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It’s here! For the first time in ApeCast history, there’s a brand spankin’ NEW POTA movie to talk about! And to celebrate this most wonderful of days, Jack and Geoff are joined by Eric Ambler, Derek Buckley and Sean Davis for an in-depth discussion of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes!
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As the Ape/mutant/gibbon war kicks off in the Hominidae Empire, Jack & Geoff find themselves Bewaring the Planet of the Apes for the last time! Will this Marvel miniseries arrive at a satisfying conclusion despite its truncated length? Will seismic, character-altering events be hand-waved away? Will Nova drive an arrow into a gorilla's brain? Listen on, ye Ape Faithful, and discover the answers!
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Godzilla and Kong are back, getting all super-charged and B.E.A.S.T. Gloved as a new threat emerges from Hollow Earth! Jack and Geoff welcome back the GvK crew of Erin, Lauren and Sam to help unpack the smashy, silly goodness of Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire!
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As Beware the POTA races towards its Jarl-tacular conclusion, Jack & Geoff are joined by Sam Stovold for a discussion about Hominidae culture, far-from-leftfield Wizard of Oz references, and all kinds of new Nova shenanigans!
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After Dawn of the POTA--and before the impending War--Jack and Geoff find themselves once again reading an interstitial novel by Greg Keyes: War for the POTA: Revelations! As Caesar and company reel from the conflict in San Francisco, a new human threat--led by a soon-to-be-familiar Colonel--arrives from the north. Meanwhile, ancillary and new ape characters alike assert themselves as the ape/human conflict moves inexorably towards War!
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It's an exceedingly rare occurrence, but every once in a while Jack & Geoff find themselves discussing a Planet of the Apes movie. And with this look at Dawn of the POTA, they find themselves discussing an all-timer! Barm and Kev Young join the pair as they bask in this masterpiece's masterful ape acting, superlative special effects, and compelling characterizations. You will believe an ape can cry!
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And why exactly should one Beware the Planet of the Apes #2? Does it have anything to do with the other group of mutants in Yankee Stadium? Or maybe it's the secret society of gorillas with the gibbon underclass living nearby? Whatever the reason, Lucius-seekers Zira and Cornelius are about to find out, and Nova, Jack, and Geoff are the humans along for the ride!
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Before the dawn of the era of this podcast where Jack & Geoff watch and discuss Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, it’s Before the Dawn! This bite-sized promotional comic was released online in advance of the movie, as were three short films under the same banner. Your Ape hosts are here to discuss all of these, plus a look at the mobile game Plague Inc.—specifically its Simian Flu DLC—and the VR game Crisis on the POTA!
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New year, new comic, classic apes! Jack and Geoff return to the Planet of the Apes in its final pre-Taylor days in Marvel’s Beware the POTA! And of what exactly should Zira, Cornelius and new human companion Nova beware? The sinister shrouded sniper perched within the ruins of Yankee Stadium for a start! Marvel’s new pulse-pounding prequel begins here, and your Ape hosts are ready and rarin’ to regard, recount and review away!
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It’s that time again! Jack and Geoff are joined by Erin Clarke, Sam Stovold and Kev Young for our annual holiday ape-tacular! We’re honoring 2023’s top ape—amongst various other favorites from the year—in the Ape-cademy Awards, and then it’s games galore in our annual movie trivia festive fracas!
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It’s a battle of the disfigured apes as Jack and Geoff look at the final two issues of Boom!’s Dawn of the POTA! While the ape-enslaver Pope faces off against everyone’s favorite one-eyed bad boy chimp, Malcolm and co. attempt to free their son from a group of marauders with a surprising market for their human wares! It’s a thrilling conclusion to a tale that adds onion-like layers to one character in particular from its cinematic namesake, and your apes hosts are here to peel it all back!
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Jack and Geoff are joined by Kev Young to round out Nihonvember with an eagerly-awaited look at Army of the Apes! This 1974 Planet of the Apes-inspired Japanese TV series has plenty of stylishly-dressed apes, a precocious kid with a snake in his shorts, and a comfortably rhythmic pursuit/capture/escape plot structure. And your Ape hosts are here to break it all down!
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Nihonvember begins as Jack and Geoff discuss the first four episodes of Message From Space: Galactic Wars! This late 70s Japanese TV series wears its Star Wars influences on its sleeves while still carving out a unique, apey niche. It’s all here: likeable leads, space battles, ninjas upon ninjas upon ninjas, and a certain ape-man who brings it on!
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The plot thickens as Jack and Geoff look at issues #3 and #4 of Boom!’s Dawn of the POTA! While Malcolm and his new companions embark on a stealthy rescue mission, an increasingly-megalomaniacal Pope forces Caesar into a decision that threatens his entire ethos! All this, plus a polar bear eating a chimp! You don’t want to miss it!
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Jack and Geoff kick off their coverage of Boom! Studios’ Dawn of the POTA comic series with a look at issues #1 and #2. As Malcolm and family contend with a bleak, violent post-apocalyptic wasteland, Caesar and his band of merry apes celebrate life and ponder the future. Meanwhile, a new disfigured chimp channels some of that Ursus energy, shotguns abound, and your Ape hosts ponder exciting potential Disney sci-fi crossovers!
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Jack and Geoff return to the world of Boom! POTA comics with a look at Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Contagion. Released right before the movie that shares its title, this one-shot comic may be little more than an appetite-whetter, but your Ape hosts are here to break it down nonetheless! Also: exciting Marvel POTA news, and a brief tour through the history of (largely Japan-centric) King Kong games!
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Jack and Geoff bid adieu to Juliana Tobon, Pug and the rest with a look at the fifth and final issue of Marvel’s POTA series! It’s a mixed bag here, as ostensibly-climactic showdowns and character motivation alike are glossed over in order to wrap things up. Nevertheless, your Ape hosts find things to enjoy here, and ponder the future of Marvel’s forays into the world of POTA.
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Stepping away from the usual talking apes, Jack and Geoff discuss talking alien robot gorillas and their companions in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts! The two also share their histories with the franchise, discuss its star-studded 1986 animated installment, and have a grand ol’ time along the way! Also: Geoff talks way too much about Optimus Prime.
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It’s all-out war in the Atlantic in Marvel’s POTA #4! As Juliana Tobon and her human & ape companions engage Exercitus Viri in cruise ship combat, Jack and Geoff revel in the simple pleasures: Oreo-like page composition, death-defying ship-to-ship leaps, and a chimp firing a bazooka. Also, Pug speaks!
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Days after the events of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, San Francisco starts to sizzle in Greg Keyes’ sequel/Dawn prequel novel Firestorm! As the ALZ-113 retrovirus cuts a catastrophic swath through humanity, Caesar and his ape crew strive to stay one step ahead of the humans hell-bent on their fiery destruction! And your Ape hosts are here to unpack this unrelentingly bleak tale, full of fascinating characters on both sides of the ape/human divide, unnervingly prescient speculations on pandemic behavior, and lots and lots of FIRE!
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