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β | '''''Tale of Sand''''' is a dark existential screenplay originally written in [[1967]] by [[Jim Henson]] and [[Jerry Juhl]]. Henson came up with the idea in the mid to late 1950s and worked with Juhl in scripting the feature-length screenplay throughout the late '60s and early '70s. Due to the scope and strangeness of the screenplay, Henson was never able to produce it as a film. |
+ | '''''Tale of Sand''''' is a dark existential screenplay originally written in [[1967]] by [[Jim Henson]] and [[Jerry Juhl]]. Henson came up with the idea in the mid to late 1950s and worked with Juhl in scripting the feature-length screenplay throughout the late '60s and early '70s. ''Tale of Sand'' married the visuals of Henson's ''[[Time Piece]]'' with the ideas of ''[[The Cube]]''. Due to the scope and strangeness of the screenplay, Henson was never able to produce it as a film. |
+ | In January [[2012]], [[The Jim Henson Company|the Jim Henson Company's]] comic book partner, [[Archaia Studios Press|Archaia Entertainment]], published a graphic novel version of Henson and Juhl's script with art by [[RamΓ³n PΓ©rez]]. [[Lisa Henson]] supervised the production process, working with Archaia editor-in-chief Stephen Christy. |
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β | In 2010, [[Archaia Studios Press]] and [[the Jim Henson Company]] announced plans to release a hardcover graphic novel based on the un-produced screenplay. It was released in December 2011. Archaia also hopes to release a reprinting of Henson's complete original screenplay as a companion piece.<ref>[http://henson.com/podcast.php?content=109 Henson.com Podcast: Episode #102: A Tale Of Sand Interview with Stephen Christy of Archaia Comics]</ref> [[Lisa Henson]] is supervising the production process, working with Archaia editor-in-chief Stephen Christy. |
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*The font used throughout the graphic novel was created from Jim Henson's handwriting. |
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+ | *Some motifs in the screenplay were later seen in ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', including the desert scenes and the final showdown. Additionally, in an homage to ''The Muppet Movie'', the graphic novel features a horse skeleton in the ghost town. |
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+ | *Caricatures of Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl both make cameos in the graphic novel.<ref>[http://www.toughpigs.com/tp-at-nycc-2011/ Comic Con 2011 coverage], [[Tough Pigs]]. October 22, 2011.</ref> |
==Notes== |
==Notes== |
Revision as of 13:28, 22 February 2012
Tale of Sand is a dark existential screenplay originally written in 1967 by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl. Henson came up with the idea in the mid to late 1950s and worked with Juhl in scripting the feature-length screenplay throughout the late '60s and early '70s. Tale of Sand married the visuals of Henson's Time Piece with the ideas of The Cube. Due to the scope and strangeness of the screenplay, Henson was never able to produce it as a film.
In January 2012, the Jim Henson Company's comic book partner, Archaia Entertainment, published a graphic novel version of Henson and Juhl's script with art by RamΓ³n PΓ©rez. Lisa Henson supervised the production process, working with Archaia editor-in-chief Stephen Christy.
Plot
The protagonist of Tale of Sand is a young man named Mac who is involved in a race across an expansive desert with only a rucksack full of odds-and-ends to his name. Meanwhile, he is being chased by a mysterious eyepatched man known as "Patch".
Free Comic Book Day preview
A preview of the comic was released Archaia's 2011 Free Comic Book Day issue (also featuring The Dark Crystal) available on May 7, 2011.
Quotes
- - Lisa Henson[1]
- -Stephen Christy (Archaia, editor in chief) [2]
Additional information
- The font used throughout the graphic novel was created from Jim Henson's handwriting.
- Some motifs in the screenplay were later seen in The Muppet Movie, including the desert scenes and the final showdown. Additionally, in an homage to The Muppet Movie, the graphic novel features a horse skeleton in the ghost town.
- Caricatures of Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl both make cameos in the graphic novel.[3]
Notes
- β It should be noted that Time Piece was in fact only nominated for an Academy Award (in the "Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects" category), but didn't win.
Sources
- β Mahadeo, Kevin. "Archaia Tells Henson's Tale of Sand", Comic Book Resources. August 4, 2010.
- β Connelly, Brendon. "Jim Henson-Scripted Comic β Exclusive Details", BleedingCool.com. July 30, 2010.
- β Comic Con 2011 coverage, Tough Pigs. October 22, 2011.