Not only are we set to return to the Planet of the Apes for the upcoming feature film Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, but Marvel Comics is set to take us back to the continuity of the original feature film series with Beware the Planet of the Apes.
Written by Marc Guggenheim with art from Alvaro Lopez, the four issue limited series will serve as a prequel to 1968’s Planet of the Apes and features classic characters like Cornelius, Zira, and Nova.
“I’ve been entertained and intrigued by Planet of the Apes ever since I got a Mego Doctor Zaius doll as a birthday present, and my local television station ran the original pentalogy every afternoon for a week in the summertime,” Guggenheim shared. “In many ways, Apes is one of the OG franchises, filled with mystery, fascinating characters, and some truly off-the-wall surprises. That’s the spirit I’m working to evoke with Beware the Planet of the Apes.”
Into the Forbidden Zone! In a hostile world run by aggressive gorillas, scientists Cornelius and Zira are the only apes alive who see value in the mute, dumb human race—but even they know human capabilities have severe limits. So when their nephew Lucius goes missing, it is with great trepidation that they turn to a human ally, a young woman who will someday earn the moniker “Nova”…
