Tarzan of the Apes (Classic Novel & New Movie!) by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs
I have loved Tarzan since I was a kid. Of course, what gay guy wouldn't love a handsome, muscular superhero running around in just a loincloth? :)
In the early 1970s, DC Comics got
the rights to publish comic books about Tarzan and his son, Korak. I
read many of them. I remember that Joe Kubert was the artist (and he
since opened a school for artists).
DC Comics' Tarzan
In the late 1970s, Marvel Comics took
on Tarzan, but I didn't read many of them. I thought DC Comics did the
character better. Regardless, the one thing I NEVER read was the
original novel "Tarzan of the Apes" by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Marvel Comics' Tarzan
So, this year, over 40 years later, I FINALLY read the original novel! Wow. It was GREAT. It's a classic that everyone should read. FAST FACT - Tarzan was first published in 1912 in a magazine. In 1914 it was first published as a novel. I also learned that there were 25 sequels!
WHO IS HE? Tarzan is the son of a British lord and lady who were marooned on the Atlantic coast of Africa by mutineers.
When Tarzan was only an infant, his mother died, and his father was
killed by Kerchak, leader of the ape tribe by whom Tarzan was adopted... and raised.
The Legend of Tarzan - In theaters now!
NEW MOVIE! -Coincidentally, there's a NEW film called "the Legend of Tarzan" out this week. We want to see it. Just look at the poster here! :)
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