In 2005, Dark Horse Comics and DH Press were able to strike a deal with Universal to license and produce tie-in comic books in connection with "King Kong". This included "King Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World", a direct comic book adaptation of the 2005 remake. This adaptation was planned to be a three-issue miniseries. While issue No. 1 was published, Dark Horse decided than rather publish issues No. 2 and No. 3 on their own, they would publish them along with issue No. 1 again as a collected trade paperback in 2006. The art was done by Dustin Weaver and Dan Parsons, with colors by Michael Attiyeh, letters by Michael David Thomas, and cover by Weta Digital. They also published a mini-comic called "Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World" that was shipped with the various toys from the Playmates Toys toy line based on the film. As well, Dark Horse published a mini-comic called "King Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World Special Edition" that was packaged with the Target Corporation exclusive DVD release of the film in 2006.