Tarzan Books

Wonderful story, I lve it. The fact that every one knows who Tarzan is speaks to the greatness of this tale.

Like the Title asks, why are these books(Leonaur Ltd)so expensive? The rest of the titles are closer to $30 or more???

I'd like to get the series again as I read them growing up, but this seems a bit too high imo

Maybe I'm just cheap ;)

Great stories by a fantastic author though! (i rated the series 5 stars not the price)

Regards,

SW

The collection was nominated in the Harvey Awards for Best Writer the year it was published. The artists Roucher and Manoukian went above and beyond the call on the pages they produced. Since the artists live in Paris, they walked the route from the Moulin Rouge to the Opera House and reproduced the actual street views in their art. The final backdrop in the Opera is a reproduction of an antique backdrop that is still in existence today. Even the magazines appearing in the newsstands are actual period publications. For each of the stories I researched a half dozen books on both the period and the people I feature in the stories. Many of the character anecdotes are true. A lot of care went into every detail of the production of this beautifully written, drawn and designed collection.

I just picked up a collection of collected Tarzan insertion stories. Set in some of the blank spaces of Tarzan's history, Tarzan runs into some very interesting characters.

In the first story, Tarzan is taken to the Paris opera where he runs afoul of a character known as the Phantom of the Opera. With Tarzan's intervention this classic tale ends on a much more hopeful note.

In the second adventure, Tarzan is joined by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Nikola Tessla and Thomas Edison. The characters are involved in an adventure involving a mad monk and an old book. The book is the diary of Baron Frankenstein and the monk is his creation. In the end Tarzan prevents any further dabbling in creating life and tells the creature of Pellucidar where he will be able to fit in.

The final story in the collection has Tarzan and a zoo gorilla track down the fiend that calls itself Mr. Hyde. This is probably the best written of the three tales as it gives some very interesting insights into the characters of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

This book reprints the middle of Kurbert's DC run on Tarzan. Dark Horse does an excellent job on the reproductions of these classic comics. They do not use glossy paper, but a paper akin to that used in the DC archives, which gives a much closer look to the original comics, and avoids that awful sheen that does a disservice to the original art. The reprint colorist also does a very good job.

This collection includes a story that Kubert did with Hal Foster, and it is interesting to compare the two masters, tho stylistically they are different, but who cares, it's a rare thing to see Foster and Kubert side-by-side. The collection includes Kubert's adaptation of "The Return of Tarzan," which he did an excellent job on. I almost like it better than the novel. Kubert's work on Tarzan is good solid adventure story telling, not to deep thematically, but more literate than most action comics, and his plots avoid illogical turns. His stories are well paced, well structured, have no gaping holes, balance action and idyllic nature scenes, are peppered with beautiful women, and are full of realistically drawn exotic animals.

Kubert writes an informative introduction to this volume. Kubert reveals that while he was working on Tarzan he was taking figure drawing classes, so he could sharpen his skills. The figure work on Tarzan was a highlight of the comic, especially the way he used hatch marks to shape musculature. And no one can draw a jungle as lush as Kubert. The scenery is almost magical - the trees are living behemoths. Kubert made it seem completely plausible that Tarzan could travel in the trees much faster than a person could walk on the ground, and yet never lost the flavor of realism that the strip needed to stay vibrant. The upper story of the forest that Kubert illustrates is a complex world with a strong latticework of massive tree trunks and limbs.

Kubert's use of blacks is impressive, and adds to the lushness of the design. His trees seem alive because of the use of blacks. Dark Horse realizes the importance of having a deep, rich black tone for Joe's work, and they provide in their reproductions by using a rich black ink. Kubert also is highly imaginative in his design of the lost city of Opar, and in fact, in all the lost cities that come up in the Tarzan comics, with a good mix of classic ancient austerity and ornate details.

All three of Dark Horse's volumes feature good reproductions and informative Introductions, containing incredible work by Kubert, some fine yeoman work by Frank Thorne, and interesting guests like Hal Foster and Burne Hogarth. I highly recommend all of these volumes.

The second volume collecting the Tarzan comics of Joe Kubert reprints issues 215 - 224 of the run originally published by National Periodical Publications AKA DC Comics. Although DC comics is never named and even the DC logo has been removed off the cover reprints. The legendary Joe Kubert not only drew the books, but he wrote, edited, and even lettered most of them himself...talk about a one man band! Kubert was born to draw Tarzan. Clearly his earlier work on Hawkman in the golden age showed be had the technique to handle high adventure and action and he doesn't disappoint. His distinctive, fluid style lends itself to Tarzan's power and grace. As mentioned, Kubert illustrated all of the stories in this collection with the exception of issue number 216 that was handled by Frank Thorne, best known for his work on Marvel's Red Sonja.

The highlight of this book is the five part adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' story, "The Return of Tarzan." This was Burroughs' second Tarzan novel that first saw print way back in 1915 in the pages of New Story Magazine. This global-spanning adventure stretches from Paris, to Algeria and back to Africa where Tarzan has to rescue Jane from the primitives of the Lost City of Opar. Kubert's adaptation was very faithful to the original story.

Other stories in this volume include:

"The Mine", where Tarzan encounters a group of slavers who are forcing the natives to work in mines against their will. Tarzan demands the slaves be freed but soon he's overwhelmed and finds himself trapped in the mines with the rest of the slaves and has to lead them on a harrowing escape.

In "The Renegades" a group of white men disguise themselves as African natives to stage a brutal attack on a missionary hospital to steal supplies. The men are treasure hunters out to loot the tomb of a lost city and Tarzan is out for revenge. "Renegades" contains some Indiana Jones type elements in a story that was written many years before "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was release.

"The Trophy" finds a wealthy big game hunter who journeys to Africa to appease his boredom. He recklessly hunts and kills several animals and then sets his sights on Tarzan's black lion companion Numa. But Tarzan soon turns the tables and the hunter becomes the hunted.

Kubert provides an introduction to the book and gives the reader some valuable insight into the development of the stories. The book also provides a brief biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Outstanding work! This is the essence of pure adventurism and one of literature's most beloved characters. Many thanks go to Dark Horse Comics for keeping this material in print for a new generation of fans to enjoy.

Reviewed by Tim Janson

This collection is what motivated me to buy the Kindle in the first place. I grew up a fan of ERB...read many of his books as an early teenager. How wonderful it is to have all these great books in a single device. MobileReference is doing a great service...I have bought several of their collections. How nice it is to have easy access to hundreds of books for a very low cost. My favorite, of course, is this ERB collection. I wish they would put together collections of more writers, including Asimov, Robert E Howard, etc.

Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Huge collection. (40 Works) FREE Author's biography and stories in the trial version.

A comprehensive collection of works by Edgar Rice Burroughs - Tarzan's creator.

This is a 36 page fan magazine dedicated to the life and works of Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Contents of Issue 32 include: 1. "A Crowing Achievement: "Tarzan and the Golden Lion" by David A. Adams 2. Theories Come and Theories Go: Literary Theories by Phillip R. Burger 3. Tarzan the Ultimate Woodsman by Jed Fox 4. Picture of Tarzan and the Golden Lion by Boris Vallejo 5. Tarzan's Missing Cheetah by Richard G. Van Gelder 6. An Interview with Tom Yeates by Dennis Wilcutt 7. "Tarzan and the Golden Lion" movie poster 8. Bibliopgraher's Corner by Septimus Favonius 9. Letters to the Editor.

I always enjoyed Tarzan running around the jungle etc etc but when he made his way "back into a land time forgot" in the Pellucidar series of tales at the earth's core fighting dinos and sabertooths and mastodons and cavedudes -- well, heck! How cool was that! So get the series of tales here all together.

This is Holtsmark's classic work on ERB and a very desirable book indeed for all fans of Tarzan, John Carter, or students of popular culture. It is one of the few scholarly studies of Tarzan around, yet is an extremely entertaining read. This study is filled with insights as well as providing a brief overview of ERB's life and work.

For any fan of Tarzan, John Carter of Mars, Venus series, Pellucidar, even Westerns, and many more, this biography of the creator of all of the above, is a must have and a must read!!! I discovered Tarzan and John Carter in the 60s when paperback editions were readily available. Add to that replays of old movies on TV (Tarzan - Johnny Weissmuller, Buster Crabbe, and the rest) and the creation of a fan was in the making. This reprint of the 1967 (The Big Swingers) makes this enthralling look at the life and times of Edgar Rice Burroughs available for the first time in too many years. Now, old and "new" fans alike can marvel at the fullness of this work. I can't praise it enough for allowing this "older" fan to relive the memories of cinema, television, and books that enchanted me as a youngster. For fans and followers, young and old, this book is an absolute essential for your library.

With beautiful Russ Manning art, an exotic prehistoric setting, and a non-stop action plot that never slows down, Tarzan in the Land that Time Forgot is one of the best Tarzan comics ever. Edgar Rice Burroughs never took Tarzan to Caspak, but if he had, the results might have been a lot like this story. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and recommend it to anyone who likes adventure.

I had heard of Tarzan Brown when I was young. He seemed a mysterious character, with not much known about him. I enjoyed learning about him, what a really great runner he was in a time when 100 runners in a race was a lot. The author interviewed many of those who knew him, including his wife, and gives an idea what it must have been like to be a Narragansett Indian in those days.

For anyone who loves the freedom of running (which Tarzan did), and is interested in life in New England 70 years ago, this book is a real find. You will also learn more about Johnny Kelley (the elder), Clarence DeMar, Les Pawson, Bricklayer Kennedy, etc. This was a time when money was scarce, and runners had to be amateurs- Tarzan once won a refrigerator in a race, but he had no electricity so gave it away. At one point he won 17 races in a row; at his peak he was brilliant. He won consecutive marathons over a 2-day period, taking a night train from NY to NH to get to the 2nd one. Tarzan had quite a spirit, and I thank the author for his painstaking research.