Official Press Release

PLANET OF THE APES #6 SELLS OUT! GOES TO 2ND PRINT!

 September 26, 2011 – Los Angeles, CA – Today BOOM! Studios is proud to announce PLANET OF THE APES #6 has completely sold out of its first printing and will be going to a second print!

PLANET OF THE APES #6 second print features a can’t-miss, all-new original cover by Harvey Award-nominated Damian Couceiro (ROBERT E. HOWARD’S HAWKS OF OUTREMER). Written by Daryl Gregory (DRACULA:COMPANY OF MONSTERS) and drawn by Carlos Magno (COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS). PLANET OF THE APES #6 second print is available from Diamond Comic Distributors with the following Diamond Code: AUG118102, as well as through Haven Distributors.

PLANET OF THE APES continues its phenomenal run. After selling out of the first issue of this outstanding series, BOOM! Studios offered Issue #5 for the introductory price of $1.00 the same day as the $9.99 Volume 1 trade collection hit store shelves! With new readers getting caught up, demand has outpaced supply with the next issue, leading PLANET OF THE APES #6 to sell out of its first printing within days of release.

Apes fans should keep in mind, while Diamond Comic Distributors and Haven Distributors have completely sold out, first printings of PLANET OF THE APES #6 may still be found at the local comic shop nearest you. Not sure where to find your nearest comic retailer? Please use www.comicshoplocator.com

This issue of PLANET OF THE APES finally reveals the ferociousness of the apes’ plans against humans! As humans face oppressive tactics not seen in centuries, they choose to fight with newfound viciousness, committing an act so severe it will have reverberations for years to come! Superstar writer Daryl Gregory and white hot artist Carlos Magno ensure you have to “get your hands on these damn dirty apes!”

PLANET OF THE APES #6 second print (Diamond Code: AUG118102) ships with a fantastic all-new cover from Harvey Award-nominated Damian Couceiro and continues the epic ongoing sci-fi saga written by Daryl Gregory, and featuring sensational art by Carlos Magno.

About BOOM! Studios
Award-winning “Best Publisher” BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com)generates a constellation of bestselling comic books and graphic novels with the industry’s top talent, including Mark Waid’s series IRREDEEMABLE, new HELLRAISER comics written by Clive Barker, PLANET OF THE APES, 28 DAYS LATER, and Philip K. Dick’s DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?. BOOM!’s all-ages imprint KABOOM! publishes Charles Schulz’ PEANUTS, Roger Langridge’s SNARKED, and Scholastic’s WORDGIRL. 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.