Jim Henson Books

the book was wrapped in a piece of paper and then put in the envelope. This is what I call service guys. Earning money is one thing we all want to achieve but in this case there is clear evidence of good service along with it. Thanks...

this was a great purchase.. my only complaint with it was you can tell that they left out alot of the not so important scenes and lines of dialogue. this comic version seemed rushed to get in the whole story with out thaking 100 pages to do it. the story is about a girl whos baby brother is taken away to the center of a labyrinth, and her journey to get him back from the king of the goblins AKA David Bowie. all in all.. an awsome quick version of the original story. the only reason for only giving it 4 stars is because many of my favorite lines from the novel and movie were left out. BOOM SHAKALAKA

My two-year-old LOVES this book. When we got it, he made me read it 10 times in a row (I'm not exaggerating!) It's a cute lift-the-flap book. Grover is looking through a spooky house, and in each room he asks "Is there a monster in the bathroom? In the bedroom?" etc. In each room, the child lifts a flap to see a cute monster - one's in the shower with bubbles all over his head, one's fixing the sink in the kitchen, a baby monster is in the nursery riding a rocking horse. The ending is "The house is full of monsters who want to play with you!" So it's slightly "spooky" in a fun way, but totally NOT scary at all. Very cute.

This is by far our favorite children's book of colors. The rhymes and illustrations are great. However, we bought the first edition in 1993 and we think it was even better. Why would the editors take out Lavender and Turquoise, Black, White and Gray? I'm glad they made a new edition, though, we waited 3 years to buy it after our 1993 edition wore out.

The book came in good condition. It arrived during the first week in January 2008.

Other teachers and I love this book! It has helped many students transition from Spanish to English with friendly characters that they love. I would recommend this to anyone helping a student find the words to express their knowledge!

My son loved this book. The fragrances were very vivid and really smelled like, toothpaste, banana, cheese, etc. The larger size of this book was good and lift the flap features were a plus. Very enjoyable, even more than a year later.

I have been a huge fan of this movie since I was just a kid, and imagine my surprise at finding this book about 2 weeks ago. I devoured it. I have to admit, this is very much like reading a fan fiction... there are so many lines and references to the movie, I absolutely love it! (yes I can quote this movie word for word). If you love the movie, love the characters... then I think this is a fitting tribute. :-)


... and a question.... at the party there is a character (short in a traveling outfit) talking to the main pixie character. I don't remember the character from the movie... but he did look an aweful lot like traveling Matt from fraggle Rock.

I'm a huge fan of Jim Henson's movies,specially The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.I think this comic book doesn't make justice to Brian Froud wonderful design for the film.the graphic style is a bit dissapointing and the story is quite stupid ( I find Jareth's interest in Toby a bit gay),not to mention how does Sarah like or all those coarse jokes.I don't know why to do 3 more sequels to this..

I found about this books in Wikipedia when looking for something about the movie Labyrinth and found it intriguing enough to buy it. The book is 1 of 5 in a series. It is drawn in a Manga comic book style and is made by TokyoPop. The artwork is in black and white.

It begins to tell the story of Toby, the baby kidnapped in the movie. When Toby reaches the age when his stepsister was drawn into the Layrinth to rescue him, he begins to understand why certain things have been happening around him that are not entirely normal. I do not want to give too much away, but as you can guess, Jared, the Goblin King, is behind it.

If you are a die-hard fan of Labyrinth you should give this, and the rest of the books as they come out, a try.

I'm writing this after reading the second graphic novel, so I'll start by saying don't let the first put you off!

The story, as others have stated, is about Toby, the half-brother of Sarah that she had to go into the Labyrinth to save after wishing him away in frustration one night. Thirteen years have passed and Toby is now in high school. However, life is a bit weird for him. You've read the other reviews and the blurb, so I'll spare you the repeat.

Now the plus side are there are many references to various Jim Henson productions - Labyrinth (of course), Muppets, Fraggle Rock, and others. You'll see some old characters and some new ones, everyone from Hoggle to the odd girl Moppet. Many of the goblins are very well done and look like drawn versions of Muppets.

Now the sides everyone has already griped about. The art seemed rushed, and while some manga styles might have an incomplete look that is somewhat whimsical and artistic (such as, say, the Sailor Moon manga), this just feels like someone drew up a bunch of story boards in a rush, did a little bit of shading, added dialog, and slapped it together. This could have been the fault of anyone in the line ahead of the artist: Jim Henson's company, Tokyo Pop, the writer, etc. It could also signify an artist switch that caused them to scrap anything done previously and grab a new artist. Who knows? There was also a lot of complaints about how Sarah appeared briefly, as in the way she looked. But then again, she had just got off work and so that could be the excuse. The next novel will fix that, no worries.

Also, another reminder again, once again: the cover art is NOT done by the manga artist for the rest of the comic! Sorry for the letdown.

While some say the story seems rushed, I can see it not being too badly so. Remember, this is Toby who was a toddler when the events of Labyrinth happened. He has no idea what is going on, who these people are, and whatever Jareth has planned you KNOW you won't find out until the end of the novel, and he's going to be secretive and odd about it until the story progresses (sorta like the beginning of Labyrinth). So you basically have to deal with the rush of Toby's confusion while being herded into the Labyrinth, as well as the stage being set with the introduction of many key characters. The speed of the story might also be because the novels were originally supposed to be only a 3 part. Now that it is a 4 part, the rest should read a little more smoother.

All in all, the art might put you off and the story might seemed a bit rushed, though possibly on an acceptable level. It's a bit of nostalgia though, and might give you a smirk or two. And you'll hopefully feel like things are being set up for later, not just stitched together confusingly.

In the end, I give this three stars mostly for nostalgia and the like. I would have done two, but like I said, I read the second novel, and I end this review saying don't be put off by RtL1, give RtL2 a chance. The start is lackluster, but the series has hope!

I bought this book when I was on vacation last summer, and I liked it at first. But then I set it down for a while and a disdain for it crept into my mind.

I do not like how they portray Jareth at all. So many people have given it such wonderful reviews, but I'm afraid that they don't realize that Jareth comes off as a bit of a weirdo in this. Harmless? Eh...

And I think that Toby would be just a bit more suspicious of the whole ordeal he's being put through, rather than being so trusting. I don't think Toby is *that* much of a "I don't fit in" type that he'd leap when Jareth suggested that he belonged in the labyrinth.

And I thought that putting in a "mayor" of Goblin City did not fit at all. There is a KING in that city! What do you need a mayor for? They both seem to fulfill the same role anyway, and I doubt that Jareth is so lazy that he'd make someone else rule his kingdom for him...

I don't know. All I do know is that the book isn't worth the paper its printed on, in my opinion. The storyline seems kind of thrown together, to me as a writer, and the actual art of this "manga" could use a lot of work. >__>

Methinks that those who decided to make this needed to take more time to flesh out everything more. It never hurts.

And the only reason I gave this two stars was because Jareth is pretty on the cover...(Which is also the only reason I have not gotten rid of my copy...