The John Howe Collection
COMING SOON
Syzygy Forge announces a focused collaboration with renowned Tolkien artist John Howe to create a premium collectible line based solely on his iconic illustrations from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings literary works, expanding Syzygy’s partnership with Middle-earth Enterprises and its portfolio of high-end statues, weapons, and display pieces.
The collection will transform Howe’s detailed artwork into meticulously prototyped, hand-finished sculptural forms that preserve his distinctive style and storytelling, with planned offerings including limited-edition statues, reliefs, plaques, and weapon displays, some accompanied by signed art prints and certificates of authenticity, giving collectors a rare opportunity to own dimensional interpretations drawn directly from Howe’s celebrated visual legacy.
Photo of John Howe © Lucas Vuitel / MaVu
“Illustrating Tolkien means treading warily, dipping one’s brush in shadow and rinsing them in light. Battle and balance, down the impossible path between the clear and the obscure.”
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John Howe is one of the world’s foremost Tolkien illustrators, contributing to film concept design, book illustration, and visual development across multiple decades. His atmospheric and historically grounded aesthetic has helped define the modern visual language of Middle-earth.
