the equivalent exchange of your favorite childhood book series (his dark materials and percy jackson) getting the adaptations they finally deserve but the price is that one character must be played by lin-manuel miranda
The Golden Compass movie's faux-LOTR intro is incredible bc it tries to do the dwarves, elves, men thing by going THE WITCHES OF THE SKY, THE GYPTIANS OF THE WATER, THE BEARS OF THE ICE. But the Gyptians are just. People with boats. In this magical world we've got witches, talking bears, and...the Romani?
Dr. Malone in the TV series: Ohhhh you came over from another world to learn about dark matter? 🥺 You dear little thing. Let me get you a cookie and I'll give you the worldbuilding exposition dump you've been waiting for 🥺
Dr. Malone in the books: (Throwing Lyra out the window) Why the fuck does this twelve year old CHILD know more than me about physics? I'm quitting this job immediately. Please just let me die.
His Dark Materials series all rebound. All three books were purchased second hand and rebound in hand-dyed blue leather with gold foiled pages and gold embossing. The Golden Compass book is even signed by Philip Pullman himself!
Just revamped this Golden Compass illustration I did about two years ago, and wanted to post since I’m kind of in a winter mood! hand drawn typography by yours truly :P
And she sobbed so passionately he thought that hearts really did break, and hers was breaking now, for she fell to the ground wailing and shuddering [...].
"That's the duty of the old," said the Librarian, "to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old."