The glory that is the Labyrinth comic adaptation

I just bought a three-comic adaptation of Labyrinth. Published in 1986, this Marvel adaptation came out in three separate issues, which were then collected in a super special. If you watch Ebay, you'll see that the super special appears much more frequently. "What a pity," though, because the individual issues contain exquisitely awful cover art somewhere not duplicated in the super special. 

Anyway, stay tuned to Jareth's Realm because I will scan and upload each volume of the adaptation so that you, too, can see how amusing it is [for all the wrong reasons -- not a funny story, but heinous art]. Until I get a new scanner, please content yourselves with a sample below, illustrating JARETH THE FEARSOME BOOGEYMAN WITH GLOWING CONTACT LENSES OR SOMETHING!

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The glory that is the Labyrinth comic adaptation

I just bought a three-comic adaptation of Labyrinth. Published in 1986, this Marvel adaptation came out in three separate issues, which were then collected in a super special. If you watch Ebay, you'll see that the super special appears much more frequently. "What a pity," though, because the individual issues contain exquisitely awful cover art somewhere not duplicated in the super special. 

Anyway, stay tuned to Jareth's Realm because I will scan and upload each volume of the adaptation so that you, too, can see how amusing it is [for all the wrong reasons -- not a funny story, but heinous art]. Until I get a new scanner, please content yourselves with a sample below, illustrating JARETH THE FEARSOME BOOGEYMAN WITH GLOWING CONTACT LENSES OR SOMETHING!

( Read more... )