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A D G M E E T S C O M I C - C O N | P E R S P E C T I V E 2 9 IN PURSUIT OF TARZAN I HAVE BEEN A LIFELONG TARZAN FAN, FIRST THROUGH THE FILMS, THEN THE COMICS AND FINALLY, THE NOVELS. I EVEN MET MY FAVORITE TARZAN ARTIST, RUSS MANNING, WHO DID THE GOLD KEY COMICS ADAPTIONS OF THE BOOKS AND THEN WENT ON TO WRITE AND DRAW THE NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIP. THE LIKELIHOOD OF ME EVER GETTING A CHANCE TO DO ANY KIND OF TARZAN PROJECT SEEMED FAIRLY REMOTE UNTIL THE '90S, WHEN I MANAGED TO CONTACT THE NEW COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS (IN SWEDEN). I WROTE A FEW DIFFERENT PROPOSALS AND THEY LIKED A TWO-PART STORY CALLED "HERE THERE BE DRAGONS," PITTING TARZAN AGAINST VELOCIRAPTORS BEFORE JURASSIC PARK BECAME A BESTSELLING BOOK. THEN THE PUBLISHERS LOST THE LICENSE AND THE BOOKS WERE NEVER FINISHED. AND I DON'T OWN THE PUBLISHING RIGHTS, SO THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SHOWING HERE. THESE PAGES ARE FROM A GRAPHIC NOVEL ADAPTION OF TARZAN AT THE EARTH'S CORE. THIS DEAL ALSO FELL THROUGH, BUT BECAUSE I WASN'T PAID A CENT, I RETAIN MY RIGHTS AND CAN SHARE THESE FIRST FEW PAGES. ON A POSITIVE NOTE, I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH ERB INC. AND COMPLETING THE WORK IS A REAL POSSIBILITY. WISH ME LUCK. Tim Burgard is a California native that chose drawing pencils over a surfboard at a young age. Tim graduated from Art Center College of Design, where he currently teaches. He expanded his drawing skills into careers in the comic book, animation and film industries, but is best known as a storyboard artist. His film work ranges from Terminator 2 on through Thor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Help to the recent Jurassic World, The Revenant and Independence Day: Resurgence. A D G M E E T S C O M I C - C O N