San Francisco lies in ruin, as the war for survival between man and ape rests on the shoulders of one solitary soul. Prequel to the hit Fox film! As Caesar and his apes recoup and recover after the Koba-led attack on the human compound in San Francisco, the military begins moving in, setting the stage for the momentous war to come. Even as humans and apes come to violent conflict, the virus that wrecked the world has begun to evolve. Written by David F. Walker ( Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes ) and illustrated by Jonas Scharf ( Warlords of Appalachia ), Caesar and his Apes face the Colonel and his army in War for the Planet of the Apes !.