Compendium “Scary Godmother” • AIPT

Board the Nostalgia Bus and travel back to the Frightside to see your spooky godmother and her friends Mr. Pettibone, Bug-A-Boo, Hannah, Orson, Max and Ruby the vampires, Harry the werewolf and more!

Just in time for Halloween, this compendium contains all your favorite stories plus a little insight into the life and brand new adventures in the house of the spooky godmother!

Scary Godmother

Creator: Jill Thompson
Share Date (Comic Shops): October 2
Share Date (Bookstores): 15 October

PORTLAND, Oregon, August 29, 2024 — Image Comics is pleased to share a sneak peek (boo!) of the upcoming Scary Godmother Collection. This bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning comic by Jill Thompson (Wonder Woman, The Sandman) will be reprinted – for the first time in over two years – as a complete paperback edition by Image Comics and will hit the shelves in October. There will also be new Scary Godmother stories.

Just in time for Halloween, this compendium contains all the fan favorite stories as well as a glimpse into life and brand new adventures in the Godmother's creepy house.

This fan-favorite series was first released in 1997 to critical acclaim, winning Eisner Awards for Best Title for Younger Audiences and Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior Design) and was adapted into two successful children’s films, Spooky Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular And Scary Godmother: Jimmy's RevengeThe series was also shown in The spectacular sisterhood of superwomen: fantastic female characters from comic book history by Hope Nicholson. The Scary Godmother The series is enjoying renewed popularity, especially in the TikTok community, which has led to a rediscovery of the title.

Now, longtime fans finally have the chance to relive the iconic, eccentric fairy witch from start to finish as they hop on the Nostalgia Bus and travel back to the Frightside to reunite with 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 kitschy, Gothic-influenced animation of Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, CoralineAnd Corpse Bride, Scary Godmother is a must-read comic for all ages during the spooky season.

Scary Godmother The paperback edition, Compendium (ISBN: 9781534344464, Lunar Code: 0824IM339), will be available at local comic book stores starting Wednesday, October 2, and at independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones starting Tuesday, October 15.

Scary Godmother will also be available on many digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books and Google Play.