[dc]I[/dc]‘m still reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy at the moment. As if you couldn’t tell (see my other recent LOTR comic). I am nearly finished with The Two Towers (the holidays and such slowed me down a bit). The idea for this comic came to me while sketching in my field sketchbook–I drew a One Ring floating around after Frodo, annoying him with endless chatter. This is how my mind works.
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[[The One Ring, aka Ringy, floats behind Frodo Baggins as they walk across Middle-Earth.]]
Ringy: Hey! Listen!
[[Frodo grumbles]]
[[A closer shot of Ringy and Frodo as they trek across Middle-Earth.]]
Ringy: And Elves, don’t EVEN get me started on those pointy ear—
Frodo: Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!
[[Nighttime, Ringy floats above Frodo as he sleeps near a dying camp fire. Ringy bathes Frodo in a beam of light. Frodo covers his face with his hands.]]
Ringy: You awake?
Frodo: I AM NOW
[[Ringy continues talking, his blinding light still shining on Frodo.]]
Ringy: So, Sauron says to the Witch-king of Angmar, “Witchy, you look GREAT. I swear, you don’t look a DAY over 3,000—
Frodo: UGH
Hovertext: Ringy just keeps talking in circles. OK, see ya.