{"id":16021,"date":"2019-04-15T16:22:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T21:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=16021"},"modified":"2019-04-15T16:22:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T21:22:00","slug":"a-first-look-at-jim-hensons-the-storyteller-sirens-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/04\/15\/a-first-look-at-jim-hensons-the-storyteller-sirens-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A First Look at JIM HENSON’S THE STORYTELLER: SIRENS #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Bewitching New Comic Series Tells Timeless Tales of Mermaids and Magic<\/em><\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES, CA (April 15, 2019)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 BOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at\u00a0JIM HENSON\u2019S THE STORYTELLER: SIRENS #2<\/strong>, an exciting new tale in the four-issue comic book series based on the Emmy Award-winning classic television show, Jim Henson\u2019s The Storyteller. The story follows a lonely goddess who created humans and animals and built a world where she would never have to be alone again, in stores May 2019.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


\nJIM HENSON\u2019S THE STORYTELLER: SIRENS #2<\/strong>, from cartoonist Chan Chau, introduces readers to the goddess Nuwa, a shapeshifting snake deity who traveled the world at its creation when the earth and trees and air were perfect and brand new. While Nuwa had the whole world at her disposal, able to scale mountains and visit oceans whenever she pleased, she found herself overtaken by loneliness. And so began the creation of animals and people, and the start of human life and love.<\/p>\n

JIM HENSON\u2019S THE STORYTELLER: SIRENS #2\u00a0<\/strong>features a main connecting cover by Cory Godbey (Jim Henson\u2019s Labyrinth: Tales<\/em>) and a variant cover by Chau.<\/p>\n

\u201cChan Chau\u2019s lovely storytelling and brilliant art come together in\u00a0SIRENS #2<\/strong>\u00a0to tell a tale about how the world came to be,\u201d said Matthew Levine, Editor, BOOM! Studios. \u201cChau imagines that the human race was born from a goddess\u2019 heartfelt desire for love and companionship, resulting in a story that is sure to delight fans of fantasy, legends, and myths.\u201d<\/p>\n

JIM HENSON\u2019S THE STORYTELLER: SIRENS #2<\/strong>\u00a0is the latest release from BOOM! Studios\u2019 ambitious Archaia imprint, home to graphic novels such as\u00a0Mouse Guard<\/em>\u00a0by David Petersen;\u00a0Rust\u00a0<\/em>by Royden Lepp;\u00a0Bolivar<\/em>\u00a0by Sean Rubin;\u00a0Jane<\/em>\u00a0by Aline Brosh McKenna and Ram\u00f3n K. P\u00e9rez;\u00a0About Betty\u2019s Boob<\/em>\u00a0by Vero Cazot and Julie Rocheleau; and licensed series like\u00a0Jim Henson\u2019s The Power of the Dark Crystal<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Jim Henson\u2019s Labyrinth: Coronation<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Print copies of\u00a0JIM HENSON\u2019S THE STORYTELLER: SIRENS #2<\/strong>\u00a0will be available for sale on May 8, 2019 at local comic book shops (use\u00a0comicshoplocator.com<\/a>\u00a0to find the nearest one) or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more on\u00a0JIM HENSON\u2019S THE STORYTELLER: SIRENS<\/strong>\u00a0and more from Archaia, please visit\u00a0www.boom-studios.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow\u00a0@boomstudios<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n

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