“This book deserves a prime place in every graphic novel collection.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Just as much fun now as it was then.” —WIRED
The bestselling, multiple Eisner Award winning Scary Godmother comic by Jill Thompson (Wonder Woman, The Sandman) will be brought back to print—for the first time in over two years—from Image Comics as a complete, compendium trade paperback edition slated to his shelves in October. It will also include new Scary Godmother stories.
Just in time for Halloween, this compendium includes all of fans’ favorite stories as well as a sneak peek into life and brand new adventures at the Scary Godmother’s house.
“I’m so happy that Scary Godmother is back in print!” said Thompson. “I’m overwhelmed with the love it gets from fans young and old all year round, so it’s perfect that she’ll be back as a nostalgic hug for fans who grew up watching her as well as a brand new treat for new readers!”
This fan-favorite series first launched in 1997 to critical acclaim, won Eisner Awards in “Best Title for a Younger Audience” and “Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior)” categories, and was adapted into two hit children’s films titled, Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular and Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy. The series was also featured in The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen: Awesome Female Characters from Comic Book History by Hope Nicholson. The Scary Godmother series has seen a resurgence in popularity with the TikTok community in particular, driving rediscovery of the title.
Now longtime fans will finally have an opportunity to revisit the iconic, eccentric fairy-witch from start-to-finish when they board the nostalgia bus and journey back to the Frightside to revisit Scary Godmother and her friends Mr. Pettibone, Bug-A-Boo, Hannah, Orson, Max and Ruby the Vampires, Harry the Werewolf, and more.
The perfect read for fans of the campy, goth-influenced animation of Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Coraline, and Corpse Bride, Scary Godmother is a must-read, all-ages comic for the spooky season.
Scary Godmother Compendium paperback (ISBN: 9781534344464, Lunar Code: 0824IM339) will be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, October 2 and independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, October 15.
Scary Godmother will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
ABOUT JILL THOMPSON
Jill Thompson is a twelve time Eisner Award winning comic book creator who has been making comics for four decades. Jill was one of the first female comics creators to come to prominence in the comic book industry. In addition to Scary Godmother, Jill is best known for her work on Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, The Sandman, The Invisibles, Finals, Beasts of Burden, Magic Trixie, and more.
In addition to creating comics, Jill travels around the world appearing at comic conventions, teaching, speaking at schools, libraries and comic art festivals. Outside of comics Jill has designed and created toys, pottery and coming soon cosmetics which are available at www.thescarygodmother.com.
She’s also illustrated books written by wrestling legend Mick Foley and designed wrestling gear and merchandise for wrestling superstars Daniel Bryan, Adam Copeland, and CM Punk. Jill has competed in Spartan Races, loves to bake, ride her bicycle and host dinner parties. She is a practitioner of longsword in the Chicago Swordplay Guild. You can follow Thompson and her cats on Instagram and TikTok @thejillthompson.
Brian Isaacs - Executive Editor / Publisher