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Jake Forbes

Author of Return to Labyrinth Volume 1

13+ Works 1,225 Members 47 Reviews 1 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the name: Jake T. Forbes

Series

Works by Jake Forbes

Associated Works

Fruits Basket, Vol. 10 (2002) — English adaptation, some editions — 1,282 copies, 3 reviews
Fruits Basket, Vol. 9 (2002) — English adaptation, some editions — 1,255 copies, 4 reviews
Fruits Basket, Vol. 12 (2003) — English adaptation, some editions — 1,237 copies, 4 reviews
Chobits, Volume 1 (2001) — Editor, some editions — 1,223 copies, 16 reviews
One Piece, Volume 37: Tom (2005) — Translator, some editions — 297 copies, 4 reviews
Angelic Layer, Volume 4 (2001) — Editor, some editions — 246 copies

Tagged

Ameri-manga (12) comic (9) comics (30) fantasy (145) fantasy fiction (8) fiction (56) film (8) goblins (29) graphic novel (70) graphic novels (23) Henson (8) Jareth (8) Jim Henson (11) labyrinth (46) magic (17) manga (193) media tie-in (16) movie (8) movie tie-in (9) movies (18) OEL (10) read (13) Return to Labyrinth (15) series (23) Star Wars (15) to-read (20) Tokyopop (21) unread (12) YA (15) young adult (14)

Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1977-07-23
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Associated Place (for map)
USA

Members

Reviews

49 reviews
The best thing about this manga was its art. I did not like some of the elements of the story, such as what Jareth had done to Sarah (and Moppet) and how much of an ass he could be at times to not just her but others. However, after four volumes, this manga ended on a better note than I had expected. 3.5/5 stars. It would be interesting to see this as a Netflix series or something.
LOVED this! It was a little weird seeing this done as a manga but the artist did a great job in making many of the characters and goblins look the same (except for Sarah as an adult, she looks weird). Basically this story picks up when Toby is a teenager. Everything starts going wrong for him in school and one day a goblin runs in and steals his homework, enraged and not knowing what is going on he chases the creature through a small tunnel in his closet and ends up in the labyrinth where show more his older sister had been years before (although he doesn't know that, she never told him). He finds himself making friends with a fairy and adorable mini-ludo type creature and they work together to get to the castle, outrunning foes along the way. It's awesome and I can't wait to read the next three! show less
Another wonderful installment in the Return to Labyrinth series! I love that we get to know more about goblin culture and what it takes to be king. Toby is having a hard time governing the Labyrinth now that Jareth has up and left him to rule in his stead, but thankfully Toby quickly makes some friends (and enemies). I can't wait to fin out more about the mayor's servant (a human girl! how did she get there?!?) and the end of this manga made my heart race a little (you go Jareth!). All in show more good fun this is a must read for Labyrinth fans. I can't wait to finish the rest in this series! show less
We return to the Goblin Kingdom for the third installment following Toby (the baby from the film) who is now a teenager and is to take over ruling as Goblin King. Many secrets are revealed in this installment including the mystery of Moppet who hides her face beneath her Goblin mask. We also learn why Sarah gave up on acting as well as more about the mysterious Mizumi who was promised the throne by Jareth before he disappeared. There is also the Pathfinder who created the Labyrinth and who show more Toby must find in order to be crowned King.

I don't want to say too much more as it will spoil the story. I loved it though. The artwork was stunning as usual and a lot of the threads of the plot came together in this installment and I am really looking forward to reading the next one which I think is sadly the last in the series. It was a long wait for this to come out and at the back it says the next and final volume will be another wait. I will try my best to be patient, but don't count on it...
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Statistics

Works
13
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6
Members
1,225
Popularity
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Rating
4.0
Reviews
47
ISBNs
32
Languages
5
Favorited
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