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1968’sPlanet of the Apesfilms were full of memorable characters , and now one has been revealed as a stone - inhuman killer . Marvel ’s newBeware the Planet of the Apesseries is a prequel to the original , show event lead up to George Taylor ’s reaching . Many definitive character , such as Doctor Zaius and Zira , have come out . In proceeds four , fan will be daze to learn one classical character has killer instinct .

Beware the Planet of the Apes#4 is written by Marc Guggenheim and drawn by Alvaro Lopez . Nova , one of the “ primitive ” humankind George Taylor meet in the 1968 classic , is being chased bya soldier of the Hominidae Empire . When cornered , Nova take an pointer and stab the soldier in the centre , kill him . Later , after the Hominidae have been defeated , a group of telepathic human being decide to heed - rub Cornelius and Zira , for bear on their secret .

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However , they leave alone Nova ’s idea entire , which give her insight into the near hereafter , including Taylor ’s arrival .

Beware the Planet of the ApesHas Added Layers to Classic Film Characters

Nova in Particular Has Benefitted from the Series

Beware the Planet of the Apesis the latest in Marvel ’s new line of comedian establish on the classic enfranchisement . Planet of the Apesbegan as a novel by French novelist Pierre Boulle , before being adapted into a film in 1968 . The movie , draw a world of intelligent simians and primitive man , was an instant strike and spawned a multimedia system conglomerate still go strong . InBeware the Planet of the Apes , referee foregather Cornelius and Zira in the days before George Taylor ’s starship crash - landed . They also meet Nova , a young adult female who can not talk .

Nova was played inPlanet of the Apesby actress Linda Harrison .

Beware the Planet of the Apeshas added to the enfranchisement ’s traditional knowledge , adding Modern faction such as the Hominidae Empire and the Gibbons ’ apes . what is more , the record has research the personality and motivations of Cornelius and Zira , two of the original movie ’s simian protagonists . Yet perhaps most surprising of all , Nova has gain the most from the series . In the classicPlanet of the Apesfilms , Nova had minuscule to no agency . visualise as rude and uneducated , Nova was nothing more than a damsel in suffering , needing rescue by George Taylor .

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When Marvel ’s " mind the Planet of the Apes " promised to limn Nova ’s untold backstory , some readers were doubting ; now , the series is delivering .

At Long Last, Nova Has Agency onPlanet of the Apes

Nova Is Now a Well-Defined Character

Yet inBeware the Planet of the Apes , Nova ’s agency is reconstruct in a grand fashion . Guggenheim and Lopez have shown Nova to be far more intelligent and resourceful than fans guess . Killing the Hominidae Empire general in such a brutal fashion show that Nova does not need George Taylor , or anyone , to deliver her . When the telepathic humans leave Nova ’s memories intact , it is not because she can not speak , but because they trust her with this noesis . Nova was integral to the original 1968Planet of the Apes , and at long last , has become a lively reference .

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Charlton Heston’s bedraggled George stands beside two apes indoors in Planet of the Apes 1968

Featured Image: future human Nova hushes astronaut Taylor from 1968’s Planet of the Apes

Zira and Cornelius stand with Nova and Taylor in Planet of the Apes

Beware the Planet of the Apes #4 cover, Zira leading an army of rebelling bonobos against a fiery backdrop

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