Reproduced from the Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. He was as adept with telling Tarzan tales in contemporary Africa as he was setting Ape Man stories in dinosaur-infested Pal-ul-don.” His beautiful art is so captivating that it’s easy to understand how it might overshadow his scripts. He may also be one of the most underrated writers in comics. In his introduction to Volume One, William Stout writes, “Russ Manning was a natural storyteller. Manning put together a dream team of assistants in this historic endeavor, including future comics greats Dave Stevens, William Stout, and Mike Royer, creating one of the most loaded rosters in comics history, and a perfect opportunity for new fans to discover the adventures of Viscount Greystoke. Fans will be treated to the first-ever collection of a historic turning point in Tarzan history: when Russ Manning was handpicked by the Burroughs estate to return the strip to its creator’s original vision. The series of hardcover volumes will commence May 29th with Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips, Vol. “Russ Manning’s Tarzan run is one of the real highlights of the modern age of adventure strips and we are extremely excited to be the home of its long-anticipated return to print.” “The addition of Tarzan to the Library of American Comics amplifies even further that the imprint is the premier archival home for comic strip reprints and collections,” says IDW’s President and Chief Operating Officer Greg Goldstein. The first three volumes will chronologically collect all of Manning’s daily black & white and full-color Sunday strips from 1967 to 1974, while the fourth volume will collect the remaining Sunday strips, which Manning continued to do until 1979. San Diego, CA (February 8, 2013) – IDW Publishing is proud to announce that the Library of American Comics will be collecting comics legend Russ Manning’s classic run with Edgar Rice Burroughs’ King of the Jungle in 2013! TARZAN: THE COMPLETE RUSS MANNING NEWSPAPER STRIPS is a four-volume series. This Artist Edition collects six complete stories by Kubert, including the four-part classic, Tarzan of the Apes-the defining story of young Lord Greystoke being orphaned in the African jungle and adopted by the she-ape Kala, and grows to manhood to become Tarzan, lord of the jungle. But of all these exceptional artistic achievements one stands out: his remarkable adaption of ERB’s Tarzan. Highlights of his career include work on Hawkman, Enemy Ace, Tor, Sgt. Throughout all those years his hallmarks have been a mastery of sequential storytelling and exceptionally fine drawing. His career in comics lasted nearly 70 years. Joe Kubert was one of the most acclaimed comic artists ever. NOTE: $50 from each sale of the limited edition will be donated to the newly established Joe Kubert Scholarship fund at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon Art.Ĭelebrate the 100th anniversary of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ most enduring creation, Tarzan of the Apes! This edition is limited to 181 copies only and is strictly available to one per customer only. This limited edition features a bound in signature plate that has been signed, numbered, and remarqued by Joe Kubert, each with an original head sketch. Read Ryan Harvey’s full retrsopective Here! Sullos - and I had an appointment to come out to the offices and have lunch with him and Cathy Wilbanks, the company archivist and executive assistant. Another call later - and a half-hour of quality fan talk with Mr. Sullos Jr., and gave me his cell phone number. A pleasant-sounding woman answered the phone, and after I provided her only a sentence of explanation (ERB fan, live in L.A., would like to write something about the company for an online magazine), she cheerfully told me to call the president of the company, James J. I looked up the company’s website, found a phone number, and gave the office a call, wondering what might come of it. But it wasn’t until after working for three years writing numerous articles about Burroughs’s books and movies based on them that I realized the opportunity in plain sight - actually, over the hill. I knew the office was there that part of the Valley didn’t get the name “Tarzana” by accident. I’ve lived in Los Angeles since I was four, became a fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs in my teens, but never thought about taking the jaunt on the I-405 into the Valley to visit the office of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. In the waning days of March 2013, I made a trip I should’ve taken years before.
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