New UK 2012 Labyrinth Stuff

[Kermieuk]

Hi guys,

I just searched on www.play.com for labyrinth and was amazed by all the new stuff due on oct 5th. Mugs, tea towels, art prints and more.

http://www.play.com/Search.html?searchstring=Fraggle+rock&searchsource=0&searchtype=allproducts

Make sure you look through all 6 pages as some new Fraggle stuff is in there too.

Love the worm mug 'come on in and have a cuppa tea!' Classic!!

Chris

 

[Slackbot]

Lots of stock images there, sigh. I guess they couldn't use the lovely new art from the Talenthouse contest. Here are some bits I like, such as "Learn to Love a Wimp" and "Quiet please I'm trying to be miserable." What caught my eyes was the Fraggle books. No info on them, not even titles or cover images, and they're print-on-demand. Will these be new books, or rehashes of old ones, I wonder?

And what is this "Fraggle Rock: Raiden Remix"? I found it on Amazon, and the sample was loud and thumpy and I didn't hear any hint of the FR theme in there.

 

[Laszlo]

Thanks for the info. Unfortunately the same images we already saw anywhere else.
I mean I can get my own towels or t-shirts printed on any online print shop.
I was hoping to see new books or toys/figures...

 

[Scooterforever]

This is so awesome! I've been dreaming about affordable official Labyrinth merch for years now! It's soooooo cool that I don't have to settle for the cheap, unofficial stuff I can find on Cafepress and other sites all over the web. For a second I was afraid you were bringing my hopes up only to beat them to a bloody, unrecognizable pulp.

 

[Scooterforever]

Seriously, who the **** has the license for Labyrinth merchandise right now, and why haven't they made more? I'd gladly pay $80-100 for an officially licensed statue or figurine of Sir Didymus sitting atop Ambrosius. Get on the ball, people .

 

[Laszlo]

You said it: Figures/Statues please!

 

[Rachael]

Yeah, same old same old. I wish someone - anyone -would make some decent Labyrinth figurines or statuettes. All of the ones of Jareth have been lacklustre, and I can't think of a single piece of merchandise which features Sarah's likeness (beyond the usual suspect, i.e. kiddy activity books from 1986).

 

[Laszlo]

Sarahs likeness was also in the Storybook and photo album of course. Plus the crappy comics.

 

[Rachael]

Yes, I've actually compiled all of the illustrations of Sarah below. The only version that looks remotely like Jennifer Connelly is from the Storybook (the one right at the bottom)-



Most of the illustrations in the activity/sticker books seem to draw directly from the Marvels comics. This is probably the most telling panel (mainly because it depicts something that never happened in the film) -

 

[Scooterforever]

I'd be up for making a petition to have more Labyrinth merchandise produced and sending it to the Henson company. Don't know if it would work, but you never know.