‘War For The Planet Of The Apes’ Comic Prequel Announced
War for the Planet of the Apestakes place two years after the events ofDawn of the Planet of the Apes. And to help bridge that time jump, 20th Century Fox has teamed up with BOOM! Studios to present a new comic book miniseries. Read on to learn more about theWar For the Planet of the Apescomic book mini-series and to take a look at the first issue.
War For the Planet of the Apes Comic Book Miniseries Covers
Strangely, this series is titledWar for the Planet of the Apes, just likeMatt Reeves' upcoming film, which could be confusing for those buying the book at retail. The comics will feature an in-continuity story (read: canon) that takes place between the events ofDawn of the Planet of the Apesand the upcoming sequel,War for the Planet of the Apes, which is due out this summer.Dawnwas one of my favorite movies of 2014, andWaris one of my most anticipated films of this year.
TheWar for the Planet of the Apescomic book miniseries will be written byDavid F. Walker(Power Man and Iron FistandShaft) and illustrated byJonas Scharf(Warlords of Appalachia). /Film’s Jacob Hall highly recommends checking out Walker’sPower Man and Iron Fistcomics if you want to see him at his best. Each of the four issues will be 32 pages of full color art, priced at $3.99 at your friendly local comic book shop.
ScreenRantdebuted the covers of the first issue byMikhail Borulko(main cover) andJay Shaw(subscription cover), artists we’ve previously written about on the site in the past. The official synopsis for the comic miniseries follows:
BOOM! also published aDawn of the Planet of the Apeslimited series that was set betweenRise of the Planet of the ApesandDawn, so it’s likely they will continue to do this with the series.
As for what the book will delve into, we aren’t completely sure. We know that since the events ofDawn, the virus has found a rebirth, mutating and becoming more aggressive. Meanwhile, the drug has evolved, enabling Caesar and his apes to develop further and learn that there are other apes outside of their tribe who are evolving and changing. It’s possible the comic will also delve into the backstory of Woody Harrelson’s villainous character, known as the Colonel, or possibly introduce the backstory of the new chimp character, nicknamed Bad Ape and portrayed in the film by Steve Zahn,
The first issue will arrive in comic book storesJuly 12 2017, just a few days before the movie hits theaters onJuly 14, 2017.
