New Muppets comic!!

*Raph's Girl* · 12-22-2008, 11:34 AM

Many many moons ago Marvel's kiddy imprint, Star Comics, had a Muppet babies comic series (of which I have several issues). Starting in March the Muppets move to Boom! Studios (Home of Farscape and Eureka. And also starting in March, Cars).

The comic is called The Muppet Show. It's an updated comic book adaption of the old Muppet show series with the new muppets added (Rizzo's on the cover):

I love the frightened look Beaker has of being next to Lou Zealand.

With Muppets and Cars (2 Disney properties) being in Boom! Studios perhaps Gargoyles can move there as well?

*Brodie* · 12-23-2008, 10:54 AM

Their eyes make them look terrible.

Jon · 12-23-2008, 11:01 AM

Nice one!

Hadn't heard of this (or Cars, either). But have seen that Boom! is doing a comic for The Incredibles as well.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 12-27-2008, 10:15 PM

That's some scary looking stuff.

*VaughnMichael* · 12-28-2008, 04:04 AM

Eh, I think it's an interesting artistic take on the characters.
It'll be nice to add another comic to my list this upcoming year.

*Drtooth* · 01-13-2009, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Brodie

Their eyes make them look terrible.

That's nothing. Take a look at the old Muppets take Manhattan comics:

A freaking purple Rowlf, man...

I agree... this is a very interresting take on the characters' looks while staying pretty true to most of the characters... Gonzo looks way off, but not horrible... his nose needs more of a downward curve if anything. But I am LOVING that Beaker... he looks exactly how I think he would after years and years of explosions and manglings at the hands of Honeydew's experiments.

*Raph's Girl* · 01-13-2009, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Drtooth

So THAT's where the inspiration for the Teletubbies came from.... Rowlf is Tinky Winky!

DonsAssistant · 01-13-2009, 04:42 PM

in all fairness thats not the USA version of the manhattan comic. Rowlf wasn't purple in the marvel comics printings hahahaa

*Raph's Girl* · 01-13-2009, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DonsAssistant

in all fairness thats not the USA version of the manhattan comic. Rowlf wasn't purple in the marvel comics printings hahahaa

I feel sorry for all those Dutch kids who thought Rowlf was a purple dog then got confused when they saw the movie.

NiNi · 01-22-2009, 05:16 PM

Huh. I've never seen this before and I'm a HUGE Muppet fan! I'll have to check this out one of these days. ^^

LeoNerdo · 01-22-2009, 07:24 PM

ill admit im a little bit excited for this...
way back in the day nick would show the muppet show at 730 every morning and i'd watch everday. plus throughout the day MUPPET BABIES!!!! would come on several times and i and i freakin loved that show. i still do i just haven't seen it in forever.

BoggleKng · 01-22-2009, 08:16 PM

The Muppet Show was the **** back in the day.. still looking for it all on DVD... cheap

*Raph's Girl* · 01-24-2009, 11:17 AM

I just realized something on the cover of issue one out in March. GONZO IS THE WRONG COLOUR!!!! WTF?! SINCE WHEN IS GONZO GREEN AND PURPLE?!

Even on issue 2 he's green and purple :/

Also, another Muppets book is out in April. Muppet's Robin Hood with Kermit as Robin Hood, Gonzo as Guy of Gisbourne, Sam the Eagle as the Sherrif, and from the looks of the cover, Sweetums is Little John.

This will not be the first (and I doubt the last) time the Muppets have done Robin Hood. In 1988 there was an Issue of Muppet Babies where again Kermit was Robin Hood but Gonzo was one of the merry men...and Fozzie was Friar Tuck.

In 1990 there was a novel in which again Kermit is Robin Hood, but Rowlf was Friar Tuck with Fozzie as Little John and Scooter as Alan-a-dale.

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Robin_Hood

*KROW* · 01-24-2009, 01:06 PM

Gonzo's color scheme doesn't look that bad. It's just a comic book, anyway; probably came out like that because of the way it was printed. I'd be more concerned about Fozzy's freaky-eyes.

*Raph's Girl* · 03-19-2009, 09:32 PM

*runs around with hands waving* Yay!!! The new Muppet Show book is out next week (March 25th )!

*VaughnMichael* · 03-22-2009, 04:28 PM

Raph's girl no offense but you may be color blind as that's not green it's a shade of blue on good old gonzo's nose.
& yeah I'm excited for the first issue also

*Raph's Girl* · 03-24-2009, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by VaughnMichael

Raph's girl no offense but you may be color blind as that's not green it's a shade of blue on good old gonzo's nose.
& yeah I'm excited for the first issue also

*lol* None taken. I actually am colourblind. Gonzo's nose looks green to me. *shrugs*

*Raph's Girl* · 03-26-2009, 05:06 PM

Welp the comic is now out and guess what... the cover's slightly different! Gonzo is the right colours!

Major difference from the one shown in December..

After reading the first Issue... It was funny and supposed to be the Muppet show returned in a new format (they know they're a comic). But the main story with Kermit was kinda depressing. Plus Gonzo changed colours every panel!

Basically

Spoiler:

*odupianist* · 03-27-2009, 10:16 AM

I read it yesterday in the store. It was alright. I still think that as soon as Henson died, the Muppets lost their charisma and wittiness. Some of it is still good, but Henson was just on top of his game, and they were too when he was around.

LeoNerdo · 04-17-2009, 07:06 PM

i read it yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. some of it was kind of sad but it was pretty cool that they tried to make it basically another episode of the muppet show a few classic sketches thrown in there. it's kind of got me in the mood for muppets now too, so i think we're gonna watch the muppet movie tonight.

12-22-2008, 11:34 AM	#1
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	New Muppets comic!! Many many moons ago Marvel's kiddy imprint, Star Comics, had a Muppet babies comic series (of which I have several issues). Starting in March the Muppets move to Boom! Studios (Home of Farscape and Eureka. And also starting in March, Cars). The comic is called The Muppet Show. It's an updated comic book adaption of the old Muppet show series with the new muppets added (Rizzo's on the cover): I love the frightened look Beaker has of being next to Lou Zealand. With Muppets and Cars (2 Disney properties) being in Boom! Studios perhaps Gargoyles can move there as well? __________________

12-23-2008, 10:54 AM	#2
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	Their eyes make them look terrible. __________________ Stupendous Monster

12-27-2008, 10:15 PM	#4
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	That's some scary looking stuff. __________________

01-22-2009, 05:16 PM	#10
NiNi Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 369	Huh. I've never seen this before and I'm a HUGE Muppet fan! I'll have to check this out one of these days. ^^ __________________ DeviantArt ~ FurAffinity

01-22-2009, 08:16 PM	#12
BoggleKng Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Boston, Ma Posts: 1,224	The Muppet Show was the **** back in the day.. still looking for it all on DVD... cheap __________________ You guys mind telling me what you're doing to my little green pal over there, hm? -Casey Jones, TMNT movie...

12-23-2008, 11:01 AM	#3
Jon Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,356	Nice one! Hadn't heard of this (or Cars, either). But have seen that Boom! is doing a comic for The Incredibles as well.

12-28-2008, 04:04 AM	#5
VaughnMichael I'm Baaaaaaccck! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,833	Eh, I think it's an interesting artistic take on the characters. It'll be nice to add another comic to my list this upcoming year.

01-13-2009, 04:42 PM	#8
DonsAssistant Random Punk Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 18	in all fairness thats not the USA version of the manhattan comic. Rowlf wasn't purple in the marvel comics printings hahahaa

01-22-2009, 07:24 PM	#11
LeoNerdo Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 872	ill admit im a little bit excited for this... way back in the day nick would show the muppet show at 730 every morning and i'd watch everday. plus throughout the day MUPPET BABIES!!!! would come on several times and i and i freakin loved that show. i still do i just haven't seen it in forever.

01-24-2009, 11:17 AM	#13
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	I just realized something on the cover of issue one out in March. GONZO IS THE WRONG COLOUR!!!! WTF?! SINCE WHEN IS GONZO GREEN AND PURPLE?! Even on issue 2 he's green and purple :/ Also, another Muppets book is out in April. Muppet's Robin Hood with Kermit as Robin Hood, Gonzo as Guy of Gisbourne, Sam the Eagle as the Sherrif, and from the looks of the cover, Sweetums is Little John. This will not be the first (and I doubt the last) time the Muppets have done Robin Hood. In 1988 there was an Issue of Muppet Babies where again Kermit was Robin Hood but Gonzo was one of the merry men...and Fozzie was Friar Tuck. In 1990 there was a novel in which again Kermit is Robin Hood, but Rowlf was Friar Tuck with Fozzie as Little John and Scooter as Alan-a-dale. http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Robin_Hood __________________

01-24-2009, 01:06 PM	#14
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,472	Gonzo's color scheme doesn't look that bad. It's just a comic book, anyway; probably came out like that because of the way it was printed. I'd be more concerned about Fozzy's freaky-eyes. __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

03-19-2009, 09:32 PM	#15
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	runs around with hands waving Yay!!! The new Muppet Show book is out next week (March 25th )! __________________

03-22-2009, 04:28 PM	#16
VaughnMichael I'm Baaaaaaccck! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,833	Raph's girl no offense but you may be color blind as that's not green it's a shade of blue on good old gonzo's nose. & yeah I'm excited for the first issue also

03-26-2009, 05:06 PM	#18
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Welp the comic is now out and guess what... the cover's slightly different! Gonzo is the right colours! Major difference from the one shown in December.. After reading the first Issue... It was funny and supposed to be the Muppet show returned in a new format (they know they're a comic). But the main story with Kermit was kinda depressing. Plus Gonzo changed colours every panel! Basically Spoiler: It's mail day and Kermit gets this letter that makes him really sad and goes to his office to play a sad song on the Banjo. Nobody knows the song except for Robin, who recognizes it as a song about the swamp. So thru the rest of the issue all of Kermit's friends are trying to cheer him up. Robin then gets the idea that Kermit won't feel better till he plays the entire song. So he sings it in front of the audience. But he STILL doesn't tell his friends about the letter! Robin later finds Kermit on the roof and confronts his uncle. It turns out that a cousin of his has informed Kermit that his place of birth (a tree) is being torn down to make room for a highway for Butterflies (WTF?! ) and he feels that cuz of this he truly has no home to go back to. Robin then reminds Kermit that he has a home with the Muppets and that they're his family. Pretty bad when your own nephew has to remind you of stuff like that. __________________ Last edited by Raph's Girl; 03-26-2009 at 07:53 PM.

03-27-2009, 10:16 AM	#19
odupianist Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,744	I read it yesterday in the store. It was alright. I still think that as soon as Henson died, the Muppets lost their charisma and wittiness. Some of it is still good, but Henson was just on top of his game, and they were too when he was around.

04-17-2009, 07:06 PM	#20
LeoNerdo Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 872	i read it yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. some of it was kind of sad but it was pretty cool that they tried to make it basically another episode of the muppet show a few classic sketches thrown in there. it's kind of got me in the mood for muppets now too, so i think we're gonna watch the muppet movie tonight.