King Kong Crossing Over With the Planet of the Apes!
Jonathan Barkan
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Boom! Studios, DeVito Artworks, and Twentieth Century Consumer Products have announced that they are teaming together to crossover the universes of King Kong and Planet of the Apes! Writer Ryan Ferrier (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Kennel Block Blues) and artist Carlos Magno (Planet of the Apes, Kong of Skull Island) have teamed up for the six-issue series, titled Kong on the Planet of the Apes, which will be released this November.
Ferrier explains, “There’s such a deep mythology to both properties, especially if you consider all of the amazing Kong and Apes comics that have come out in recent years. With this series, we’ve found a coherent, meaningful way of having these two worlds and their legacies fold into each other. The implications of the Ape civilization discovering the Kong world are huge, and that’s certainly on the forefront of the series.”
Below is the cover art for the first issue, which was done by Mike Huddleston. Additional cover arts will be done by series artist Carlos Magno and movie poster artist Hans Woody.
Synopsis:
Following the events of the first Planet of the Apes film (1968), Dr. Zaius and General Ursus lead a small group of soldiers to the Forbidden Zone to destroy any remaining evidence of Taylor’s time among them. To their surprise, they discover… a KONG! Now they must travel to Skull Island to discover the truth, but they may not survive the deadliest journey of their lives!
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