EXCLUSIVE: Ron Frenz and Brett Breeding channel Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers…
Hey, have you heard that Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four is coming from Marvel as a 5-part miniseries, starting in February?
It’s true. Here’s the main Greg Land cover, the solicitation info, and some interior art:
PLANET OF THE APES VS. FANTASTIC FOUR #1 (OF 5)
JOSH TRUJILLO (W) • ANDREA Di VITO (A)
MOVIE HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
VERSUS VARIANT COVER BY FRANCESCO MOBILI • VARIANT COVER BY NETHO DIAZ
WORLDS COLLIDE!
Marvel’s First Family find themselves stranded on the Planet of the Apes! Witness history as the Fantastic Four cross paths for the very first time with Cornelius, Zira, Ursus – and of course Dr. Zaius! But they won’t be going alone! Familiar foes from the Marvel Universe have set their sights on Ape City, setting the stage for a battle royale that fans won’t soon forget!
32 PGS./Rated T+… $4.99
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But get this: Ron Frenz and Brett Breeding have a magnificent homage to Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers’ 1962 Fantastic Four #12 cover coming, as an Issue #2 variant.
Check out Frenz’s pencils…
… with Breeding’s inks…
… and the original:
It’s the addition of the bus that puts it over the top, isn’t it?
Issue #1 is due Feb. 4, 2026. No release date has been announced for Issue #2, and obviously this is not the final version of the variant. (Coincidentally, the Fantastic Four #12 Facsimile Edition is coming out this Wednesday, Dec. 10.)
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December 7, 2025
If only Frenz’s pencils were inside the cover then I might care. Just as there is a market to sell retro-covers and facsimile editions, I would bet (long enough to at least try) there is still a market for old-school style art in the comics.
December 7, 2025
I agree with Buck.