This July, as part of BOOM! Studios’ Archive Edition, the classic three issue 1983 comic book adaptation of Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal from writer David Anthony Kraft and artists Bret Blevins & Vince Colletta is being lovingly restored and returned to print.

Here’s the official blurb:

A thousand years ago. The planet Thra. Two new races appeared when a Shard was shattered from the Crystal of Truth: the cruel Skeksis, who use continued corruption of the Crystal to extend their lives, and the gentle urRu, more commonly known as Mystics, who make their home in the Valley of Stones to await their destiny.

A young orphaned Gelfling named Jen is sent on a quest to heal the Crystal…but enemies aren’t all he’ll find in the wild.

JIM HENSON’S THE DARK CRYSTAL ARCHIVE EDITION # 1 will be available in comic shops and on digital platforms July 3rd, 2024. 

The writer of this piece was: Craig Neilson-Adams (aka Ceej)
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