Man I am obsessed with this. I really need to get back on track with actual comics work.

Tom Bombadil and Goldberry. These two seem a bit out of place in LOTR, and to me contribute to a sense that the hobbits’ trip up until Rivendell is very simple and episodic, not quite serious and involved in the larger plot, yet. I really like Tom, and the contrast he provides to the dark and dramatic goings-on. Goldberry, like most women in the book, is not afforded very much importance after she’s introduced.