Ahh, reading The Hobbit, I was almost about to mention what a delight that is. Another is Farmer Giles of Ham (with his dog talking dog Garm).

Those Hildebrandt calendars look pretty special. I used to have a couple of the Roger Garland's from the early 80s which were pretty good too. Goodness knows what happened to them. I think I chopped them up and put them on folders for school :)

The mythological context is certainly a strength in Tolkien. I am less impressed with his history, especially the technological stagnation.

So I once had a bit of fun with that with ... White Hand Rising.