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Thanks, ptahole! We’re really proud of this book, because it gives us a chance to play in the universe we love so much. It’s awesome to hear that others feel as excited about the world as we do :D ptahole: Most licensed comics are trash. Aside from Star Wars and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, most comic books based on movies or TV shows are sad corporate tie-ins, failing to add new dimension to the franchise, and, most of all, failing to provide even remotely acceptable artwork. Keeping that in mind, Boom Studios’s new Planet of the Apes series comes as a great surprise. An obvious tie-in to this August’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, I was wary of the book, making a last minute decision to pick it up in the store. Three issues in, and this new Planet of the Apes is everything except a shameless advertisement for Rise. If fact, it’s completely reliant on knowledge of the original film franchise and its continuity (even, quite prominently, the horrendous Battle for the Planet of the Apes). Set 1200 years before the original film (so roughly 800 years after Battle—yes, Planet of the Apes chronology is convoluted as fuck), this series is telling the story of the final downfall of the human race, when we went from the lesser, if poorer, species seen at the end of Battle to the subservient, mute animals we are in the original movie. Writer Daryl Gregory totally gets what makes Planet of the Apes one of the best and most significant science fiction films ever made. This series fills in the gaps, providing more information on the vast, centuries-spanning mythos of the franchise. Remember how I said licensed comics usually had horrible artwork? Well, Planet of the Apes defies that tradition yet again. Carlos Magno’s pencils are utterly gorgeous, recalling the great works of Geoff Darrow or Frank Quietly. Planet of the Apes is one of the best new comics I’ve read in quite some time. If you’re a fan of the films (and, it should be said, you really should check them all out—even Battle—if you want to get the most enjoyment out of the book), check it out. I only hope that, regardless of its quality (I’m not crossing my fingers), Rise of the Planet of the Apes does well so this series can continue.

Thanks, ptahole! We’re really proud of this book, because it gives us a chance to play in the universe we love so much. It’s awesome to hear that others feel as excited about the world as we do :D

ptahole:

Most licensed comics are trash. Aside from Star Wars and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, most comic books based on movies or TV shows are sad corporate tie-ins, failing to add new dimension to the franchise, and, most of all, failing to provide even remotely acceptable artwork.

Keeping that in mind, Boom Studios’s new Planet of the Apes series comes as a great surprise. An obvious tie-in to this August’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, I was wary of the book, making a last minute decision to pick it up in the store.

Three issues in, and this new Planet of the Apes is everything except a shameless advertisement for Rise. If fact, it’s completely reliant on knowledge of the original film franchise and its continuity (even, quite prominently, the horrendous Battle for the Planet of the Apes).

Set 1200 years before the original film (so roughly 800 years after Battle—yes, Planet of the Apes chronology is convoluted as fuck), this series is telling the story of the final downfall of the human race, when we went from the lesser, if poorer, species seen at the end of Battle to the subservient, mute animals we are in the original movie.

Writer Daryl Gregory totally gets what makes Planet of the Apes one of the best and most significant science fiction films ever made. This series fills in the gaps, providing more information on the vast, centuries-spanning mythos of the franchise.

Remember how I said licensed comics usually had horrible artwork? Well, Planet of the Apes defies that tradition yet again. Carlos Magno’s pencils are utterly gorgeous, recalling the great works of Geoff Darrow or Frank Quietly.

Planet of the Apes is one of the best new comics I’ve read in quite some time. If you’re a fan of the films (and, it should be said, you really should check them all out—even Battle—if you want to get the most enjoyment out of the book), check it out. I only hope that, regardless of its quality (I’m not crossing my fingers), Rise of the Planet of the Apes does well so this series can continue.

6 months ago

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    Thanks, ptahole! We’re really proud...because it gives us
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    Or - I shot an ape statue, and I won!
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