When Does "Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes" (2011) Take Place?
"Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes" #1-#4 is a science fiction comic-book written by Corinna Bechko with Gabriel Hardman that first released November 2nd, 2011. So when is "Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes" set?
It takes place on the Planet of the Apes universe timeline in the year:
We know this because .
3958? AD
We know this because .
Furthermore, the comic includes a text introduction that reads: "20 years before a man named Taylor fell from the stars..." referring to the events of the film "Planet of the Apes" (1968), which take place in either 3978 AD.
3978 - 20 = 3958.
Additionally, issue #1 opens with a prologue that ends with time setting free-floating text reading: "15 YEARS LATER." Some flashbacks are sprinkled throughout labeled with "15 YEARS AGO." So it is 3943 AD during the prologue and these flashbacks.
3958 - 15 = 3943.
It is a chronologically late comic in the Planet of the Apes universe and can be read either at its timeline point or after the film "Planet of the Apes" (1968) as an extended flashback.
