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Ultimate Dark Crystal Comics Collection Now On Kickstarter

Ultimate Dark Crystal Comics Collection Now On Kickstarter

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When film is concerned, there are only two tales of the Dark Crystal: the original 1982 film, and the prequel TV series that Netflix graciously let happen but then annoyingly killed after one season. When you throw comics into the mix, though…there’s suddenly a lot more. Boom Studios and their subsidiary Archaia have been publishing Dark Crystal stories for years, from prequels to sequels to areas in between. Now they’re giving up the license, but not without printing one giant, massive, hardcover collection of all the work they ever did in Thra. The Dark Crystal 40th Anniversary Library celebrates the birthday of Jim Henson’s fantasy creation with SEVEN volumes of material. The collection is now wrapping up its Kickstarter campaign, with less than 72 hours to go as of this writing. This complete collection consists of five mainline volumes and two bonus volumes, to make for a lot of volumage:  JIM HENSON’S THE DARK CRYSTAL: CREATION MYTHS HC  (Collecting JIM HENSON’S THE DARK CRYSTAL: CREATION MYTHS #1-12)  JIM HENSON’S THE

Labyrinth To Receive 35th Anniversary Screening

Labyrinth To Receive 35th Anniversary Screening

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Just think…If Jim Henson hadn’t dawdled on visiting his doctor, he might have been 85 years old next month. But the things he left with us are still here, like his legendary collaboration project with George Lucas and David Bowie: Labyrinth. Sarah is being forced to watch her stepbrother and doesn’t like it. So she wishes someone would take him away, and the Goblin King arrives in her bedroom to do just that. Now Sarah’s only hope of avoiding bring grounded is to traverse Bowie’s dangerous Labyrinth. She’s only got a limited amount of time to rescue Toby, bot fortunately the creatures native to the area know their way around better than she does and agree to help. Despite many trips to the video store, I never knew Labyrinth existed until some time in the 2000s, and did not get to watch it until fairly recently. I thought the Sarah character was a rather bland Alice knockoff, but the puppet characters were a hoot. And of course Bowie was usually

The Dark Crystal Prequel Has A Star-Packed Lineup

The Dark Crystal Prequel Has A Star-Packed Lineup

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The Jim Henson Company has been in a weird position ever since they sold the Muppet characters to Disney. The sale was only for Kermit and the cast of The Muppet Show, not any other series Henson ever created. Ever since, the company that bears Jim’s name has soldiered on, living off its less popular but still somewhat beloved properties. In his later years, Henson pushed the limits of puppetry in a frustrated effort to break the “kiddie” image the medium had. A lot of his projects during the 80s had dark themes. lots of shadows, monsters that weren’t funny, and mature storytelling. 1982’s The Dark Crystal was exhibit A for this phase of his life, and now it’s coming back. JHC launched a Dark Crystal comic book last year, but they want to do more. They’re now hard at work on a Dark Crystal TV series, set before the events of the movie. Netflix bought ten episodes, which will premiere on the streaming service eventually, probably next year. We’ve

Jim Henson: The First Star I Ever Spoke To

Jim Henson: The First Star I Ever Spoke To

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With the upcoming debut of The Muppets on ABC, I find myself thinking of the very first brush with fame I ever had. Other members of my family had them. My brother was heard in a radio news report on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and when my Mom was a child in the 50s, she made an on-camera appearance on a local kids’ show in New York City. My first encounter with fame came in 1990. As I’ve mentioned in several of my previous articles, I don’t really have fond memories of the 90s. While most people in my age bracket look back at the decade and think of it as a wonderful time to be a child, I look back and I see a decade where I had severe behavioral issues, lost my dad to a heart attack when I was 12,  lost my mind to bullying a year-and-a-half later and landed in a mental hospital, was diagnosed with Aspergers’ Syndrome, went to three different schools in three

Jim Henson: The Biography – For the Muppet Within

Jim Henson: The Biography – For the Muppet Within

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I’m the kind of person who likes comedy, fantasy, animation, puppetry, and of course, explosions. So in general, biographies don’t excite me. But I absolutely could not pass up Jim Henson: The Biography, by Brian Jay Jones. I grew up on Jim Henson’s creations. Though I was only two years old when he died, my entire childhood was filled with the Muppets. From Sesame Street and Muppet Babies to The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, I was immersed in puppets. Even now that I’m an adult, I still love the Muppets. So of course, the book was worth the time. Jim Henson: The Biography is slightly long, but don’t let the page count intimidate you. Although it started off slow, I couldn’t put it down after Henson picked up his first puppet. Jones really knows how to keep the narrative going. It’s not simply “Jim did this, Jim did that”, it’s like you’re right there with everyone as time goes on. People are referred to by their first names, and no