Why would people spend good money to have my pants?
Lord of the Rings is a good thing for us because it opened the door for the genre in general. Ursula Le Guin's stories are very different from Lord of the Rings.
I read the comics long before I was ever involved with the films.
Style is a reflection of your attitude and your personality.
The genre of fantasy is about magic and occult characters.
Comic books and The Chronicles of Narnia. My mother used to read those to me and my twin brother growing up.