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A review by anbar
Jim Henson's the Power of the Dark Crystal Vol. 1, Volume 1 by Simon Spurrier
1.0
I loved (LOVED) the original movie, but this sequel just doesn't have the same magic. It felt like a fanfic that took many of the same characters and elements and just did a rerun, with a couple of new characters to trick you into thinking it's new, and a kind of dystopic setting that didn't comfortably fit with the fantasy feel of the original .
It's long after the time when the movie ended and Jen and Kira ushered in a new world of peace and plenty, but now the land is struggling and gelfling society (I would have liked to see how that developed, but no) has somehow become a bureaucratic dystopia. I would have liked to see how things got to this point, but that was glossed over. Enter a new character who needs to save her world at the cost of this one, the crystal breaks again (rerun), the Skeksys and all their associated trappings are back (rerun), the whiny Chamberlain and bombastic Emperor are pulling the exact same game they did last time (the EXACT same), Jen and Kira have matured but we don't get to see how and it just feels uncomfortably disconnected from the characters we know. I *might* look into the second volume to see if things improve, but I'm not enthusiastic. Just go back and watch the original movie to relive the magic and wonder because you won't find much of that here.
Update: read the second volume. No improvement there. Still not feeling it, so I likely won't read any further volumes.
It's long after the time when the movie ended and Jen and Kira ushered in a new world of peace and plenty, but now the land is struggling and gelfling society (I would have liked to see how that developed, but no) has somehow become a bureaucratic dystopia. I would have liked to see how things got to this point, but that was glossed over. Enter a new character who needs to save her world at the cost of this one, the crystal breaks again (rerun), the Skeksys and all their associated trappings are back (rerun), the whiny Chamberlain and bombastic Emperor are pulling the exact same game they did last time (the EXACT same), Jen and Kira have matured but we don't get to see how and it just feels uncomfortably disconnected from the characters we know. I *might* look into the second volume to see if things improve, but I'm not enthusiastic. Just go back and watch the original movie to relive the magic and wonder because you won't find much of that here.
Update: read the second volume. No improvement there. Still not feeling it, so I likely won't read any further volumes.