Graphic Version of LOTR - Why Not?

[SYFFER]

Nanariel

SYFFER

Being a Manga fan I think it's a good idea. Too bad I didn't think of it stressed Oh well I guess I'm going to have to find another way to portray LOTR sweatdrop Maybe through song! xp

Oooo... like "The Hobbit" the musical!

Bilbo: (dancing outside) La la la!
Gandalf: (walking in, also dancing)
Oh ho my little friend
With your furry feet
It's time to break into song!
And...

something something, I can't write songs, but all I can picture is thirteen dwarves, a hobbit, and a wizard all prancing around and singing.

Or better yet... Just put Tolkien's words to music. That would definitely perk up interest. Like a Tolkien band. Maybe call them "The Bards of Gondor" or something...

that's brilliant! biggrin I shall wirte a group of Tolkien songs and post them in a new topic tomorro.  

[The Return of the Queen]

Longbow UK

I like the idea... 3nodding As long as it is true to Tolkien's work. I too would love something like that to show/read to any future children.

ditto, except i dont want kids  

[Darkfire_blade]

That would be wonderful. I would so get it for my little sister. She's taken a bit of a shine to Lord of the Rings. I was going to try to read the book to her...but....*sighs* sweatdrop she didn't get it.  

[Alexis_The_Great]

I think it's a great idea. Some people are more visual than others, myself included, and having corrisponding pictures wo go with the text might make it easier for people to read and understand. It would also give faces to the many characters that were not in the movies, and it would be able to stay almost entirely true to the books if done correctly.  

[PearlZenith]

Well, I was planning on making a graphic version of the Silm. But, it was in part to interest a friend of mine who was very anti Tolkien. I would never change the story, but just choose a few moments to draw out. In my opinion, that's what fan art is for, also. I wouldn't mind an illustrations book for the Silmarillion, but I think it's better to read the story without pitures first.  

[cattirun]

*shivers* a manga of lotr?? it's like a no-no.. at least on my part...
and I don't know... i feel kinda sceptic about that... just imagine, most of the images we make on our minds are either by tolkiens word or by John Howe or Alan Lee which are the artists that draw mostly all tolkien's illustrated work and are in book covers and illustrated editions of the books (The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and LOTR) by Alan Lee and stuff. I think that a lot of us wouldn't like to see an illustrated edition or kinda comic thing if those two great artists didn't make it.. besides, if you want to make an illustrated version for kids of LOTR you would have to change some things here and there and bah, it would happen the same as the movies, people flamming and disagreeing and eveything; it's pointless, not to mention that it would be so expensive that only very few people would have access to those books.  

[Born On The FM Waves]

I was reading back and realized that my comment was moot.  

[Rudhe]

I think more version are good, then there is a larger selection and greater chance of that version being the same as yours.  

[churrlo]

Have you seen the extended versions of the movie? I saw part of the 2nd one... and BOROMIR IS ALIVE!!! eek (like he is supposed to be razz )  

[Rudhe]

You mean the flashback? Yeah I watch all the extended versions (including appendices). I don't really like Boromir....I like Faramir better, except his nose is really big....You know Orlando Bloom originally auditioned for the part of Faramir? Can you imagine him playing that part?  

[churrlo]

I can't xd And idk razz I haven't watched it yet xd I just saw screenshots ^^  

[Rudhe]

You serious!!!!!!!! Don't you have any buddies you can borrow it off?  

[churrlo]

Nope sad They only have the regular version gonk I'm trying to get the extended version for Christmas or get someone else to get it for the holiday season xd  

[Galadedrid Damodred]

A manga Lord of the Rings? That's amazing! Now fangirls and fanboys can drool all over LOTR bishonen/bishojo/bishota (although I don't think there are many bishota in LOTR... the hobbits, maybe).  

[Twilit Requiem]

I would so waste the little money I have on a LOTR manga =3 I think it's an awesome idea.

At our school library they have special editions of the books, with illustrations scattered through the whole thing like they do in The Hobbit. Downside is the books are hardcover and weigh more than a brick.

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Or better yet... Just put Tolkien's words to music. That would definitely perk up interest. Like a Tolkien band. Maybe call them "The Bards of Gondor" or something...

Or do what my friends did during Geography one time-sing LOTR to the tunes of random songs. Amazingly, "Advance Australia Fair" sounded OK with lyrics describing countour maps.