It’s Fantastic!
KING KONG of SKULL ISLAND is a 9"x12", 268 pp illustrated novel, in slipcased hardcover. It’s a Limited Edition of only 500 books, and comes with a special, author-signed bookplate.
This epic volume chronicles the origins of the Kongs, the island's ancient civilization called the Tagatu, and their fight to survive in the midst of Skull Island’s prehistoric denizens, culminating in the epic building of the Great Wall. Untold mysteries surrounding Skull Island’s enigmatic origins and its bizarre natural wonders are also revealed.
KING KONG of SKULL ISLAND is an important addition to the Kong canon, and is a must-have for the serious King Kong fan. It contains six major parts:
– The Skull Island Journals, The Writings of Vincent Denham, Ph.D., a retelling of DeVito’s original Skull Island story that reveals the fate of Carl Denham in the wake of King Kong’s death, recounts the epic adventure of how Kong became a King, and reveals the secrets of the Tagatu people, the ancient human civilization that worshipped Kong. Along the way many mysteries are uncovered while continuing to explore the saurian evolution and adaptation that took place there over the 65 million years following the mass extinction of the dinosaurs, effectively making Skull Island a character in its own right.
– An all-new Skull Island Novel in two parts:
Part 1: Exodus delves into the hidden history of the Tagatu civilization, the origins of the mighty Kongs and the strange, ancient interactions that enabled their survival in the midst of disastrous events. Facing impossible obstacles, the spectacular exodus of an entire civilization unfolds against a cataclysmic backdrop leading to an unlikely destination: Skull Island. Unless a solution can be found quickly, the unimaginable dangers encountered there threaten to wipe them from the face of the earth forever....
Part 2: The Wall tells the incredible story of what happened on Skull Island after the arrival of the first human civilization, their interaction with the prehistoric Kongs, and the war for species survival against the island’s strange saurian denizens. Life on Skull Island has not stood still, but continued to evolve for tens of millions of years, to a point where humans may no longer be dominant. The inevitable, penultimate war for survival between humans, Kongs and super-saurians takes place against the backdrop of the massive undertaking of the building of the iconic Wall: A barrier that will span the millennia and play a major role in the rise and fall of the mythic beast-god of Skull Island, King Kong!
KING KONG of SKULL ISLAND also features:
– An extensive, illustrated Skull Island Details and Observations section that uncovers the details and mysteries of Skull Island as never before.
– A lavishly illustrated and hand-written Carl & Vincent Denham Sketchbook & Notes section that is hand-written, which expands on all things Skull Island further still. Printed in rich sepia tones on thick parchment.
– A lush, full–color Art Gallery of over a dozen set paintings beautifully reproduced on glossy, heavy paper stock
Introduction by Mark Cotta Vaz, Author of Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper
KING KONG of SKULL ISLAND is part of DeVito ArtWorks’ unfolding universe joining the Cooper Estate’s original storyline “Merian C. Cooper’s King Kong” with DeVito’s ground-breaking "Skull Island" origin story – the first and only creator-authorized expansion of the Skull Island mythos since Cooper created King Kong!
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