The TARZAN Chronicles

I love the Disney production art books. It's one thing to see an amazing movie, but it's a thousand times better to see how the magic happened.

Tarzan is by far one of the best movies in existence. Great story, spectacular animation, and the most gruesome villain death in Disney history. Naturally, I've been longing for this art book since I was a budding wee animator. Unfortunately for me, it's been out of print for quite some time, and the only copies available on Amazon and ebay go for about $150. And when my choices are an art book or grocery money, well, you can guess my priorities.

So I walked into Book-off (for those of you who don't know, a japanese-run used book store that also accepts american books) and sitting there on the shelf, between a book on Monet and a book on Van Gogh, was the TARZAN Chronicles. In a temporary loss of dignity, I did a little dance, paid $15 for it, and left the store waving my treasure in the air and singing a glorious song of victory.