Friday, October 7, 2022

"Humbug" (2015) - 451 Media Group


"Humbug" (2015)
Publisher: 451 Media Group
Writer: A.J. Gentile
Artist: Cosmo White

Here's an interesting extension of the "Scrooge-verse," if you will, in the form of a five-issue comic book, I mean graphic novel, series casting Ebenezer Scrooge as a paranormal investigator.

Here's the blurb:

Meet the world's first paranormal investigator - Ebenezer Scrooge! A dark revisionist take on Dickens' classic 'A Christmas Carol', Humbug poses the question, 'Whatever happened to Scrooge the day after Christmas Eve and that grave encounter from the Other Side?' Answer: Scrooge opens London's first Paranormal Agency for hire, The House of Humbug. Together with his team of Humbuggers - nephew Fred, Bob Cratchit and Bob's all grown up six-foot, not-so-tiny-son, Tiny Tim, Scrooge together with his turn-of-the-century ghostbusters use their wits and resources to rid the city of malevolent spooks and spirits taking over London! 32 pages, full color.

Issue #1 is shown at the top and here are 2-5:




The series was also collected in this 2017 volume:


It's always interesting to see the Scrooge character taken in new directions!

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