Recovering from a mildly traumatic week of family health issues (thankfully, for once, not my own health issues), so in lieu of a proper post I present this cover image of a new Planet Of The Apes comic coming from Boom! Studios in April.
I remember reading the British, black and white reprints of the original Marvel series of Planet Of The Apes when I was a little nipper.
There were the odd old superhero comics as well that certainly impinged on my consciousness - I even drew a couple of issues of my own comic, featuring The Ray Kid and a host of badly drawn Marvel characters - but it was the Planet Of The Apes comics at that time that I thought were the best of the lot.
They had these great text pieces between the comic strips, explaining 'behind-the-scenes' secrets of the movies, such as how to walk like chimpanzee... great fun for an eight-year-old boy and even more fun for a juvenile 44-year-old man, who still enjoys occasionally letting his knuckles drag along the ground!
Before Star Wars came along, Planet Of The Apes, Charlie's Angels, toy soldiers and Subbuteo pretty much rocked my geeky world.
I was aware of Star Trek and Doctor Who, and had annuals and toys from both franchises, but didn't really get 'into' either until the age of VHS arrived at our house and I suddenly discovered I could watch old films and TV whenever I wanted.
Thanks to Bleeding Cool for the tip-off.
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