Talking Gorillas in comics

What's up with that?

Yeah -- talking gorillas are dumb. I prefer Weeping Gorillas™ who communicate only through thought-balloons, myself...

Those bastards!

Why ask why?

Drink Bud Dry

and read about talking gorillas.

Jess Lemon at the Pulse had her opening barrage on Outsiders #1, but pointing out that the antagonists were taking gorillas which totally undermined any mainstream credibility the book might otherwise have had.

What was with that JLApe crap? I saw that in a store and just kept walking.

Batman was the only one NOT to turn into an ape.

He was prepared with Bat-ape mutation repellant?

Talking apes I sometimes like:

Gorilla Grodd
Sam Simeon

Talking apes I downright loathe:

All others

The only talking ape that I like is Tom Strong's "veddy English" ape-friend, King Solomon. Accept no substitutes.

See, I've not read any Tom Strong, though if Moore's writing it, there has to be something to it, eh? Besides, wasn't Grodd the original? Wouldn't that make Solomon a substitute for Grodd?

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Originally posted by Dave:
Jess Lemon at the Pulse had her opening barrage on Outsiders #1, but pointing out that the antagonists were taking gorillas which totally undermined any mainstream credibility the book might otherwise have had.

Well, Jess Lemon isn't a real person, but rather the dull figment of one of the Pulse-contributors imaginations.

So that underminds her credibility. I say talking apes are ok!

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Supposedly posted by Chewy Walrus:
See, I've not read any Tom Strong, though if Moore's writing it, there has to be something to it, eh? Besides, wasn't Grodd the original? Wouldn't that make Solomon a substitute for Grodd?

Nah. I'm sure Grodd wasn't the very first talking ape in pop culture (though I could be wrong -- anyone know if there were any talking gorillas before Grodd?). As a villain he's one of DC's biggest (for some strange reason), but the absurdness of his very being is something that has rarely been explored. His appearances have been rather hit-and-miss as far as quality goes, IMO.

Solomon is written in a specifically absurd way as "unintentional" comic relief. It's his stereotypical "Englishness" of his speech and demeanour that makes him a refreshingly original take on the old "talking gorilla" gag which had been done to death ever since Planet of the Apes.

Let's not forget "Ape", best friend & confidant of GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE, who had a British accent back in 1968! (Alan Moore would appear to be a Jay Ward fan!) When Disney did their live-action film (which, surprisingly, was a better "Tarzan" film than most REAL Tarzan films), they got John Cleese to supply the voice. GOD, I love that movie!!!!!

Monkeys will take over the world.

Not if The Bat-Man has anything to do with it. He'll just use his anti-monkey repellent.

Monkeys like bananas.

I loved JLApe. It was hillarious. Especially the Superman story.