The World of The Dark Crystal by Ari Froud, Brian; Berk

But after six more years of budgetary disagreements and artistic differences, the project was shelved indefinitely according to Henson's daughter, Cheryl.īut fear not! The completed script for 'The Power of the Dark Crystal' lives on and has just been adapted into a comic book of the same name! Just in time for the 35th anniversary, Archaia Comics and BOOM! Studios released the 12-issue series. In 2006, Odell attempted to resurrect the project, even hiring a director. However, due to 'The Dark Crystal's' poor box office performance, the sequel never materialized. Jim Henson and original screenwriter, David Odell, originally mapped out another story before production even began on the original. No wonder she's outta f**ks.Įver since its release in 1982, there seems to have always been a sequel to 'The Dark Crystal' in the works. Her job is to poke about and monitor all the different kinds of life and activity that happen, and when she's finished, she'll be 're-absorbed' back into the planet, making her essentially immortal.

Aughra is actually an extension of the planet, Thra. Granted, neither are the Mystics and the Skeksis, but they appear to have come from a more traditional, mate-and-reproduce race. The reason is that she isn't a traditional humanoid. Aughra in existence, if that wasn't clear in the film. It's only in the companion book, 'The World of the Dark Crystal,' that we actually get a more information regarding her background.Īughra is the only. Then, when she gets captured by the Garthim and held prisoner by the Skeksis, she spends most of her time hurling insults their way and admonishing them for destroying her home. She was too busy schooling Jen on astronomy and the Great Conjunction. Everyone's favorite one-eyed sass machine, Aughra, never got the time to get into her origin story.

The World of The Dark Crystal by Ari Froud, Brian; Berk