Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal is enjoying a renaissance at present; we’ve got a series of comic books from Boom! Studios, the upcoming Netflix prequel series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance on the horizon, and soon – thanks to River Horse – fans will be able to bring the adventure to their tabletop with […]
Labyrinth at 35: Goblins, Bowie and Greatness
As Labyrinth turns 35, Tom Jolliffe looks back at one of the great cult films of the 80s… You remind me of the babe. What babe? The babe with the power… I could go on. To kids growing up in the 80’s, Jim Henson’s wizardry would prove defining. From The Muppets, to The Dark Crystal, […]
A Jim Henson biopic is in the works at Disney and The Jim Henson Company
According to Deadline, a Jim Henson biopic, titled Muppet Man, is currently in the works at Disney and The Jim Henson Company and will follow the puppeteer’s journey to getting the Muppets onto a cable network. The outlet is reporting that The Current War and The Giver screenwriter Michael Mitnick is set to pen the script which will […]
Comic Book Review – Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters #1
Calum Petrie reviews Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters #1… The Storyteller series always reminds me of childhood, sitting in front of the TV and being lost in the wonderful tales being told. The comics of The Storyteller are very much the same, yet we have a lot more stories and a lot less restrictions putting […]
Comic Book Preview – Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters #1
Boom! Studios releases Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters #1 this Wednesday, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the issue below with the official preview… The Storyteller and his faithful dog take shelter one night from a storm, when the dog becomes scared of a large spider who is also occupying the shelter. […]
First-look preview of Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Masquerade
Boom! Studios has unveiled a first-look preview of Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Masquerade #1, a brand new oversized one-shot featuring the strange and wondrous characters of Jim Henson’s beloved fantasy classic Labyrinth. Check out the preview here… You’re invited to the ball of the season! But all is not as it seems with the guests of […]
Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Masquerade announced by Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios has announced that it is set to take fans back to the strange and wondrous world of Jim Henson’s beloved fantasy Labyrinth This December with the new one-shot comic Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Masquerade from award-winning author Lara Elena Donnelly (Amberlough) and artists French Carlomagno (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance), Samantha Dodge (Catwoman: […]
Netflix cancels The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance after just one season
Netflix continues its streak of cancelling fan-favorite shows as – fresh off winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Children’s Program – The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance will not be returning to the streaming service for a second season. “We can confirm that there will not be an additional season of The Dark Crystal: Age […]
Lisa Henson believes her father would be “really happy” with The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
In 1982, Jim Henson released the puppet animated dark fantasy adventure movie, The Dark Crystal. The film revolved around a group of Gelfling on a journey to restore balance to their world, Thra, by restoring a powerful broken crystal currently under control by the evil Skeksis. Unfortunately, Henson never had the chance to further explore […]
Lisa Henson on the possibility of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance season 2
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance was released on Netflix this past Friday to praise from fans and critics alike. Now, according to executive producer Lisa Henson, the showrunners have plenty of ideas for another season – depending if Netflix calls for a second season. In a recent interview with Yahoo, Henson, the daughter of Jim Henson, […]
