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Reboot Planet of the Apes comics #3
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
"What’s to Officially set in continuity of the new films, writer Michael Moreci (Burning Fields) and artist Dan McDaid (Mind the Gap) effectively bridge together events between Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Rise of the Planet of the Apes, offering additional details and insight into the mindsets of apes Caesar and Koba, and human Malcolm. What It Two years following the events of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, humanity has fallen, giving way to the dawn of Caesar's civilization. While the apes of the world find themselves unable to advance as a species, Caesar and Koba work tirelessly to find a way to unify them to join their cause. On the other side of the country, Malcolm must venture into the decaying Americas with his family to find a cure for the plague slowly killing his wife while world powers shift and civilizations simultaneously collapse and rise. Collects the entire six-issue miniseries. “A strong tale bridging the gap between the already great movies.” - Big Glasgow Comic Page"
162 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 26, 2014
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Michael Moreci
422 books210 followersMichael Moreci is a bestselling comics author and novelist. His original works include the space adventure novels Black Star Renegades and We Are Mayhem, as well as the comic series Wasted Space, The Plot, Hexagon, Curse, Archangel 8, and more. The Plot appeared on numerous best of 2019 lists, and Wasted Space has been hailed as one of the best comics of the past decade. Moreci's comic trilogy Roche Limit was called one of the best sci-fi comics of all-time by Paste Magazine, and Black Star Renegades was an Audie Award finalist for best sci-fi of 2018.
Moreci has also written for Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and the DC universe--including the YA graphic novel The Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Story. He's also adapted Eoin Colfer's bestselling Artemis Fowl series into graphic novels.
He lives outside Chicago with his family.
Moreci has also written for Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and the DC universe--including the YA graphic novel The Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Story. He's also adapted Eoin Colfer's bestselling Artemis Fowl series into graphic novels.
He lives outside Chicago with his family.
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July 5, 2021
A decent prequel to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. It goes back and forth between two separate stories. A family struggling to survive who come across human slavers and Caesar as he gets into it with a more antagonistic chimp who wants to go to war. Dan McDaid's art wasn't ideal for this. I had a difficult time telling his apes apart. Except for Pope who was scarred, the rest all looked the same.
December 23, 2015
Humanity’s future teeters on a precipice. Whether it will fall into oblivion or regroup and step back from the edge is one of the many themes in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Drawing from the movies Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, this series fills in the events that occurred between the two movies. Though based on the book, Planet of the Apes, by Pierre Boulle, the movies take a slightly different approach to the source material. For those unfamiliar with the series, the story follows the aftermath of a pandemic which devastates the human population while increasing the intelligence of the simians at the same time.
Malcolm, Rita, and their son Alex are eking out an existence in a world destroyed by disease and hopelessness. An engineer by training, Malcolm attempts to solve their power problems, but fails. The news gets worse when his wife reveals she has contracted the simian flu. His only hope for her is the rumor that a cure exists in distant Austin, but the journey there is fraught with danger both human and simian. He meets up with a group led by a man named Shavers who offers them shelter and relative safety, but not much else. Even that’s destroyed when their son Alex is kidnapped by a group of human traffickers.
Not far from them, Caesar maintains a fragile hold on the growing ape community. Caesar must not only deal with the day-to-day survival of his people, but grapple with what direction their new society should take on a cultural level. He is challenged by a brutal and authoritative gorilla named Pope who will stop at nothing to overthrow him. The questions become, will Caesar’s dream of a peaceful ape society survive? And, what is he willing to sacrifice to achieve it?
I’m a big fan of the Planet of the Ape movies, so I’m pleased that this comic was executed so well. The art is right on target for a dark and helter-skelter dystopian world. The colors were suitably drab. Even the blood had a sickly hue when appropriate. My favorite page was when a woman was running for her life from Pope and his minions. The panels were jagged and gave the scene an intensity that conveyed her fear at the deepest and most primitive level. Overall, artist Dan McDaid and colorist Jason Wordie did a terrific job, though I think the ape scenes were generally stronger than the human-centric scenes. The writing by Michael Moreci is right on target; however, I did find the early scenes with Caesar to drag just a bit. I think his musings over the future of ape society could have been tightened; however, I really appreciate the fact that he made Rita, Malcolm’s wife, a complete character in her own right and not just an extension of her husband. Her journey and self-sacrifice is a defining moment, not only for her character, but for husband and son’s future, as well. Kudos to Ed Dukeshire for the excellent lettering.
I’d like to see this team do any future Planet of the Ape comics. Well done.
Originally published on Fanboy Comics.
Malcolm, Rita, and their son Alex are eking out an existence in a world destroyed by disease and hopelessness. An engineer by training, Malcolm attempts to solve their power problems, but fails. The news gets worse when his wife reveals she has contracted the simian flu. His only hope for her is the rumor that a cure exists in distant Austin, but the journey there is fraught with danger both human and simian. He meets up with a group led by a man named Shavers who offers them shelter and relative safety, but not much else. Even that’s destroyed when their son Alex is kidnapped by a group of human traffickers.
Not far from them, Caesar maintains a fragile hold on the growing ape community. Caesar must not only deal with the day-to-day survival of his people, but grapple with what direction their new society should take on a cultural level. He is challenged by a brutal and authoritative gorilla named Pope who will stop at nothing to overthrow him. The questions become, will Caesar’s dream of a peaceful ape society survive? And, what is he willing to sacrifice to achieve it?
I’m a big fan of the Planet of the Ape movies, so I’m pleased that this comic was executed so well. The art is right on target for a dark and helter-skelter dystopian world. The colors were suitably drab. Even the blood had a sickly hue when appropriate. My favorite page was when a woman was running for her life from Pope and his minions. The panels were jagged and gave the scene an intensity that conveyed her fear at the deepest and most primitive level. Overall, artist Dan McDaid and colorist Jason Wordie did a terrific job, though I think the ape scenes were generally stronger than the human-centric scenes. The writing by Michael Moreci is right on target; however, I did find the early scenes with Caesar to drag just a bit. I think his musings over the future of ape society could have been tightened; however, I really appreciate the fact that he made Rita, Malcolm’s wife, a complete character in her own right and not just an extension of her husband. Her journey and self-sacrifice is a defining moment, not only for her character, but for husband and son’s future, as well. Kudos to Ed Dukeshire for the excellent lettering.
I’d like to see this team do any future Planet of the Ape comics. Well done.
Originally published on Fanboy Comics.
September 30, 2023
This mini-series takes place two years after the Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes movie. It shares the name of the second film in the re-rebooted Apes franchise, but it's more of a bridge between the two films.
The story centers around a family of three at the end of the old world. Power systems are failing and people are reduced to an almost Mad Max, post-apocalyptic roving band of marauders cliché. Further complicating matters is that Rita has contracted the simian flu. Malcom wants to leave their home and travel to Austin, where there are rumors of a cure. I won't go into certain plot points here because they would spoil the story.
Koba's ambition to usurp control of the apes from Caesar is already apparent, as he conspired with Pope to go behind Caesar's back and leave the ape city to investigate. Koba is ruthless, as anyone who saw Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes knows. The rest of the gaps of the hows and whys of the second film are all set up here. I just wish that this series came out before the film.
The story centers around a family of three at the end of the old world. Power systems are failing and people are reduced to an almost Mad Max, post-apocalyptic roving band of marauders cliché. Further complicating matters is that Rita has contracted the simian flu. Malcom wants to leave their home and travel to Austin, where there are rumors of a cure. I won't go into certain plot points here because they would spoil the story.
Koba's ambition to usurp control of the apes from Caesar is already apparent, as he conspired with Pope to go behind Caesar's back and leave the ape city to investigate. Koba is ruthless, as anyone who saw Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes knows. The rest of the gaps of the hows and whys of the second film are all set up here. I just wish that this series came out before the film.
June 12, 2022
While steeped in a great franchise this isn't exactly a great addition to it. We get two stories, that don't really connect, one human, one ape. The human story involving Malcolm and his family was good but pretty incomplete. The ape's story felt lacking. It definitely needed more Caesar. The art was okay but the apes' fight scenes were muddled. Overall, a lackluster entry into a very good franchise.
October 12, 2020
Un esaustivo intermezzo a fumetti che fa luce su "Il pianeta delle scimmie".
Fattualmente la trama è poca, ma vengono approfonditi i personaggi che già si vedono nei film e vengono rappresentati momenti che servono per capire certe evoluzioni e caratteristiche che altrimenti sembrerebbero meno giustificabili.
Una lettura di genere scorrevole e ottima per gli amanti del film.
Fattualmente la trama è poca, ma vengono approfonditi i personaggi che già si vedono nei film e vengono rappresentati momenti che servono per capire certe evoluzioni e caratteristiche che altrimenti sembrerebbero meno giustificabili.
Una lettura di genere scorrevole e ottima per gli amanti del film.
June 5, 2024
Decent prequel. Pope is a bit derivative of Koba, but it gives Koba some nice moments. The art is grimy, with a bit of intensity. And it humanizes Malcom’s dead wife. Hardly essential, but it’s a nice fleshing out.
July 31, 2017
Now I am ready to see the movie!
I have this movie on Vudu but have not seen it yet. I now plan to shortly. Then on to War of Planet of the Apes with comic prequel and movie.
I have this movie on Vudu but have not seen it yet. I now plan to shortly. Then on to War of Planet of the Apes with comic prequel and movie.
August 19, 2018
Love the way how they visualized it
October 23, 2020
3.75, good but nearly the masterpiece some said it was. but interesting.
January 13, 2023
Really loved this. Excellent visual storytelling, excellent take on this ongoing/reinvented saga. Good times.
February 12, 2023
Excellent graphic novel about the plight of humanity and the dawn of Ape power.
December 19, 2023
Too many humans, not enough apes.
August 6, 2024
Dual tales of sacrifice and survival from the viewpoints of ape and man.
August 10, 2016
An absolutely must for all fans of the franchise. Brilliant story to fill in between the two films with great artwork.
July 20, 2017
This is moderately interesting at best. The human story is basically a Walking Dead story. The ape story is kind of a retread of the movie. The art is not that good but at least has a consistent aesthetic.
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