''The Bogies'' is a comic strip in ''
The Dandy'' and Turbo Extreme.
[http://www.ignitionlicensing.com/?page_id=1655] It features bunches of
nasal mucus and their adventures. Many of the characters names are twists on some famous person or character from
pop culture
Pop or POP may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* Pop (Gas al ...
. These characters will often act like celebrities but in a gross manner. It originally appeared in
''Toxic'' in 2005, but moved to ''The Dandy'' in June 2008. It was created by Paul Kell and Mark Greenbaum. The comic writer and illustrator is
Nigel Auchterlounie
Nigel Auchterlounie is a British comics artist and cartoonist. His graphic novel, ''Spleenal'', was published by Blank Slate Books in 2009. His artwork also featured heavily in the children's comic The Dandy, often writing the strips himself.
For ...
. The last strip in Toxic was a Hock Hogan one, and the first Dandy one was a ''Splatman and Gobbin'' story.
Collected Editions
Two 56 page books have been given away in issues of ''The Dandy Xtreme'' which collect together a large number of stories from the series as well as adding facts, puzzles, jokes and posters. The books were titled The Bogies Exclusive Mini Mag! and The Bogies Exclusive Mini Mag: The Big Green Slimy One!.
Merchandise
Toys
The Bogies are well known for a range of small collectable toys of the characters from the comics. These include Pocket Bogies, Giant Bogies and Bogie
Key Chains
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (ma ...
.
Trading Cards and Stickers
Bogies Battle Cards is a trump trading card game featuring the characters from the franchise. Seven cards are in each pack and 100 cards to collect in total. There is also a sticker collection which builds up parts of comic strips in the album.
Other
Bogie Battle Cards, Collectible Keychains, 1" Pocket Bogies, Limited Edition 15" Johnny Snotten Vinyl Toy, Glow in the Dark PJ's, T-shirts and stationery were also produced.
External links
* http://www.thebogies.com/
References
Dandy strips
2005 comics debuts
2008 comics endings
Parody comics
Humor comics
Satirical comics
British comics characters
Comics characters introduced in 2005
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