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Preview: Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters

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Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters

(W) Jonathan Rivera, Jordan Ifueko, Amal El-Motar, Robin Kaplan (A) Jade Zhang, Erin Kubo, Isa Hanssen, A.L. Kaplan (CA) Peach Momoko
In Shops: Nov 24, 2021
SRP: $24.99

Who is the greatest mischief maker of all time?

Discover these legendary tricksters and judge for yourself through the lens of The Storyteller as he regales his faithful canine companion…and you!

Four tales of the greatest rogues up to mythological mischief, each one inspired by folklore from around the world and told in the spirit of Jim Henson’s beloved television series by some of today’s most exciting voices.

New York Times bestselling author Jordan Ifueko (Raybearer) and artist Erin Kubo (The Christmas Creature), Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author Amal El-Mohtar (This is How You Lose the Time War) with illustrations by Isa Hanssen, graphic novelist Robin Kaplan (The City on The Other Side) and artist A.L. Kaplan (Full-Spectrum Therapy), and esteemed comic book writer Jonathan Rivera (Cave Carson has a Cybernetic Eye) and illustrator Jade Zhang bring to life tales as beautiful as they are mischievous.

Collects Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters #1-4.

Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Tricksters

Preview: Jim Hensons’ The Storyteller: Tricksters #2 (of 4)

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Jim Hensons’ The Storyteller: Tricksters #2 (of 4)

(W) Jonathan Rivera (A) Jade Zhang (CA) Peach Momoko
In Shops: Apr 21, 2021
SRP: $4.99

A teen Yoruba village girl summons the great god of mischief, Eshu, to coerce her crush, a dashing hunter, to break up with his sweetheart and marry her instead.

Eshu agrees to help her, revelling at the chance to wreak havoc with them all…only to find that the village girl had a mischievous plot all of her own.

New York Times bestselling author Jordan Ifueko (Raybearer) and rising star artist Erin Kubo present the next standalone chapter of this Jim Henson-inspired epic limited series here, with a different acclaimed creative team on each issue!

Jim Hensons' The Storyteller: Tricksters #2 (of 4)

Preview: Jim Henson’s Storyteller: Tricksters #1

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Jim Henson’s Storyteller: Tricksters #1

(W) Jonathan Rivera (A) Jade Zhang (CA) Peach Momoko
In Shops: Mar 17, 2021
SRP: $4.99

The Storyteller and his faithful dog take shelter one night from a storm, when the dog becomes scared of a large spider who is also occupying the shelter.

Now, discover the story of Anansi, the spider-god, and his quest to free all stories from his father, the sky god Nyame.

But when Anansi becomes the keeper of all stories, he hordes them until his son confronts them to free the knowledge that could change the world!

Jonathan Rivera (Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye) and Jade Zhang begin the next Jim Henson-inspired epic limited series here, with a different acclaimed creative team on each issue!

Jim Henson's Storyteller: Tricksters #1

Get a First Look at Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters #1

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BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters #1, the first issue of a new comic book series based on the Emmy Award-winning classic television show, Jim Henson’s The Storyteller, presenting several extraordinary folk tales of legendary tricksters from the four corners of the world. Each issue will feature a new creative team, with the first issue, by writer Jonathan Rivera, artist Jade Zhang, and letterer Jim Campbell, featuring the most famous trickster of all—Anansi, available on March 17, 2021.

Discover the fascinating tale of Anansi, the spider-god, and his quest to free all Stories from his father, the sky god Nyame. But when Anansi becomes the Keeper of Stories, what will he decide to do with all of his  new, potentially world-changing knowledge? 

Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters #1 will feature main cover art by artist Peach Momoko and variant cover art by artist Dani Pendergast.

Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Tricksters #1

All Star Creators Join Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters

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BOOM! Studios has announced the creative teams for all four issues of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters, a comic book series based on the Emmy Award-winning classic television show, Jim Henson’s The Storyteller, presenting several extraordinary folk tales of legendary tricksters from the four corners of the world. Each issue will feature a new creative team, with the first issue, by writer Jonathan Rivera, artist Jade Zhang, and letterer Jim Campbell, featuring the most famous trickster of all—Anansi, available on March 17, 2021.

Fans of this fantastical series can also look forward to even more stories about their favorite tricksters of legend with the second issue, written by The New York Times bestselling YA author Jordan Ifueko and illustrated by rising star artist Erin Kubo, featuring a teen Yoruba village girl who matches wits against the great god of mischief, Eshu; the third issue, written by poet and Hugo Award-winning author Amal El-Mohtar and illustrated by cartoonist Isa Hanssen, about the legendary fox Reynard and his scheme to get rich quick, and the fourth issue by cartoonist Robin Kaplan and illustrator and comics artist A.L. Kaplan featuring gods Loki and Thor as they crash the wedding of the century!

Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters will feature main cover art by artist Peach Momoko and variant cover art by artist Dani Pendergast.

Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Tricksters