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Yeah -- talking gorillas are dumb. I prefer Weeping Gorillas™ who communicate only through thought-balloons, myself...
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Why ask why?
Drink Bud Dry
and read about talking gorillas.
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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.
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Batman was the only one NOT to turn into an ape.
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He was prepared with Bat-ape mutation repellant?
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Talking apes I sometimes like:
Gorilla Grodd
Sam Simeon
Talking apes I downright loathe:
All others
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The only talking ape that I like is Tom Strong's "veddy English" ape-friend, King Solomon. Accept no substitutes.
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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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quote:
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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quote:
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.
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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!!!!!
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Monkeys will take over the world.
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Not if The Bat-Man has anything to do with it. He'll just use his anti-monkey repellent.
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I loved JLApe. It was hillarious. Especially the Superman story.
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