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Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips Volume 1 (1967-1969) : Manning, Russ, Manning, Russ: desertcart.co.uk: Books Review: Perfect! - I will keep this very short although i would like to tell much but look at the other reviews (from desertcart com) and you know enough. Its a book on which i have been waiting many, many years and its perfect. All fans of comics, Tarzan, Russ Manning and those who want to see, learn how a master did it: buy this book! :-) And offcourse the three which will follow. I am very happy i did get the book before the date desertcart said it would be sold (i live in the Netherlands). Hopefully everyone will get to see this beautiful book of art.. (i have add some pictures to give an idea how it looks) Review: BUNDOLO (for this book!) - I hesitated for quite some time before ordering this item. The description isn't very informative, not giving details of colour pages etc. However I am so glad that I did buy this book. The quality is faultless, there are colour pages (all the 'Sunday Pages' are printed in colour, plus many of the 'Forward' section). William Stout writes an enjoyable introduction. The landscape format (8 7/8" x 11 3/8" - with a 1 3/8" spine) makes for comfortable reproduction, and reading. There is even a marker ribbon, to keep your page. Looking forward to the next issues.
| Customer reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (81) |
| Dimensions | 21.34 x 3.56 x 28.96 cm |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN-10 | 1613776942 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1613776940 |
| Item weight | 1.68 kg |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 288 pages |
| Publication date | 18 Jun. 2013 |
| Publisher | IDW Publishing |
| Reading age | 16 years and up |
E**L
Perfect!
I will keep this very short although i would like to tell much but look at the other reviews (from Amazon com) and you know enough. Its a book on which i have been waiting many, many years and its perfect. All fans of comics, Tarzan, Russ Manning and those who want to see, learn how a master did it: buy this book! :-) And offcourse the three which will follow. I am very happy i did get the book before the date Amazon said it would be sold (i live in the Netherlands). Hopefully everyone will get to see this beautiful book of art.. (i have add some pictures to give an idea how it looks)
4**T
BUNDOLO (for this book!)
I hesitated for quite some time before ordering this item. The description isn't very informative, not giving details of colour pages etc. However I am so glad that I did buy this book. The quality is faultless, there are colour pages (all the 'Sunday Pages' are printed in colour, plus many of the 'Forward' section). William Stout writes an enjoyable introduction. The landscape format (8 7/8" x 11 3/8" - with a 1 3/8" spine) makes for comfortable reproduction, and reading. There is even a marker ribbon, to keep your page. Looking forward to the next issues.
N**E
The Great Russ Manning
A wonderful book, a truly fine example of this artist beautiful art!!! Buy the colour archives from Dark Horse as well! Can't wait for. Volume 2!!!!!
H**N
Best Comic Rprint in Years.
I have waited for the Russ Manning Tarzan Reprints for a long time. Thanks to IDW for reprinting both the Daili`es and Sundays.
R**A
Five Stars
All perfect.
J**I
Five Stars
Awesome.
H**T
You Jane!
This arrived promptly, looked great and was all round fab...unfortunately I had to return it as it was a present, and the recipient had just bought it for themselves.....
M**N
Sonntagsnachmittags hallten die patentierten weissmullerschen Tarzanschreie durch unsere Siedlung, fĂŒr die entnervten Nachbarn sicherer Anhalt dafĂŒr, dass es schon fĂŒnf Uhr durch war - von 17.00 Uhr sprach damals niemand - und der Tarzanfilm zu Ende. Ganz klar, Tarzan war einer der unseren, sonnengebrĂ€unt und mit nackten Beinen, auch wenn wir statt des Lendenschurzes kurze Hosen trugen (im ĂŒbelsten Fall selbstgestrickte). Was stellten sich die Nachbarn, allen voran Frau Schulz, nur so an? Wenn Tarzan nach dem Erwachen seinen Schrei ausstieĂ, wurde doch schlieĂlich auch der ganze Dschungel geweckt? Die Filme waren eine intellektuelle Herausforderung fĂŒr mich als des Schreibens gerade erst in den AnfĂ€ngen Unterrichteter. Wie sollte man den Namen von Tarzans Frau bitte schreiben: Dschehn? Meine Eltern hatten keinen Englischunterricht genossen und konnten nicht weiterhelfen. Gut, dass es die Comics gab, die brachten dann AufklĂ€rung, und nicht nur ĂŒber die korrekte Schreibweise der Namen Jane und Boy. Noch vor dem Schulenglisch waren mir ĂŒber 30 Vokabeln aus der Sprache der Affen gelĂ€ufig, beileibe nicht nur die gĂ€ngigsten wie Kreegah und Bundolo. Wie kam man nun aber als acht- oder neunjĂ€hriger Knirps an die Tarzan-Comics? Gleich gegenĂŒber gab es ein sogenanntes KellergeschĂ€ft, das nach seinem Betreiber den wohlklingenden Namen Krause trug. Dort lernte ich rechnen, wenn ich fĂŒr 10 Pfennige Bonscher kaufte: 7 rote und 3 gelbe bitte! Ansonsten gab es dort vor allem riesige Waschmittelkartons, Seife und sonstiges Haushaltszubehör. Von Comics keine Spur. Der Eckladen von Möck war da schon eine ganz andere Nummer, da gab es alles Mögliche, Matchboxautos zum Beispiel, und die Milch kaufte man noch lose, brachte also eine Plastikkanne mit und lieĂ sich einen Liter abfĂŒllen. Ăber die Idee einer MilchtĂŒte hĂ€tten wir uns schlapp gelacht; Milch in TĂŒten, da lĂ€uft doch alles raus⊠aber Comics gab es bei Möck nicht, nur seriöse Zeitschriften. Wenn man allerdings etwas mutiger war und bis zum ĂŒbernĂ€chsten Eckladen an der groĂen StraĂe ging â warum lagen eigentlich die meisten MĂ€rkte damals an Ecken? â dann stellte man fest, dass dort alle WĂŒnsche wahr wurden, das nötige Kleingeld einmal vorausgesetzt. Hier gab es Erbsen- und Knallpistolen, mit denen man die letzten Abenteuer von âMit Schirm, Charme und Meloneâ nachspielen konnte, vor allem aber gab es hier alle möglichen Comics! Die frĂŒhen Superheldenheftchen, die beim BSV-Verlag entweder als HIT- oder als TOP-Comics erschienen, interessierten mich noch nicht und DC und Marvel hĂ€tten mir genauso wenig gesagt. Aber die deutschen DELL- oder Gold Key-Ausgaben der Tarzanhefte, das war doch was! Schon die groĂartigen Titelbilder versetzten mich in Begeisterung und die Geschichten wurden rasend schnell und dann immer und immer wieder verschlungen. Als zusĂ€tzliches Futter gab es die Korak-Hefte, die aber irgendwie nur Ersatz waren. Tarzan immer auf dem Sprung, immer unterwegs, Jane zu retten oder Menschen in Not zu helfen; KĂ€mpfe mit Krokodilen und Riesenaffen, auch gelegentlich mit Sauriern; unheimliche, fremde afrikanische StĂ€mme, manche hilfsbereit, andere feindlich; ich liebte die Abenteuer und sie regten meine Fantasie an. Etliche Jahre spĂ€ter verkaufte ich dann alle Comics, die ich im Laufe der Zeit angesammelt hatte, fĂŒr wenig Geld. Ăber so etwas denkt man heute lieber nicht nach, wenn man die Sammlerpreise auf Ebay sieht. Vierzig Jahre spĂ€ter stelle ich mir die Frage, ob es ein Wiedersehen mit Tarzan geben kann. IDW ist ein Verlag, der etliche Comic-Klassiker neu aufgelegt hat und mich mit der QualitĂ€t der Reproduktionen sowie der tollen Verarbeitung der HardcoverbĂ€nde ĂŒberzeugt hat. Nun hat IDW vor kurzem Band 1 der Tarzan Newspaper Strips herausgegeben, gezeichnet von Russ Manning , erschienen zwischen 1967 und 1969. Die Dailies wurden in schwarz/weiĂ gedruckt, die Sundays sogar in Farbe. Schon technisch ist die Reproduktion ĂŒber alle Zweifel erhaben. Die Panels sind durchgehend scharf und kontrastreich gedruckt und wie bei IDW ĂŒblich mit dem genauen Erscheinungsdatum und fortlaufender Numerierung gekennzeichnet. KĂŒnstlerisch war aus dem Trias Hal Foster, Burne Hogarth, Russ Manning mein Lieblingszeichner bei den Tarzan Comics immer Russ Manning. Klare Linien und Strukturen, groĂe Dynamik bei BewegungsablĂ€ufen, vor allem aber der Detailreichtum ĂŒberzeugen. Durch die oft realistische Darstellung der Tiere und der Vegetation ist der Ăberraschungseffekt dann umso gröĂer, wenn Tarzan, gerade durch einen unter einem Berg verlaufenden reiĂenden Fluss in ein Tal gespĂŒlt, plötzlich einem so riesigen wie lebendigen Dinosaurier ins Auge sieht. Zeichnerisch gefĂ€llt mir Mannings frĂŒher Tarzan deutlich besser als sein eigener Held, Magnus Robotfighter, der im Vergleich einfacher, kindlicher, groĂflĂ€chiger gezeichnet ist. Auch die Kunst, eine spannende und zusammenhĂ€ngende Geschichte zu erzĂ€hlen, obwohl er dafĂŒr pro Tag nur drei Panels hatte, beherrscht Manning hervorragend. Seine QualitĂ€t als ErzĂ€hler ist oft und zu Unrecht ĂŒbersehen worden, weil er eher als Zeichner wahrgenommen wurde. Im Vorwort des Bandes erfĂ€hrt man, dass die âEdgar Rice Burroughs, INCâ mit Mannings Version ihres Helden so zufrieden war, dass man Manning Mitte der 70er Jahre sogar als Herausgeber der Tarzan-Heftreihe der ERB INC einsetzte, um die Figur wieder nĂ€her an die Idee ihres Schöpfers anzulehnen (leider war diese Comicreihe nicht sehr langlebig). Die Tarzan Dailies haben natĂŒrlich vor allem einen nostalgischen Wert, aber fast bin ich selbst ein wenig ĂŒberrascht, wenn ich im Fazit folgendes feststelle: Es sind hervorragend prĂ€sentierte klassische Abenteuergeschichten, die auch heute noch SpaĂ machen, sie sind gut erzĂ€hlt, gut gezeichnet und fĂŒr alle Leser empfehlenswert, die nicht bei jeder Comic-LektĂŒre kritisch prĂŒfen, ob die Inhalte politisch korrekt sind. Es sollen weitere BĂ€nde folgen, der zweite Ende Dezember 2013, und den werde ich bestimmt nicht verpassen!
L**T
"In 1967 the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate asked Russ Manning to take over the "Tarzan" newspaper strip and bring it back to the original Burroughs vision..." ...and so a classic comic strip was reborn. The above quotation is taken from the dustcover to "Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips: Volume One: 1967-1969," a 285 plus paged hardcover book collecting the master storyteller's first three years writing and illustrating the daily and Sunday comic strips of the legendary "Lord of the Jungle." For fans of Russ Manning (particularly his North American admirers), this book, the premiere volume of a planned 4 book collection, is akin to at last finding the fabled jewels of Opar. Mr. Manning's beautiful rendition of the classic character has rarely been seen outside of the fortunate cities that featured the comic strip in their local newspapers. When it was occasionally reprinted, for example, in the DC Comics "Tarzan" series of the 1970s, the strip was heavily edited. Mr. Manning's strips were also reproduced in the now hard to find Comics Revue magazine from 1992-1999 and 2003-2006. But thanks to IDW Publishing, this memorable work is finally being showcased in an archival collection worthy of its status as a classic example of comic strip art. Russ Manning (1929-1981) came to the "Tarzan" newspaper strip after establishing himself as one of the foremost comic book creators of his time. After being mentored by veteran "Tarzan" comic book artist Jesse Marsh (1907-1966), Mr. Manning contributed his artistic skills to the "Brothers of the Spear" series, which first appeared in Gold Key Comics' "Tarzan" ongoing book in 1952. As his talent gained approval from enthusiastic comic fans, Mr. Manning created "Magnus Robot Fighter 4000 A.D." in 1963 for Gold Key; a science-fiction comic adventure he wrote and drew for 21 issues, his "Tarzan of the future" is highly regarded to this day. Also in 1963, Mr. Manning was assigned another comic series by Gold Key, "Korak Son of Tarzan," a companion book to the company's long-running "Tarzan" comic, which he illustrated for a total of 12 issues. When in 1966, Jesse Marsh died after a lingering illness, Mr. Manning was chosen to succeed his friend and mentor on the "Tarzan" comic. During his memorable run on the series, he collaborated with writer Gaylord Dubois (1899-1993) in adapting 10 of Mr. Burroughs' "Tarzan" novels into comic book form. With his interpretation of the classic Burroughs creation achieving great acclaim, Mr. Manning was given the privilege and challenge of furthering his vision of the "Tarzan" character in the ongoing newspaper strip. The gifted writer/artist would take up the task with the following words, spoken by "Tarzan" in his inaugural daily strip, published on December 11, 1967: "Too long have I adventured in strange lands! It is time I returned to the best land of all - home!" Thus, Mr. Manning returned the king of the Great Apes to Edgar Rice Burroughs' version of Africa. There, "Tarzan" was reunited with Jad-Bal-Ja, the Golden Lion, his beloved wife, Jane, and their son, Korak. Characters and settings familiar to fans of the classic novels would also be showcased, like the lost city of Opar, its devolved denizens, the beastmen, and their Queen, the beautiful, tragic La of Opar (Ohh, La!). Mr. Manning would echo this approach in the Sunday story continuity with "Tarzan" adventuring into Burroughs' mythic Africa, along with Korak, who enjoyed adventures of his own. This is a truly beautiful comic strip. Mr. Manning was a fan of science-fiction and a great admirer of Edgar Rice Burroughs' work, from his iconic creation, "Tarzan," but also John Carter of Mars, and David Innes of the underground world, Pellucidar, all romantic adventure heroes. He encorporated this view into his tales of "Tarzan." With his superb storytelling abilities, Mr. Manning excelled in showcasing the "Lord of the Jungle" in his element; protecting his lovely wife, Jane, battling the prehistoric creatures of Paul-Ul-Don, or simply communing with the Great Apes, who raised him to become the noble figure he was. Mr. Manning illustrated the heroic ideal, personified in "Tarzan," and he rarely looked better. A perfect example of this is the December 23, 1967 daily strip: in just 3 panels, Mr. Manning depicted 3 distinctive, classic images of "Tarzan." Each individual drawing encapsulated the totality of the character in his most primal form...and it was just one strip! The daily strip continuity moved at an exciting, barely non-stop pace and the full color Sunday strips conveyed the full power of Mr. Manning's art. A showcase of this is on the back of the hardcover, a panel from the June 30, 1968 Sunday strip: in it, "Tarzan" and his comrade, Mugambi of the Waziri tribe, along with a trio of Great Apes, battle a huge reptile-man and his alligators. Former master "Tarzan" strip artist Burne Hogarth (1911-1996) must have smiled with approval at the dramatic power of this action-packed scene! To keep up with the rigorous demands of producing both a daily and Sunday strip, Mr. Manning worked with a team of talented assistants: Mike Royer, William "Bill" Stout (who provides an affectionate forward to the book), and a young Dave Stevens, but it was his uniquely elegant style and vision that culminated in the true majesty of the strip. Mr. Burroughs' "Tarzan" was in very capable hands when Mr. Manning wrote and drew his adventures. IDW Publishing has released this hardcover collection under its "Library of American Comics" imprint and the book is a respectful addition to their previously published reprint volumes. But, this reviewer was slightly disappointed in the size of this tome. While first perusing the pages of daily strips, I noticed the strips seemed a little smaller than I expected. When I later placed the book atop a copy of IDW's "X9: Secret Agent Corrigan" reprint series, which I happily own, I realized the Russ Manning "Tarzan" collection was about an inch smaller in dimensions to the volumes that collect the classic work of Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson. It's a little nit-picky thing, but this critic wishes the "Tarzan" daily strips by Mr. Manning were of a comparable size to those reproduced in the "X9" 5 book set...just so this Russ Manning fan could better gaze at this master's great artistry with his aging eyes. Fan is short for fanatic, after all...! Despite that one inch flaw, this is a wonderfully reproduced collection. The artwork is reprinted on high quality, non-glossy paper and the daily strips, printed three per page are clear and crisp in all their black and white beauty! The Sunday pages share the same quality and it is important to note that their colors, restored by IDW editors Lorraine Turner and Dean Mullaney, are unchanged from their original newspaper publications. This is unlike the revised color work done on the Tarzan Archives: The Russ Manning Years Volume 1 , released by Dark Horse Comics in December of 2013. Even the book's cover is cleverly designed, with its front cover adorned with a minimal amount of color, while the back cover displays the above mentioned full color action sequence, subtly suggesting the inner design format of the volume: daily black and white strips featured in the front of the book and the full color Sunday strips showcased in the back of the thick tome. The illustrated cover to the book is reprinted on both its dustcover and its hardback design; and the collection has a sewn binding featuring a gold ribbon book mark. For lifelong Russ Manning fans like myself, this book is perhaps the one reprint collection of his artistic genius we've been most eagerly awaiting. This reviewer can honestly state that I have been waiting for a book of this quality, devoted to Mr. Manning's "Tarzan" work for decades. As I complete this critique and look at my longheld dream finally realized... ...I am a very happy man! But the artistry of Russ Manning is not just for old fans of comic books and comic strips. Mr. Manning's art, like all great art is for every generation who loves this magical medium called comics. This book contains treasures for all. "Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips: Volume One: 1967-1969" comes with my absolute highest recommendation! Truly enjoy!
H**N
An incredible book featuring Fantastic Russ Manning Tarzan art.
F**Z
La premiĂšre aventure de Tarzan dessinĂ©e par Russ Manning (1929-1981), « Jad-Ben-Otho » paraissant en strips (une bande dessinĂ©e souvent de quatre cases en noir & blanc Ă chaque livraison) dans les journaux de lâĂ©poque dĂ©bute le 11 dĂ©cembre 1967 et se clĂŽt le 5 octobre 1968. SâenchaĂźne « Tarzan and the Renegade » (7-/10/68-18/10/69), toujours en noir & blanc. InĂ©dit en France, la langue amĂ©ricaine ne fait pas obstacle Ă la lecture car le texte nâest pas prĂ©dominant, les dessins Ă©tant suffisamment Ă©vocateurs. Tarzan ne peut toutefois occulter la production antĂ©rieure et consĂ©quente du talentueux dessinateur amĂ©ricain. Russ Manning est en pleine possession de son art. DĂšs la premiĂšre case, Tarzan vole dans les airs sous les frondaisons. Il rentre chez lui, dĂ©sireux de retrouver les siens. Il croise la route de Jad-Bal-Ja, un lion ami. Jane a disparu et Korak, leur fils, sâest lancĂ© sur sa piste. 86 pages vont dĂ©filer et lâaventure sera sans rĂ©pit. Il sâagit de tenir le lecteur du quotidien en haleine. Lâhistoire est limpide mĂȘme si elle est mĂ©andreuse, pleine de fantasy avant lâheure (Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950), romancier prolifique et crĂ©ateur de Tarzan, 22 romans, 15 nouvelles, etc. invente des mondes et des lieux oubliĂ©s, Opar, Pal-Ul-Don, pose les rudiments de langages inouĂŻs, croise les Ă©poques modernes, prĂ©historiques, antiques, etc.). Le dessin est lisible, dâune beautĂ© formelle indĂ©niable. Tout doit ĂȘtre saisi au premier coup dâĆil ce qui nâempĂȘche pas une relecture Ă©merveillĂ©e. Tarzan retourne Ă Opar, citĂ© oubliĂ©e, avec ses hommes simiesques, ses joyaux inestimables et ses prĂȘtresses superbes puis pĂ©nĂštre dans Pal-Ul-Don, continent enfoui oĂč les reptiles prĂ©historiques cĂŽtoient des hommes en lutte pour les terres et le pouvoir. Tarzan, Jane et Korak participent sĂ©parĂ©ment aux Ă©vĂšnements Ă leur corps dĂ©fendant, saisissant toutes les opportunitĂ©s pour sâextirper indemnes des conflits, retourner chez eux, tentant au passage de redresser quelques injustices. Les rencontres sont stupĂ©fiantes, extraordinaires : un tigre Ă dents de sabre, un tylosaure [reptile marin prĂ©historique], des mutants cannibales dĂ©pigmentĂ©s dans une grotte de cristal quâune vieille Anglaise, Twilla, commande, un trio dâaventuriers, Marta, NâDema et Chulai, Auric, un Blanc sanguinaire chef dâune bande de pillards⊠PressĂ© par Jane de retrouver Korak laissĂ© seul dans Pal-Ul-Don, Tarzan repart vers le continent oubliĂ© par la voie des airs, en construisant une montgolfiĂšre avec les cavitĂ©s abdominales des dinosaures morts. Auric surgit, entraĂźne de force Jane et Chulai sur la montgolfiĂšre de fortune, laissant Tarzan au sol. Jane est enlevĂ©e en vol par un homme ailĂ© Ă crĂȘte de punk et introduite dans un nid alvĂ©olaire. Elle sera fĂ©condĂ©e ainsi que toutes les autres femmes dĂ©jĂ kidnappĂ©e. Tarzan devra agir vite, fort et juste sâil veut retrouver les siens indemnes. Si les strips quotidiens sont en noir & blanc, les pages du dimanche qui sâensuivent sont en couleur. Avec son format Ă lâitalienne, lâĂ©dition amĂ©ricaine dĂ©roule trois rĂ©cits somptueux publiĂ©s entre le 14/01/68 et le 11/05/69. Tarzan retrouve tout dâabord les hommes-fourmis en guerre, lutte ensuite contre un homme-hyĂšne puis perce le mystĂšre des femmes-Ă©lĂ©phants. Les treize pages introductives sont dâun grand intĂ©rĂȘt et complĂštent utilement, aprĂšs lecture de la bande dessinĂ©e, le premier volume de lâĆuvre intĂ©grale de Tarzan par Russ Manning. On peut imaginer que le lecteur dâaujourdâhui nâait pas les repĂšres suffisants pour dĂ©coder les aventures de « Jungle Man ». Les histoires linĂ©aires sans dĂ©but ni fin, sans sexe et sans hĂ©moglobine peuvent apparaĂźtre bien fades. Pourtant, Ă sây pencher dâun peu plus prĂšs, la magie Ă©mane toujours des planches et opĂšre ses envoĂ»tements. Le graphisme Ă©lĂ©gant de lâauteur, le trait prĂ©cis, dĂ©liĂ©, totalement lisible confĂšre aux strips et aux planches du dimanche un plaisir de lecture intense et durable.
M**I
Per chi da piccolo leggeva il Tarzan di Russ Manning edito dalla Casa Editrice Cenisio. Un tuffo nell'avventura di..40 anni fa. Terre perdute, dinosauri, popoli di giganti e uomini formica...cosa desiderare di piĂč? Il tutto in una veste grafica e ristampa impeccabile.
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