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New book analyzes the Planet of the Apes on the large and small screens!
Sequart Organization is proud to announce the publication of Bright Eyes, Ape City: Examining the Planet of the Apes Mythos, edited by Rich Handley and Joseph F. Berenato.
“A planet where apes evolved from men?”
With those horrified words, Charlton Heston’s Colonel George Taylor summed up exactly what viewers were thinking in 1968 the first time they saw Planet of the Apes in theaters. Loincloth-clad humans reduced to mute savages, living in cages or in the wild? Xenophobic orangutans, militaristic gorillas, and curious chimpanzees with a rigid class structure, Greco-Roman names, religious dogma, and the ability to speak and reason? What goes on here? It’s a madhouse!
Audiences were hooked — and they remain hooked almost five decades later. Planet of the Apes (based on Pierre Boulle’s French novel Monkey Planet) has spawned eight films, with a ninth currently in the works, as well as two television series and several novels. It’s one of the most respected franchises in pop-culture history, thanks to the talents of writers Rod Serling, Michael Wilson, Paul Dehn, John and Joyce Corrington, William Broyles Jr., Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, and Mark Bomback; directors Franklin J. Schaffner, Ted Post, Don Taylor, J. Lee Thompson, Tim Burton, Rupert Wyatt, and Matt Reeves; makeup artists John Chambers and Rick Baker; and a long list of beloved actors who have breathed life into some of the most memorable science-fiction characters ever to grace the large or small screen.
Bright Eyes, Ape City: Examining the Planet of the Apes Mythos, edited by the same team behind Sequart’s Sacred Scrolls: Comics on the Planet of the Apes, examines every Apes film, TV show, and novel, from 1968 to present. This anthology features insightful, analytical essays about the franchise’s long history, from popular film historians, novelists, bloggers, and subject-matter experts. If you’re eager to learn more about Apes lore, then you’ll need to get your stinkin’ paws on this book.
The book runs 308 pages and features a foreword by David Gerrold.
Bright Eyes, Ape City: Examining the Planet of the Apes Mythos is available in print and on Kindle. (Just a reminder: you don’t need a Kindle device to read Kindle-formatted books; you can download a free Kindle reader for most computers, phones, and tablets.) Find out more on the book’s official page or its Facebook page.
Reviewers may request a PDF of the book for review, and the book's editors are available for interviews. If interested, please send inquiries to sequart.mike@gmail.com
Sequart Organization is devoted to the study of popular culture and the promotion of comic books as a legitimate art form. Sequart has released dozens of books, 7 documentaries, and thousands of online articles.
ALSO FROM SEQUART
The Sacred Scrolls: Comics on the Planet of the Apes, also edited by Rich Handley and Joseph F. Berenato, looks at Planet of the Apes comic books.
A Long Time Ago: Exploring the Star Wars Cinematic Universe, also edited by Rich Handley and Joseph F. Berenato, studies the Star Wars movies and TV shows.
New Life and New Civilizations: Exploring Star Trek Comics, edited by Joseph F. Berenato, looks at the long history of Star Trek comic books.
Copyright © 2017 Sequart, All rights reserved.
Our mailing address is:
Sequart
7025 Hickory Lane
Moro, IL 62067
“A planet where apes evolved from men?”
With those horrified words, Charlton Heston’s Colonel George Taylor summed up exactly what viewers were thinking in 1968 the first time they saw Planet of the Apes in theaters. Loincloth-clad humans reduced to mute savages, living in cages or in the wild? Xenophobic orangutans, militaristic gorillas, and curious chimpanzees with a rigid class structure, Greco-Roman names, religious dogma, and the ability to speak and reason? What goes on here? It’s a madhouse!
Audiences were hooked — and they remain hooked almost five decades later. Planet of the Apes (based on Pierre Boulle’s French novel Monkey Planet) has spawned eight films, with a ninth currently in the works, as well as two television series and several novels. It’s one of the most respected franchises in pop-culture history, thanks to the talents of writers Rod Serling, Michael Wilson, Paul Dehn, John and Joyce Corrington, William Broyles Jr., Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, and Mark Bomback; directors Franklin J. Schaffner, Ted Post, Don Taylor, J. Lee Thompson, Tim Burton, Rupert Wyatt, and Matt Reeves; makeup artists John Chambers and Rick Baker; and a long list of beloved actors who have breathed life into some of the most memorable science-fiction characters ever to grace the large or small screen.
Bright Eyes, Ape City: Examining the Planet of the Apes Mythos, edited by the same team behind Sequart’s Sacred Scrolls: Comics on the Planet of the Apes, examines every Apes film, TV show, and novel, from 1968 to present. This anthology features insightful, analytical essays about the franchise’s long history, from popular film historians, novelists, bloggers, and subject-matter experts. If you’re eager to learn more about Apes lore, then you’ll need to get your stinkin’ paws on this book.
The book runs 308 pages and features a foreword by David Gerrold.
Bright Eyes, Ape City: Examining the Planet of the Apes Mythos is available in print and on Kindle. (Just a reminder: you don’t need a Kindle device to read Kindle-formatted books; you can download a free Kindle reader for most computers, phones, and tablets.) Find out more on the book’s official page or its Facebook page.
Reviewers may request a PDF of the book for review, and the book's editors are available for interviews. If interested, please send inquiries to sequart.mike@gmail.com
Sequart Organization is devoted to the study of popular culture and the promotion of comic books as a legitimate art form. Sequart has released dozens of books, 7 documentaries, and thousands of online articles.
ALSO FROM SEQUART
The Sacred Scrolls: Comics on the Planet of the Apes, also edited by Rich Handley and Joseph F. Berenato, looks at Planet of the Apes comic books.
A Long Time Ago: Exploring the Star Wars Cinematic Universe, also edited by Rich Handley and Joseph F. Berenato, studies the Star Wars movies and TV shows.
New Life and New Civilizations: Exploring Star Trek Comics, edited by Joseph F. Berenato, looks at the long history of Star Trek comic books.
Copyright © 2017 Sequart, All rights reserved.
Our mailing address is:
Sequart
7025 Hickory Lane
Moro, IL 62067
Planet of the Apes book review redux
My September 19 review of Bright Eyes, Ape City: Examining the Planet of the Apes Mythos Edited by Rich Handley and Joseph F. Berenato
Was just reposted at the new Book Review blog. The permalink
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