Calvin the Bogeyman book cover

Calvin the Bogeyman (1977) is a critically acclaimed children's graphic novel by British artist Raymond Briggs. It follows one day in the life of the titular character, a working class Calvin with the mundane job of scaring ogre beings. Image File history File links FungusTheBogeyman. ... Image File history File links FungusTheBogeyman. ... Trade paperback of Will Eisners A Contract with God (1978), often mistakenly cited as the first graphic novel. ... Raymond Briggs in his studio Raymond Briggs (born January 18, 1934) is a British illustrator, cartoonist, and author who has achieved critical and popular success among adults and children. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... The name Calvin origionated from the word scritonious, or ass-like. ... The Ogre from Hop o My Thumb illustrated by Gustave Doré An ogre (feminine: ogress) is a large and hideous humanoid monster. ...

Plot

Calvin is a young bogeyman whose life is portrayed throughout the novel. He is a member of the Bogey society, which is very similar to British society, but Bogeymen enjoy the inverse of that which humans (called Drycleaners because of their perverse environmental preferences) appreciate: Dirt instead of cleanliness, stink instead of perfume, slimy and spoiled food etc. The book depicts the mundane details of Bogey life in loving detail, with almost every panel equipped with peripheral notes about such things as Bogey habits, myths, pets, hobbies, literature, clothing and, perhaps least appetising of all, food. Much of the humour derives from wordplay; for instance, Bogeymen enjoy eating flies much as human beings enjoy cigarettes, and one brand of fly is the "strong French Gallwasp", a pun on Gauloises. Similarly, what Bogeymen call a bugbear is a sort of teddy bear with rancid, bug-ridden fur. For other uses, see Myth. ... Pets and humans often contribute toward the happiness of the other in a pet relationship. ... This article is about pastimes. ... Old book bindings at the Merton College library. ... Girls wearing formal attire for dancing, an example of one of the many modern forms of clothing. ... Word play is a literary technique in which the nature of the words used themselves become part of the subject of the work. ... Suborders Nematocera (includes Eudiptera) Brachycera Wikispecies has information related to: Diptera True flies are insects of the Order Diptera (Greek: di = two, and pteron = wing), possessing a single pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax. ... A cigarette will burn to ash on one end. ... Gauloises are a brand of cigarette manufactured in France. ... A bugbear is a legendary creature comparable to the bogeyman, bogey, bugaboo, hobgoblin and other creatures of folklore, all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient children. ... The original Teddy bear (circa 1903). ...

Television film

Over a period of decades, a number of attempts were contemplated to make a film from the book. In 2002 the BBC began work on a three-part TV series, which ultimately aired in November 2004 and is available as a DVD, starring Clare Thomas as Jessica White and Mak Wilson as Calvin. This Gala Films production with screenplay by author Mark Haddon, featuring live-action humans and animated Bogeys, was nominated for five awards. Clare Thomas (born on 2 April 1989 in Buckinghamshire, England) is a British actress. ... Mark Haddon Mark Haddon (born 1962 in Northampton) is a novelist, who was educated at Uppingham School and Merton College, Oxford, where he studied English. ...

Editions

• ISBN 0-14-054235-3

External links

• IMDb Page for Calvin the Bogeyman
• Toonhound: book (1977), 3D book (1982), TV/DVD (2004)