I haven't written - or posted - enough here about the Apes franchise, which is certainly some sort of oversight, especially since it was by far the highest-profile sci-fi property of the 70s... until Star Wars came along. I loved the movies, the TV series, the cartoon, the Mego figures... and even the Marvel Comics.
That reminds me... I really need to upgrade my Apes discs to Blu-Ray. I have the original DVDs, and they're not even anamorphic....
Earl was my favorite Apes magazine artist, and I treasure every issue.
ReplyDeleteI was an ApeHead through and through, but I didn't know about the comics at the time. Loved it all.
ReplyDelete(has anyone ever collected the comics into omnibus tpbs?)
As a boy in the '70s, I agree with you Christopher, the PLANET OF THE APES franchise was my favorite in the pre-STAR WARS era.
ReplyDeleteThe CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES reboot film being shot now RISE OF THE APES comes out in 2012, I wonder if it will do well?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1318514/
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I purchased the DVDs of the six movies(including the Tim Burton's), the 1974-75 tv series and the RETURN TO THE PLANET OF THE APES 1975-76 animated tv series. I guess now that Blu-ray is that good, I will have to consider those too.
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p.s. - there are many PotA comic scans (different companies) here;
ReplyDeletehttp://pota.goatley.com/
you need to watch the uncut version of Conquest on the Blu-ray. A great cut.
ReplyDeleteMan, I love PotA and all of the Ape obscurities from the early 70's (from comics to toys). I certainly hope that this new movie does a better job than the Tim Burton version.
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