It’s happening. The final volume of Return to Labyrinth is now on sale in bookstores around the country. Amazon orders shipped yesterday and comics retailers will have their stock out tomorrow with the rest of the new graphic novels. I’m sure many of you have already picked up a copy and are itching to talk about. Next week I’ll turn gobblin.net into a place to discuss, debate, and dissect Vol. 4 and the series as a whole. I’ll be happy to answer questions. This week, while the book trickles out to readers, I would like to keep gobblin.net a spoiler-free zone.
For those of you who are champing for a chance to chomp the newest book but for whatever reason can’t get a hold of a copy this week, there is one way you can score a free copy. I will send out 5 signed copies of return to Labyrinth this Friday, and all you have to do to win a copy is help me out with a little Goblinology.
What exactly is Goblinology? Well, it’s highly-scientific, that goes without saying! Basically, Goblinologists are experts and observing goblins and deducing their name, occupation and life story without ever touching, conversing with, folding, spindling or mutilating the goblin subject. There are skeptics who call even the very best Goblinologists brazen fabulists, liars and curs, and they might be right. But just because a Goblinologists observations are in no way grounded in facts doesn’t mean they can’t be true.
Anyway, to win one of FIVE SIGNED COPIES OF RETURN TO LABYRINTH VOLUME 4, all you have to do is come up with a name, occupation and other bit of lore for this yet unclassified gobblin specimen.
Is he a blacksmith? A florist? A dentist? Did he commit any grievous atrocities or is he a hero of the people? I haven’t a clue, but I’ll know it when I see it. After all, in Goblinology, there are no right or wrong answers — just various shades of truishness.
Send your goblin name and a brief goblin bio of this mystery specimen (no more than 200 words, please!) to gobblincontest [at] gmail [dot] com by Saturday 8/7, midnight PST. I’ll pick 5 of my favorite responses and send those lucky Goblinologists a signed book (and if you’re lucky, a Jareth sketch too!).
Feel free to post questions about the contest in the comments, but remember — only descriptions received by email will be considered.
Cracking contest man!
I already bought my copy, but I still found it amusing that it was 12.99. It should have been 13 dollars. A pricing in-joke would have been funny.
I already got my copy, too. And I read it.
I’m itching to talk about it with people. There was some moments that really cracked me up.
Thanks for keeping gobblin.net spoiler free for the time being, Amazon.uk are being nice and relaxed about shipping times. I wish I didn’t live in a town that dosen’t have a ook shop!
So many of my wishes came true with that volume. *cries happily*
Just one question: does he have an eye patch?
There’s definitely an eye patch there. It looks like it has a star-shaped design on it, or maybe it has a star-shaped cutout so he can see through it or maybe there’s a starfish stuck to his patch — that I can’t tell you.
Thank you for keeping the site spoiler free, Jake! Although Amazon kind of already spoiled the end for me when I ordered it. I can’t wait to read it, and dive right into some heavy discussion!
Well I sent in my entry, I feel quite pleased with it and I hope you will be too Jake. It’d be awesome to win a copy of Volume 4, any money I can save for University is a big help.
I might have to avoid Gobblin.net for a while if I don’t get a copy though, I know once everybody starts posting spoilers I won’t be able to resist reading what happened in the last volume.
My friend has collected my copy of RtL4 for me. Apparently the proprietor of my local comic shop nearly got in a fight due to him holding the only copy for me
D Can’t wait to pick it up!
only fliped true it at Chapters erlyer today… did not have enogh to by it… in Canada, it is about 17$… plus tax…
i have just ordered the first three. i can’t wait to read them
I have just submitted my entry, and hope I’m not too late. I have yet to buy a copy, though my sister says she might for my birthday in two weeks. Hopefully, I’ll have a signed copy by then!
I have shared my copies of the first three volumes with schoolmates, to the point where I don’t know where the first two are anymore- and I’m sure each of them is itching to read the final installment!
Thank you, Jake, for what has so far been great fun. I both dread reading the last installment (it is the last, after all), and dread putting off reading it!
I just submitted mine. Sorry for the extreme lateness, but I hope it will still be considered.
When will you be posting the winners Jake? Sometime Monday or Tuesday I assume?
And are you going to post all of the other entries as well? You mentioned on your facebook that you had at least 30 entries, will you be able to show them all? I kinda want to see what everyone else came up with, regardless of who wins or not.
200 instead of 20 – I don’t know why I saw that wrong on my phone. That makes things a lot easier!
I’m so excited to see who are the winners!
Wow, this is a fun game! Use your psychic skillz to figure out information about that goblin! Where did you get that photo?
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