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In the News (Mon 28 Dec 09)

  
  Scary Godmother - Comics2Film
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular proved to be a ratings hit for Cartoon Network with its premiere showing on the network on Friday.
In the first installment, Tabu scoops you on Jill Thompson's 'Scary Godmother' and Jay Stephens' 'Tutenstein'.
The Comics Continuum reports that work is continuing on an animated version of Jill Thompson's Scary Godmother with Mainframe Entertainment.
www.comics2film.com /ProjectFrame.php?f_id=79   (392 words)

  
 Scary Godmother - Movie Tome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Scary Godmother is based on the comics and children's books of popular artist and writer Jill Thompson.
Scary Godmother is the whimsical all-ages story that follows the first trick-or-treating adventure of Hannah Marie, a young girl whose rotten older cousin is babysitting her one dark Halloween.
Scary Godmother takes Hannah to her realm on the Fright Side where she is throwing the best Halloween party in all of frightdom.
www.movietome.com /movietome/servlet/MovieMain/movieid-108754   (163 words)

  
 The Blue Site: Scary Godmother
Basic story of the little girl who is scared, left in a dark scary house by her older cousin on Halloween night, dared to go inside to appease the monsters in the basement with candy.
A scary godmother appears and flies the girl to her magical house with her skeleton roommate (who wears a suti and a top hat), and they throw a Halloween party, and she shows the girls that monsters aren't so bad afterall- they're actually all very nice and friendly.
Scary Godmother actually aired at the beginning of oct. on cartoon networks fridays..
www.thebluesite.com /archives/000687.html   (309 words)

  
 Comics2Film: Scary Godmother (Archives)
Jill Thompson's Scary Godmother and Black Bull's Gatecrasher are among properties listed as being in development by Mainframe, and part of Tasjian's focus.
Jill Thompson, creator of the Scary Godmother comic, and Mainframe Entertainment are in search of a studio to make an animated movie or TV show a reality.
Cinescape reports that Jill Thompson's Scary Godmother has been optioned for an animated TV series, as well as for other media.
www.comics2film.com /ScaryGodmotherArch.shtml   (202 words)

  
 Sequential Tart: Read This or Die - (vol III/iss 5/May 2000)
Home of skeletons and vampires and the monster that lives under the bed, it is also home to the very special Scary Godmother, a witch with a large heart, a sense of humor, and a taste for excitement.
The Scary Godmother body of work is the sort of thing everyone should buy two copies of: 1) for yourself and 2) for that child in your life who is getting on your nerves because he/she only has eyes for Pokemon.
Every time I read a Scary Godmother, not only am I blown away by Jill's art and story, but her sheer genius for coming up with goof-ball ideas and characters just astonishes me. It seems so easy, so natural, as if no effort at all went into it.
www.sequentialtart.com /archive/may00/rtod_0500.shtml   (1064 words)

  
 Searching for Scary Godmother
The new story picks up shortly before Halloween one year after Hannah met her Scary Godmother and with her help, turned the tables on her cousin Jimmy’s nasty trick.
Over the past year, Hannah has had a grand time hanging out with Scary Godmother and the friendly monsters of Fright Side, as shown in the Scary Godmother: Bloody Valentine one-shot as well as "Tea for Orson," Thompson’s contribution to the 1998 Trilogy Tour Book.
Note: In the time since this column originally ran, Scary Godmother was picked up by independent book distributor Ingram, which distributes to both independent book stores and chains like Walden Books, B. Dalton, Borders and Barnes and Noble.
www.comicsutra.com /cs/cs_columns/cs_02-1998.htm   (658 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular: DVD: Ezekiel Norton,Scott McNeil,Gary Chalk,Alex Doduk,Adam ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
At the party Hannah is introduced to many colourful characters, learns that not all monsters are mean and enlists her new spooky friends in a plan to teach Jimmy a lesson.
In this case, young Hannah in her fairy princess costume is rescued by the titular Scary Godmother and spirited off to the Fright Side, where she attends a Halloween party with a show-tune-singing skeleton, a gluttonous werewolf, a vampire family, and--most scarily--a many-eyed monster.
Scary Godmother decides to teach the child's cousin a lesson which is no picnic for him or his friends.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00020HCB8?v=glance   (1506 words)

  
 AnimWatch - Scary Godmother
But I was particularly taken with the Scary Godmother herself.
I think little monsters will find Scary Godmother to be a delightful addition to their Halloween scary viewing.
We crafted Scary Godmother's moves after a silly dance Jill used to do with her friends and some of the other stuff we got from watching old Bollywood pop videos.
www.animwatch.com /Spotlight-ScaryGodmother.php   (957 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Scary Godmother: The Boo Flu (Scary Godmother): Books: Jill Thompson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Scary Godmother has a clever storyline,attractive art,and makes you become another character in it just reading.
It may be halloween,but her appropriate use of the "tricks" for whom they belong and the "treats " for the deserving add to a perfect night for both readers and Scary Godmother.
It's almost Halloween and the Scary Godmother comes down with "the dreaded Boo Flu" so her little friend Hannah volunteers for Scary Godmother duty.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1579890385?v=glance   (990 words)

  
 Comics Continuum
Mainframe Entertainment continues to develop Jill Thompson's Scary Godmother as an animated series, with plans for a one-hour special to launch the property.
Although an animation promotion was completed a year ago, work continues on the look of Scary Godmother.
Being faithful to the source material has been a constant in Scary Godmother's development.
www.comicscontinuum.com /stories/0201/29/scaryindex.htm   (677 words)

  
 Cosmic Therapy
The first appearance of Scary Godmother, Hannah Marie, and the rest of the Fright Side gang!
But evil lurks behind every corner, as Scary Godmother is kidnapped, Hannah is bullied, and Orson is imprisoned!
When Scary Godmother, Hannah Marie, and their friends find their summer vacation schedules wide open, they split up to find fun under the sun.
www.cosmictherapy.com /scary.html   (413 words)

  
 Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular With Glowstick DVD - MovieWeb
Hannah Marie was all set for a fun evening of candy gathering when her mean cousin Jimmy leaves her all alone in the dark basement of a spooky mansion.
Hannah Marie's Halloween isn't over yet though, because when her Scary Godmother finds the scared young girl, she spirits her away to the most happening Halloween party this side of Transylvania.
If a night partying with Harry the Werewolf, Skully Pettibone, and Bug-A-Boo, and the rest of her Scary Godmother's spooky friends isn't enough to brighten the spirits of young Hannah Marie, a plan with her newfound friends for the ultimate revenge against Jimmy the bully will surely make this the most memorable Halloween ever.
www.movieweb.com /dvd/release/19/49319/features.php   (270 words)

  
 Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular (2003) (TV)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Plot Summary: The Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular is based on the comics and children's books of popular artist and writer Jill Thompson...
I love Jill Thompson's work and Scary Godmother has always touched that slightly dark, yet very childlike side of my sense of humor.
I am truly hoping that we will see more work of Jill's work (and the Scary G crew) and hopefully the Director and his team will be there to wow me again.
us.imdb.com /title/tt0330859/combined   (299 words)

  
 COMICON.com: JILL THOMPSON DEATH'S SCARY GODMOTHER
I had time to develop Scary Godmother because I could do it fairly full time, and I had a vision of what I wanted to create as a gift for this new baby.
A different Scary Godmother story might be right for the stage at some point, but there are no current plans to do so.
Glad to hear that Scary Godmother will soon be in animated form, and that Jill Thompson is pleased with what the producers have done.
www.comicon.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=36&t=001266   (3194 words)

  
 scary godmother: wild about harry - book review for zone-sf.com
Scary Godmother: Wild About Harry (easily found via online booksellers), comes in an affordable 8 x 10-inch trade paperback format with fl and white artwork equally wonderful in its own way when compared to Thompson's coloured renderings.
This volume, an excellent introduction to those unfamiliar with the Scary Godmother stories and a splendid addition to the canon for aficionados, collects a three-part miniseries that forms a delightful graphic novel.
When that proves disastrous, Harry begs sanctuary from scary godmother and her housemate Bug-a-Boo, a hairy, rotund, multi-horned, many-eyed entity that would be right at home in Monsters, Inc.
www.zone-sf.com /wordworks/scarygod1.html   (443 words)

  
 Five Great Female Characters: Comic Books
A beautifully illustrated, full color prequel to the Bone series, in which Rose appears as the aged warrior Gran'ma Ben.
Scary Godmother isn't all that scary, even though she lives on the Fright Side (just to the left of our universe) and shares her house with a skeleton in the closet and a monster under the bed.
The teenage Sephie was born to rule Meridian, a sky-city floating high above Earth, where ships sail on the wind.
www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0906864.html   (289 words)

  
 Scary Godmother to Debut As YTV Halloween Special
Scary Godmother to Debut As YTV Halloween Special
Based on the popular comics and children's books by the award-winning artist and writer Jill Thompson, Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular is a whimsical animated story that follows the first trick-or-treating adventure of Hannah Marie, a young girl who is being babysat by her older, and meaner, cousin one dark Halloween night.
Unhappy to be saddled with Hannah, her cousin cooks up a scheme to frighten her, but the scheme backfires when Hannah gets help from her Scary Godmother and her quirky monster friends.
www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com /news/104984781789326,print.htm   (434 words)

  
 Scary Godmother 2 on DVD
Jill Thompson's Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy comes out on DVD August 29.
Anchor Bay Entertaiment will release Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy, the second title in Jill Thompson's Scary Godmother series, on DVD on August 29.
The DVD of Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy will have a run time of 44 minutes, and will include deleted scenes, storyboards and interviews.
animatedfilms.suite101.com /article.cfm/scary_godmother_2_on_dvd   (185 words)

  
 Scary Godmother #1
It progresses into the early years of Scary Godmother, as she prepares for a witches conference (where she's sure she's going to run into some old friends from fairy/witch school.
Stuff happens, but most of the book is innocent yet delightful banter between the many weird characters which populate the world (it's made up of creatures from fairy tales).
The crux is this, Scary Godmother is part witch, part fairy.
www.hillcity-comics.com /comics/scary_godmother_01.htm   (220 words)

  
 A Scary Godmother in a Halloween Spooktakular
It's Halloween night and little Hannah Marie's excitement about going trick-or-treating with her older cousin Jimmy and his buddies soon turns to terror when her mean-spirited cousin tries to ditch her in a spooky derelict house.
That is until her Scary Godmother turns up out of nowhere and whisks her off on a magical turbo broom ride to the Fright Side and the most thrilling Halloween party ever!
SCARY GODMOTHER: HALLOWEEN SPOOKTAKULAR is adapted from a stage play based on the best-selling, award winning children's books and graphic novels by Jill Thompson.
dvd.monstersandcritics.com /news/printer_10062.php   (428 words)

  
 Rambles: Scary Godmother   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Jill Thompson in her growing Scary Godmother oeuvre gives millennial youngsters (and their significant elders) an entirely enchanting bit of whimsy in a similar vein.
Thompson is an artist who has cleaned and broken her brushes as a comic book illustrator.
The story is hilariously witty, adequately outright funny for the youngsters, but more than sufficiently jovial for the eldsters.
www.rambles.net /scary_godmom05.html   (169 words)

  
 Comics Continuum
Mainframe Entertainment has announced completion of its first one-hour primetime special, Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular, scheduled to air on Canada's YTV network this coming Halloween, Oct. 31.
Mainframe plans an extensive Halloween promotional push for the special with tie-ins to Halloween retailers and candy makers.
The Continuum visited Mainframe during the production of Scary Godmother.
www.comicscontinuum.com /stories/0304/07/index.htm   (1088 words)

  
 'Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular' by Ezekiel Norton (2003)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
'Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular' by Ezekiel Norton (2003)
This cartoon follows the travails of young Hannah Marie, who is tagging along with her older cousin and his friends on Halloween night.
This cartoon features a character who is the 'Skeleton in the Closet' named Mr.
www.queerhorror.com /misc/items/507.html   (201 words)

  
 Comic Book Resources - CBR News - The Comic Reel
The premiere of Jill Thompson's "Scary Godmother Animated Special" on Friday, at Comic-Con International in San Diego, was as offbeat as the Eisner Award-winning comic that inspired it.
Gamble said, "We didn't want to re-invent Scary Godmother.
When a member of the audience asked Thompson if she had modeled the dancing sequence that is the centerpiece of the film, for the animators to do a CGI screen capture, Thompson burst out laughing.
www.comicbookresources.com /news/newsitem.cgi?id=2557   (693 words)

  
 Scary Godmother 2: The Revenge Of Jimmy Compare prices, buy at the cheapest US shop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Scary Godmother 2: The Revenge Of Jimmy Compare prices, buy at the cheapest US shop
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www.pricerunner.com /dvd/640921/prices   (216 words)

  
 scary godmother - Anchor Bay Entertainment UK
I am such a kids/animation nut (as well as horror).
There's an aclaimed graphic novel by Jill Thompson called Scary Godmother.
Well, actually, there are four hardback graphic novels and two comic series, that have undoubtedly been collected into graphic novels.
www.anchorbay.co.uk /forum/showthread.php?t=7532   (92 words)

  
 Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular, The (Widescreen) - Wal-Mart
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular, The (Widescreen) - Wal-Mart
But when her mean cousin Jimmy tries to ditch her in a dark basement of a spooky house, Hannah is rescued by her "Scary Godmother" and whisked away to the best Halloween party ever!
It's a "who's-boo" of monsters with Skully Pettibone, Harry the Werewolf, Orson, Bug-A-Boo and more, all in one unforgettable night of big screams, strange pizza and the ultimate plane for revenge on Jimmy and his friends.
www.walmart.com /catalog/product.gsp?product_id=3209073   (641 words)

  
 ICv2 News - Scary Godmother on Cartoon Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
ICv2 News - Scary Godmother on Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network has announced that Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular (previously released in Canada on DVD, see "
Thompson's Scary Godmother comics from Sirius have been collected into trade paperback editions, and Scary Godmother storybooks written and illustrated by Thompson are also available, creating substantial merchandising opportunities for this property.
www.icv2.com /articles/news/5672.html   (171 words)

  
 ICv2 News - Scary Godmother Toon Available On DVD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
ICv2 News - Scary Godmother Toon Available On DVD
Mainframe Entertainment's computer-generated animation of Jill Thompson's Scary Godmother graphic novel is now available on DVD through Amazon's Canadian outlet (srp $18.99 Canadian).
The cartoon will be shown in October on Canadian TV and Disney TV International plans to air it in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
www.icv2.com /articles/news/3457.html   (170 words)

  
 Jill Thompson - Scary Godmother - Comic Art For Sale
Jill Thompson - Scary Godmother - Comic Art For Sale
Are you having trouble finding Scary Godmother books at your local comic book store?
If so, then look no further, check out these great retailers and tell ‘em Jill sent ya!
www.jillthompsonart.com /scary.html   (41 words)

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