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TIL that Tove Jansson illustrated a version of The Hobbit (discuss.online)
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I just found out that Tove Jansson did illustrations for The Hobbit back in 1960. Some more info and pictures:

https://tovejansson.com/hobbit-tolkien/

https://shop.moomin.com/products/the-hobbit-illustrated-by-tove-jansson

Interesting that she drew Gollum as so large. The page above notes that Tolkien added a note about Gollum's size in later editions of the book because she wasn't the only one that did that.

--credit to m_f@discuss.online

For those who don't mind occasionally visiting the EE, here are some really cool, unique Russian illustrations:

https://www.reddit.com/r/lotr/comments/1xaqb9k/illustrations_from_the_original_russian/

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[–] [S] 2 points 1 week ago (1 child)

Oof, yeap, same. :S
Of course, there's also the 'be careful of what you wish for,' angle!

For example, I absolutely adore Watership Down, to me the brilliant English novel about sentient lapines, with all their own history and mythologies. And as much as it was nicely, recently adapted as a GN / BD... uh, just... daggit. (just "daggit," thank you)

(bah... I'm not easy to please though, am I?)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

    Part of it came from remembering that there is a Dune graphic novel. I absolutely love Dune, but I hate reading it. So the GN is great. Same goes for The Hobbit.

    I am sure there is a GN of the hobbit, I should find a copy.

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