Since the 1970s, thePlanet of the Apes franchise has frequently delved into the world of comic books. Some stories have made the Lawgiver proud, while others have brought shame to Ape City. In the comics arena, not all apes are created equal — but for fans, that’s half the fun of reading them.

More than 150POTA comics have been published during the past four decades, from Gold Key, Marvel Comics, Power Records, Brown Watson Books, Editorial Mo.Pa.Sa., Malibu Graphics, Dark Horse, Mr. Comics, and BOOM! Studios. Writers have explored the settings, concepts and characters from the films (and occasionally the TV series), while introducing an array of new characters and scenarios. Back stories have been revealed, plot holes filled in and histories extrapolated upon. The comics have employed multiple genres and styles, taking readers to distant villages, ruined cities and oceanic civilizations — and have even seen the apes battle alien invaders fromWar of the Worlds andAlien Nation. It’s been quite the madhouse, to be sure. But by and large, theApes comics have remained true to novelist Pierre Boulle’s simian spirit.

Sacred Scrolls: Comics on the Planet of the Apeswillexamine the entire history ofPOTA comic books, from Gold Key to BOOM! and everything in between. This anthology will feature insightful, analytical essays about the franchise’s four-color continuation, from popular comic historians, novelists, bloggers and subject-matter experts. If you’re eager to learn more aboutApes lore, then you’ll need to get your stinkin’ paws on this volume.

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Rich Handley (richhandley.com) has written books aboutPlanet of the Apes,Back to the Future, andWatchmen, as well as licensedStar Wars andPlanet of the Apes fiction, and he edited 70 volumes of Eaglemoss'sStar Trek Graphic Novel Collection. Rich has co-edited Titan's Scribe Award-nominatedPlanet of the Apes: Tales from the Forbidden Zone; nine Sequart anthologies to date discussingPlanet of the Apes,Star Wars,Battlestar Galactica,Hellblazer,Stargate, and classic monsters; and four Crazy 8 Press anthologies about Batman and the Joker. He has contributed essays to DC'sHellblazer: 30th Anniversary Celebration; IDW's fiveStar Trek and threeStar Wars comic-strip reprint books; BOOM! Studios' fourPlanet of the Apes Archive hardcovers; Sequart anthologies aboutStar Trek andBlade Runner; ATB Publishing'sOutside In line focused onStar Trek,Buffy the Vampire Slayer,Angel,The X-Files,Twin Peaks,Babylon 5; and a Becky Books anthology coveringDark Shadows. Rich writes a weeklyStar Trek column forHeroCollector.com and is the managing editor ofRFIDJournal.com.

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By age three, Joseph F. Berenato began a life-long love affair with comic books, monster movies, and science fiction. Hailing from Hammonton, NJ, Joe obtained a B.A. in English and spent four years as the entertainment editor ofThe Hammonton Gazette before returning to his roots at his family's blueberry farm. Joe was a contributor toGotham City 14 Miles: 14 Essays on Why the 1960s Batman TV Series Matters, and is currently hard at work authoring or co-authoring two reference guides for Hasslein Books:It's Alive: The Unauthorized Universal Monsters Encyclopedia (with Jim and Becky Beard) andSomething Strange: The Complete Unauthorized Ghostbusters Encyclopedia. A graduate student at Rowan University, Joe will earn an M.A. in writing in 2015. In what little spare time he has left, Joe serves as an administrator, art director, and content contributor atAtomicWanderers.com.

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