How did Tuska manage to screw up the reveal shot at the end of Planet of the Apes? It’s inconceivable, yet he ruins it.
Wow.
Sorry, didn’t mean to skip the original story. In it, Moench introduces gypsies. Mostly ape gypsies, but a couple humans too. Again, no idea how they found out about traditional Hollywood gypsies to continue the practice two thousand years in the future.
Or a thousand. Damned Apes timeline.
It’s all right—the story’s really about Moench’s human protagonist working out some emotional things. It’s nice to see Moench spend the time on that recovery.
It’s also nice to see Ploog ink himself. He goes crazy here, lots of ink washes… he must have been sick of Chiaramonte inking him too.
The adaptation, besides the awful Tuska art (he doesn’t even take time on scenery now), is fine. Moench hits the familiar moments, paces it well.
CREDITS
Maleguena in a Zone Forbidden; writer, Doug Moench; artist, Mike Ploog. Planet of the Apes, Part Six: The Secret; writer, Moench; penciller, George Tuska; inker, Mike Esposito. Editor, Don McGregor; publisher, Marvel Comics.
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