The ApeCast

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 discus…

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 gibb…

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…

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 …

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 y…

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 ch…

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-d…

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 …

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 P…

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…

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 li…

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 m…

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 f…

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-…

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 thro…

Love blooms and danger looms in issue #3 of Marvel’s Planet of the Apes! As Juliana Tobon and her crew transport a thousand apes on a cruise ship across the Atlantic, we learn more about the origins…

Jack and Geoff are joined again by Barm for a look at Netflix’s documentary Chimp Empire! The Ngogo chimpanzees of Uganda—despite a resource-rich environment—have splintered into two warring facti…

The ALZ-113 pandemic continues to spread as Jack & Geoff look at issue #2 of Marvel’s POTA! As UN Peacekeeper Juliana Tobon arrives in Ghana with her precious ape cargo and receives further marching…

After nearly a decade in the post-Burton doldrums, the POTA franchise was ready for a revival, and it came in the form of an unassuming tale about a scientist. a chimp, and a certain experimental …

Marvel Comics is back in the Planet of the Apes game! It’s the early 2010s, and a mysterious new virus is ravaging humanity while imbuing apes with increased intelligence--and the wherewithal to u…