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New Comic Launch – Tarzan of the Apes, A Classic Adaptation

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“I had this story from one who had no business to tell it to me, or to any other.” With that opening line, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ story of an orphaned baby raised by apes in equatorial Africa created a cultural phenomenon over 100 years ago. Today, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. launches a new online comic strip to commemorate this classic story.

True to the book, the new TARZAN OF THE APES comic strip will be a classic adaptation of this universally known story of survival, self-reliance, romance and freedom from societal norms. Written by Roy Thomas, drawn by Pablo Marcos with coloring by Oscar Gonzalez, this strip will intrigue you.

In the novel, John Clayton was born in the western coastal jungles of equatorial Africa to a marooned couple from England, John Clayton Sr. [Lord Greystoke] and Alice Rutherford Clayton [Lady Greystoke]. After his parent’s death (Lord Greystoke is killed by the savage king-ape Kerchak) baby John is adopted by Kala, the fierce she-ape, who names him “TARZAN” meaning “white skin” in ape language. Raised to manhood by Kala who loved him dearly, baby TARZAN remains ignorant of his human heritage.

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Deep in the wild African jungle, TARZAN learns survival secrets: how to talk with animals, swing through the trees, and fight against the powerful predators surrounding him. TARZAN grows to the strength and courage of his fellow apes. In time, his human intelligence promised TARZAN the kingship of the tribe. And, after a fight to the death with the king-ape Kerchak, TARZAN truly became Lord of the Jungle and King of the Apes.

Eventually, outsiders finally penetrate the jungle, bringing with them the wantonness of “civilized” greed and lust – but also the first white woman Tarzan had ever seen. Suddenly, Tarzan must choose between two worlds. Later, when asked how he came to be in this savage jungle, Tarzan replied, “I was born there. My mother was an ape, and of course she couldn’t tell me much about it. I never knew who my father was.”

Adventure and discovery await! View and read free samples at www.edgarriceburroughs.com/comics and then subscribe for just $1.99 per month to have access to all these fabulous new weekly comic strips of adventure and romance – all in vivid color by some of the grandmasters of comic strip production.

TARZAN OF THE APES (TM) by Roy Thomas and Tom Grindberg
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN (TM) by Roy Thomas and Tom Grindberg
CARSON OF VENUS (TM) by Martin Powell, Thomas Floyd, and Diana Leto
THE ETERNAL SAVAGE (TM) by Martin Powell and Steven E. Gordon
THE WAR CHIEF(TM) by Martin Powell and Nik Poliwko
THE CAVE GIRL (TM) by Martin Powell and Diana Leto (A Bi-Weekly)
PELLUCIDAR (TM) by Chuck Dixion and Tom Lyle

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How Tarzan created Jane Goodall and how Goodall then repaid the favor

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Jane Goodall

Commentary by Shawn Thompson, The Ethical Ape column on September 02, 2013. MongBay news.

The woman we know as Jane Goodall invites us to consider that she was created by Tarzan of the Apes.

We should take Jane Goodall seriously when she says that she was influenced by the fictional ape man and that as a child set on a path in life by him to go to Africa to work with wild animals.

And yet the influence Goodall finds in Tarzan likely goes deeper, anticipating the defiance of science and morality that allowed Goodall to become the remarkable scientist and a human being that she is. This connection also suggests a crucial, radical element of morality, that it depends ultimately on an act of the imagination.

What evidence is there for this?

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Tarzan Aristocrat slot games win 12 times in readers’ poll

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TARZAN, LORD OF THE JUNGLE wins Award second year in a row for Best Penny Slot, second Best Progressive Slot, and third Best Video Slot.
TARZAN AND JANE FORBIDDEN TEMPLE voted Best Slot Graphics and second Best Video Slot Bonus Round.

30 May 2013

LAS VEGAS — (PRESS RELEASE) — Aristocrat slot games are among the most popular with players everywhere, and now the readers of Southern California Gaming Guide(TM) have honored Aristocrat with 12 awards in the Best Slots 2013 Awards, including Best Video Slot, Best Penny Slot, Luckiest Slot and Best Slot Mobile App.

Aristocrat’s wildly popular Buffalo(TM) was named Best Video Slot and Luckiest Slot. Early this year, Buffalo was named the best video slot game for the second year in a row in the 2013 Goldman Sachs Slot Managers Survey.

Aristocrat’s highly successful Tarzan(R) Lord of the Jungle(TM) video slot game was named the Best Penny Slot for the second year in a row in this poll. The game was also voted the #2 Best Progressive Slot and the #3 Best Video Slot.

Tarzan(R) and Jane Forbidden Temple(TM) was voted Best Slot Graphics and #2 Best Video Slot Bonus Round. Mr. Cashman(R) was voted #2 Best Classic Slot and #2 Best Slot Theme. Pompeii(TM) was voted the #3 Best Slot Theme, and the powerful Reel Power(TM) technology was voted #2 Best Slot Innovation.

Taking the fun with them off the casino floor, players voted Aristocrat’s Wild Panda(TM) mobile slot game for iPhone(R) the Best Slot Mobile App.

“We are extremely honored by the results of the Southern California Gaming Guide(TM) readers’ poll. With 22 casinos and more than 37,000 slot machines in the state, casino players in California certainly know their games, and for Aristocrat to win such a huge landslide victory in the readers’ poll for our products both in-casino and online is confirmation that we are continuing to create the world’s best gaming experience every day,” said Aristocrat Technologies’ President Atul Bali.

Aristocrat Technologies Inc. is a subsidiary of Aristocrat Leisure Limited (asx:ALL), a leading global provider of gaming solutions. The Company is licensed by more than 200 regulators and its products and services are available in more than 90 countries around the world. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines and casino management systems. For further information visit the company’s website at www.aristocrat-us.com.

http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article/aristocrat-slots-win-12-times-in-readers-poll-205455

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All New Carson of Venus Comic Strip by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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We are expanding our existing Tarzan (R) online comic strip with Carson of Venus (TM), an all-new, full-color online weekly comic strip of interplanetary romantic adventure brought to you by writer Martin Powell, illustrator Tom Floyd and artist Diana Leto.

Be thoroughly entertained with Love Forbidden, Adventure Unending and Terror Eternal!

Carson of Venus Title

Join the excitement. Start reading now at www.edgarriceburroughs.com/comics ! For just $1.99 per month you will have access not only to the upcoming Carson of Venus strips, but all current Tarzan strips by Tom Grindberg and Roy Thomas, numerous Bonus Materials and sketches, as well as other fantastic strips such as The Eternal Savage, coming soon!

Don’t wait, Subscribe Today and watch for more announcements on June 16th!

Best Regards,
The Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Team

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How Jane, the woman who loved Tarzan, was conceived

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Robin Maxwell

Review by Margaret Leubs for the Newsletter Purple Sage of the Eash Sierra Branch, California Writers Club

Robin Maxwell introduced herself to the Ridge Writers by explaining that she too was a desert denizen, as she and her husband run a bed and breakfast near Yucca Valley.

She then told us how she came to be interested in both Tarzan and Jane. Tarzan was her first heartthrob, a gorgeously muscled he-man, living free. The romantic in her loved that he loved an American girl.

She also enjoyed other comics, such as Superman, but no super-hero could hold a candle to Tarzan. She never actually read Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novels, but she did love the movies based on them.

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