Did you notice Fraggles from Fraggle Rock in the first Hobbit film? No? Perhaps it’s a case of looking carefully. Fraggles are, after all, very hard to spot. These two clever, cheeky but also very talented pictures come from the deviant artist
A ring as the timeline of the One Ring
The web is full of infographics. Geek Native tries only to show interesting or relevant ones. Step forward the LotR Project’s “The Timeline of the One Ring”. I like the way some of it is presented as a ring. I see what they did there.
How The Hobbit should have ended
Tiny risk of spoiler here. Tiny. You have to be someone who doesn’t know how Lord of the Rings ends, doesn’t know The Hobbit and can’t guess at one important scene. Worth watching for the song at the end. No, really. Comment below.
How does Gandalf solve his problems?
Via the eagle-eyed Nicole Wakelin at Nerd Approved. Created by Emil Johansson of the Lord of the Rings Project.
The Hobbit soundtrack with Metal upgrade
The original song is Howard Shore’s Misty Mountains Cold and YouTube user EpicProgressive Themes has given it a bit of a heavy metal upgrade.
Gollum versus Smeagol in rap battle
Rap battles are the turn for turn exchange of insults “sung” in the rap style… so it only makes sense that Gollum would end up in one with, er, with Smeagol. Who do you think won? I’m pretty sure ‘Adam Levine’ comes out of this encounter as the loser.
Bard and Smaug in cake form
Created by Regali Kitchen and the talents of JB Canda and Stephanie Santos. Via Geeks are Sexy.
Concept art for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The January 2013 issue of Imagine FX showcases some of the impressive concept art from John Howe and Alan Lee. The pair have been the lead concept artists for the Lord of the Rings. The site has an exclusive on art from The Unexpected Journey.
Le Hobbit poster
I like this as an alternative post for The Hobbit. It manages to show the journey, the shadows and fear that the group felt while still letting the wonder shine through. Oh, and it shows Sting. The artist is JB Roux, via Geek Art Gallery.
Bilbo and Gollum in LEGO
We’re getting ready for The Hobbit. This will be the series of films which guide the evil of the one ring to the peaceful Shire. It’s when Bilbo finds the ring and Gollum is none to pleased. The Lego builder Iain Health has put together a fantastic LEGO scene showing that famous discovery. Look at […]
