Illustrating a Fellowship: Depicting Lewis and Tolkien’s Contrasting Visions, with John Hendrix

How can we encounter in a new way both the friendship and the ideas of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, two men who did so much to shape our imaginations? Their shared commitments fostered a deep connection between them. Yet their visions were also in tension – Lewis driven by the concept of mythos, and Tolkien by logos. How can our own imaginations be fired by the story of this complex fellowship?

John Hendrix has done so in an innovative way through a graphic novel biography, The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien. With an extraordinary blend of visual art and text, he brings these men and their world-shaping ideas to life.

Join us on Friday, January 16 at 1:30 ET for an Online Conversation with John Hendrix.

John Hendrix is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, and chair of the MFA Illustration and Visual Culture program in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. His books include The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler, called a Best Book of 2018 by NPR, Drawing Is Magic: Discovering Yourself in a Sketchbook, The Holy Ghost: A Spirited Comic, Miracle Man: The Story of Jesus, and many others. His award-winning illustrations have also appeared on book jackets, newspapers, and magazines all over the world.