‘Beware the Planet of the Apes’ Limited Series Coming in January

Marvel announced that Marc Guggenheim and Álvaro López will be the creative team for Beware the Planet of the Apes, a new four-issue limited series set in the original film saga’s timeline. The new series will include fan favorite characters, including Cornelius, Zira, and Nova, and will exist as a prequel to 1968’s Planet of the Apes. Keep scrolling to see Taurin Clarke’s main cover for the first issue which hits shelves January 3rd.

More on the series from the publisher:

Into the Forbidden Zone! In a hostile world run by aggressive gorillas, scientists Cornelius and Zira are the only apes alive who see value in the mute, dumb human race—but even they know human capabilities have severe limits. So when their nephew Lucius goes missing, it is with great trepidation that they turn to a human ally, a young woman who will someday earn the moniker “Nova”...

"I’ve been entertained and intrigued by Planet of the Apes ever since I got a Mego Doctor Zaius doll as a birthday present, and my local television station ran the original pentalogy every afternoon for a week in the summertime," Guggenheim shared. "In many ways, Apes is one of the OG franchises, filled with mystery, fascinating characters, and some truly off-the-wall surprises."

"That’s the spirit I’m working to evoke with BEWARE THE PLANET OF THE APES," he continued. "I’m particularly excited that we’re going to be reusing some of Doug Moench, George Tuska, and Alfredo Alcala’s original Marvel work on ADVENTURES ON THE PLANET OF THE APES as a part of our storytelling."