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Boom! POTA Explorers 18 -- POTA Cataclysm 7-8

The ApeCast

Release Date: 02/10/2023

Beware the POTA #3 (with Sam Stovold) show art Beware the POTA #3 (with Sam Stovold)

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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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War for the Planet of the Apes - Revelations show art War for the Planet of the Apes - Revelations

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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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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (with Barm and Kev Young) show art Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (with Barm and Kev Young)

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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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Beware the Planet of the Apes #2 show art Beware the Planet of the Apes #2

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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 & Plague Inc - Simian Flu show art Before the Dawn & Plague Inc - Simian Flu

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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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Beware the Planet of the Apes #1 show art Beware the Planet of the Apes #1

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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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The 2023 Xmas Ape-stravaganza! (with Erin Clarke, Sam Stovold and Kev Young) show art The 2023 Xmas Ape-stravaganza! (with Erin Clarke, Sam Stovold and Kev Young)

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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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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - The Comic #5-#6 show art Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - The Comic #5-#6

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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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Army of the Apes - Part One (with Kev Young) show art Army of the Apes - Part One (with Kev Young)

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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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Message From Space: Galactic Wars - Part One show art Message From Space: Galactic Wars - Part One

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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 ape mutants are real, and they must be reckoned with! Continuing further into the cavernous depths of Boom! Studios’ POTA Cataclysm, Jack & Geoff encounter a mutually-beneficial survival-collabo between chimps of varying scientific fields, tactical discussion between long-married orangutans of status, and the first signs of a chimp-first political uprising! Also: a refence to the classic arcade game Rampage!