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.
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 James T. 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?
- Klingon Commander Kor set out to conquer human worlds in other dimensions. While investigating the increased Klingon activity, Captain Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise get mixed up in a conflict that leads to a very different Earth — one that is ruled by apes.
- The crew of Star Trek's original series team up with Colonel George Taylor, Cornelius and Zira to stop the Klingons' and the gorillas' attempt to seize power in Ape City.
Issues[]
- Issue 1 (December 2014)
- Issue 2 (January 2015)
- Issue 3 (February 2015)
- Issue 4 (March 2015)
- Issue 5 (April 2015)
Collection covers[]
Ashcan release cover image.
Planet der Affen, German edition cover image.
Diretriz Primata, Portuguese edition cover image.
Graphic Novel Collection, Special Edition 2 cover image.
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Appendices[]
Background[]
- In Apes continuity, the story takes place shortly after the first Planet of the Apes film and before and during the events of Beneath the Planet of the Apes, with a short epilogue setting up the events of Escape from 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graphic Novel Collection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ST | 1 • 22 • 60 • 67 • 102 • 109 • 111 • 112 • 118 • 120 • 130 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOS | 2 • 4 • 9 • 10 • 13 • 15 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 23 • 24 • 26 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 34 • 39 • 41 • 44 • 46 • 49 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 57 • 61 • 64 • 68 • 72 • 75 • 78 • 83 • 84 • 89 • 90 • 93 • 100 • 101 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 108 • 110 • 115 • 121 • 122 • 125 • 127 • 129 • 134 • 138 • 139 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kelvin timeline | 6 • 7 • 12 • 14 • 17 • 25 • 36 • 40 • 45 • 48 • 56 • 63 • 71 • 77 • 81 • 87 • 92 • 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TNG | 3 • 5 • 11 • 16 • 27 • 32 • 33 • 42 • 50 • 58 • 65 • 66 • 69 • 73 • 76 • 79 • 82 • 85 • 88 • 91 • 94 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 113 • 119 • 128 • 132 • 135 • 136 • 140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DS9 | 28 • 35 • 37 • 43 • 47 • 55 • 59 • 62 • 70 • 74 • 80 • 86 • 106 • 114 • 116 • 123 • 126 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VOY | 21 • 38 • 124 • 131 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SA | IDW (8) • Marvel (107 • 117 • 133 • 137) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extras | Special Editions (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6) • Premium Photonovels (1 • 2 • 3 • 4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
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| Previous comic: Harlan Ellison's The City on the Edge of Forever |
TOS comics IDW miniseries |
Next comic: Star Trek vs. Transformers |
| Previous story: Harlan Ellison's The City on the Edge of Forever |
Stories by: Scott & David Tipton |
Next story: Mirror Broken |
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| Previous adventure: ... Like a Woman Scorned! Page 1 |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: The Enemy of My Enemy |
| Previous comic: Crossroad |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), Year Five | Next comic: The Enemy of My Enemy |
Publication history[]
- 9 October 2014
- Ashcan released for the New York Comic Con.
- 27 August 2015
- First omnibus collection released by IDW Publishing.
- 6 July 2017
- Reprinted in hardcover as Graphic Novel Collection, Special Edition 2 by Eaglemoss Collections.
Translations[]
- 21 September 2015
- German : Star Trek/Planet der Affen. (Cross Cult)
- 2020
- Portuguese : Star Trek/Planeta dos Macacos: A Diretriz Primata. (Novo Século)
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.