Marshall’s author’s note at the beginning of the issue mentions Conquest of the Planet of the Apes is his favorite in the series. Oddly, it’s one of the ones he ignored when mentioning history in a lot of issues.
But his one shot here, it’s pretty great. It’s Conquest from the perspective of some average guy who lives through the ape uprising. His kid gets killed by the household chimp (off page), he gives all sorts of insight. It’s a really good issue. I’m sort of stunned.
Not because it’s a revolutionary story (it’s good, not amazing), but because Marshall pulls it off. A comic side story to a movie is common-place, but having it come in this particular Apes series, over a year into the publication run… it’s a strange move. And Marshall writes the hell out of it.
The art isn’t exactly better, but it’s more agreeable.
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