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Post by brutalis on May 9, 2017 8:10:34 GMT -5
 Part 2 shows the science fiction side of ERB with genetics experiments & apes becoming human & men becoming apelike. Kubert does a faithful adaption. I think he really outdid himself adapting ERB's novels. His multipart stories were the best. Kubert's art continues to astound. His women were beautiful. The scientist was hideous. His art tells the story even if there was no dialog. I felt his art was even better with the every other month schedule.   Now that is a splash page that draws you in and makes you have to read the story! Extra time helped Kubert loosen up his art i believe. He wasn't as limited by the time restraint of a monthly and he could let the work flow so much more freely and probably had the opportunity to rethink and redraw panels or the pages between thumbnails and finishing. You can tell that he was always giving great thought in how to tell the story and figure placement within the panels providing a natural movement for the eyes of the reader to follow. |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 20:01:42 GMT -5
 As the castle burns around him Tarzan remains calm...the apes revolt trapping the hideous scientist. Tarzan manages to escape the inferno rescuing the scientist also. They escape to a cabin where one of the scientist's loyal subjects help them fight back against the apes that revolted. But Tarzan discovers Rhonda has been kidnapped by one of the apes. The ape has run into the surrounding jungle with Rhonda. There they encounter the failed experiments of the scientist. The ape is killed & Rhonda is taken by a beast man & his mate. Tarzan arrives to rescue her & the issue ends with the beast man about to attack Tarzan. |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 20:08:49 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 20:24:47 GMT -5
Wow! What a roller coaster ride! The issue opens with Tarzan remaining calm as the castle burns around him. And it ends with Tarzan about to fight someone who may be his equal. Kubert nails this adaption of ERB's Lion Man. Tarzan is heroic & cool under pressure. The villain is evil. He has destroyed so many lives. Kubert's art is beautiful. From the outstanding splash page to the last page cliffhanger. The action is portrayed well. The villain is hideous. The beast man looks to be Tarzan's equal (at least physically). Can't wait for the conclusion! Kubert is a master storyteller who never had a decline in talent. I recently re-read his last Tor story from 2008 & it was amazing. Sample page:  |
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2017 12:26:21 GMT -5
 Tarzan distracts the beast man & his mate to allow Rhonda to get away. He then leads them on a chase then turns & fights the beast man. He goes back & rescues Rhonda & Balza (the beast man's mate) goes back with Tarzan. They return to the camp & the crew still thinking Tarzan is Stanley finish the movie. Tarzan's feats become the focus of the movie. Before going home Tarzan goes to the hospital to return Stanley to his crew. However Stanley never recovered & has died. Tarzan puts Stanley's body in his tent & the crew thinks he died in his sleep. Balza likes her new life & leaves with the crew as they pack up to return to Hollywood. Tarzan watches them leave from high up in the trees. |
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2017 12:39:35 GMT -5
The Conclusion of the Lion Man.
Kubert wraps up the story line with finesse. I can't emphasize enough how many in the professional comics world say Kubert was a master storyteller & this body of work on Tarzan was sheer creative genius.
Next: Kubert's last issue as artist before turning over the art duties to others.
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Post by MDG on May 16, 2017 14:22:07 GMT -5
Next: Kubert's last issue as artist before turning over the art duties to others.
Too bad--I only read a couple of these that I picked up cheap, but the images you've been sharing consistently show what an outstanding storyteller and artist Kubert was. |
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2017 15:03:09 GMT -5
Next: Kubert's last issue as artist before turning over the art duties to others.
Too bad--I only read a couple of these that I picked up cheap, but the images you've been sharing consistently show what an outstanding storyteller and artist Kubert was. One of the reasons I wanted to review this run. After Kubert's final issue as artist I will summarize the rest of the stories he wrote thru #249. Then wrap up this thread with a quick comment or two on the rest of DC's Tarzan that ended with #258 (by Conway & JL Garcia Lopez).
Then in 2018 Marvels' Tarzan by Roy Thomas & John Buscema.
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Post by brutalis on May 16, 2017 16:01:25 GMT -5
Too bad--I only read a couple of these that I picked up cheap, but the images you've been sharing consistently show what an outstanding storyteller and artist Kubert was. One of the reasons I wanted to review this run. After Kubert's final issue as artist I will summarize the rest of the stories he wrote thru #249. Then wrap up this thread with a quick comment or two on the rest of DC's Tarzan that ended with #258 (by Conway & JL Garcia Lopez).
Then in 2018 Marvels' Tarzan by Roy Thomas & John Buscema.
Looking forward to your reviews through issue 258 Michael James as i have never seen any of those issues. Something new to explore with online shopping since none of the local shops here seem to carry any of these in back issues. Either they are that wonderful and great so everybody holds onto their own copies or they are that sad and poor so low in sales that there aren't many to be found?!? |
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2017 16:12:46 GMT -5
One of the reasons I wanted to review this run. After Kubert's final issue as artist I will summarize the rest of the stories he wrote thru #249. Then wrap up this thread with a quick comment or two on the rest of DC's Tarzan that ended with #258 (by Conway & JL Garcia Lopez).
Then in 2018 Marvels' Tarzan by Roy Thomas & John Buscema.
Looking forward to your reviews through issue 258 Michael James as i have never seen any of those issues. Something new to explore with online shopping since none of the local shops here seem to carry any of these in back issues. Either they are that wonderful and great so everybody holds onto their own copies or they are that sad and poor so low in sales that there aren't many to be found?!? I hope you are not disappointed. They are going to be very brief. |
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Post by brutalis on May 16, 2017 17:06:36 GMT -5
Looking forward to your reviews through issue 258 Michael James as i have never seen any of those issues. Something new to explore with online shopping since none of the local shops here seem to carry any of these in back issues. Either they are that wonderful and great so everybody holds onto their own copies or they are that sad and poor so low in sales that there aren't many to be found?!? I hope you are not disappointed. They are going to be very brief. Just interested in your thoughts and comments on art. Kubert was going great guns at adapting ERB so i figure any which he wrote will be worthwhile. My own curiosity over the later since very little has been shown or written about them that i am aware of. Some very good covers i know from looking through Mike's Amazing World but that about sums up my knowledge of them. |
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2017 20:50:23 GMT -5
 Jose Luis Garcia Lopez' art from Tarzan #250. More "polished" than Kubert. Different styles but still beautiful. IMO Conway's script was too "elegant" & lacked the rawness of Kubert's scripts. |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 21:50:03 GMT -5
 As Tarzan eats in the trees a plane crashes in the jungle. Tarzan rescues the passengers. The woman tells Tarzan that they are looking for a magic herb that will save her brother's life. After much arguing Tarzan reluctantly leads them to a hidden valley. There they are captured by a race of lizard people. The couple lie to the lizard people about Tarzan wanting to steal their food. The 3 of them are placed on a rock in the middle of a boiling lake. Tarzan asks the couple why they lied back with the lizard people. They confess they are not siblings but lovers & they want to steal the herb to make millions. Then a huge beast springs from the water & Tarzan kills it. The lizard people set them free because Tarzan has slain "Kanar of the Steaming Lake". The lizard people give the couple the magic herb & the 3 of them leave the valley. The couple manage to get away from Tarzan & eat the herb transforming them into lizard people! |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 22:02:27 GMT -5
 This was Kubert's last issue as artist. And it was beautiful. The hidden valley. The lizard people. The plane crash. Raw. Primal. Exploding with power. Just. Freaking. Perfect. So why did Kubert turn over art duties to others? Several reasons. With the next issue #236 Tarzan would go back to a normal sized monthly format. He also had a chance to publish his own character Tor at DC in 2 months. It would be mostly reprints but it was his chance to get his own creation seen that had not been published in 20 years (ironically it would be another 20 years before Tor was published again at Marvel). |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 22:09:31 GMT -5
 Script & layouts by Kubert. Pencils & inks by Franc Reyes.   As you can see Reyes had a similar style to Kubert. And I kept reading Tarzan because Kubert was scripting & Reyes' art was good but definitely not as great as Kubert's art. |
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