Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal Creation Myths TPB (2015-2016 Archaia/Boom Studios) comic books 2016-2018
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Published Oct 2018 by Archaia Studios Press.
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3 volumes with slipcase - 1st printing.
Created by Jim Henson. Written by Brian Holguin and Brian Froud. Art by Alex Sheikman and Lizzy John. Cover by Brian Froud.
Brian Froud, legendary conceptual designer of the beloved Jim Henson fantasy film The Dark Crystal , returns to the world he helped create in this official prequel trilogy to the cult-classic film. Collected together in one set for the first time, this graphic novel series reveals the definitive origins of the Skeksis, Mystics, Gelfling, and the Dark Crystal itself while introducing all new characters in an epic spanning thousands of years.
Softcover (3 volumes with slipcase), 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 288 pages (Total), full color. Cover price $29.99. -
Issue #2-1ST
Published Apr 2016 by Archaia Studios Press.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Volume 2 - 1st printing. Created by Jim Henson. Written by Joshua Dysart. Art by Alex Sheikman. Cover by Brian Froud. The Great Conjunction is at hand in this dramatic second volume of a trilogy of prequel graphic novels that tell the origin of The Dark Crystal. Aughra, the beloved guardian of Thra, has gone into hiding, while her son, Raunip, leads a team of emissaries to the Crystal Castle. There they will bear witness as the visiting Urskeks attempt to use the Conjunction to power their voyage home. But pain and mistrust fostered by the group leads to events that will corrupt the world to its very core and transform the Urskeks into two distinct races: the gentle urRu and the terrifying Skeksis. Now in paperback for the first time. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.
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Issue #3-1ST
Published Oct 2016 by Archaia Studios Press.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Volume 3 - 1st printing. Created by Jim Henson. Written by Brian Froud and Matthew Dow Smith. Art by Alex Sheikman and Lizzy John. Cover by Brian Froud. Now in softcover. Brian Froud, legendary conceptual designer of the beloved Jim Henson fantasy film The Dark Crystal, returns to the world he helped create in this stunning conclusion of the official prequel to the original movie. The world of Thra is shattered. As the aftermath of the Great Conjunction wreaks havoc upon the Gelfling tribes, the Geflings may have no choice but to rely upon the one race offering aid: the Skeksis. This volume features behind-the-scenes photos and concept sketches from the Jim Henson Company Archives documenting how creature and puppet designs that never made it into the film were adapted and brought to life on the page. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.
