Planet of the Apes 20th Century Fox; since his death in 1973, Fox has controlled the franchise. Four sequels followed the original film from 1970 to 1973: "Beneath the Planet of the Apes", "Escape from the Planet of the Apes", "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes", and "Battle for the Planet of the Apes". They did not approach the critical acclaim of the original, but were commercially successful, spawning two television series in 1974 and 1975. Plans for a film remake stalled in "development hell" for over ten years before Tim Burton's "Planet of the Apes" was released in 2001. A reboot film
Planet of the Apes (comics) of the Apes Annual #1" (August, 2012), then furthered in "Planet of the Apes Special #1" (April 2013), then furthered again in "Planet of the Apes Spectacular #1" (July 2013) and finally wrapped up in "Planet of the Apes Giant #1" (September, 2013). In late 2011, Boom! also began publishing the four-issue mini-series "Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes". This mini-series is set 20 years before the events of the original film, and features different characters, like Dr. Zaius, than the concurrent ongoing series. This was followed up in early 2012 by another mini-series, "Exile on the Planet of