I absolutely was delighted when I found this book. I haven't read very many graphic books yet but I really have enjoyed the ones I have read especially this one. It is abridged but it doesn't seem like it because the adapter has used so much of the story what is missing isn't that noticeable. I enjoyed this so much and highly recommend this work.

Here you have the charm from the original story paired with wonderful artwork, I couldn’t help but smile as I read my way through Bilbo’s journey yet again. This is an enjoyable adaptation of the beloved classic.

Een lekkere klassieker, ietswat moeilijke taal maar dat past wel in de stijl van het boek

[ENG/ESP]

n  In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.n

I had this comic pending, thanks to Ben-Ain's recommendation, and since March 25 is International Reading Tolkien Day, I went to the library and took it home. So I killed two birds with one stone: reading Tolkien and re-reading (sort of) The Hobbit, in addition to reading it for the first time in English. A complete success for me.

This comic adapts the very famous work of The Professor, the one he created as a story for his children that ended up captivating all audiences, and that gave, if not origin, at least importance to what would come later (yes, Lord of the rings). In this comic we have a large part of the original story in text boxes, and the dialogues spoken by the characters themselves. Therefore, this work is a good starting point for those who want to approach The Hobbit but in a simpler way.

The drawing is very well done, and it is very colorful. But it has a problem for me: It's too based on what fantasy was many years ago. Today this drawing is too "childish", or too naive. Whoever likes it will enjoy it a lot, without a doubt. But for me it is something that hinders me a little, and that is why it loses a star in the rating. That doesn't mean it doesn't have some fantastic vignettes, as you can see here:



As an introduction or as a complement to the book, it is more than recommended. There is no more to say.

n  My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!n

Υπέροχη μεταφορά του αγαπημένου "Χόμπιτ", αρκετά πιστή στο βιβλίο.
Θα προτιμούσα ίσως λίγα περισσότερα πάνελς ώστε να μοιραστεί το κείμενο πιο ομοιόμορφα σε κάθε εικόνα και να μη "συσσωρεύεται" τόσο πολύ, αλλά η διασκευή είναι πολύ καλή για να έχω παράπονο !

I originally read the Hobbit when I was 11 in my English lessons which was great as I had already been a fan of Lord of the Rings for a couple of years, so I was very excited to spot this in a charity shop!

As I have been exposed to Peter Jackson's film creations for the formative years of my child/teenhood and spoilt by John Howe and Alan Lee's artwork, I did find the depictions of the characters a little difficult to get behind initially as I have a strong image in my mind already - but it was good to go back to the text and see how the artist had drawn their view of Middle Earth from Tolkien's story.

As someone who on occasion dibble dabbles with paints and pencils (I'm not very good), I could really appreciate just how beautiful the artwork is and spent some time closely examining pages to see how elements were drawn.

My only criticism of this graphic novel is that the whole book is extremely detailed and then it skims over the battle really quickly... I confess I will need to go back and read the battle of five armies part in the Hobbit to see if it is really that short - but my memories of the book have it as longer so near the end it felt a little as if it had run out of puff. But other than that, a great read.

É uma ótima adaptação da história do livro. As ilustrações são lindíssimas e muito próximas do que o autor do livro descreve. É uma história resumida mas que serve muito bem como porta de entrada no universo de Tolkien para quem nunca leu nada do autor.

There's rather too much text and dialogue for a comic book, and the elves don't look very elvish (they don't even have pointy ears!), but barring that this is probably the essential reimagining of my favourite book of all time. If you like The Hobbit, you'll like this one.

Major flashback to '89 thanks to an awesome dad.:)

I really liked this book, I thought it was one of the better fictional books that I have read. I actually went and saw the movie not to long ago, it ran right alongside the story line. I would definitely recommend this book to the people that may have not of read it yet. This is a great book with some really interesting parts, I think it is a must read book.

The art style wasn't my favorite, but I got so absorbed in the story, I forgot to even look at the illustrations half the time. Overall I did enjoy this!