Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years, Vol. 3 by Joe KubertMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years, Vol. 3 collects Tarzan #225 and #227-235. Joe Kubert writes and draws most of them apart from a story written by Robert Kanigher and inked by Russ Heath.
All good things must come to an end. DC sure didn't hold the Tarzan license for very long. As with the previous volumes, Kubert's Tarzan is a dirty, gritty savage that would break your neck without hesitation. In this volume, he pits his skill against crocodiles, dinosaurs, jungle cats and canines, and great apes. Tarzan always comes out on top!
This volume adapts The Lion Man, which is hokey as hell but Kubert's art makes the story look great. There are also original tales such as the Moon Beast, The Magic Herb, Ice Jungle, Trial By Blood, and others. I actually didn't like Russ Heath's inks on top of Kubert's pencils on the Korack story. After seeing how gritty Kubert's Tarzan was, Health's inks on Korak made him look too clean.
As always, Kubert's jungle feels like a rough place and his animals look pretty authentic. I thought Russ Manning's dinosaurs looked better, though.
Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years, Vol. 3 is a somewhat sad farewell to an all too short tenure of a master. Four out of five stars. (less)
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