Tolkien-themed XKCD comic again

[acheron]

Columbus

Make sure you hover your mouse cursor over the image to see the extra punchline in the title-text.

 

[Otaku-sempai]

...was smallpox introduced into the previously Undying Lands.

The more things change, the more things stay the same.

 

[Ataahua]

Here's a previous LOTR one that I also like: http://xkcd.com/712/

 

[acheron]

I laughed pretty hard first time I read that one.

 

[Ataahua]

 

[NottaSackville]

CAUTION: Non-family-friendly language in the hover text of this cartoon.

http://xkcd.com/1256/

The Tolkien-tie-in comes mainly in the pop-up text when you hover over the cartoon (and will satisfy many of the LOTR movie detractors).

 

[acheron]

I read through a lot of the questions in the comic first, and I laughed at the question too before even reading the title-text. Excellent!