How long will LOTR be? what would you like...

The movie´ll need a comic relif, but it could be achieved following the books way: sharing out the comic lines between different characters: Pippin, Merry, Sam, Barlyman, Treebeard... and also Gimli. Gimli has some funny lines in the books but he has also a number of the best treasures of LOTR, IMHO. Anyway, i admit it´d be a valid resource if Jackson decide to make a comic Gimli. No problem. My point was only that i think (in spite of Eruve´s comments) that a comic Gimli will change the way for aproaching to this character for new generations. Eruve: my personal experience about the cartoons. I have seen no Tolkien based cartoon. I havev read no Tolkien based comic. Not that i´m against them, but i haven´t had the chance (and i havent look for that chance). Well, to the point: past december 31 i saw 5 minutes of the cartoon at TV and i recall that Legolas had pointed ears! I have never thought that elves could have pointed ears (that´s why i began that thread). I think all of you have seen the comics or the cartoons, and obviously they have influenced you. Better? Worse? I don´t know. But cartoons have altered LOTR in some points for those who have seen them.