Brian Froud’s work was an integral part of my childhood as he did the conceptual work for both the Dark Crystal & Labyrinth. I was already a huge fan of the Muppets, so Henson’s animating spirit giving life to Froud’s work was just amazing & we should consider ourselves lucky that these things exist. His work totally picks up from where Arthur Rackham & John Bauer left off - exploring this muddy, mossy world of Faerie. Left to his own devices his work is a little soft, but forced into the good vs. evil narrative of a Hollywood movie he shines, his darker creatures are amazing. As a bonus find the Goblins of Labyrinth book that he did with Terry Jones (of Monty Python), it’s so funny!
u/Krakken23 — 19 days ago