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“BD” refers to Franco-Belgian comics, but let's open things up to include ALL Euro comics and GN's. Euro-style work from around the world is also welcome!

* BD = "Bandes dessinées"
* BDT = Bedetheque
* GN = graphic novel
* LBK = Lambiek
* LC = "Ligne claire"

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Oh boy and oh dear, here's another wonderful artist I kinda stumbled backwards in to discovering the other day, when I googled-up the increasingly-relevant phrase "here, at the end of all things."

From his ABOUT:

I've been drawing since I was a young boy at the age of eight. My interest in Sci-Fi and Fantasy was sparked when I first read C.S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia" books. Later, I discovered J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings." C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien put their Christian perspective to work that made for beautiful storytelling, as well as leaving me with some profound truths that I found in their work. Their writings inspire my love for the genre today.

My client list includes Weta Workshop, Sideshow Collectibles, Ace, Roc, Pocket, and Scholastic books, as well as the Franklin Mint, The Bradford Exchange, Vivendi/Universal Games, Capital One Bank, Hasbro toys, Acme Archives, Topps Trading Cards, and Lucasfilm Ltd.

I also work closely with Weta Workshop in the creation of licensed reproductions for my "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" Fine Art program."

The images above may or may not last, of course, but in any case, here's where they're sourced from, i.e. Vanderstelt's own site:

https://vandersteltstudio.com/gallery/

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Beautiful.

Most Tolkien fans know this probably, but for those who don't - Gandalf brought three eagles in the hope that even Smeagol might be saved.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

even Smeagol might be saved

Oh man, it just hit me how Gandalf specifically had that in mind. Just amazing. oO

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, Tolkien even wrote in a letter once that Sméagol’s redemption arc only didn’t happen due to how Sam treated him.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm glad things worked out that way, as I thought it was perfect, logical narrative that Frodo failed at the very end, and needed Gollum to save him, essentially. Even if his self-sacrifice was totally accidental...