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Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Coronation Vol. 2 by Ryan Ferrier, Daniel Bayliss, Simon Spurrier

hostile17's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

bham123's review

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fast-paced

4.0

mklinkenborg's review

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adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

apoppyinthewind's review

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

valentcat's review against another edition

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lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

jazzrj's review

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adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

ashesofabookdragon's review

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4.0

I’m hands down a Labyrinth fan since I was suuuuuper small. Haha
Reading these graphic novels explaining how Jareth came to be where he is, is riveting.
I’m not sure how many are in the series but I will continue to read them ❤️❤️

stayathomereader's review

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adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

librarianryan's review

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 
Holy cannoli.  When I first picked up this series, I was worried it might ruin my childhood.  And while it did not do that, it didn’t make it any better.  

This is a story within a story.  Most people picking up this read are children of Bowie who dreamed of joining him in the labyrinth as a goblin, or a Sarah to take their place beside Jareth as queen of the Underworld.  The books pick up as Sarah enters the labyrinth to rescue Toby.  One of the goblins who is tasked with caring for Toby decides to tell a story.  A story of the great owl Goblin King and quest for a successor.  

This story is quite different from the original Labyrinth story but feels very repetitive.  Plus, you get now and then pages, and the now pages paint Jareth as an a$$hole.  I don’t like him at all.  In the movie he seems sexy, mesmerizing.  Even to adult eyes 30 years later, I see the problems with the movie, but I fall under Jareth’s spell every time.  Magic Dance is my bad day song.  It can get me dancing and smiling every time.  But in the print story Jareth is mean.  You see some of it in how Jareth treats Hogle in the movie, but it is made 10x worse in the story for the goblin.  

A baby has been taken by the Goblin King because the rich aristocratic father is afraid of the grandfather taking away his easy lazy life.  But mom, a farmer barmaid will do anything for her son, including entering the labyrinth to bring back the stolen child.  Her adventures in the Labyrinth are completely different than Sarah’s which is nice.  And they are not as fun inducing.  There are som new characters I really like, and others that are not bad, but they will never be Hoggle, Sir Diddimus, and Luto.  

To be honest these stories were nice, but not great.  I was left feeling ehhhh.  Especially how book 3 ended.  It was just a “what the heck” moment that just didn’t sit well.  It didn’t retain the magic and the happy thoughts, and the realization of growing older and growing from a kid to an adult like the movie did.  I used to think the graphic novel Return the the Labyrinth was ehh, but I can honestly say I liked those more than I liked them.

 

connieischill's review

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4.0

God I love this so much. I adore Maria!! So much!!! And seeing more of the Labyrinth trickery and getting origin stories???? PERFECT
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