon and Schuster. 

While the story is inspired by Dungeons and Dragons, it is also accessible to those who are not familiar with the role-playing game.

Woldenga, who graduated from Summerland Secondary School in 2012, has had a lifelong interest in art and animation. Her art career started with a web comic at her site, electricbunnycomics.com.

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In early 2022, a Kickstarter campaign raised close to $2.5 million for her animated storytelling.

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The story has already received positive accolades, although the book is not yet in print.

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The graphic novel has involved work from a creative team, including someone drawing the images and someone working with the colours. 

Woldenga said the experience has involved learning to work with others on this book.

Fool's Gold: Death by Karaoke is the first in a series, and Woldenga and Irnich are already at work  on the sequel.

The book can be pre-ordered through .

Woldenga hopes to get the book into libraries and schools in British Columbia.