MR Planet of the Apes (1968)

It's about time I reviewed this science-fiction classic.

You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!

#Animals - "Animals in Mirrors Hilarious Reactions"

This was great!

Innovative French photographer Xavier Hubert-Brierre travelled to Gabon with his wife and set up a mirror in several locations in order to capture animals walking by.

I'll let the videos speak for themselves:







It's really interesting to see how some animals are able to recognize themselves in the reflection, have a sense of "self-awareness" if you will. (While gorillas appear super-confused by these mysterious doppelgangers, the chimps seem to "get mirrors" pretty fast. They do appear super sad and bummed out once they took the mirrors aways...)

CBR Doctor 13

 

So many great characters missing in action in the DC Universe at the moment...

One might wonder, what happen to those forgotten characters, those sometimes-quirky and oddball types that have no place for big gritty modern story tales? Mmmh...

Guy gets groomed by baby mountain gorillas

...all the while a big a$$ silverback is watching over the young ones!

Here's a pretty impressive video:



Such an amazing encounter, and the man totally assured here.
'guy stayed calm all the while. Top notch reaction!
I'm sure other people would have gotten scared and react totally different in the same situation.

I guess this was the smarter move, stay still while the troop of wild gorillas "visited the humans" :P

ComicPageOfTheWeekend: Hal's a pretty smart guy

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JLA © DC Comics

CBR Angel & The Ape (2001)

 

Do you know or remember Angel & The Ape?
You know, that comedic detective duo, created for back-up stories then given their own title before disappearing into obscurity?

They had a pretty neat mini-series in the early 90s, which I reviewed already!
Then they disappeared into obscurity again...

Well, in the 2000s, thanks to the success to the various genres covered by the in-print Vertigo Comics, DC decided to give those guys another try.
Was it any good? Was it any fun? What did these fools do to our beloved unknown characters? Is this another grim & gritty reboot? Let's check it out!

CBR Angel & The Ape (1991)

 

Here's an oldie but a goodie.

They sure do love their talking gorillas in comic books :P

A Gorilla with a camera

Here's a Gorilla using a camera:



From UK's Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.