David T. Wenzel

David Wenzel self-portrait
David Wenzel self-portrait

David Thorn Wenzel is an American illustrator of comics and children's books. He is best known, perhaps, for his graphic novel visualization of The Hobbit.

History

Wenzel was born in upstate New York in 1950. In his junior year (1971), he held a Tolkien art exhibition ("a hobbit exhibition") in Joeseloff Gallery. He graduated from the Hartford Art School.

On 18 May 2025, Wenzel stated in an Instagram post that the expanded edition of the graphic novel includes "40 new paintings for the story and a back section with additional artwork and notes on" his creative process.

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