Planet of the Apes by Sean Egan - 9781493057252

Planet of the ApesThe Complete History\nAuthor(s): Sean Egan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Hal Leonard Corporation, United States\nImprint: Applause Theatre Book Publishers\nISBN-13: 9781493057252, 978-1493057252\nSynopsis\nPlanet of the Apes started life in 1963 as a quirky work by Pierre Boulle, the French literary novelist famous for The Bridge over the River Kwai. His concept of a world where humans are ruled over by apes proceeded to become one of the biggest multi-media sensations in history. \nThe 1968 Charlton Heston motion-picture adaptation of Boulle's book was celebrated and successful but was just the beginning. By 1973, said picture had spawned four sequels. It then spun off a live-action TV series, which in turn spun off the animated TV show Return to the Planet of the Apes. With this, comic books, novelizations, and a tsunami of merchandising, the late '60s and first half of the '70s had a distinctly simian flavor. A new generation was introduced to the concept when, .