This little ditty arrived in my inbox, courtesy of Boom! Studios:
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March 22, 2011 – Los Angeles, CA – A bold new vision of the acclaimed sci-fi classic debuts this April as BOOM! Studios brings you an all-new, all-original ongoing PLANET OF THE APES comic series! Based firmly in Twentieth Century Fox’s PLANET OF THE APES franchise, this series written by award-winning sci-fi novelist Daryl Gregory (Dracula: The Company of Monsters, Pandemonium) and drawn by sensational artist Carlos Magno (Green Lantern Corps) transports you to a tumultuous time where man and ape stand at the uneasy brink of war! This April, don’t be the last to get your hands on these damn dirty apes! The PLANET OF THE APES comic series is produced under license by Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products. “In the new series, we’re taking our cues from the classic Apes movies but we’re shaking it up with some major surprises of our own,” said BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon. “This book is sure to make fans new and old cheer, rave and, dare I say, go Ape when they see what we have in store for them!” Taking place before the original 1968 PLANET OF THE APES movie, but true to the continuity of the first five films, this new ongoing comic series begins in a time when Ape society reaches a new golden age. But there are ripples of dissent in both the ape and human ranks. Tensions will rise and soon all will be caught in chaos! And amidst all this uncertainty, what is the fate of…The Lawgiver? Find out as a new chapter of the acclaimed sci-fi classic, PLANET OF THE APES, begins this April! PLANET OF THE APES #1 is written by Daryl Gregory with art by Carlos Magno and ships with an A & B cover by Karl Richardson and Carlos Magno respectively and a special 1-in-10 incentive cover. This title ships in April and carries a Diamond Code of FEB110852.
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As frequent (or really infrequent) readers of GC know, I’m a bitty nutty for all things ape. But this series is even more special. Not only does it return to the world the original POTA, but oddball novelist Daryl Gregory scripts the series. Gregory penned two of my favorite sf/f novels of the past decade: Pandemonium (2008)–a tale of demonic possession featuring VALIS and Phil K. Dick, Mother Mariette, a nun who inspires decidedly unchaste feelings; and the Human League, a secret society devoted to the extermination of demons– and Devil’s Alphabet (2009)–a post apocalyptic thriller (sort of) involving a town where an epidemic left hundreds of townspeople dead, and transformed most of the rest into three clades, three alternate forms of human: The Argos, chalk-skinned and twelve feet tall; the hairless, all-female, fast-breeding Blanks; and the bulked out Charlies, some of whom are walking pharmacological factories. Skillfully infused with pop culture minutiae, fascinating characters, and unique realities, Gregory quickly emerged as one of my favorite authors. A must read!
With that c.v. and an impressive skill set, Gregory is the PERFECT man for continuing the Apes legacy. Can’t wait see what he comes up with next!
Exciting Planet of the Apes News was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon