Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths

by Matthew Dow Smith

Other authorsBrian Froud (Designer), Brian Froud (Cover artist), Joshua Dysart (Author), Alex Sheikman (Illustrator), Brian Holguin (Author), Tim Beedle (Editor), Stephen Christy (Editor), Lizzy John (Illustrator)
Paperback, 2019

Description

The complete prequel trilogy to Jim Henson's cult classic fantasy film The Dark Crystal, with a story by the film's original concept designer, 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. 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.  Written by Brian Holguin (Spawn: Origins), Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier), and Matthew Dow Smith (Doctor Who), and lushly illustrated by Alex Sheikman (Robotika) and Lizzy John (Fraggle Rock), The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths is a breathtaking return to the fantasy world that has captivated audiences for over thirty years. … (more)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

10.19 inches

Publication

Archaia (2019), Edition: Illustrated, 256 pages

ISBN

1684154642 / 9781684154647

Local notes

Depicting the events of the First Great Conjunction, when the Urskeks arrive on Thra, the Second Great Conjunction, when the Urskeks attempt to leave Thra for their own homeworld, but instead end up splitting themselves and damaging the Crystal, and finally the ensuing arrival of the Skeksis and the fate of Aughra's son Raunip.

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