Tale of Sand is a comic book based on an unmade film script by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl.[1]
Development
Jim Henson created the idea in the mid- to late 1950s, and worked with Jerry Juhl in writing the story throughout the late '60s and early '70s.
In January 2012, the Jim Henson Company partnered with Archaia Entertainment and published a graphic novel version of Henson's and Juhl's script with artwork by Ramón Pérez.[2] Lisa Henson was instrumental in getting the story into comic book form, in partnership with Archaia editor-in-chief Stephen Christy.
Plot
The story is about a man called Mac who wakes up in an unknown town and is pursued across the desert for the Southwest by strange people and beasts.
Reception
The comic had a mostly positive reception from critics.[5][6][7][8]
References
- ↑ "Jim Henson's Tale of Sand #1". CBR. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ↑ "Q&A with Tale of Sand's Ramón Pérez". Muppet Fans Who Grew Up - Tough Pigs. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ↑ "CCI EXCLUSIVE: Archaia Tells Henson's "Tale of Sand" - CBR". www.cbr.com. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ↑ "Jim Henson-Scripted Comic - Exclusive Details". www.bleedingcool.com. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ↑ Schedeen, Jesse (21 December 2011). "Jim Henson's Tale of Sand Hardcover Review". IGN. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ↑ Liu, Jonathan H. (23 December 2011). "Jim Henson's Tale of Sand Is Mind-Bending Surrealist Perfection". Wired. Retrieved 15 January 2019 – via www.wired.com.
- ↑ "Comics Book Review: Jim Henson's Tale of Sand by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Ramón K. Pérez. Archaia Entertainment (www.archaia.com), $29.95 (152p) ISBN 978-1-936393-09-1". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ↑ "Review time! with Jim Henson's Tale of Sand - CBR". www.cbr.com. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2019.