Some folks watch The Lord of the Rings once a year. Others learn Elvish. And then there are the true legends—the artists who love it so much, they make entire comics just to poke fun at it.

The ring at the center of The Lord of the Rings, the classic fantasy epic by J.R.R. Tolkien, may have been inspired by an ancient Roman artifact currently on display in a Tudor mansion in England.

All these years later, it appears that Warner Bros. is preparing to make the same mistake by developing The Lord of the Rings ...