Jim Henson Co. and Boom! Studios linking up to revive Farscape

The Jim Henson Company and BOOM! Studios announced a deal at the recently completed New York Comic Con to bring back the cult favorite tv series Farscape as a comic book, debuting later this year.

Boom! Studios will publish "a series of four-issue mini-series which will explore and expand the stories of Farscape." Each will then be collected into subsequent trade-paperback editions. No word yet on who will actually write or draw the series.

Boom! Marketing and Sales Director Chip Mosher said of the deal, "Farscape took science fiction television to a new level and ushered in a whole host of shows that wouldn't have been possible without Farscape's pioneering. As a long-time 'Scaper,' I am incredibly excited to mine the dense universe of Farscape for new stories and adventures in comic book form. I watched the show as it came out, I bought the DVDs the day they hit the shelves, and I can't frelling wait to publish these comics!"

The comic book series will take advantage of the upcoming webisodes that Henson will be producing in association with RHI Entertainment for SciFi.com. The webisode series will re-unite Farscape executive producer Brian Henson with creator Rockne S. O'Bannon.

Henson, the co-CEO of The Jim Henson Company, said "it's so exciting to work with Boom! Studios on this project, knowing that their team members are true fans of the show. Working with one of our favorite comic publishers, we know our loyal supporters will enjoy these original adventures while new audiences will have a fantastic introduction to the Farscape universe."