Planet of the Apes: Before the Fall Omnibus

by Gabriel Hardman, Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman (Illustrator)

Overview

Twenty years before an Astronaut named Taylor fell from the stars, the Planet of the Apes is gripped with a cataclysmic crisis between Apes and Man!

Ape society is in flux. The rigid caste system is breaking down. Humans can't speak and are considered animals, but are tolerated in the City. Scientific curiosity is smashing old taboos. But not everyone is happy with the new status quo. When an Ape general named Aleron discovers that the Lawgiver’s most sacred commandment—Ape Does Not Kill Ape—has been broken, he unwittingly unlocks a vast conspiracy deep in Ape City that will upend society, and all of history. On the run and faced with unspeakable betrayal, Aleron crosses paths with Doctor Zaius, Zira, Cornelius, and others as he journeys into the heart of the Forbidden zone to discover the truth.

Collected together for the first time in one prestigious omnibus, experience the entire critically-acclaimed Apes saga from Gabriel Hardman (Green Lantern) and Corinna Bechko (Star Wars: Legacy), and celebrated illustrators Marc Laming (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Damian Couceiro (Old Man Logan). Features Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes, Exile on the Planet of the Apes, and Planet of the Apes: Cataclysm.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684153619
Publisher:	BOOM! Studios
Publication date:	05/21/2019
Series:	Planet of the Apes
Pages:	496
Sales rank:	1,064,447
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 5.70(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Gabriel Hardman has drawn HULK, and AGENTS OF ATLAS for Marvel Comics as well as HEATHENTOWN for Image/Shadowline. He is an accomplished motion picture illustrator whose credits include Spider-Man 3, X2: X-Men United, Superman Returns, Tropic Thunder and Inception. He also directed the prize winning short film Wrong Way Up, which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival. Corinna Bechko is a Los Angeles-based writer known for her work on the graphic novel HEATHENTOWN and the BOOM! Studios series BETRAYAL ON THE PLANET OF THE APES.

Editorial Reviews

08/01/2019

After his friend Doctor Cato's attempt to teach humans to communicate results in his murder at the hand of extremists bent on preserving the status quo, the legendary General Aleron finds himself at odds with a cabal of ruthless leaders eager to control the future of ape society. Soon he's framed for murder and exiled to the Forbidden Zone, where he builds an army and launches a campaign to destroy his enemies and liberate the human slaves kept in Ape City. The consequences of the ensuing war reverberate across the tumultuous two decades explored in this terrific prequel to the classic film, which ranges among being a war story, a political thriller, and a surprisingly sophisticated exploration of a faltering caste system. VERDICT Cocreators Hardman and Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One, Vol. 1) have successfully crafted a tie-in to a favorite sf film that actually lives up to the original. This omnibus edition collects Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes, Exile on the Planet of the Apes, and Planet of the Apes: Cataclysm.

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