I wish I could say Moench arrests Planet of the Apes plummet… and I suppose he does a little. This issue features a bridging story between Conquest and Battle, the final film. Oddly, Moench’s bridge is a sequel to Conquest, the movie, not the adaptation he finished the previous issue.
It also makes no sense whatsoever. A nuclear war apparently happens, for some reason unrelated to the ape revolt. A previous issue revealed it to be the machinations of an alien species… but it’s never clear just what’s in continuity in Apes and what isn’t. One of Moench’s big problems as a writer is failing to tie his movie adaptations and original stories together.
He’s in adaptation mode here, far more than original, and it’s all rather predictable. Rival handles the first part, Alcala the second. The second’s a lot better. Rival’s not bad, he just doesn’t compare to Alcala.
CREDITS
Quest For the Planet of the Apes; writer, Doug Moench; artist, Rico Rival; editor, Archie Goodwin; publisher, Marvel Comics.
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