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retellingthehobbit · 6 months

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Retelling The Hobbit Chapter 16: The Song of the Lonely Mountain First chapter / Previous / Next

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*crumbles into dust after finishing this* Thank you for reading! This The Hobbit webcomic adaptation thing takes a lot of effort to put together and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate every comment. I also really appreciate the people who’ve spread the word of this comic to their friends! <3

And finally, we’re at the Song of the Lonely Mountain! Within Tolkien’s canon, The Hobbit is an in-universe book that was “written” by Bilbo Baggins, who occasionally lies/embellishes/exaggerates things. The tonal differences between The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings are explained by Bilbo and Frodo/Sam being different kinds of storytellers, with different relationships to “the truth.” This idea is the core of how I’m adapting the novel! Bilbo is an unreliable narrator who is literally ‘drawing’ from his own limited experiences; the different art styles reflect the different perspectives of other characters. The “dwarf art style” in this chapter is inspired by stonework/metalwork in general— but especially by a mix of art deco, Celtic art, and European folk art.

The central tension of the comic is between Bilbo and Thorin, who each have wildly different ideas about what kind of story they’re in. Thorin is in a grand fantasy epic, while Bilbo is in a lighthearted children’s book adventure. The tragedy is, obviously, that only one side of the story ever gets to be fully told.

On a sillier note, a few years ago I had my first gay crush on a lesbian who sang while playing the piano. This chapter is dedicated to the piano lesbian. I hope they’re doing well, wherever they are. XD

I think I might need a bit of a break but I’m hoping for the next chapter, titled “Dawn,” to arrive on January 13th. And your comments/support really do help motivate me to get more done! ^_^

#lotr #the hobbit #bagginshield #the hobbit comic #retelling the hobbit #lord of the rings #thorin oakenshield #bilbo baggins #YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET #anyway *crumbles into dust*#the slowest burn bagginshield fic of all time???#it will become canon in approximately 84 years #i would say its the most high effort fanfic in the hobbit fandom but ive got lots of competition for that #god works hard but Hobbit fans work harder and etc etc #long post

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secretmellowblog · 2 years

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First chapter / previous / Next Webtoons/ Instagram /A03 At last, Chapter 7 of my Hobbit comic adaptation! AHHHHH sorry for the wait and thanks for sticking around!!!! In this chapter, Thorin promises to be brief but is not good at being brief.

One of my earliest ideas for this comic (that you’re familiar with if you’ve been following me for a while) was that the art style would change depending on who was telling the story.

Because the comic mostly from Bilbo’s POV, most of it is in Bilbo’s cutesy sketchy children’s-book art style. But whenever anyone else starts expressing their version of the story, the art style shifts to reflect their point of view. Which brings me to Thorin! Bilbo is a Respectable Hobbit who is living in a hobbity children’s book, but Thorin is an Enormously Important Dwarf who is living in a Serious Dramatic Dwarven Fantasy Epic(tm.) Bilbo’s style is very sketchy and organic and watercolor-ish, Thorin’s style is rigid and geometric and overlaid with gold. The central conflict of my version of the story is Bilbo and Thorin “fighting” over who gets to control the narrative, both trying to get the final say in how their story is told. <3 Anyway thank you so much for reading!!!!!!

#the hobbit #the hobbit comic #bagginshield #retelling the hobbit #lotr #I can't wait for you guys to see the NEXT chapter though #it's a glow up #(we're gonna be in Dwarf Art Style for a while yet)#anyway #it's gonna be wild #'also is this a bagginshield fic?'#ive decided this is probably the world's slowest burn bagginshield fic of all time #it will become canon in approximately 2 centuries #youre welcom

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