I saw a review by The New York Times today for a new graphic novel which apparently came out last week (26 Sept) called "The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien, by John Hendrix.
It sounds kind of interesting as a sort of illustrated biography of both men's careers and the impact they had on fantasy literature
https://www.johnhendrix.com/#/the-mythmakers/
In some ways the premise reminds me a bit of the "Here There Be Dragons" book series by James A Owen, however those were such heavily fictionalised versions of Lewis and Tolkien that it all felt a bit pointless, whereas this does at least seem to be based on their actual lives.
This sounds very interesting, although I'm not sure if the philosophical sections narrated by "a jaunty lion and a genteel wizard" would be quite to my taste — well, there's only one way to find out...
I'd much prefer to have a look through the book first before deciding whether or not to buy it, but unfortunately Amazon isn't allowing that option digitally and I can't see whether the physical book is available to buy (yet) in UK bookshops. I will keep looking and will also be interested to hear what any other NarniaWebbers think of it, if others here get the chance to read it.
I've read several other reviews and it does sound pretty promising overall, especially in bringing out the point that if Tolkien and Lewis hadn't met and befriended each other, it's quite likely that neither of them would have written their best-known works that have had such a huge impact on the whole genre of fantasy and popular culture in general. I'll definitely keep an eye out for it — thanks for letting us know about it, @icarus.
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
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Posted : September 30, 2024 4:09 pm
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@courtenay It's great when you can check books out at the library before deciding to buy them but sometimes it takes so long for the libraries to get the books. 
(I'm not as angry as that smiley makes me seem. 
I'm just writing about something for which I struggle to have patience.)
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