Marshall makes an interesting choice with this issue, breaking the fourth wall. The protagonist of the issue is a new resident of the Ape City… his (or her) name is “Reador.” The entire issue is from the point of view of the reader, which is kind of cute… but it seems like Marshall is using it as a gimmick.
Planet of the Apes isn’t a kids book, it isn’t a fun book. It’s about lying, deception and racism. Being all happy and upbeat—after Marshall covers the nastiness especially—makes the issue silly.
It might have worked as a little back-up, but not a whole issue. Why, for example, do we have to spend time with the annoying buffoons.
Worse, Burles has gotten so bad I couldn’t tell the different between gorillas and orangutans. I think I can identify the chimps….
It’s a misfire, but a mildly ambitious one.
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