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Was Tolkien alive while LoTR was massively marketed? Hate to say it, but give 50 years, I wouldn't be surprised if Calvin and Hobbes turns into what you descri
by abnry 3y ago
Was Tolkien alive while LoTR was massively marketed?
Hate to say it, but give 50 years, I wouldn't be surprised if Calvin and Hobbes turns into what you described.
- cool_dude85 3y agoDoes Watterson have kids to, how to put it politely, realize the great potential of his iconic IP?
- User23 3y agoJ.R.R. Tolkien himself sold the film rights to United Artists. Also, for what it's worth, it's hard to imagine a better executor than Christopher Tolkien. He basically spent his entire life serving his father's artistic interests.
- faichai 3y agoI honestly find this quite sad. Dude should have lived his own life, but instead lived in the shadow of his father.
- bigstrat2003 3y agoI don't think it's sad at all, I think it's a touching act of love. To spend your life caring for the work someone else left behind is generous and something I find admirable.
- prmoustache 3y agoI think it can be both.
- jl6 3y agoHaving a famous or accomplished parent is a blessing and a curse.
- bcardarella 3y agoAll depends what Watterson does with his estate when that time comes. Watterson has shown to have a greater resolve for his position on this than most others and it wouldn't surprise me that he has this figured out to prevent anything until the copyright runs its course.