The Dark Crystal told the story of Jen and Kira, the last of their kind living in a fractured world precariously balanced between the forces of good and evil. TOKYOPOP’s manga prequel takes place hundreds of years before the events of the film, when the gentle Gelflings and wise Mystics are still thriving.
And so, unfortunately, are the evil Skeksis...
And so, unfortunately, are the evil Skeksis...
The Gist
Just about everyone remembers The Dark Crystal, Jim Henson's feature film masterpiece that told the story of Jen and Kira, the last two Gelfings alive, fighting a major battle between good and evil.Legends takes us several hundred years before The Dark Crystal, to a time when the Gelfings' world was thriving. But thentheir village is attacked by the Garthim, huge crab-like creatures that do the Skeksis' bidding. Now Lahr and Neffi - two quiet and peaceful Gelfings - are forced to face the unthinkable: a war with the Garthim.
Details
Created by: Barbara Randall Kesel (writer), Heidi Arnhold and Max Kim (artists).Release Date: November 13, 2007
Distributed by: TOKYOPOP
Rating: Age 13 and up.
Genres: Fantasy, adventure, sci-fi
