Take Star Trek/Planet Of The Apes: The Primate Directive Imagined By Scott Tipton E-Text

average adventure story. The illustrations are fair, however any action sequences are not choreographed well at all, It's clear from the essays included with this collection that the author is passionate about both franchises, It's disappointing that I enjoyed the essays more than the graphic novel, I hate to say this but I sort of love goofy nonsensical crossovers, You know, stuff like Archie Meets Punisher or Superman and Terminator, Stuff that shouldn't work but somehow do, I went in expecting that and was almost disappointed,

This story manages to capture the feel of both optimistic early to mid sixties scifi of which Star Trek is almost the chief paragon and the dark, cynical type of scifi of the late sixties ands of which Hollywood started to embrace with Planet of the Apes without feeling forced or shoe horned.


Taylor and Kirk both seem like themselves, Taylor doesn't QUITE look right, Maybe Boom! didn't want to pay a likeness fee to the Heston's estate, I dunno. But that's my only real quibble with the Apes portion,

The main reason for travelling to the other world, being that the Klingons found a doorway to another universe where they can sell weapons to the Apes seems rushed to its conclusion.
But that's not really what this story is about, It's a Prime Directive store, The Klingon commander, Kor from the TOS episod 'Errand of Mercy had his enmity for the Federation exacerbated by his encounter with the Enterprise crew.
So Kirk feels responsible for Kor's actions, But at the same time, an alternate Earth is just that an alternative world, It has its own culture and that makes him question if he even has the right to interfere, Even if the culture is already being interfered with and his interference would if successful undo the other interference.
An interference that Kirk has some responsibility for due to the law of unintended consequences,

This only get worse when Taylor gets involved, He points out humans are being enslaved and in point of fact their is nothing 'natural' at least in his mind about the development of the ape society.
He even calls Kirk out on something else, Even if you buy the idea of the apes being a developed rightful sentient society, all Kirk's precious high mindedness would lead to is needless death of human and ape alike.
But by the time Kirk comes around to that line of thinking and it is no longer a matter of how much Kirk can/should help.
It's a matter of if Taylor wants the help and take if given, It's only when the Ape war that Taylor and Cornelius predict comes to pass that they are all on the same page.


Wrapping up the Kor story is down in just a handful of pages but is handle quite nicely.
Kor realizes that now that Kirk has evidence, he'd better retreat, If Kirk goes back home and contacts the Organians, the game is up,

And the ending well, . . any Apes fan will love that, Being a Trekkie I am partial to anything Star Trek, This was another well written crossover, The story covered all the highlights from the original Planet of the Apes movies and still was able to fit Kirk and the crew into the story.
Nice read. This was a fun crossover, It was definitely more Star Trek than planet of the apes, The enterprise crew was represented perfectly, and the dialog was very true to the characters with out being parody.
This really would of worked perfectly as an episode of Star Trek,

The art style wasn't my preference, but it was good overall,

This was astar read untill the abrupt ending, I think they were shooting for that Planet of the Apes style twist, but it came out of left field and felt like an after thought.


Edit: my buddy informed me this ending was a reference to beneath planet of the apes, Haven't watched the sequels since I was preteen so I missed it, Still leaving it atthough,

Over all a fun read, This is how crossovers should be! "Two great tastes, that taste great together, " What can I say. This is one of those silly fanboy mashups that is so stupidly wrong it should be laughable, Except it is only laughable because it so much fun, Honestly, this should be terrible, but the writers and artists pulled off a wonderful story that pays homage to both franchises and offers some interesting and thoughtful ideas and insights about both.
The character's "voice" seem to ring fairly true and the story has just enough continuity to work without slavishly adhering to fanish dogma so that everything becomes dull and uninteresting.
This was unexpectedly enjoyable and a lot of fun to read, This story story fits into the Planet of the Apes narrative and takes place after Planet of the Apes and before Beneath Planet of the Apes.


The klingons have discovered a way to travel to another dimension, where Earth is ruled by Apes! Captain Kirk and the USS Enterprise discover this portal and find themselves on a different Earth, where they meet some familiar faces, Taylor, Cornelius and Zira.


The story is very much a TOS story, Kirk even gets his shirt torn in a fight, Oh yes, death of a red shirt as well,

The story is ok, My gripe is none of the cover art reflects the story, Minor gripe though. The story is well written and they kept to the timeline so it could be enjoyed without causing any continuity errors.
Didn't work for me. It's really hard to get Apes to work right, Wut

What on earth did I just read Do people not have ideas for things anymore Who let this happen Word I had fun

reading this but I wanted more surprises.
If you like Planet of the Apes and Star Trek, you can guess what the story will be like and here it is! Theres not much thats new.


I thought the art was good and made the mashup work, I really liked the brief glimpse of thes Klingon planet,

I enjoyed the essays in the back, especially the one about John Chambers, I'll have to admit I was a bit skeptical when I first heard news that IDW was crossing over the Star Trek and Planet of the Apes franchises.
Unlike the crossover of Trek and Doctor Who, this one didn't necessarily seem like two great tastes that would taste great together.


And now having read all five issues in this collected edition, I can only say that my initial doubts were confirmed by what we get here.
Set in the nonrebooted TOS era, the Klingons have found a gateway into an alternate universe one where the Organian peace treaty doesn't hold up and they can exploit various planets for their resources.
One of those is the Earth found by Taylor in the original Planet of the Apes film again, not any of the reboots and where Kor has decided he'll arm one sect of the apes against the others.


Kirk and company stumble across this and seek to find a way to stop Kor, They also have to stop Taylor from trying to take over the Enterprise and raining down full scale destruction on the apes in his attempts to set his own history "back on course.
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At five issues, the concept wears thin very quickly, The first issue feels like it's treading water until the time that we get to the big reveal that we're all headed to the Earth from Apes.
This is also seen in virtually any Doctor Who story with "Daleks" in the title as the audience is made to wait forand a half minutes for the pepper pots to reveal themselves, even though the opening credits told us they were coming.
The final issue also feels like it treads water a bit too much and like they resolved the conflict and story long before they filled the total page count for this one.


What could have been a fun romp instead turns out to be a less than impressive one.
I tried to have an open mind on this one, but nothing here sold on this being miniseries being a great idea.
I kept hoping there would be something here that would make me sit up and take notice, but I can't honestly say much here did that.


The series does have some nice nods to the original continuity in the Apes films.
I suppose that's something.

In the interest of full disclosure, I received a digital ARC of this collection from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
When you think about it, this feels more like an unaired Star Trek episode than a proper crossover,

So basically the Klingon travel to a different universe trying to expand the empire there, and its the job of the crew of the U.
S. S. Enterprise to follow and find out what theyre up to,

They find planet Earth but different, and in the future, here we meet the planet right after the events of the first Planet of the Apes movie, just after the climactic finale with Colonel George Taylor.


More than tell you the story, Ill just let you with the idea that the story poses the moral implications of breaking the Prime Directive of Star Fleet, even if its our own planet that were talking about.
Is it correct to intervene with other cultures, even if they commit atrocious crimes

Also, funny enough.
This crossover basically tell us that Planet of the Apeshappened due to the presence of the crew of the Enterprise.
In many ways ST and POTA are polar opposites, so it's strange to see these worlds collide, Both a product of the late's, one gave us a very bleak view of the future while the other a very bright one.
The story isn't overly captivating, nor is it boring, but the ending is a shock and will blow a few minds.
This was a crossover that worked better than you'd think, Star Trek has an advantage with crossovers like this because due to the nature of the Enterprise and its explorations, it can cross over with almost anything and at least have a somewhat plausible explanation.
Time Travel, other universes, etc, were all commonplace with Star Trek,

So here we have two beloved franchises finally meeting, and it was pretty enjoyable, We find the crew of the Enterprise landing on the Planet of the Apes right around the time the first movie ended.
They meet Taylor at the Statue of Liberty while trailing klingons who have found the dimension and are planning on conquering it by manipulating the apes in control.


I like this one, the art was nice, and overall I was impressed with how well they fit the two universes together.
If you are a fan of either franchise, you should try this one, If you are a fan of BOTH, you should definitely try this one, Despite the groaner title 'Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive' is a pretty decent crossover comic between the original Star Trek crew and the original Planet of the Apes movie.


When the crew of the Enterprise discovers the Klingons are up to something, they decide to investigate.
When their pursuit puts them into a slingshot maneuver, they find themselves in an alternate universe, In this universe, there was also a nuclear war, but there is no Federation and the planet is run by gorillas.
The Klingons are looking to leverage these fiercesome warriors for their own means and it's up to Captain Kirk and company to stop them.
Along the way, they run into Colonel George Taylor who wants to use the crew of the Enterprise to overthrow the apes.
The Enterprise must decide if the prime directive applies to alternate planets,

This book works so darn well because of the great art by Rachael Stott, It's really that good. Aside from that, the story isn't bad either, I've read a lot of crossovers that were a lot worse, This one seems to make sense in the rules of the Star Trek universe as a plausible idea instead of a weirdly mashed together concept.
As a fan of the original versions of both of these properties, I was pleasantly surprised,

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, IDW Publishing, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel, This graphic novel was a lot of fun but I can't imagine it being for anyone other than Trek or Apes fans.
The art is well done and the dialogue captures both the writing of Star Trek and PotA, However, my favorite part of this crossover wasn't the comic itself, but the essays by comedian Dana Gould at the end of the volume.
Gould, a lifelong Apes fan, provides brilliant insight into the historical context of these two series as well as their differing outlook on humanity and their Hollywood connections.
The comic is fun, but the essays are a real treat for any Trek or Apes fan, This was just a fun and enjoyable read as two great science fiction franchises from the ''s combine for an enjoyable adventure.
Totally believable crossover between these two universes that hit its mark, A lot of fun as the original Star trek team enters a portal to an alternate universe and finds themselves on the Planet of the Apes where a Klingon is arming the Gorillas for his own nefarious reasons.
Great story with all the characters from each side you could possibly hope for and good art with everyone looking just like you'd expect them too.
They can reinvent Star Trek as many times as they want but give me the original cast of the original Star Trek, anytime!! Loved it! Collects Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive issues

I enjoy both of these franchises especially the Planet of the Apes, so when I heard that they would be featured in the same story, I knew I had to check it out.
This seems like an obvious combination, so I'm surprised it was never done before,

The actual story focused more on the Star Trek cast as they were featured as the primary protagonists and the story was told from their perspective.


Interestingly, this story doesn't try to undo anything that has happened in past Apes films, It actually tries to live between films one and two,

This story could have been better, but it was pretty good, .