#Jareth the Goblin King

[punksleftshoe]

ALRIGHT... HEAR ME OUT....

[lilianade-comics]

Fan art of my absolute favorite sparkly 1980s teen girl fantasy movie ✨

[littleststarfighter]

It's only forever, not long at all.

I think most people know who this guy is. The wonderful Goblin King, or Sir David to his mates. I've been wanting to draw him for years and finally got round to it ♥

[ranminfan]

I can't stop watching Bowie in the behind the scene of Labyrinth

[brookbee]

Labyrinth (1986) dir. Jim Henson

[cat-cosplay]

I made this costume because of a friend's cosplay of The Goblin King.

... I post it today because they passed on suddenly, and far too young.

They brought smiles to so many people.

Do the same this week.

Take a moment and make someone feel special. Life doesn't wait.

[ladyaldhelm]

The Labyrinth (1986)

[i-am-trans-gwender]

The baby who played Toby in Labyrinth (1986) must have had a weird childhood of vaguely remembering being kidnapped by an androgynous man and dancing with his goblins. Never entirely sure if it was real or a dream until he saw the movie later on.

[batterycityghoul]

DAVID BOWIE as JARETH THE GOBLIN KING in LABYRINTH (1986)

[queer-cosette]

I think the appeal of the male protagonists in things like Heathers and Labyrinth and Lisa Frankenstein is partly because... they take the female characters' emotions seriously. Like I'm not saying that they always make the best decisions about helping, but they take their girls seriously. Veronica is stuck with her image as a vapid party girl when she's slowly beginning to deeply loathe herself and those surrounding her; Sarah has her privacy dismissed by her stepmother simply because she's older than her toddler half-brother and shouldn't want to be selfish for once; Lisa is expected to just stop grieving the deeply traumatic loss of her mother because it's time for her to start playing happy families as a normal sister and daughter. And JD and Jareth and the Creature all listen. JD encourages Veronica to break free from what's expected of her and stands with her when no one else will. Jareth appears and offers to fulfill Sarah's unrealistic fantasies with magic. The Creature devotedly listens to every word Lisa says and protects her from anyone who has hurt her. Yeah, JD kills three people and has Veronica forge fake suicide notes to cover it up, and Jareth kidnaps Toby with the intention of turning him into a goblin, and the Creature goes straight to murder as his method of protection (in particular using methods that might even retraumatise Lisa), but that's all for plot reasons. There wouldn't be a story if there was no conflict. The fantasy is found in the way they listen when no one else will, and how the female protagonists have their negative emotions taken seriously when everyone else dismisses them.

[ariiamgoblin]

Ever since I saw the movie for the 358th time a few months ago and did some loose sketches in the sketchbook I haven't been able to get Jareth out of my head. Actually I haven't been able to get him out of my head since I first saw him when I was ten, but that's another matter.

The thing is, I've been delving into his character background, writing a fic, and I needed to draw him as I imagined him in my mind. I hope you enjoy my interpretation of the Goblin King. Maybe there will be more drawings of him.

Stay safe and drink water little goblins <3

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Edit: The "shirtless" version with the scars is here

[layrasomething02]

thats how the movie went , i guess

[aurorajillustration]

Labyrinth "Chilly Down" scene redraw.

[starleska]

w. watched Labyrinth. for the, um. f-for the first time today. and uh. appreciated. it. for the plot. yea. yeah, for the plot-

[freddiefreakedit]

i am honored to have been able to see the costumes from labyrinth in person this weekend! i have more photos from the jim henson exhibit overall im just freaking out about this

[brookbee]

Labyrinth (1986) dir. Jim Henson