“He’s a rock star, a professional wrestler, a historical novelist and a freakin’ super-hero.” That’s writer Mike McGee’s description of his and Tamas Jakab’s all-powerful hero, El Gorgo. Oh, and El Gorgo is also a gorilla, capable of kicking a dinosaur in the face “while making a fist with his foot.”

Get the idea yet that El Gorgo! is no ordinary independent comic? The first issue came out toward the end of last year and the second issue will be available on February 20th. You may not be able to find them at your LCS (the comics aren’t carried by Diamond Comics), but it’s certainly easy to find a copy. You can order both issues from the El Gorgo! website, and you can also preview complete issues of both El Gorgo! #1 and El Gorgo #2 there as well. Creators Jakab and McGee have posted them for free and easy viewing.

The second issue, “Terror On Titan!,” takes place 10,000 years in the future as El Gorgo! and Nika face a new breed of Deep Ones. Fans of Jack Kirby’s Fourth World stuff (New Gods, Mister Miracle, The Forever People), Mike Baron and Steve Rude’s Nexus, DC Comics’ 1960s Gorilla-themed issues and even the Stan Lee/Jack Kirby Thor will find lots to love here. This is a kick-butt comic that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go. Print may be soon become an elderly Viking, set on fire and put out to sea, but after reading an online issue of El Gorgo! there can be only one response: I do want.