Have you ever wondered what it would be like to “mind-meld” with a sentient ape? Or wanted to see a Klingon on horseback, brandishing a rifle? Readers will soon have a chance to peek into just such an alternate future, as IDW Publishing partners with BOOM! Studios for the crossover event of the year: Star Trek/Planet of the Apes.
IDW will publish the crossover, which will mark the first time BOOM! Studios has partnered with another publisher on a series. Together they will bring Star Trek, licensed by CBS Consumer Products, and 20th Century Fox’s Planet of the Apes together in a way that is sure to delight existing fans and make new ones. The series will pair the original U.S.S. Enterprise crew with Taylor, Nova and the cast from the original Planet of the Apesfilm.
“Planet of the Apes and Star Trek are groundbreaking science-fiction properties and both deal with many of the same social issues and themes,” says Greg Goldstein IDW President & Chief Operating Officer. “A crossover between the two is a natural and long overdue.”
“Before I could read comic books as a child, I could watch science fiction on my television. My dad used to wake me up way past my bedtime to watch Star Trek in syndication—it came on after the nightly news—and I took a Planet of the Apes lunchbox with me to kindergarten every day,” says BOOM! Studios Founder and CEO Ross Richie. “Suffice to say, teaming up these two titans of science fiction on the page in a way that they probably will never meet each other on the silver screen is a huge moment for me personally and emotionally.”
The creative team will be a mix of proven experience and new blood with scripts by beloved Star Trekscribes Scott and David Tipton (Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation 2) and interior art and covers by the British newcomer Rachael Stott.
“With the Klingons secretly backing a renegade gorilla general in a coup for control of Ape City, Captain Kirk finds himself in the uncomfortable position of having to help out Dr. Zaius' orangutans,” explains David Tipton. “Taylor won't be happy with that!”
“What an epic pairing! I'm so excited to see Taylor, Kirk...and those damned dirty apes...in our upcoming comic,” says IDW editor Sarah Gaydos, “We're eager to team up these exciting creative forces to bring this to life.”
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James T. Kirk
Character » James T. Kirk appears in 1200 issues.
James Tiberius Kirk became the youngest Captain in the United Federation of Planets' Starfleet, at 31, and is best known for his maverick command of the U.S.S. Enterprise, saving the Earth on two publicly-recognized occasions in 2271 and 2286, and his involvement in a record 17 temporal anomalies.
Star Trek Meets Planet of the Apes
Oh my god. This is just... wow.
I had no idea I wanted this till now...
My mind is simply blown at how awesome I picture it.
Wow, first Ghostbusters and TMNT, now Plant of the Apes and Star Trek. Lot of interesting crossovers in the near future.
Oh my god. This is just... wow.
I had no idea I wanted this till now...
My mind is simply blown at how awesome I picture it.
IKR?!
MAN FORGET Star Trek Meets Planet of the Apes.
WHEN AM I GONNA GET Star Trek/Star Wars crossover?!?
WHEN?
After seeing the Dawn movie, I am tempted to say this-
'Cesar love Enterprise, more than ape!'
Apes, Live Long and Prosper!!!
@ninjablade09 said:
Wow, first Ghostbusters and TMNT, now Plant of the Apes and Star Trek. Lot of interesting crossovers in the near future.
And don't forget IDW's new Transformers vs. G.I. Joe series.
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