Debut: The Hobbit (1937)

Submitted by Rebel Scum. Art by aeiouko. Writing by Zenith.

The Gray Pilgrim

"YOU... SHALL NOT PASS!"

A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to... which is why GANDALF THE GREY manifests himself in THE STRANGE ALTERNATIVE LEADER TOURNAMENT! After guiding The Fellowship through the misty moors of Middle-Earth, the One Ring to Rule Them All had gone missing, and The Grey Pilgrim has decided to enter the tournament after sensing some evil magic coming from within the confines of this restaurant. Now, he keeps a watchful eye whilst also in pursuit of the crown so that it does not fall into the wrong hands. Darkness beware, for anyone who crosses the wandering wizard SHALL! NOT! PASS!

Gandalf's sources include...

• The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, & book-to-film adaptations

(The Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit, the Road Goes Ever On, Taking the Hobbits to Isengard)

(Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, The Great Gatsby, The Godfather)

• Medieval & high fantasy media

(Some Kind of Magic, Strange Magic, The Magic Number)

• Eurodance genre

(SunStroke Project, The Vengaboys, Scatman John, Eiffel 65)

• Magic/magic users & rebirth

(Some Kind of Magic, 24K Magic, Get Lucky, Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’)