BOOM! STUDIOS'
PLANET OF THE APES SPECIAL
ARRIVES IN STORES THIS WEEK 

 

 

 

February 11th, 2013 - Los Angeles, CA – BOOM! Studios is proud to announce the release of PLANET OF THE APES SPECIAL #1, a standalone tale written by sci-fi novelist Daryl Gregory (PLANET OF THE APES, DRACULA: THE COMPANY OF MONSTERS) and illustrated by Diego Barreto (IRREDEEMABLE), with 32 pages of story and art. The PLANET OF THE APES SPECIAL #1, the first of three over-sized issues that will conclude Gregory's Planet of the Apes opus, is available in comic shops this Wednesday, February 13th.

It’s the return of what Jason Aaron called: “The best PLANET OF THE APES comic ever. And one of my favorite comics of the year, period.” When the Lawgiver was assassinated by a human, Ape City fell into a vicious civil war. Ten years have passed since the horrific violence and a fragile peace is emerging. Voice Alaya has been deposed and awaits sentencing in Ape City’s prison. Meanwhile, Sully has begun to rally forces, both human and ape. Little do they know they’re both on a collision course towards an even greater danger...

“I've got mixed emotions: on one hand we're bringing to a close a storyline we've been working on for over two years. On the other, hand, we're bringing to a close a storyline we've  been working on for over two years! It's 90 pages of war, death, politics, and redemption that I think follows in the best POTA tradition. I'm grateful to the fans who've followed us this far. It's been a blast for me,” said Gregory.

PLANET OF THE APES SPECIAL #1 ships in January with a main cover by Marek Oleksicki (28 DAYS LATER) and a retailer incentive cover by Paul Azaceta (UNTHINKABLE, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN). This full color, 32 page special retails for $4.99 and is available for reorder under Diamond code DEC120909. To locate a comic shop near you, go to comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-COMIC-BOOK.

About BOOM! Studios

Founded by Ross Richie, 2009 and 2010's "Best Publisher" BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com) generates a constellation of bestselling Eisner and Harvey Award-winning comic books and graphic novels with the industry's top talent, including Mark Waid's IRREDEEMABLE, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning’s HYPERNATURALS, new HELLRAISER comics written by Clive Barker, PLANET OF THE APES, and Sam Humphreys’ HIGHER EARTH. BOOM!'s all ages imprint KaBOOM! publishes Charles Schulz' PEANUTS, Jim Davis’ GARFIELD, Cartoon Network's ADVENTURE TIME, and 20th Century Fox’ ICE AGE. BOOM!'s lit comix-focused imprint, BOOM! Town, recently won the Eisner Award for its first book, Shannon Wheeler's I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE FUNNIER, and just released SPACE DUCKS, the first comic book from indie musician legend Daniel Johnston.