David Bowie as Jareth in Labyrinth, overlaid on a variant cover for the Labyrinth graphic novel by Veronica Fish.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Jim Henson's film Labyrinth is getting its first-ever graphic novel adaptation, on the cusp of the movie's 40th anniversary. Released in 1986, it was not a box office smash in the US, considered a rare failure for creative powerhouse Jim Henson, the man behind Sesame Street and The Muppets. In the intervening decades, Labyrinth has gained cult status from families who like their fantasy dark and original.
Boom! Studios' Archaia imprint will be releasing Labyrinth adaptation, which is set to arrive in September 2024. Archaia has had great success with other graphic novel adaptations, like Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five by Ryan North and Albert Monteys, and even a Labyrinth prequel set in the 18th century, Labyrinth: Coronation , written by Simon Spurrier, with art by Daniel Bayliss.
Labyrinth is the story of Sarah, played by Jennifer Connolly, a teenage girl given to getting lost in fantasy. While babysitting her infant brother on a dark, stormy night, in a moment of selfishness she wishes he'd be taken away by goblins, when he won't stop crying. Surprisingly, her wish comes true, and she spends the rest of the film navigating the labyrinth of the Goblin King Jareth – played by David Bowie – in order to save her sibling.
Both of Labryinth's creators seem excited to take on the challenge presented by adapting the iconic property. Writer Kyla Vanderklugt explained:
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