I was at the target age when The Dark Crystal was in theaters and loved it. From an intellectual standpoint, I found the story interesting, but had a hard time feeling emotionally attached to the characters the way I do when I see the movie. I'll probably keep reading for now, just because I want to see what happens.

This graphic novel is a sequel to the original Jim Henson movie, taking place approximately a century later.Given the dark and troublesome tone of this book, it seems odd to me that the world has fallen apart so quickly. A lot can happen in a hundred years, of course, but the ending of the Dark Crystal movie was meant to be a happy ending for the entire world of Thra. It seems like a lot of their triumphs are being undone and the same problems are coming back.The inclusion of the Skeksis feels v...

It’s been a hundred years and somehow there are tons of Gelflings again where once there were two. And now they are the masters of Thra... and the assholes of Thra.But the Crystal grows dim, an alien from Mithra has come to court, and the sleeping heroes wake...

A century on from the film, Jen and Kira still rule the world they healed. In name, at least; for the most part they slumber while Thra sickens again, and the institutions which have grown up around them become every bit as heartless and greedy as the Skeksis ever were. Meanwhile, inside the planet another, hidden world of Firelings is growing cold, and it may not be possible to save them without dooming the Gelflings. On the surface it's the same lazy, depressing sort of sequel as Force Awakens...

First things first: the artwork in The Power of the Dark Crystal is absolutely brilliant. Kelly and Nicole Matthews are able to incorporate their own deft style within the existing detailed and textured world of Thra. The characters are perhaps a bit cleaner and softer than we're used to, but it's beautiful work throughout the volume.However, it's in the service of a messy and irritatingly talky screenplay. Like many of my generation and geek-leanings, I loved the Dark Crystal because it felt im...

After the dark crystal film ended, what happens next? In the fanfiction two common things happen; either Kira and Jen get married and have children, or they go on a quest to find other Gelfling. "Last of their Kind" seems to hold little weight in the fanfiction universe as it does in these comics. Fair enough, they discovered them in different parts of the world. I hope in later comics they explain this.Interesting start. Jen and Kira are older. Gelfling race are back. The culture seems less Gel...

Review: Power of the Dark CrystalJim Hensons sprawling and ambitious "The Dark Crystal" is anything but perfect. It's admirable for having some of the best world building, creature designs and production design in any film ever made, but it sadly has a pretty slow uneven narrative and poor writing. I like the film for its ambitions and the fact Jim Henson wanted to make this weird fantasy world and make it a bit more cerebral. He did have more hope that audiences would respond to The Dark Crysta...

I love this storyline! It more than just Dark Crystal 2.0, it introduces new characters, new races and opens the world up to so many more possibilities!

Reading the afterword changed how I felt about the whole graphic novel. I read this hesitantly, uncooperatively, unwillfully and unfairly. The true power of the Dark Crystal lies in the love and craftsmanship displayed without peer TO THIS DAY. There’s nothing incredibly astonishing about the film it just has a way of striking a deep chord of the soul. Something that is missing here. Perhaps it’s my nostalgia bleeding in. Or my childlike awe and fear of Thra, the Skeksis and all the unknowns an

Adapted from a screenplay intended to be the sequel to The Dark Crystal. This is official cannon from the Jim Henson Company. The story is set 100 years in the future. Gelflings are in charge, but they are perhaps little better than the Skeksis. A firekin arrives who needs a shard of the crystal to save her people. That's when it all hits the fan.The book is gorgeous. Kelly and Nicole Matthews pen a lusciously rendered world that looks like the set of Dark Crystal. Spurrier does a fine job of ad...

I really wanted to love this, but found it a bit vanilla. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it. It just felt like all the elements were a bit re-hashed from the original. It's enjoyable to see all the old characters, but it felt a little off that after one hundred years, none of the original characters really changed that much, aside from Jen and Kira, who apparently just got old. Aughra, Chamberlain, the Skeksis and the Mystics all act exactly the same. The main character's Thurma and Kensho (and t...

I think Dark Crystal is now one of my favorite fantasy franchises. Between this, Age of resistance on Netflix, and the original film, I’m all in!

In my excited anticipation of the “Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” Netflix series, I couldn’t resist getting not only the “Creation Myths” collection (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...), but also the graphic novel meant as a sequel to the original movie.“The Power of the Dark Crystal” is actually the follow-up story Jim Henson never got to make: there was no script per se at the time of his passing, but David Odell, who worked with him on the film, put together a draft based on conversat...

Art: 3Story: 2Why do you revisit an old franchise? Is it because you want the same thing you had before, or because you want to see the story expand out and change? How you answer this will probably determine whether you agree with my review or not, because I am definitely in the latter camp. The premise of this book intrigued me: set a hundred years after The Dark Crystal (my favorite movie as a child), the gelflings who control the Cyrstal are failing to notice the slow degradation of the worl...

Love the original film but maybe it was the puppets that made it special

4.5 stars (for series.)Orginally read as single issues.Archia has been a great and faithful keeper of the Dark Crystal property; their fervor has been instrumental in keeping this property alive and flourishing for some years now, and I look forward to each new release from them.This is a continuation of the Dark Crystal saga; it's officially canon, and was initially intended to be released as a theatrical feature film, but alas that was not to be....This story pushes the timeline forward a ways...

3.5 stars -- The illustrations and presentation of this book are a delight. It's nice to see that the Dark Crystal, once sadly overlooked, has since its release built up an impressive fan base and high-quality materials continuing the story of this fantasy world. That said, I agree with other reviewers who say the story is a little too generic, and the action rather uninspired--even when characters are in great peril. For example, the battle sequence was among the dullest I've encountered in com...

Loved the movie, and a fun follow up book! Can not wait for the next!

A wonderful sequel to a very unique movie, beautifully narrated and illustrated.

I love the film The Dark Crystal, but I’ve held off on reading the recent graphic novel series because I’m not sure the movie needs to be expanded into a sprawling mythology. Sometimes it’s okay for a good story to be just a good story, not an enormous, ever-expanding world.This first volume of The Power of the Dark Crystal takes place 100 years after the events of the film, and to be honest, it’s disappointing that it seems to be the same story again, with slightly different characters. It also...