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The Goblin Companion: A Field Guide to Goblins
Earthy, enigmatic, and--until now--elusive, the goblin is little known and even less well understood. Thanks to Brian Froud's discovery of the notebooks of Dashe, a goblin portraitist, this rare breed is now an open book. This is a definitive, profusely illustrated field guide to the goblin world, annotated by Terry Jones, Monty Python professor emeritus of Obscure, Absurd...more
Hardcover, 126 pages
Published
May 1st 1996
by Turner Publications Inc
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Listen! Do you hear that? It's coming from above. It sounds like something squawking, "Damm you gravity!"
Quick! Duck! Hit the decks!
The Amom Pherriginus didn't hit you, did it? Good. It's a type of bird that doesn't have feathers, so it glues feathers on. Sometimes, though, its wings get stuck together. You know how it is with Crazy Glue.
It's really heavy. See that hole?
Froud and Jones' guide to goblins is a very handy resource. You learn a great many thing about goblins. A list, by no means com...more
Quick! Duck! Hit the decks!
The Amom Pherriginus didn't hit you, did it? Good. It's a type of bird that doesn't have feathers, so it glues feathers on. Sometimes, though, its wings get stuck together. You know how it is with Crazy Glue.
It's really heavy. See that hole?
Froud and Jones' guide to goblins is a very handy resource. You learn a great many thing about goblins. A list, by no means com...more
(More pictures at parkablogs.com)
Here's a pretty fun book on goblins.
Brian Froud takes the role as an eminent part-time goblinologist — what? — who discovers forty-three notebooks in a 60-million-year old vase. On these notebooks are stories of goblins and legends. Together with his colleague, Terry Jones, they reconstructed this, The Goblin Companion.
Terry Jones is a member of the Monty Python comedy team. He introduces the different interesting goblin characters and his writeup often humorous...more
Another brilliant illustrated Goblin book by Brian Froud and told by Terry Jones. There are so many little wicked cool little critters in this book that little boys would love! They are creepy little guys with humorous stories that go along with each of them. I love the imagination that goes into each of the characters he creates. They are just brilliant! It is a worthwhile read for anyone who enjoys dark humor.
Jun 27, 2007
Kevin
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people with sketchbooks
This is a smaller volume of a larger book for the art of Labyrinth by Brian Froud. Terry Jones has compiled here a field guide for the goblins of Labyrinth. I love this book. The size of the book and its soft cover, besides the great artwork, make this a great find.
Froud has been one of my art heroes ever since I saw The Dark Crystal, as a kid. The writing is great and I was very pleased to see this book released. My university had a copy of the larger volume, but there were only so many times...more
Froud has been one of my art heroes ever since I saw The Dark Crystal, as a kid. The writing is great and I was very pleased to see this book released. My university had a copy of the larger volume, but there were only so many times...more
This is sort of like a visual companion to the movie The Labryinth. Goblinland and it's inhabitants are laid out for you in true Brian Froud and Terry Jones style. It's fully enjoyable and reminds you why the joining up of Froud, Jim Hensen and David Bowie for the movie was so magical in the first place.
The art is superb, the layout is amazing, much like a field journal. It all comes together in a volume that any Froud, Hensen or Labryinth enthusiast will want to have.
The art is superb, the layout is amazing, much like a field journal. It all comes together in a volume that any Froud, Hensen or Labryinth enthusiast will want to have.
brian froud. worth looking through just because of that name.
My sister gave me this book. She said I should like a book about goblins since I was one! To my everlasting chagrin, she was right! (I mean the part about me liking the book, not the part about me being a goblin. At least I think so).
Amazing, just amazing.
Faeries yo
Funny, and filled with wonderful drawings by Brian Froud (most of which were originally design sketches for the film Labyrinth).
La estética de los dibujos es muy buena y como estaba de oferta a $90 lo compre.
A hilarious book, especially if you are a fan of Labyrinth.
Copyright 1986. This book is a wonderful reconstruction of 43 Goblin artist notebooks found in an archaeological dig in Tanzania. Sir Brian Froud has sketched the goblin portraits, and a Mr. Terry Jones has translated the nonsensical and pointless bios of each Goblin. A must read for any connoisseur of fine French wine!
Very funny little book, although the text was a bit on the small side, for no apparent reason...
May 10, 2013
Jessie Patterson
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Terence Graham Parry Jones is a Welsh comedian, screenwriter and actor, film director, children's author, popular historian, political commentator and TV documentary host. He is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy team.
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