The Stop Button

I’m once again convinced Marshall didn’t see all the Apes movies. I’m pretty sure he hasn’t even read the comic books he’s written.

This issue features some astronauts going through time and ending up on the Planet of the Apes. Sounds familiar, right? It is. Marshall rips off the arguments between the astronauts from the first movie, changing the gender and race of the characters. Then, in maybe the most extraordinary move, he forgets the history of the franchise.

The astronauts are from the 1990s (one references “The Simpsons” in her narration) but they have no idea apes have been slaves. Just like earlier, when Marshall had a World Book with an actual entry on apes, not one appropriate for an Apes comic.

Even worse than Marshall’s disregard for continuity is the art. All the wondrous Wyman lines are gone. He either got lazy or Pallot got out the eraser.