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Category Archives: Fiction
Introducing “Parnassus Unbound”
“Parnassus Unbound” is the first original piece of fiction that I’m publishing here on gobblin.net. Ostensibly, it’s a story of the future, but the topic — the relationship between readers, writers and technology — is very much an issue for … Continue reading
“Parnassus Unbound”
Parnassus Unbound By Jake T. Forbes Illustrations by Terry Blas
Gobblin Pictures Presents: Wizards vs Robots!
He was a Wizard with the power of a God… She was the essence of beauty, forged in darkness… He (not the first he, another he) was the greatest bard of his age… It was a robot, programmed to kill… … Continue reading
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The Goblin King’s Revenge: Pt. 2
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Return to Labyrinth
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The Goblin King’s Revenge: Pt. 1
So lately I’ve been spending far too much time in the Buffyverse, catching up with Slaying goodness that I should have watched many years ago. In the spirit of Joss Whedon and Brian K. Vaughn, here’s a script for a … Continue reading
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The Horror
Just got home from work to find this in my inbox. I honestly don’t know what to say… Los Angeles, CA – April 1, 2008 Lucasfilm Ltd. and the Jim Henson Company announced today that they will be reteaming for … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Silly Bits
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Hana and Stank’s Cheesy Big Adventure: Deleted Scene!
Sometimes the first draft of a scene will make it to the final book word-for-word. Usually it takes a couple drafts of revisions either self-imposed or guided by Tokyopop and Henson before drawing commences. Most of those changes are done … Continue reading
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Festive Frog Verse Pt. 2
For those of you who enjoyed the first Sgt. Frog holiday poem, here’s the followup that I wrote in 2005 when Fox News was starting its big “War on Christmas” campaign. I prefer the first poem as the verse is … Continue reading
Festive Frog Verse Pt. 1
I wrote this holiday poem back in 2002 when I was going through my Sgt. Frog (Keroro Gunsou) kick at TOKYOPOP. Originally I was planning to create Sgt. Keroro’s personal blog, as seen in volume 1, complete with a regularly … Continue reading
Skub’s Kitchen Adventure: You Are A Goblin!
Adventures are always great, but choosing your own — Priceless. That’s why I’m proud to present my very first blog-based Choose-Your-Own-Adventure story: Skub’s Kitchen Adventure
Posted in Fiction, Games, Return to Labyrinth
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