9 January 2012 5:30 AM, PST | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »

Comic publisher Archaia has taken on the task of creating a prequel to Jim Henson‘s  1986 classic, Labyrinth. Ever wonder where Jareth the Goblin King found those ridiculously tight pants and epic codpiece that can be see from space? Or how he got so good at juggling crystal balls? These are questions probably better left to the imagination.

Shelf Life recently sat down with editor-in-chief Stephen Christy to talk about the focus of the project.

“It’s the story of how Jareth is brought into the Labyrinth for the first time. So, it doesn’t deal with Sarah, it doesn’t deal with Toby or anything like that. It’s a very tragic story that is the opposite of Sarah’s, which has triumph at the end. We know how it’s going to end: Jareth is going to be the Goblin King … so we’re showing how he’s »

- Brandon Johnston

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