The Hobbit Graphic Novel Expanded Hardcover Edition Releases Next Month

The Hobbit: A Graphic Novel was adapted by Charles Dixon and illustrated with full-color paintings by Dave Wenzel. The cover art for the Revised and Expanded Edition features Gandalf approaching Bag End in The Shire. This artwork was used for earlier editions, but it appears to have been remastered for this release.

In the pages unique to this edition, illustrator Dave Wenzel looks back on the creation of the adaptation. Eclipse Comics published The Hobbit as a three-issue comic series back in 1989. The upcoming hardcover edition includes previously unreleased artwork created for the original comics. Wenzel also provides commentary and insights on the origins of the adaptation and how he approached illustrating scenes from Tolkien's iconic novel.

Since its original publication, The Hobbit: A Graphic Novel has offered a great way to introduce younger readers to J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy world. I've read the graphic novel adaptation to both of my children, and they loved it.