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.
Interesting. I like the design of Gollum, but the Lester Abrams character design in the 1977 cartoon was the BEST adaptation IMO. Gollum and the goblins (orcs in the movies) were exceptionally well done.
That's wild!
This was my first introduction to The Hobbit back in the day! I'm looking forward to introducing my moomin-obsessed baby to this crossover in a few years.
Probably thought the name came from golem.
Amazing. I'm going to cross-post this.
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/
Gollum reminds me of The Groke.
hah, dwarves are really nice
Gollum is a Groke, confirmed.
When I first saw this i thought it was a hobbit graphic novel illu bý Tove. I got really excited. This is still neat though.
That Gollum is...
I mean, right off the bat: how's that gonna work later, when he's "guiding" Sam & Frodo? When Faramir's men catch him? So many questions. 😅
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