If you couldn’t make it to San Diego Comic-Con 2026, don’t worry—we’ve got you covered! In the Middle-earth Tour video linked below, we’re taking Tolkien fans on a tour of some of the convention’s biggest destinations for Middle-earth collectibles, giving you an up-close look at the incredible statues, figures, and artwork that had collectors buzzing all weekend long.

Continue reading “Collecting The Precious – San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Middle-earth Tour”

A powerful new companion card joins the upcoming card decks for Magic: The Gathering.

Unveiled today are several new cards for The Hobbit “Universes Beyond” cards from Magic The Gathering (MTG). And we got an exclusive!

Lord of the Eagles

Template_GroupedStyles

As you can see on the reveal, this powerful card gathers all your creature power to make spell easier to cast. It includes a direct paraphrase of J.R.R. Tolkien’s own words from The Hobbit published in 1937, “Eagles are not kindly birds. Some are cowardly and cruel. But the ancient race of the northern mountains were the greatest of all birds; they were proud and strong and noble-hearted. They did not love goblins, or fear them. When they took any notice of them at all (which was seldom, for they did not eat such creatures), they swooped on them and drove them shrieking back to their caves, and stopped whatever wickedness they were doing.”

Find more previews of The Hobbit x MTG from various folks around the interwebs here.

The Hobbit Universes Beyond sets release August 2026. Buy them from your local game shop!

Booth 1934. All weekend. Bring your dancing boots — the yellow ones.

Every great era of music has its power couple. And long before anyone in the Fourth Age (or the 1970s) picked up a Fender and sang about RUMOURS and heartbreaks, Middle-earth’s original singer-songwriters were already selling out the Old Forest: Tom Bombadil and Goldberry, the River-daughter.

He’s the eldest. She’s the daughter of the River. Together they’ve spent Ages singing about love, devotion, heartbreak, and taking care of the land — decades before it was cool, and they never once needed a record label, a tour bus, or a second take. When your relationship has outlasted the literal shape of the continents, you’ve earned a greatest-hits record. You could say they GO THEIR OWN WAY around Middle-earth.

This year at San Diego Comic-Con, TheOneRing.net is throwing the album release party the Withywindle valley never got.

Introducing: Merry Dol, River-daughter

Black T-shirt with a fantasy illustration of a man and a woman in medieval attire, text reads 'Merry Dol River-daughter' and 'TheOneRing.net'

Every year TORn brings a brand-new, fan-designed shirt exclusively to SDCC — and this year’s design pays loving parody tribute to one of the most iconic album covers in rock history. You know the one: the mystical duo, the dramatic pose, the dangling magic object, the interlocking destinies. If a certain 1977 masterpiece by a certain band famously full of romantic entanglements taught us anything, it’s that couples who make music together make legendary music together.

The Merry Dol, River-daughter shirt is artist-designed and hand silkscreened, and it looks like the album your coolest aunt kept in pristine condition and would not let you touch.

The details:

  • Price: $30
  • Where: TheOneRing.net Booth 1934 (near door C), all convention long
  • Cuts: Unisex premium cotton/poly blend (Bella Canvas 3001) and a women’s flowy dolman scoop neck (Next Level 1560)

🚨 Preview Night Exclusive: The Rare First Pressing 🚨

Real record collectors know the first pressing is everything. Attendees on Wednesday Preview Night only can grab a limited edition variant of the shirt featuring the classic tan album sleeve with artwork rendered in striking black & white — the “demo tape” edition, if you will. When Wednesday ends, it’s gone. The rumors are true, and they will not be repeated Thursday.

And Yes — Actual Vinyl available at Booth 1934

What’s a release party without records? Also at the booth: vinyl and CD copies of Tom Bombadil’s song, featuring the talents of Bear McCreary and Rufus Wainwright.

Even better: Bear McCreary himself will be at Booth 1934 on Friday at 12:30pm to sign recordings. The first 50 folks who purchase one of Bear’s recordings (we’ll have his album The Singularity, as well as Rings of Power Season 2 soundtrack recordings) at the booth before Friday 12:30 get a guaranteed spot in the signing line — so come early, buy your vinyl, and leave it safely in your hotel room until showtime (pro tip: just bring the cover).

Derry dol! Ring a dong dillo! Or in the language of the music press: this one’s going platinum in Bree.

Find Your Fit

The shirts are hand silkscreened, so know your size before you sprint to the booth Wednesday.

Unisex Tee — Bella Canvas 3001

A soft, retail-fit unisex tee in premium Airlume combed ring-spun cotton/poly. Heads up: this cut runs slimmer than an old-school boxy tee — if you like a relaxed fit, size up one.

SizeChest Width (laid flat)Body Length
XS16.5″27″
S18″28″
M20″29″
L22″30″
XL24″31″
2XL26″32″
3XL28″33″

Measured flat: width is armpit to armpit; length is from the highest point of the shoulder to the bottom hem.

Women’s Dolman Scoop Neck — Next Level 1560

Lightweight 60/40 cotton/poly jersey with a flowy, relaxed dolman cut, scoop neck, and curved hem. Goldberry-approved for twirling.

SizeBody Width (laid flat)Body Length
XS17.75″25″
S18.75″25.5″
M19.75″26″
L20.75″26.5″
XL22.25″27″
2XL23.75″27.5″
3XL25.25″28″

The dolman is designed to drape loose through the body with wide, flowy sleeves — it’s meant to move like river-weed in a current, not fit like a rock tee from the merch tent.

The Setlist (Booth 1934 Edition)

  • Wednesday Preview Night: Limited edition B&W variant shirt — one night only
  • All weekend: Merry Dol, River-daughter shirts, $30, in unisex and dolman cuts
  • All weekend: Vinyl & CDs of The Singularity and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 soundtrack
  • Friday 12:30pm: Bear McCreary signing (buy a recording before Friday 12:30 for a guaranteed line ticket)

Loudest couple in the Old Forest, captured in silkscreen and on vinyl. ‘Now let the fun begin! Let us sing together!’ ‘We’ll be waiting for you’ – all you have to do is show up.

DONT STOP until you find Booth 1934. Hey dol! Merry dol!

Middle-earth is calling once again as Magic: The Gathering returns to the world of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien with the all-new The Hobbit set! Arriving on August 14, this highly anticipated release brings Bilbo Baggins’ unforgettable adventure to the tabletop, giving players and collectors a chance to experience one of fantasy’s greatest stories through Magic’s iconic cards.

Continue reading “Collecting The Precious – Magic The Gathering The Hobbit set details”

One of the standout exclusives from Dark Horse Direct at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 is a clever twist on one of the most beloved heroes in Tolkien’s legendarium. The Invisible Bilbo Baggins vinyl figure, inspired by the classic 1977 animated The Hobbit, takes the previously released Bilbo figure and transforms him into the moment every fan remembers—after slipping on the One Ring. Cast in clear vinyl to recreate Bilbo’s invisibility, this exclusive beautifully captures one of the film’s most iconic scenes while paying tribute to the animated classic that introduced countless fans to Middle-earth.

Continue reading “Collecting The Precious – Dark Horse Direct’s 2026 San Diego Comic-Con Invisible Bilbo Baggins Exclusive”