Boogeyman

by Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier

Finally, the collection all Sergio fans and horror fanatics have been howling for -- the Boogeyman trade paperback! Collecting the four issue series by Eisner-award winner Sergio Aragones, this book is a guaranteed scream. Follow Mr. Diggs, through his graveyard reverie of macabre horrors and blackest hatred. If you missed the series, then be sure to catch the collection -- we're dying for you to see it!

Genres: Comics, Humor, Graphic Novels, Horror

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Sergio Aragonés Domenech is a cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to Mad Magazine and creator of the comic book Groo the Wanderer.

Reviews

[Romano]

Curiosos cuentos de terror en los que Mark Evanier y Sergio Aragonés buscan presentar una moraleja en contra del racismo, la intolerancia y la paranoia.

[Emilio Arias H. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Divertidas historias cortas en las que el miedo y el poder (o la falta de él) son elementos predominantes. Los finales tienden a la sorpresa, y son irónicos y ridículos, buscando implantar una lección moral.

[Roni · Rating 3 out of 5]

This black/white comic has an old gravedigger with banjo narrates/sings stories about the "Boogeyman". According to the old gravedigger, the Boogeyman is not a physical state, but rather is the symbolic manifestation of people's, both young and old, fears. The structure of narrative plots gives ample opportunity to tell (mostly) humorous stories about human fears. If you only know Sergio from his work in Mad Magazine, this is similar to that, only longer and with more narrative structure. Recommended to all fans of funny and weird comic books.

[Lydia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most of the strips and stories are enjoyable, however they lack any sense of lingering. Aragones' drawings are amazingly cool if you are familiar with his work at MAD, and Mar Evanier's work seems a lot more significant when you discover it was made with a killer deadline. I loved the idea of a boogeyman born from the fear, any fear and how dangerous it can be. From a dictator to a devilish kid, The Boogeyman (fear) takes the worst of us.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

It took me a little to get into this one, but it turns out to be a commentary on the state of the world (sort of). Moralistic, but not preachy, and entertaining. Who's the Boogeyman? Different for everybody.

[Timo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great Aragonés art, but Evanier does not quite deliver.

[Cindy Boogie · Rating 4 out of 5]

LOVED IT!!! This book was so cool, it was funny and the drawings were great. I'm glad I bought a copy.