The Bogeyman's Closet

About me:

The Bogeyman's Closet is a comics studio based in Niagara Falls NY, founded in 2001 by Mike Alvarez and Joshua Strasburg. The majority of our titles currently revolve around horror and/or dark comedy. Visit our website to learn more about who we are and take a look at some bonus artwork: www.bogeymanscloset.com..

Our latest book is BORT! #1. A variety show on paper, BORT! focuses on the comic book alter egos of it's creators, Mike Alvarez and Joshua Strasburg, as they strive to create the very comic they star in, while fighting the ever-present temptations of laziness, video games and forced child labor. Featuring a collection of short strips and sequential brouhaha, BORT! stands poised to berate about the head your notion of decency. (For mature readers only: This ain't yo' momma's comic book, son, so best break out the ID!)

Click below for a preview of the cover and sample pages:

Recommended for lovers of dirty jokes! For sickos who enjoy schadenfreude! For anyone who’s always wondered what stick figure people are like in real life! For fans of Evan Dorkin’s Dork, James Kochalka’s Superf*ckers, and Nicholas Gurewitch’s The Perry Bible Fellowship!

Click here to buy now!

But wait there’s more! Be sure to check out our first book, too: Ooh, Pie! follows the misadventures of a demon-possessed teddy bear called Twiggles and his absurd crew of hellish henchmen as they repeatedly attempt to exact revenge on the man known only as Dad for inflicting upon Twiggles the dreaded curse of Bedtime!

Here are some sample pages from the opening scene:

For fans of indie comics with a vulgar sense of humor! For fans of low-budget, so-bad-they're-good horror movies! For fans of Jhonen Vasquez's Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Jamie Smart's Bear, Roman Dirge's Lenore the Cute Little Dead Girl and Voltaire's Oh My Goth!

Click here to buy now!

Still not convinced? Then read this review from Newsarama.Com: Ooh, Pie! on Your Indy Weekly

The Bogeyman’s Closet are available at the following locations:

Queen City Bookstore, Inc.
3184 Main Street
Buffalo, NY
Phone: 716-833-6220
Hours:
11am to 7pm Monday through Saturday

House of Fantasy Comics and Games
1709 Pine Avenue
Niagara Falls, NY
Phone: 716-282-8838
Hours:
11am to 7pm Monday through Saturday

Halley's Comics and Games
1144 Oliver St
North Tonawanda, NY
Phone: 716-695-6138
Hours:
5pm to 9pm Monday, Thursday and Friday
10am - 5:30pm Saturday
11am-5:30pm Sunday

Don's Atomic Comics & Collectibles
6354 Transit Road
Cheektowaga, NY 14043
Phone: 716-684-5981
Hours:
12pm to 5pm Sunday
11am to 7pm Tuesday
11am to 8pm Wednesday through Friday
11am to 6:30pm Saturday

If you work at (or know the proprietors of) a local store that might be interested in carrying copies of Ooh, Pie!, let us know! If you go to one of the stores listed above and they're sold out, let us know! E-mail thebogeymanscloset@yahoo.com or send us a message on MySpace.

You can find out more about The Bogeyman's Closet at ...
The Bogeyman's Closet website: www.bogeymanscloset.com
The Bogeyman's Closet MySpace: profile.myspace.com/thebogeymanscloset
The Bogeyman's Closet Blogspot: bogeymanscloset.blogspot.com

Josh's MySpace: www.myspace.com/totaleclipseofthehead
Josh's LiveJournal: theyliveagain.livejournal.com
Josh's ComicSpace: www.comicspace.com/joshua_strasburg
Josh's IAM:BME page: iam.bmezine.com/?TheyLive

Mike's MySpace: www.myspace.com/3611338
Mike's LiveJournal: zaracis.livejournal.com