Go on an Unexpected Journey with ‘The Tolkien Years of the Brothers Hildebrandt’ for Half-Price Today Only!

Posted on December 14th, 2012 - 11:55 AM by

In a hole in the ground in a town called the shire, lived a brave little hobbit that we all admire….This weekend Tolkien  fans the world over will be returning to Middle Earth once more as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hit theaters. To celebrate, Dynamite Entertainment has cut the price on it’s phenomenal art book chronicling the careers of Tim and Greg Hildebrandt.

Get a rare glimpse inside the world of the preimire fantasy artists with The Tolkien Years of the Brothers Hildebrandt for half-price today only!

Before the sweeping film franchise broke records and changed what the world knows about filmmaking, middle-earth fandom was fueled as much by flower power as it was high fantasy. In the late 1970’s The Brother’s Hildebrandt were commissioned to create the art for Del Rey’s Tolkien Calendars,3 years and over 40 masterpieces later, they not only gave life to Bilbo’s world in a whole new way, they made art history with new methods of illustration still resonating with today’s top fantasy artists.

The Tolkien Years of the Brothers Hildebrandt chronicles not only the visual world of middle-earth, but also the behind the scenes life of two artists, and the fellowship of whimsical characters both real and fictional who helped them along the way. Loaded with rare sketches and never before seen photos from behind the scenes, this book is perfect for any Tolkien fan on your gift list.  From the Tower of Mordor to the bustling art studio of two bohemian brothers, simply put this book is a must have for anyone eager to go ‘there and back again’ in a whole new way.


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