I Can't Wait

[eastofthemoon]

For those who don't know, there are plans to do a graphic novel on Jim Henson's the Storyteller with nine new stories.

It was recently announced what these stories are.

The Nine Stories

OLD NICK & THE PEDDLER, from a Scandinavian folk tale. Script & Art by ROGER LANGRIDGE.

PUSS IN BOOTS, from a French fairy tale. Script by MARJORIE LIU. Art by JENNIFER L. MEYER.

THE MILKMAID & HER PAIL, from an Aesop fable. Script & Art by COLLEEN COOVER.

OLD FIRE DRAGAMAN, from an Appalachian Jack Tale. Script by JEFF PARKER. Art by TOM FOWLER.

MOMOTARO THE PEACH BOY, from a Japanese fairytale. Script by RON MARZ. Art by CRAIG ROUSSEAU.

AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN FRIENDS, from a Romanian folktale. Script & Art by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS.

THE FROG WHO BECAME AN EMPEROR, from a Chinese folktale. Script by PAUL TOBIN. Art by EVAN SHANER.

THE CRANE WIFE, from a Japanese folktale. Script & Art by KATIE COOK.

THE WITCH BABY, from a Russian fairytale & adapted from a screenplay by Anthony Minghella. Script by NATE COSBY. Art by RONAN CLIQUET.

This is going to be released in September, I can't wait to get my hands on it.

Comments

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

SO MANY TALES! *awesome overload*

[amelia-seyroon.livejournal.com]

[brendala.livejournal.com]

OMG! I LOVE The Storyteller. It's good to see this series finally get the love and attention it deserves. I just hope the graphic novels are half as good as the show was.

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

So far, I think it's just going to be one graphic novel, but it would be awesome if it was made into the series. It's amazing the kind of puppetry they used for the series.

Apparently, the Witch Baby was suppose to be an episode but it was never made. The story is suppose to be be based on the script written by the writer of the series.

[brendala.livejournal.com]

Sadly, even if the art is great, it'll lose some charm without the puppets and the camera tricks needed to make the puppetry work.

It's good to know at least one story had input from an original writer. And I love how there's a variety of different types of stories being told (they even got an American folk tale in there!)

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

I hear ya, the puppets were awesome. Plus, I just loved the actor that played the storyteller. He sounded like a beloved on uncle that would sit in his favorite chair and waste an afternoon telling stories.

(I should totally make a storyteller icon or find one at least. XD)