Scary Godmother facts for kids

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Scary Godmother

The third book in the series.
Author	Jill Thompson
Original title	Scary Godmother
Language	English
Subject	Halloween

Scary Godmother is a series of children's books and comic books. They were created by artist Jill Thompson and first published in 1997 by Sirius Entertainment.

Characters

Main Characters

• Scary Godmother - She is a tall, friendly fairy-witch with long red hair and pale green skin. She has small bat wings and lives on the Fright Side, a world where Halloween monsters live. Scary Godmother rides a broom and has a pet ghost cat named Boozle. She becomes friends with a girl named Hannah Marie. In the TV show, her voice is done by Tabitha St. Germain.

• Hannah Marie - Hannah is a kind and friendly girl. At first, she is scared of monsters. But she soon learns that monsters do not eat kids! She dresses as a fairy princess for Halloween. In the TV show, her voice is done by Britt McKillip.

• Jimmy - Jimmy is Hannah's older cousin. He did not want to take Hannah trick-or-treating. So, he and his friends tried to scare her. But his plan did not work! Hannah became friends with Scary Godmother and her monster friends. They then scared Jimmy and his friends instead. Jimmy often wears a Devil sweatsuit on Halloween. He was a bit of a troublemaker in the first two books. But he becomes good later in the series.

• Jimmy's friends - These are Jimmy's three friends who helped him try to scare Hannah. They are not bad kids, just easily influenced. They even helped Hannah save Halloween later on.
  • Bert - He is a boy who is very imaginative. He dresses as a baseball player.
  • Daryl - He is sweet and a bit naive. He dresses as a piece of candy.
  • Katie - She is the most caring of the three. She dresses as a black cat. In the TV show, her voice is done by Britt Irvin.

Monsters

• Mr. Skully Pettibone - Skully is a friendly skeleton. He is one of Scary Godmother's housemates. His job is to hide in closets to keep people's secrets safe. Skully loves to party on Halloween! In the TV show, his voice is done by Scott McNeil.

• Bug-A-Boo - He is a large, round monster with many yellow eyes and fur. He has horns and a huge mouth with sharp teeth. Bug-A-Boo hides in dark places like basements and under beds. He knows what children are scared of. Hannah was scared of him at first. But Bug-A-Boo told her his job is to scare children, not eat them! They became great friends. In the TV show, his voice is done by Garry Chalk.

• Harry - Harry is a talkative werewolf. He wears a blue, lamb-patterned shirt. Harry loves to eat, especially candy and snacks. He can be a bit annoying to Scary Godmother and her friends. But Harry is a strong werewolf with sharp claws and teeth. In the TV show, his voice is done by Garry Chalk.

• Count Max - Max is a tall, thin vampire dressed in black. He is known as the "King of the Night" on the Fright Side. Max is very old-fashioned. In the TV show, his voice is done by Scott McNeil.

• Ruby - Ruby is Max's beautiful wife and also a vampire. She is the "Queen of the Night". Ruby is more modern than her husband. She has long, black hair and wears a satin dress. In the TV show, her voice is done by Tabitha St. Germain.

• Orson - Orson is Max and Ruby's son. He is a preteen vampire and the "Prince of the Night". He wears modern goth clothes and has blue dyed hair. In the books and TV shows, it is hinted that he likes Hannah. His voice is done by Richie Warke.

Comics and Books

The Scary Godmother series includes many comic books and graphic novels. Here are some of the main ones:

• Scary Godmother. SIRIUS Entertainment. 1997. (Book)
• Bloody Valentine Special. SIRIUS Entertainment. 1998. (Comic)
• Revenge of Jimmy. SIRIUS Entertainment. 1998. (Book)
• Holiday Spooktacular. SIRIUS Entertainment. 1998. (Comic)
• The Mystery Date. SIRIUS Entertainment. 1999. (Book)
• Wild About Harry. SIRIUS Entertainment. 2000. (Comic miniseries)
• The Boo Flu. SIRIUS Entertainment. 2000. (Book)
• Scary Godmother. SIRIUS Entertainment. 2001-2002. (Comic miniseries)

Many of these comics and books have been collected into larger books called "Trade Paperbacks" (TPB) or "Hardcovers" (HC). These include:

• Wild About Harry TPB. SIRIUS Entertainment. 2001.
• Ghoul's Out for Summer TPB. SIRIUS Entertainment. 2002.
• Spooktacular Stories TPB. SIRIUS Entertainment. 2004.
• Scary Godmother HC. Dark Horse Comics. 2010.
• Scary Godmother Comic-Book Stories TPB. Dark Horse Comics. 2011.

Awards

The Scary Godmother series has won several awards:

• The first book, Scary Godmother, was a top choice for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Original Graphic Novel in 1998.
• It was nominated for the Lulu of the Year Lulu Award in 1998.
• It won the Lulu of the Year Lulu Award in 1999.
• In 2001, it won two Eisner Awards. These were for Best Title for a Younger Audience and Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior).

Film Adaptations

Two animated films have been made based on the Scary Godmother series:

Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular

The first film, Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular, first showed on TV in Europe, Latin America, Australia, and Canada in 2003. It then came to the United States on Cartoon Network in 2004.

Jill Thompson, the creator of the books, helped write the script for the film. She wanted the characters to be made with computer graphics (CGI). This was different from the watercolor art in her books. The film's backgrounds look like traditional drawings. This makes the 3D characters stand out from the backgrounds.

Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy

The second film, Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy, came out in 2005. It is based on the second book in the series.