As a Child born in the late 1970s and growing up in the early 1980s, we were exposed to a lot of movies form the 1970s. Many of those films are now considered classics. Some have even been inducted into the Library Of Congress. Growing up in New York, some of those films were filmed in my city I knew. Some of the more famous movies from that decade being The French Connection and Mean Streets.

One of my favorite movies from that time were the Planet Of the Apes movies. I also grew up in a time when they had re-runs of the television show that was inspired by it. That franchise has always been a commentary on society’s dynamic with race and class. In the debut issue of Beware the Planet of the Apes, two ape scientists seek the help of a human to save a family member.

Beware the Planet of the Apes #1 takes us directly to the Planet of the Apes, where a human settlement is under attack by a brigade of Gorillas and the nephew of a prominent scientist goes missing. A day later in Ape City, his aunt Zira and her fiancée Cornelius look for him. Their trail leads them to Forbidden Zone, where the human he tried to help, Nova, is hiding. They reach out to the local municipal leader, Dr. Zaius, who  denies them entry to the Forbidden Zone, but Zira’s pull to bring her nephew back, forces her to break the rules. By the issue’s end, Zira, Cornelius and Nova go in search of Lucius, arriving at a place familiar to many but may be a vipers pit for our protagonists.

Overall, Beware the Planet of the Apes #1 is a story that delves deeper into Planet of the Apes mythology. The story by Guggenheim is steeped in mystery and revisionist history. The art by the creative team is gorgeous. Altogether, a story that fans of the franchise will immediately jump on.

Story: Marc Guggenheim Art: Álvaro López
Color: Alex Guimarães Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

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