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I find it very hard to believe that Henson Company would leave him out and replace him with some comic book one. I have 2 theories: the people in charge of the whole project probably don't even know the difference between skekUng and skekVar (they have both been Emperor skekSo's General...

Hold the phone! I was just reading the Author Resource Guide (again) and I just noticed -- skekUng the General/Garthim Master/2nd Emperor is not on the Skeksis list. I understand that this is written in-universe and is not a complete list, but does this mean we shouldn't use skekUng in our...

*cracks knuckles* Bring it on! ;)

I'm hoping -- really hoping for that, too. I apologize. My comment before was misleading. I haven't been published, but I do write my own stories and novels outside of my day-job. All of the novels I've written and plan to write have been inspired in some way by the world of Thra. So this is...

Hahahaha! Doctor Who: The Power of the Dark Crystal Set hundreds of years after the events of the original film, the Daleks of Skaro arrive at Thra to extract the Great Crystal. The Doctor teams up with a rag-tag team of Gelflings to stop the evil Daleks! Introducing Jim as the Doctor's new...

I sincerely hope some clarification and follow-ups will be released shortly. I love Dark Crystal and I'm a novel-writer, so I feel like this contest is heaven-sent! I've been 110% interested and devoted since they first announced this about a week ago. The handling of the Contest has been...

I'm seriously thinking they're doing this on purpose! The contradictions are everywhere. My first impression of the Contest was this: a guard named Rian discovers the Truth and sets forth on an adventure to spread the truth like wildfire and unite the 7 clans. Me: Oh okay. So the Contest is...

I'm sure that the contradiction was a mistake on their part. What makes sense to me, and what I think they're getting at is the complete novel will be 50,000 words (making about a 175-200 page book) and our submissions should be an 7500-10,000 word excerpt of the novel we would like to write...

You've got an eagle eye, my friend! (That, or I'm just blind...) But this kind of insight and information is what I've been asking for and needing. I'm kind of bummed, I was kind of planning this epic quest -- an arc that could last several books. But I'm grateful that I have my answer: the...

http://geekdad.com/2013/06/dark-crystal-contest-to-revive-franchise/ Ethan Gilsdorf, author of the above article says I hope the next post will have some more info for us, ZeppoandFriends. I have a good outline for the novel going, but I'm going to feel like an idiot if Henson Co. rejects...

Absolutely. I think Creation Myths was a very incredible story with beautiful pictures. But the writers did tweak things that didn't need tweaking. I'm not a fan of the Raunip character being Aughra's "son." Raunip could have been a character all on his own. It was not necessary to tie him to...

Thanks Lazlo! That means a lot. It would be incredible to be chosen to write this DC novel. And you are absolutely right -- Seeing a prequel movie would be I think Dark Crystal and its world was made for the visual medium. Right in the beginning of my novel there is a sequence that would be...

I want to be clear -- I love the Skeksis, but I feel that the Skeksis should not and cannot be exactly the same in the novels as they are in the DC Movie. In the movie, in the Gelfling Ruins, the Chamberlain explains that the Prophecy made the Skeksis afraid of Gelflings. This is why the Skeksis...

Thanks, Lazlo. I just finished watching the movie again today. And you're absolutely right, Lazlo. "The same old" selfish, bickering Skeksis are the Skeksis we know and love. What I really want to see in the new DC novel is the Skeksis politicking and manipulating the Gelfling. Thra is filled...

Since the announcement of The Dark Crystal prequel contest, I've been outlining the novel I'd like to write. But I'm curious to hear what other passionate DC fans would like to happen in a prequel novel. I am very excited that Henson Co. is making a DC novel series. In prose form I think you can...

Hi Lazlo. I read that you have The Power of the Dark Crystal on hand. Would it be possible for you to email me a copy of that? I myself am a novel writer who studies screenwriting techniques, and a very passionate Dark Crystal fan. It would be incredible if I could see what could have been. Of...

... Dang. Seriously? Thanks, Sgt Floyd. You're right, I do not have a FB profile. Don't want one, either, but... Blast! Again, thank you.

and wasn't it stated that the Skeksis were beautiful and pleasing to look at when they were first "born" Yes! When I grabbed Creation Myths Volume 2 I couldn't wait to see what the Skeksis and urRu looked like. Pssh! Talk about disappointed. They look exactly the same! This is supposed to take...

I know what you mean -- 100% new story. I want to do the same. I wish they didn't throw this Rian discovers the Truth business. I have to say, I am very impressed with the 7 Gelfling Clans. Sounds like Kira has Vespa blood. I'm thinking Jen was a Woodland Gelflings. The Clan descriptions...

I know! I scoured that page for a good half-hour! I'm debating going on with this Contest. I have a really good idea for a Dark Crystal novel, but every time I sit down to outline the same dang questions pop up! Bah! *twiddles thumbs* Sorry to rant on here. Thanks for listening, Zeppo!