Labyrinth Archives

Get to Know Your Gentle Giants

January 6, 2017Lisa Tate2

Take a look at some favorite giant-sized characters with even bigger hearts.

Things I’ve Learned from Terry Jones and His Tales

September 29, 2016December 13, 2017Lisa Tate

Python alumnus may be losing his ability to tell new tales, but his existing stories will continue to inspire readers of all ages.

Brian Henson at Dragon Con 2016. Photo copyright: Preston Burt

Brian Henson Discusses 30 Years of ‘Labyrinth’ and Beyond at Dragon Con

September 15, 2016Preston Burt

Brian Henson, acclaimed director, producer, puppeteer, & chairman of the Jim Henson Company stopped in Atlanta over Labor Day weekend to attend Dragon Con.

GBBP 61: Tim Rose

April 26, 2016December 19, 2017Jamie Greene

This week, we welcome puppeteer and performer Tim Rose to the show. Tim is the legendary puppeteer responsible for Admiral Ackbar, Salacious Crumb, Sy Snootles, Howard the Duck, Tik-Tok, and more!

On this week’s show, we chat with Brian Froud about his career, working with Jim Henson, the long-rumored sequels to ‘The Dark Crystal’ and ‘Labyrinth,’ and collaborating with his wife Wendy (who, among many other accomplishments, sculpted the original Yoda puppet used in ‘The Empire Strikes Back’).

I Escaped the Labyrinth! Can You?

March 10, 2016Jonathan H. Liu

Labyrinth is a Portland-based escape room, with story-based “chapters” and some very cool puzzles.

It’s Time to Get Things Started With a Most Sensational Humble Comics Bundle

June 11, 2015Jamie Greene1

This week’s Humble Comics Bundle is, thanks to fine folks at Boom! and Archaia, chock full of Jim Henson-inspired greatness. Humble Bundles are usually fantastic deals, but this week is something special indeed.

The Supporting Creatures of ‘Labyrinth’

October 23, 2014Lisa Tate

Many of the fantasy cult favorite’s supporting cast and crew have some impressive geek cred.

Rotating Labyrinth for D&D Lets DMs Befuddle Their Players

February 10, 2014December 13, 2017Rory Bristol4

The Rotating Labyrinth uses players’ imagination and a well planned dungeon to make a gaming experience that pops!

Family Goes as Labyrinth for Halloween

October 10, 2013Ken Denmead5

Simply amazing set of costumes.

Great Geek Debates: Legend versus Labyrinth

March 20, 2013Ken Denmead

Ahh, the eighties! A formative time for many of us GeekDads, and a time of energetic, if not always excellent, experimentation when it came to fantasy and science fiction in film. Take for example the topics of our current GGD: …

Voting is for the Girls!

March 26, 2012Kay T. Holt12

We raise our children to be the bosses of their own bodies. We teach them to dress and wash and feed themselves, and to keep their private parts private. But if our children happen to be daughters, there’s an oft-neglected aspect of self-care that we must impart: Voting. It may seem strange to count […]

Great Geek Debates: Legend versus Labyrinth

March 23, 2012Ken Denmead

Geeked About the Greeks

June 5, 2011Rebecca Angel8

Every summer I run a History through the Creative Arts camp for homeschoolers in my area. It started as a way to do history with my own children that was based on something other than war and politics. I find it easier to relate periods of history to what the classical composers were doing at […]