Hey, Monster Kids! The celebration of King Kong’s 90th anniversary this year continues with today’s Netflix debut of Skull Island, a brand-new animated series starring the King and set in the “Monsterverse” created by Legendary Pictures in the films Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Godzilla vs. Kong. According to the press release:
“Skull Island takes viewers on a thrilling adventure as a group of kindhearted explorers rescues Annie from the ocean, unaware that their act of heroism will lead them to the treacherous Skull Island….”
I’ll definitely be checking it out, since I think Kong: Skull Island is the best of the Monterverse movies (although I enjoy the others, too, and am looking forward to next year’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire).
While we’re on the subject of the big ape, in case you’re unfamiliar with the story of Kong and his monster-filled island home, it just so happens that your friendly fiends here at ’Warp Central have the perfect book for you to catch up on his background…
King Kong is a digital-exclusive republication of the 1932 novelization of the original movie classic. Written by Delos W. Lovelace, based on the story by Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper and the screenplay by James A. Creelman and Ruth Rose, it includes scenes that didn’t appear in the final cut of the film—including the notorious “spider pit” sequence in which Kong’s human pursuers are attacked by horrific arachnids and insects. Our version features six original black-and-white illustrations by comics artist Paul Tuma, whose work has appeared in the pages of The Twilight Zone, Paul Kupperberg’s Secret Romances, and Bloke’s Terrible Tomb of Terror.
King Kong is available for download right now, so visit its product page for ordering information.
