Heart of the City by Steenz for January 04, 2013

I HATE this character! Gave me nightmares when I was 12 and tried to read the book. Still can’t watch it when on the screen. Can we please move on?

Next up – Smaug!

I think Tolkien must have used a spoiled kid as the inspiration for Gollum’s character. If it weren’t for the fact that Tolkien wrote these famous books in the 50’s I would swear he’s seen the video’s of all the brats complaining about their xmas gifts.

I saw The Hobbit in 2D two weeks ago; then saw it again in 3D yesterday (hubby wanted to compare). Oh, WOW! : D So glad I did. If you haven’t seen it yet, GO! And if you haven’t read it yet, don’t wait any longer!

JUST GIVE IT TO HIM AND END IT!!!

I adore Gollum. He’s one of the reasons I became a therapist.

Normally I wouldn’t revisit a LOTR/Hobbit-type storyline, but there was a young woman fan I met at NYC Comic Con who really enjoyed them. She had clipped all the strips from previous like stories of years gone by and put them into a small binder. And she came and saw me at the con and asked my to sign some of her favortite strips, and then she begged me to write another HEART story about the Hobbit once the movie came out. She is also a kindergarten teacher, and I have a hard time saying no to them.

So call me lazy or say I don’t care what readers think, but this story is for her. If you don’t like it, there are hundreds of other comic strips on the Gocomics site to chose from. I suggest you go there.

@mtatulli, are you saying she brought you a binder full of hobbits?

This storyline sucka!

I f*ing LOVE Smeagol!

Thank you for the point but the Ring’s were written in the 50’s and I was referencing them too.

Oh, yeah :-) I can hardly wait for the other two to come out :-)

“So as one of your previously harshest critics, please accept this contrite and heartfelt praise in the honest true spirit in which it is intended. Thank you again for opening your heart to us.”-And good on you, too.

I love these extended arcs, keeps me coming back day after day! Thank you Mark!

I’ve never known what the deal was with this character, and that’s just fine.