King Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World

King Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World is a 2023 graphic novel written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Sean Murphy. It was published on March 2nd, 2023 in celebration of the 1933 films 90th anniversary.

Plot
1946: 10 year Cooper Driscoll is seen playing in his parents bedroom when he accidently knocks over a box, when he goes to pick it up he sees pictures of his parents with famed filmmaker, Carl Denham and another one which takes his interest. Cooper then goes downstairs to kitchen where his parents, Jack and Ann Driscoll are preparing lunch. Cooper then shows them the picture of them next to the dead body of a giant gorilla like creature.

When asked if the creature they're with is a gorilla, Ann tells her son that, "it is a gorilla Cooper. But not just any ordinary gorilla, he is King Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World". Seeing their sons interest, both Jack and Ann decide to tell Cooper of how they met, it involved both Carl Denham and the dead Kong himself.

1933: During the Great Depression Ann was working as a vaudeville actress, until one day she and her co-workers are told that their theatre is closing down. Meanwhile famed filmmaker Carl Denham is told by theatrical agent, Charles Weston that no actress will star in his upcoming film due to its secretive nature. Undaunted, Carl and his assistant, Wallace set out to find a woman for his film, they then come across Ann as she attempts to steal an apple. After paying the fruit vendor, Carl and Wallace take her to dinner where Carl offers her the role in his film.

The next day, they set sail onboard Denham's charted ship, the Wanderer. During the voyage, Ann's makes the acquaintance of a sailor named Lumpy and his pet seal lion named Marge who takes a liking to Ann. Ann also catches the eye of the Wanderer's dashing but gruff first mate, Jack Driscoll. After arriving at certain coordinates, Carl then instructs Captain Englehorn to head southwest, much to the captain and Driscoll's surprise. Englehorn then explains to Denham that there isn't any land southwest and that its way outside of the shipping lanes, Denham however assures Englehorn that they won't be traveling thousands of miles. Denham then reveals a map that he obtained from the captain of a Norwegian barque, he then explains of how a canoe full of natives from the island was blown to sea. When the Norwegian barque picked them up, only one of the natives was still alive, however the native died before reaching port but not before the captain was able to piece together a map of the island from the natives descriptions. He then explains that the name of the island is Skull Mountain Island, the name coming from its iconic mountain in the shape of a human skull. He then tells of an other iconic part of the island, a large wall build thousands of years ago by an advanced civilization whose descendants keep the wall in good repair, despite no longer having the skills of their ancestors. Denham asks if Englehorn has ever heard the name, Kong to which Englehorn explains he has, believing him to either be a god, demon or spirit from Malay folklore.

Characters

 * Carl Denham -
 * Ann Darrow -
 * Jack Driscoll -
 * Captain Englehorn -
 * Wallace -
 * Lumpy -
 * Marge -
 * Native Chief -
 * Witch Doctor -
 * Charles Weston -
 * Cooper Driscoll -

Creatures of Skull Island

 * King Kong - A giant anthropoid ape resembling a gorilla who lives on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. He is worshipped as a god by the natives of Skull Island, who once in a while sacrifice one of their women and a few pigs to him. At one time he had a family consisting of his mother, father, brother, mate and child until they tragically all died leaving him alone and the last of his kind.
 * Tyrannosaurus Rex -
 * Brontosaurus -
 * Triceratops -
 * Arsinoitherium -
 * Giant Spider -
 * Giant Scorpion -
 * Giant Centipede -
 * Titanoboa -
 * Pteranodon -