C. J. Daley
Believe it or not, this was an instagram ad for me from Hot Topic? Super odd, but once I saw it was real I had to have one.
Delightfully, deliriously different. A love letter to Tolkien’s Legendarium and Edward Gorey’s art style. Each letter of the alphabet representing a person, place, or item, that found, witnessed, or welcomed death.
What a cool idea. One that started as a Inktober idea just as a fan, that then blew up on instagram, and later became an actual book deal. I feel like things like that don’t happen anymore, especially with something as legendary as the Tolkien Estate. This is one of those truly ‘dream big’ moments.
Breezed through this in one sitting. As it’s a stylized poem, with each letter receiving a single sentence, it’s not a time consuming read. However, the paragraph or so describing where each reference came from in the back of the book was awesome. This would be a really cool piece to get someone into the greater, deeper works of Tolkien, and the fact that the author cited his references, this might do just that. Middle-earth is an incredibly vast place with history and lore than many fans have only just scratched the surface on.
Here are two sets of favorites: “C is for Celebrimbor hung out to dry D is for Denethor who elected to fry”
“U is for Ungoliant whose last meal was gory V is for the Valiant “They are coming!” By Ori”
Beautifully, inventively illustrated, with both that Gorey style and yet still a Tolkien feel. A must have for Tolkien shelves.
Believe it or not, this was an instagram ad for me from Hot Topic? Super odd, but once I saw it was real I had to have one.
Delightfully, deliriously different. A love letter to Tolkien’s Legendarium and Edward Gorey’s art style. Each letter of the alphabet representing a person, place, or item, that found, witnessed, or welcomed death.
What a cool idea. One that started as a Inktober idea just as a fan, that then blew up on instagram, and later became an actual book deal. I feel like things like that don’t happen anymore, especially with something as legendary as the Tolkien Estate. This is one of those truly ‘dream big’ moments.
Breezed through this in one sitting. As it’s a stylized poem, with each letter receiving a single sentence, it’s not a time consuming read. However, the paragraph or so describing where each reference came from in the back of the book was awesome. This would be a really cool piece to get someone into the greater, deeper works of Tolkien, and the fact that the author cited his references, this might do just that. Middle-earth is an incredibly vast place with history and lore than many fans have only just scratched the surface on.
Here are two sets of favorites: “C is for Celebrimbor hung out to dry D is for Denethor who elected to fry”
“U is for Ungoliant whose last meal was gory V is for the Valiant “They are coming!” By Ori”
Beautifully, inventively illustrated, with both that Gorey style and yet still a Tolkien feel. A must have for Tolkien shelves.