A Very Special "Krampusnacht" Edition of 'The Happy Undertaker'


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The Happy Undertaker presents Friday's Fables is a weekly column based on The Happy Undertaker series of comics by artist Drazen Kozjan who has illustrated several children's books including Diary of a Fairy Godmother and the Julia Gillian series. Strips premiere every week.
Today's Happy Undertaker tale is based upon the European legend of the Krampus- an evil mythical being whose job was to punish naughty little kids on Christmas Eve. Krampusnacht, or Night of Krampus, is a yearly celebration held on December 6th during which adults used to dress up as wicked demons to scare their kids into being good. Merry Krampusnacht everyone!

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Artwork © Drazen Kozjan






2 comments:

  1. J. Astro said...:

    Hehe - it's kinda funny, I was mostly unfamiliar with the Krampus lore until I saw him on that hysterically funny Venture Bros Christmas episode, but now the Krampus pops up somewhere every time I turn around.

  1. Strange Kid said...:

    I remember seeing a small book about him one time and thought the concept of a demonic creature terrorizing kids on Christmas was awesome. It's kinda like Halloween in December and the more I learn about the tradition, the more I like it!

    Drazen is actually one of many artists who recently had a Krampus-themed art show in Toronto. Here's a piece I wrote on it with some more photos: Showing Santa’s Dark Side at ‘Krampusnacht Art Show.'

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