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My review after my first visit with the magazine:
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grammaboodawg
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Oct 14 2012, 2:06pm
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My review after my first visit with the magazine
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November/December 2012 [issue] of The Hobbit Fan Tribute: The Hobbit - A Tribute to the Unexpected Prequel to The Lord Of The Rings.
Firstly, I have to say I really fought the impulse to scan some pages and share them here just to SHOW how beautifully done this is... but I don't think it's proper to do so just yet... so I'll wait until I'm sure I'm not violating an assumption or trust. That said...
This magazine is absolutely stunning, high-quality and polished. I am so incredibly impressed with the beauty and detail that fills this.... I have trouble calling it this... magazine. It's more like a soft-cover booklet packed with so much information, so many images, and never-before visited articles by fans who love Tolkien's works and Jackson's films.
The publisher, TopixMediaLab doesn't mess around. They understand how to do a fan magazine right! This well-priced, 83-page booklet has a heavy-stock cover and high-gloss, solid pages with vibrant images, Tolkien-esque borders/details, and pages that are FILLED from edge to edge with a variety of colorful, antiqued, scrollish appearances. It's not at all articles dropped into a standard format like most magazines. Every page and article is stand-alone distinctive. The one article I was grateful to contribute was transformed into a format and look that bowled me over! I have to say I was shocked at the amazing transformation of the information I offered. And this is apparent through the whole thing.
Of the 2 ads that are mentioned within the publication... just TWO ADS... one is for a future publication by the host of this issue, and the other is on the very last page for an OTC medicine to settle a touchy stomach. THAT'S IT! No intrusions in your escape through page-after-page of a jaw-dropping journey through a rich and diverse booklet that promises to feed anyone's desire to get lost in the intriguing world of Tolkien/Jackson. That's what this publisher and this issue is all about. Simply a chance to stop and indulge in all those things that make us happy and doing it with people we know from our very own community. That's also what makes it so unique. Like TORN... this is for fans by fans who are local and home-grown :)
I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world.
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