The writer plans to deal with ‘Aliens’ and ‘Predator’ comics beneath the brand new banner.
Marvel Comics goes ape for twentieth Century Studios, with the writer launching a brand new imprint devoted to the storied film studio’s properties.
The imprint will launch with a brand new Planet of the Apes comedian, which hails from author David F. Walker, artist David Wachter and canopy artist Joshua Cassara. It’ll additionally embrace comics based mostly on the Alien and Predator franchises.
“Ever since we introduced our Alien and Predator comics, we hoped to create a particular area inside our comics line to go even larger and bolder and hold constructing on the enduring moments from these properties that everyone knows and love,” stated Marvel Comics editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski in an announcement. “This twentieth Century Studios comics imprint, in collaboration with our buddies at twentieth Century Studios, is the right manner to do this. And now that we’re bringing again Planet of the Apes once more via traditional comedian ebook storytelling, we’re completely thrilled to formally launch this imprint for the followers, and we’re all honored to broaden upon it within the coming months.”
The transfer comes three years after Marvel dad or mum firm Disney acquired twentieth Century’s properties in a mega-merger that introduced Apes, Aliens and Predator beneath the identical roof as Captain America, X-Males and Iron Man.
In recent times, Marvel has put a renewed give attention to these traditional properties, launching its most up-to-date Aliens comedian in 2021 and a Predator ebook in 2022. The brand new twentieth Century Studios branding might be seen on Apes No. 1 in April and be adopted by Alien No. 1 and Predator No. 2.
twentieth Century Studios president Steve Asbell remarked of the imprint: “We’ve had a blast working with C.B. and his workforce and, as lifetime Marvel comics followers, it’s an honor to be part of such an everlasting inventive legacy. We predict followers will love the recent takes on these beloved, iconic motion pictures.”
twentieth Century’s upcoming Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has wrapped filming and heads towards a Might 24, 2024 launch date. The movie takes place years after the occasions of the earlier trilogy from director Matt Reeves. The Wes Bal movie picks up as Ape society has come a great distance. People, in the meantime, have devolved into feral-like existence. Some apes have by no means laborious of the Moses-like Caesar, whereas others have contorted his teachings to construct an empire.
twentieth Century continues to construct on its different franchises as effectively, with the Predator movie Prey debuting to acclaim final yr, whereas Fede Álvarez is creating a brand new Alien movie.
