MirrorMask Musings

Fans of MirrorMask might also enjoy the Coraline feature film. It is, like MirrorMask, about a young girl who enters a different plane of reality that is alternatively enrapturing and threatening. And, like MirrorMask, Coraline is a highly intriguing piece of visual art. Its characters are rendered through stop-motion animation with the benefit of computer generated faces, and they're placed in computer enhanced or generated backgrounds and environments. The result is really the best of both worlds; there's the physicality of an actual stop motion puppet with all the expression and dynamicism of a digital model. As much as I like MirrorMask, it's fair to say that the effects are more vivid than they are believable. Coraline's world feels like one you could actually touch and walk around in.

Coraline herself isn't the great kid that Helena Campbell is, but that's alright. It actually works for Gaiman's plot that Coraline is selfish, attention-seeking, judgemental and thrown into a fantasy world where all her dreams are offered on a platter in exchange for one terrible price. Helena is a slightly idealized young woman, while Coraline feels like a representation of childhood with all its less-than-admirable aspects, and it it makes the alternate world more entrancing when we see it through her eyes.

And there's a circus.......
 

Title: The Pros of Picking Up Hitchhikers
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: MirrorMask/American Gods
Pairing: Helena Campbell/Samantha Black Crow
Summary: Helena wants to travel, and America's as good a place as any.
Author's Notes: On the pairing: Hey, it makes sense to me. The man on the plane is from Neil Gaiman's short story The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories, for the record. He's there for no real reason, honestly. I just like him. Originally it was going to be Mr. Smith from Keepsakes and Treasures, who I also like very much, but I decided this would work better. Anyway. I've only seen MirrorMask once, so here's to hoping I got everybody right. I went ahead and gave unValentine a name, and then proceeded to never call him by it in the narrative. The made-up name just seemed so jarring, so I just called him Valentine the whole time. I hope it's not confusing or anything?

( Pros: Getting laid. Cons: Getting stuck buying Valentine apple pie. )

Alas, here I am anyway. I only very recently had the pleasure of seeing 'Mirrormask' for the first time, and I fell hard. :) I've enjoyed going back through all the old posts in this community and seeing everything that everyone else has shared, and I might run through and make some extremely belated comments on them.

Anyhoo, nice to meet anyone who still comes by here, and I hope to have something to share soon! ^_^

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Title: His Name Was
Pairing: Valentine/Helena, unValentine/Helena
Rating: PG
Summary: She was nothing like the Princess... she doesn’t know why she expected him to be anything like Valentine.

( Helena did not like that when Mark looked into a mirror it was still Mark staring back – and he was pretty but he was plain, as he had a face just like everyone else, one that she could read too well and that held no surprise. )

So I saw these a week ago, but I wanted to wait until I got my order before I recommended them.
Things from Another World has Mirrormask merch for AMAZING prices.

PVC Set #1 - I was hesitant about these but after seeing them I'm glad I was able to snap them up. They are so well done! It has Helena, Sphinx Cat and the Queen's spider.
http://www.tfaw.com/Profile/Mirror-Mask-PVC-Set-1-Nick-And-Dent___213806
It was $14.99 but it's now $1.49!

PVC Set #3 - Dark Queen, Griffin and Music Box Person
http://www.tfaw.com/Profile/Mirror-Mask-PVC-Set-3-Nick-And-Dent___322627
$4.00

and then the craziest deal....

Dark Queen Statue
http://www.tfaw.com/Profile/Mirror-Mask-Dark-Queen-Bust-Nick-And-Dent___211039
WAS $50.00... now $4.99.

I can't believe that one! I almost want another so I can have one at work and one at home. It's really beautiful. They call these "dent and ding" items which means the box might be messed up. But at least with the ones I got the boxes were PERFECT, like new. I feel bad that I'm just opening them. I had to order PVC Set #2 elsewhere for the original price but  I don't mind. I almost want to get another PVC set #1 & 3 for that price to get multiples of the cat, Griffin, Spider and music box lady.

Anyway, I just thought I'd share because I just can't believe what a great deal these were.

Something new! They're releasing Mirrormask on Blu-Ray. I often wonder how many copies of Mirrormask were sold and if it's caught on as a cult hit. This is a good sign though. They wouldn't release it if it wouldn't make money.

http://www.amazon.com/Mirrormask-Blu-ray-Stephanie-Leonidas/dp/B001DJLCPO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1224312742&sr=8-3

Title: The Sketches on the Wall Tell our Story
Rating:Teen
Summary:  A glimpse into Helena's life after the movie.

 

There is a wall. Perhaps you've noticed it before, perhaps you haven't. But you certainly haven't noticed the crumbling before. So you take a closer look. And on the other side of the wall is a place unlike any you've ever seen before. And now you're curious. But should you cross? Dare you discover what lies beyond?

fandom_crash is a multi-fandom RPG where all stories co-exist, each separated from the others only by physical barriers that are slowly falling apart. Will your character give into their curiosity and start to explore this strange new land? Come join us and find out.

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NRAMA: Whatever happened to the MirrorMask prequel manga? Who's been tapped to work on the project? Any other info about the project that you could reveal?

TB: I can’t really say much about MirrorMask right now, other than that it’s been backburnered for the time being. We’re really focusing on Return to Labyrinth and Legends of The Dark Crystal right now. Hopefully, we’ll get things going on MirrorMask eventually, but I don’t think it’s going to happen anytime real soon.