Even though Archaia’s Fraggle Rock comic isn’t aimed toward me, I’m thrilled to see it. It was my absolute favorite show as a kid – I wrote my first poems while wearing one of my Dad’s giant sweaters, hair disheveled, pretending I was Mokey.
I also wanted nothing more than a wise old trash heap in the back yard. Mom and Dad, however, had a problem with that plan.
In comic book form, the Fraggles lose a bit of their luster and squishiness, but their personalities are in tact and they still engaging enough for kids who like reading.
Fraggle Rock Vol. 1 (hardcover) goes on sale in comic shops September 1st and will arrive in bookstores on September 14th. Preview pages are below.
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