Planet of the Apes: Visionaries

Planet of the Apes: Visionaries is a comic book based on the Rod Serling script for the first Planet of the Apes movie.[1][2]

Planet of the Apes: Visionaries
Publication information
PublisherBoom Studios
FormatOngoing series
Publication dateAugust 2018
No. of issues1
Main character(s)Planet of the Apes
Creative team
Written byRod Serling (original screenplay)
Dana Gould
Artist(s)Chad Lewis
Letterer(s)Ed Dukeshire
Colorist(s)Darrin Moore
Miquel Mureto
Marcelo Costa

Plot

Four space explorers reach a planet and find that they are on a world that is populated by intelligent apes and primitive bestial humans. Thomas becomes the only member of his crew not to be killed or lobotmised by the apes. Dr Zira soon realizes that Thomas is intelligent after he writes notes that she can understand.

Thomas becomes a celebrity as a talking human and explains that he is from another planet called Earth and wishes to return to his planet. Thomas and Zira visit an excavation site which proves humans were intelligent; they discover a bomb shelter and even a talking human doll.

The other apes offer Thomas the option to run away with his human female mate Nova (who he had earlier in the story taught to speak and even serve tea). But he refuses, looking in the distance, saying that there's nowhere to go. Zira queries why Thomas refused to flee after being shot but his answer is dismissed as humans are seen as primitive. In the distance is a destroyed image of the Statue of Liberty.

Reception

Geek.com praised the book,[3] and so did the website FlickeringMyth.com.[4]

References
  1. "Rod Serling's 'Planet of the Apes' Script Inspires Graphic Novel (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. "New Planet of the Apes Adaptation Revives Rod Serling's Original Screenplay". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. "Planet of the Apes: Visionaries is Unpredictable, Stunning and Wild". 3 September 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. "Comic Book Review - Rod Serling's Planet of the Apes: Visionaries". Flickering Myth. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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