BOOM! Studios announced this week its next series of comics in their “Jim Henson’s The Storyteller” line. Next year the comics publisher will release a brand new four-issue series call “Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Ghosts.”
Based on the Emmy Award-winning classic television show, “Jim Henson’s The Storyteller” this latest series of comics will present several folk tales on the theme of life after death. The first story from cartoonist Márk László and letterer Jim Campbell (Coda) about the perils of getting entangled in a ghost’s affairs, will be available in March 2020.
In Scandinavian folklore, there exists a vengeful ghost known as the Myling. A man traveling at night comes across a haunting cry from within the forest. He enters it to find a spirit who demands to be carried to its proper burial site. The man agrees, but as he travels forth, the spirit’s grip tightens… it grows in size…and the man moves slower and slower. Can he unburden himself of this terrifying weight before it brings him down for good?
“Ghosts can shock and terrify us, but they also can reveal something profound about loss, grief, and the value of life.” said Matthew Levine, Editor, BOOM! Studios. “Storyteller: Ghosts aims higher than just what goes bump in the night. This diverse collection of supernatural folklore will present plenty of scares, but you might be surprised by how touching these tales can be. ”
Print copies of JIM HENSON’S THE STORYTELLER: GHOSTS #1 will be available for sale on March 11, 2020 at local comic book shops or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Madefire.
