Mego Dream! Tarzan On The Planet Of The Apes

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Tarzan's no stranger to living with apes, but a new crossover between Dark Horse Comics and BOOM! Studios will introduce him to a new world of talking primates in "Tarzan On The Planet Of The Apes."

Announced today at Emerald City Comicon, the five-issue series, co-written by Tim Seeley and David F. Walker with art by Fernando Dagnino, features two properties with quite a bit in common. Both have roots in classic books thanks to authors Edgar Rice Burroughs and Pierre Boulle, and both have lived on in a variety of other media offerings ranging from television and film to comics and video games.

This September, the two franchises collide in a new world that finds Tarzan raised by "Planet of the Apes" mainstays Zira and Cornelius alongside their biological son Milo -- and that's just where the story begins. CBR News have the first interview with Walker and Seeley about the project, and why these two franchises work so well together.

to read more go to:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/eccc-exclusive-walker-seeley-dagnino-swing-into-tarzan-on-the-planet-of-the-apes

[kinostadt]

I haven't bought any new comics in several years, but I plan on buying this title.

[palitoy]

This seems almost made for me.

[monitor_ep]

One has to wander why this took so long to come out and it looksl like somebody already had this in mind (pic found on flickriver)

[hedrap]

Wow.

Remember that "is Tarzan relevant" thread? This is what I proposed as a PoTA movie sequel.

I'm gonna have to read this now.

[PNGwynne]

Drool.

[Bruce Banner]

Yes indeed, I shall be reading this.

[warlock664]

One has to wander why this took so long to come out and it looksl like somebody already had this in mind (pic found on flickriver)

From that pic, I can see a sequel is already in the works: The Penguin and Riddler on the Planet of the Apes !

[Godzilla]

Yeah that's hard to say no to.

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Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes #1 (of 5)
Tim Seeley (W), David Walker (W), Fernando Dagnino (A), Sandra Molina (C), and Duncan Fegredo (Cover)
On sale Sept 28
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
Raised as brothers but separated by slave traders, Tarzan and his ape brother Caesar reunite when the war between man and ape takes them from the jungles of Africa to the center of the earth.
• From the writers of Revival and Power Man and Iron Fist!
• A co-publication with Boom! Studios!

[TrekStar]

Another nice comic crossover, I enjoyed Trek on the POTA which many people were wanting to see, and now
we get Tarzan which makes this a must buy for me, the art work is fantastic too.

[kingdom warrior]

Soooooooooooooooo getting this!

[emeraldknight47]

Now all we need is a crossover between POTA and BATMAN 66 and I think geeks hearts would implode. As curious as Batman might find talking primates, imagine how much more curious the apes would find a human dressing as a bat...

[monitor_ep]

Oh man I could see Batman 66 going up against the Gorilla Crime Boss as the tie into POTA.

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If you have a little over 9hrs you can listen to the original book on audio of Tarzan of the Apes.

TARZAN OF THE APES by Edgar Rice Burroughs - FULL AudioBook | GreatestAudioBooks.com - Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine All-Story Magazine in October, 1912; the first book edition was published in 1914. The character was so popular that Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s with two dozen sequels.

The novel tells the story of John Clayton, born in the western coastal jungles of equatorial Africa to a marooned couple from England, John and Alice (Rutherford) Clayton, Lord and Lady Greystoke. Adopted as an infant by the she-ape Kala after his parents died (his father is killed by the savage king ape Kerchak), Clayton is named "Tarzan" ("White Skin" in the ape language) and raised in ignorance of his human heritage.

Feeling alienated from his peers due to their physical differences, he discovers his true parents' cabin, where he first learns of others like himself in their books, with which he eventually teaches himself to read.

On his return from one visit to the cabin, he is attacked by a huge gorilla which he manages to kill with his father's knife, although he is terribly wounded in the struggle. As he grows up, Tarzan becomes a skilled hunter, gradually arousing the jealousy of Kerchak, the ape leader.

Later, an African tribe settles in the area, and Kala is killed by one of its hunters. Avenging himself on the killer, Tarzan begins an antagonistic relationship with the tribe, raiding its village for weapons and practicing cruel pranks on them. They, in turn, regard him as an evil spirit and attempt to placate him.

The twelve short stories Burroughs wrote later and collected as Jungle Tales of Tarzan occur in the period immediately following the arrival of the natives, the killing of Kala, and Tarzan's vengeance.

Finally Tarzan has amassed so much credit among the apes of the tribe that the envious Kerchak at last attacks him. In the ensuing battle Tarzan kills Kerchak and takes his place as "king" of the apes.

Subsequently, a new party of whites is marooned on the coast, including Jane Porter, the first white woman Tarzan has ever seen. Tarzan's cousin, William Cecil Clayton, unwitting usurper of the ape man's ancestral English estate, is also among the party. Tarzan spies on the newcomers, aids them, and saves Jane from the perils of the jungle. Absent when they are rescued, he is introduced further into the mysteries of civilization by French Naval Officer Paul D'Arnot, whom he saves from the natives. D'Arnot teaches Tarzan French and how to behave among white men, as well as serving as his guide to the nearest colonial outposts.

Ultimately, Tarzan travels to Jane's native Baltimore, Maryland only to find that she is now in the woods of Wisconsin. Tarzan finally meets Jane in Wisconsin where they renew their acquaintance and he learns the bitter news that she has become engaged to William Clayton. Meanwhile, clues from his parents' cabin have enabled D'Arnot to prove Tarzan's true identity. Instead of claiming his inheritance, Tarzan chooses to conceal his identity and renounce his heritage for the sake of Jane's happiness.