Forgive me, patient readers, for the long delay, but I bring you at last the SCANDALOUS conclusion of The Goblin King’s Revenge. In the last episode (which you can read here), we learned that that infamous Goblin King had left his kingdom to come to Earth. His motives, though unknown, are surely sinister. But mankind […]
Entries Tagged as 'animation'
The Goblin King’s Revenge: Pt. 2
May 31st, 2008 · 18 Comments
Tags: Curiosities · Return to Labyrinth · Writing · animation
Random Fantasy Links
February 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Coraline Trailer Debuts!Wow, this looks amazing. Very Mirrormask-esque — appropriate as both are Neil Gaiman.
Terry Brooks goes “manga.” Labyrinth isn’t the only 80’s fantasy world to get the manga treatment. I read the first Shannara trilogy back in the 5th grade. One time we had this book fair at school where you dress as characters […]
Tags: Manga · Movies · animation
It’s not Exactly an Animated Return to Labyrinth…
February 26th, 2008 · 13 Comments
Someone was asking about an animated Return to Labyrinth, which made me nostalgic for classic animated fantasy. You remember the usual suspects — Flight of Dragons, The Last Unicorn, Wizards… and then there was this nearly-forgotten gem. This is a clip from Faeries, a half hour animated adaptation of Brian Froud’s seminal fantasy art book. […]
Tags: Return to Labyrinth · animation
License This! — Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture
December 12th, 2007 · 6 Comments
All right, Del Rey — You’ve tackled bugs. You’ve relaunched one of the best seinen series ever translated. It’s high time you tackled the next big oddball otaku crossover from Kodansha — Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture! It’s like House meets Osmosis Jones meets 4-H. The series follows Tadayasu Sawaki, a freshman at an agricultural […]