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 to improve the story or character development, but there were a few trims that had to be made just for the sake of page count.
The scene below is a scene from Chapter 3 (Educating Toby) of Volume 2 that expands the “B” story of Skub making his “Mak and Cheees.” Due to time and page constraints, we had to trim it down from eight pages to two. This scene was mostly an excuse to have Hana and Stank (the Fairy and baby-Ludo) get involved with some mischief, and a way to bring back some minor supporting characters, so trimming it doesn’t affect the main story. Still, I’m a sucker for cute critters and pratfalls, so I thought I’d share it before it before it’s lost forever. So here you the “director’s cut” version of Hana and Stank’s Cheese adventures!
After two weeks away from the internets, we’re back to ring in the new year right (and a week late…) on Gobblin.net! As promised last time, I’ve got new commentary on Return to Labyrinth Vol. 3, as well as a first glimpse of art. Granted, it’s just a thumbnail, but I think Labyrinth Fans will enjoy… Read more »
Return to Labyrinth volume 1 went through three very different takes before we arrived at the one that went to press. In the very first draft, goblins played an even bigger role in the story, and the tone was much more influenced by Terry Jones and the Monty Python element. While a few of the jokes were recycled in the final scripts, most of this draft was, thankfully, archived before the approval process. One character who survived the drafts, however, was Panjan Spittledrum – the Goblin Mayor.
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:
You know you’ve made it when your words make it into a music video on youtube.
Seriously, though - It really is heartening to see Return to Labyrinth embraced by fans - so much that they’d intermingle it with the original film that we all love. Thanks, Smalls 3491!
A decade ago I had the pleasure of seeing many Henson props from Labyrinth, Muppets and other properties in an exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image in London. I was half-expecting the props to shatter my childhood memories by looking more like plush toys than personalities - on the contrary, seeing the props up close showcased just how amazingly detailed the work is at the Jim Henson Creature Shop. Unfortunately, not all of the Creature Shop creations received the same archival treatment. Thankfully, prop restoration folks like Tom Spina are saving these fragile treasures before they are lost to decay. Most recently, they saved everyone’s favorite chivalrous terrier - Sir Didymus: Read more »
Welcome to Gobblin.net - a place for news, commentary, recipes and random curiosities from across geek culture. For the time being, it’s also your headquarters for info on Return to Labyrinth, the manga sequel to the cult classic 80’s movie that I’m penning for Tokyopop with illustration by Chris Lie. There are a lot of great voices out there covering manga & otaku culture - I hope that I can add to that discussion and provide a venue for discussion and debate without being entirely redundant. Any feedback you have to help make the site better is strongly encouraged!
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