I'm a bit late to the game here as this news was first announced at WonderCon last weekend, which was followed by a web announcement on Jake Forbes' blog that was linked to Mangablog and Comics Worth Reading. However, in case you haven't heard, TOKYOPOP is publishing a second series based on Jim Henson's Labyrinth. This one will be an anthology that will focus on areas of the Labyrinth universe that we're not going to get to in Return to Labyrinth, our currently ongoing Labyrinth series.

This new series will feature a variety of artists and writers, and stories will run the gamut from serious to absolutely freakin' nuts. (Let's not forget that the screenplay to Labyrinth was written by Terry Jones of Monty Python fame.) Jake Forbes will be contributing a story that ties into Return to Labyrinth and focuses on Jareth and Mizumi well before Sarah and Toby ever came into the picture. The remainder of the stories, writers and artists are being finalized as I type this. Keep an eye on this blog for a full listing of artists and writers as soon as I'm able to provide it.

One thing the new series doesn't have yet is a title, and we're open to suggestions. If you have one, feel free to leave it in the comments field. If I see any that I like, I'll include them on the list of possible titles that I'll be submitting to The Jim Henson Company. Just make sure that it has the word "Labyrinth" in it! Of course, if your title was to be chosen, we'll give you a shout out in the first volume!

Look for the first volume of the new anthology to release in March 2009, and keep checking back here for the lastest info on the series.