Changes: Return to Labyrinth

Written by	Jake T. Forbes
Illustrator	Chris Lie; Kouyu Shurei (cover art)
Publisher	TOKYOPOP

Revision as of 15:13, 20 June 2011

Return to Labyrinth is an original manga series based on the fantasy film, Labyrinth. Published by TOKYOPOP, the series is written by Jake T. Forbes and illustrated by Chris Lie. Covers were drawn by Kouyu Shurei. The story takes place fifteen years after the events of the original film and centers around Toby, who has grown into a teenager.

Return to Labyrinth is a four-part series starting with Volume 1 that was released in August 2006. Volume 2, subtitled Goblin Prince of the Labyrinth, and was released in October 2007. Originally planned as a three-part series, it was announced at the end of the second volume that the story would be expanded to four volumes. Volume 3 was released in May 2009, and Volume 4 in August 2010.

Story

Volume 1

Official Description:
Set fifteen years after the events of Labyrinth, Jareth the Goblin King sends his minions to capture Toby and return him to the Labyrinth to take his place as the heir to the Goblin Kingdom. The Goblin King has kept a watchful eye on Toby. His minions have secretly been guiding and protecting the child. Legions of goblins have worked behind the scenes to ensure that Toby has whatever his heart desires; preparing him for the day when he will return to the Labyrinth and take his rightful place beside Jareth as the heir to the Goblin Kingdom. That day has come... but no one has told Toby.

Volume 2

Official Description:
Still reeling from the announcement that Jareth has handed over control of the Labyrinth to Toby, the Goblin Kingdom is in an uproar. Panjan Spittledrum, the Goblin Mayor, had assumed that he would be Jareth's successor, as had the coldly beautiful Mizumi, Queen of the Moraine Kingdom. Both vow to assist Toby in his preparation for assuming the Goblin throne, but can such a power-hungry pair be trusted?

Volume 4

Official Description

All Toby Williams ever wanted was a purpose in life, which he thought he'd found when Jareth, the Goblin King, made him heir to the Labyrinth. But one should always be careful about what they wish for, as powerful forces still consider Toby a mere pawn. And he's not the only one - Jareth hasn't given up on his quest to dominate Toby's sister, Sarah. Her dreams live on within the Labyrinth in the form of a masked girl named Moppet, who may very well hold the key to everything.

Characters

Toby Williams, Jareth the Goblin King, Hana, Skub, Moppet, Panjan Spittledrum, Candlewic, Mizumi the Queen of Cups, Moulin, Drumlin, Esker, Sarah Williams, Hoggle, Sir Didymus, Ludo

Trivia

One of the audience members of the opening play is wearing a Muppet Show t-shirt (Volume 1, pg. 21).
A Kermit the Frog magnet holds a note to the refrigerator door towards the beginning of the story (Volume 1).
Traveling Matt from Fraggle Rock appears at the dance, and asks if they have radishes (Volume 1).
The Devils from the The StoryTeller episode "The Soldier and Death" appear in Volume 3.
Jake Forbes has stated that he would like to incorporate some deleted scenes if there is ever a release of all four volumes together, including a character-establishing scene for Moulin and Drumlin where they play croquet, and a longer version of the scene with the Tesselation Lizards from Volume 4.

Sources

External links

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+'''''Return to Labyrinth''''' is an original manga series based on the fantasy film, ''[[Labyrinth]]''. Published by [[TOKYOPOP]], the series is written by Jake T. Forbes and illustrated by [[Chris Lie]]. Covers were drawn by Kouyu Shurei. The story takes place fifteen years after the events of the original film and centers around [[Toby]], who has grown into a teenager.
-[[Image:Returntolabyrinth.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Return to Labyrinth]] cover from volume 1.]]
-{{book|writer=Jake T. Forbes|illustrator=Chris Lie|date=|publisher=TokyoPop|series=|isbn=}}
+''Return to Labyrinth'' is a four-part series starting with Volume 1 that was released in August 2006. Volume 2, subtitled ''Goblin Prince of the Labyrinth'', and was released in October 2007. Originally planned as a three-part series, it was announced at the end of the second volume that the story would be expanded to four volumes. Volume 3 was released in May 2009, and Volume 4 in August 2010.
-'''Return to Labyrinth''' is a series of manga graphic novels published by [[TOKYOPOP]].  It is currently planned as a three part graphic novel series.
+<gallery perrow="4" widths="150" heights="250" orientation="portrait" columns="4" spacing="small" captionalign="left">
-==Volume 1==
+Image:Returntolabyrinth.jpg|{{GNH|Volume 1}}August 2006<BR>ISBN 1598167251
-:The first volume was released on August 8, [[2006]].
+Image:Returntolabyrinth2.jpg|{{GNH|Volume 2}}October 2007<BR>ISBN 159816726X
+Image:Returntolabyrinth3b.jpg|{{GNH|Volume 3}}May 2009<BR>ISBN 1598167278
+Image:cover 4 RTL.png|{{GNH|Volume 4}}August 2010<br>ISBN 1427816875
+</gallery>
-===Plot Summary==
+==Story==
+===Volume 1===
-The story is a sequel to ''[[Labyrinth]]''. Thirteen years later, [[Jareth]] the Goblin King sends his minions to capture [[Toby]] and return him to the Labyrinth to take his place as the heir to the Goblin Kingdom.
+'''Official Description:'''<br />
+Set fifteen years after the events of ''[[Labyrinth]]'', [[Jareth]] the Goblin King sends his minions to capture [[Toby]] and return him to [[the Labyrinth]] to take his place as the heir to the Goblin Kingdom. The Goblin King has kept a watchful eye on Toby. His minions have secretly been guiding and protecting the child. Legions of goblins have worked behind the scenes to ensure that Toby has whatever his heart desires; preparing him for the day when he will return to the Labyrinth and take his rightful place beside Jareth as the heir to the Goblin Kingdom. That day has come... but no one has told Toby.
-===Characters===
+===Volume 2===
+'''Official Description:'''<br />
-:[[Toby Williams]], [[Jareth the Goblin King]], [[Hana]], [[Skub]], [[Moppet]], [[Spittledrum]], [[Candlewic]], [[Mizumi the Queen of Cups]], [[Moulin]], [[Drumlin]], [[Esker]], [[Sarah Williams]], [[Hoggle]], [[Sir Didymus]], [[Ludo]]
+Still reeling from the announcement that Jareth has handed over control of the Labyrinth to Toby, the Goblin Kingdom is in an uproar. [[Panjan Spittledrum]], the Goblin Mayor, had assumed that he would be Jareth's successor, as had the coldly beautiful [[Mizumi the Queen of Cups|Mizumi]], Queen of the Moraine Kingdom. Both vow to assist Toby in his preparation for assuming the Goblin throne, but can such a power-hungry pair be trusted?
+===Volume 4===
+'''Official Description'''
+All [[Toby Williams]] ever wanted was a purpose in life, which he thought he'd found when [[Jareth]], the Goblin King, made him heir to [[the Labyrinth]]. But one should always be careful about what they wish for, as powerful forces still consider Toby a mere pawn. And he's not the only one - Jareth hasn't given up on his quest to dominate Toby's sister, [[Sarah]]. Her dreams live on within the Labyrinth in the form of a masked girl named [[Moppet]], who may very well hold the key to everything.
-===Trivia===
-* One of the audience members of the opening play is wearing a [[The Muppet Show|Muppet Show]] t-shirt (pg. 21).
-==Volume 2==
+==Characters==
+:[[Toby Williams]], [[Jareth the Goblin King]], [[Hana]], [[Skub]], [[Moppet]], [[Panjan Spittledrum]], [[Candlewic]], [[Mizumi the Queen of Cups]], [[Moulin]], [[Drumlin]], [[Esker]], [[Sarah Williams]], [[Hoggle]], [[Sir Didymus]], [[Ludo]]
-:The second volcume is planned for released on April 10, [[2007]].
-===Plot Summary==
+==Trivia==
+* One of the audience members of the opening play is wearing a ''[[The Muppet Show|Muppet Show]]'' t-shirt (Volume 1, pg. 21).
-The story continues, picking up from where Volume 1 left off.
+* A [[Kermit the Frog]] magnet holds a note to the refrigerator door towards the beginning of the story (Volume 1).
+* [[Traveling Matt]] from ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' appears at the dance, and asks if they have [[radishes]] (Volume 1).
+* [[The Devils]] from the ''[[The StoryTeller]]'' episode "[[The Soldier and Death]]" appear in Volume 3.
+* Jake Forbes has stated that he would like to incorporate some deleted scenes if there is ever a release of all four volumes together, including a character-establishing scene for Moulin and Drumlin where they play croquet, and a longer version of the scene with the Tesselation Lizards from Volume 4.
+==See also==
-==See Also==
-*''[[Labyrinth]]''
 *[[:Category:Labyrinth Characters|Labyrinth Characters]]
 *[[:Category:Labyrinth Locations|Labyrinth Locations]]
-==External Links==
+==Sources==
+<references />
-*[http://muppetnewsflash.blogspot.com/2006/11/return-to-labyrinth-2.html Muppet Newsflash News Item] (11/7/06)
+==External links==
+*[http://www.tokyopop.com/product/1712 TOKYOPOP's Official Site]
+*[http://www.gobblin.net/ Author's blog]
+*[http://articles.muppetnewsflash.com/2007/10/interview-with-tim-beedle.html Interview with the Editor]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Return To Labyrinth}}
 [[Category:Labyrinth Merchandise]]
 [[Category:Comics]]
+[[Category:Creature Shop Books]]

Written by	Jake T. Forbes
Illustrator	Chris Lie Kouyu Shurei (cover art)
Publisher	TOKYOPOP

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