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King Kong {2005 Movie Adaptation}                         Trade Paperback w/ Comic
Featuring the Adaptation of Peter Jackson’s 2005 Hit Movie.  Awesome!!
Writer: Christian Gossett
Artist: Dustin Weaver
Colorist: Michael Atiyeh
Letterer: Michael David Thomas
Editors: David Marshall & Randy Stradley
Covers by: Weta Digital

King Kong is a fictional monster, resembling an enormous gorilla, that has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the films. His first appearance was in the novelization of the 1933 film King Kong from RKO Pictures, with the film premiering a little over two months later. Upon its initial release and subsequent re-releases, the film received universal acclaim. A sequel quickly followed that same year with The Son of Kong, featuring Little Kong. Toho produced King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) featuring a giant Kong battling Toho’s Godzilla and King Kong Escapes (1967), a series loosely based on Rankin/Bass’ The King Kong Show (1966-1969). In 1976, Dino De Laurentiis produced a modern remake of the original film directed by John Guillermin. A sequel, King Kong Lives, followed a decade later featuring a Lady Kong. Another remake of the original, this time set in 1933, was released in 2005 from filmmaker Peter Jackson. The most recent film, Kong: Skull Island (2017), set in 1973, is part of Legendary Entertainment’s MonsterVerse, which began with Legendary’s reboot of Godzilla in 2014. A sequel, Godzilla vs. Kong, once again pitting the characters against one another, was released in March 2021. The character of King Kong has become one of the world’s most famous movie icons, having inspired a number of sequels, remakes, spin-offs, imitators, parodies, cartoons, books, comics, video games, theme park rides, and a stage play.

King Kong is a 2005 epic adventure fantasy monster film co-written, produced, and directed by Peter Jackson. It’s the 8th entry in the King Kong franchise. A second remake of the 1933 film of the same title, the film stars Andy Serkis, Naomi Watts, Jack Black, and Adrien Brody. Set in 1933, it follows the story of an ambitious filmmaker who coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to the mysterious Skull Island. There, they encounter prehistoric creatures living on the island as well as a legendary giant gorilla known as Kong, whom they capture and take to New York City.

Now Dark Horse presents, “King Kong {2005 Movie Adaptation}”. One of the biggest motion pictures events of all time explodes off the comics page in this epic adaptation of Peter Jackson’s King Kong! Director Carl Denham has one chance to make the film of his dreams – hire an unknown actress, kidnap his writer and board a tramp freighter for the mysterious Island of the Skull. But when hostile natives capture actress Ann Darrow, Denham and his crew will face horrors from giant spiders to bloodthirsty dinosaurs to get her back. Yet, nothing can prepare them for the revelation of the mighty wonder in whose clutches Ann truly remains – King Kong! Trade Paperback and Comic also features “King Kong” Pin-ups by comics legend, Dave Dorman! (see 12^th scan) Awesome!!

Story/Spoilers (featuring the full King Kong 2005 Movie Synopsis for nostalgic remembrance)
In 1933, during the Great Depression, New York City actress Ann Darrow is hired by financially troubled filmmaker Carl Denham to star in a film with actor Bruce Baxter. Ann learns her favorite playwright, Jack Driscoll, is the screenwriter. Filming takes place on the SS Venture, under Captain Englehorn, and under Carl’s pretense it will be sailing to Singapore. In truth, Carl intends to sail to and film the mysterious Skull Island. Captain Englehorn has second thoughts about the voyage, prompted by his crew’s speculation of trouble ahead. On the voyage, Ann and Jack fall in love. The Venture receives a radio message informing Englehorn there is a warrant for Carl’s arrest due to his defiance of the studio’s orders to cease production. The message instructs Englehorn to divert to Rangoon, but the ship becomes lost in fog and runs aground on Skull Island. Carl and his film crew, including cameraman Herb, assistant Preston, and boom operator Mike, explore the island and are attacked by natives who kill Mike and another member of the crew. Englehorn intervenes and rescues the film crew, but as they make efforts to leave the waters, a native sneaks onto the ship and kidnaps Ann. The natives offer Ann as a sacrifice to King Kong, a 25-foot-tall (7.6 m) ape. Jack notices Ann’s disappearance, and the crew returns to the island, but are too late as Kong flees with Ann into the jungle. Carl manages to catch a glimpse of Kong and becomes determined to capture him on film. Though initially terrified of her captor, Ann wins Kong over with her juggling and dancing skills and begins to grasp Kong’s intelligence and capacity for emotion. Englehorn organizes a rescue party, led by his first mate Hayes and Jack, and accompanied by Carl, Herb, Baxter and Preston. The party gets caught between a herd of Apatosaurus-like Brontosaurus baxteri and a pack of Utahraptor-like Venatosaurus saevidicus hunting them, with Herb and several others killed in the resulting stampede. After this, Baxter leaves the group to return to the ship. The remaining members of the party continue through the jungle when Kong attacks, making them fall into a ravine resulting in Hayes’ death and Carl losing his camera. Kong returns to Ann and saves her from three theropod dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex-like Vastatosaurus rex, before taking her to his lair in the mountains. The remaining rescue party are attacked by giant insects and worms in the ravine resulting in the death of three more crew members. However Preston, Carl, Jack and Hayes’ apprentice Jimmy are rescued by Baxter and Englehorn. Jack continues searching for Ann, while Carl decides to capture Kong. Jack goes to Kong’s lair and accidentally awakens Kong but manages to escape with Ann. They arrive at the wall with Kong pursuing them. Kong attempts to get Ann back, killing several sailors, but is subdued when Carl knocks him out with chloroform. In New York City, Carl presents “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” on Broadway, starring Baxter and an imprisoned Kong. Ann, who refused to take part in the performance, is played by an anonymous chorus girl. Agitated by the chorus girl not being Ann and flashes from cameras, Kong breaks free from his chains and wrecks the theater. Out on the city’s streets, Kong searches for Ann and chases Jack, before encountering Ann again. The U.S. Army soon attacks, and Kong tries getting Ann and himself to safety by climbing to the top of the Empire State Building, where he fights off six Navy planes. Despite managing to down three of them, Kong is mortally wounded from the planes’ gunfire and falls. As Jack reaches the top of the building and comforts Ann, civilians, policemen, and soldiers gather around Kong’s body in the street, one bystander commenting the airplanes got him. Carl makes his way through the crowd, takes one last look at Kong and says, “It wasn’t the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast.”

Trade Paperback & Comic are bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to insure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

First Printings
Publishers: Dark Horse Books / Dark Horse Comics
Publication Date: November 2006 (TPB) / December 2005 (Comic)
Format (TPB): FC, 96 pages, TPB, 10.20″ x 6.65″
ISBN-10: 1593074727
ISBN-13: 9781593074722
Format (Comic): FC, 40 pages, Comic, 10.20″ x 6.65″
UPC: 761568116274

Collectible Entertainment note: Trade Paperback is in Very Fine to Very Fine + condition.  Beautiful!  Comic is in Fine – condition. (significant spine stress) Overall… Very Nice King Kong Lot!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious King Kong and/or Movie Adaptation collector / enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Highly Recommended.

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