Star Trek - Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive is a comic produced jointly by IDW Publishing and BOOM! Studios. The series was written by Scott and David Tipton with art by Rachael Stott. The series is a crossover between Star Trek: The Original Series and the original Planet of the Apes film.
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Description[]
- STAR TREK: The hope for the best of mankind’s future! PLANET OF THE APES: A chilling look at the fall of humanity! How could these worlds possibly collide? What could possibly cause Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise to side with Dr. Zaius to protect Ape City? And what does Colonel George Taylor have to say about it?
Summary[]
With the Klingons secretly backing a renegade gorilla general in a coup for control of Ape City, Captain Kirk finds himself in the uncomfortable position of having to help out Dr. Zaius' orangutans.
Issues[]
- Issue 1 (December 2014)
- Issue 2 (January 2015)
- Issue 3 (February 2015)
- Issue 4 (March 2015)
- Issue 5 (April 2015)
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Background[]
- According to the Tiptons and Stott, the story takes place shortly after the first Planet of the Apes film and before the events of Beneath the Planet of the Apes.
Connections[]
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| DC Comics | Star Trek-Legion of Super-Heroes (Issue 1 • Issue 2 • Issue 3 • issue 4 • Issue 5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Lantern | The Spectrum War (Issue 1 • Issue 2 • Issue 3 • Issue 4 • Issue 5 • Issue 6) • Stranger Worlds (Issue 1 • Issue 2 • Issue 3 • Issue 4 • Issue 5 • Issue 6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marvel Comics | X-Men (Star TreX • Second Contact) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doctor Who | Assimilation² (Volume 1: Isssue 1 • Issue 2 • Issue 3 • Issue 4 • Volume 2: Issue 5 • Issue 6 • Issue 7 • Issue 8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transformers | Star Trek vs. Transformers (Issue 1 • Issue 2 • Issue 3 • Issue 4 • Issue 5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BOOM! Studios | The Primate Directive (Issue 1 • Issue 2 • Issue 3 • Issue 4 • Issue 5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External links[]
- The Primate Directive article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive at The Sacred Scrolls
