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Message From Space: Galactic Wars - Part One

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Release Date: 11/26/2023

War for the Planet of the Apes (with Sam Stovold) show art War for the Planet of the Apes (with Sam Stovold)

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It's here: Jack and Geoff are tackling 2017's War for the Planet of the Apes! There's a lot to say about this trilogy-capping epic, and so Sam Stovold returns to help unpack it all. What is war good for? Absolutely multitudes!

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As the march towards War continues, Jack and Geoff discuss some lesser-known works from this era: Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier and the POTA motion books! The former is a Choose Your Own Adventure Book masquerading as a video game, and the latter is a series of digital-only comics published by defunct platform MadeFire. If you havenキt heard of these, fear not! Your Ape hosts are here to break キem all down!

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The buildup to War continues as Jack and Geoff discuss the final two issues of Boom! Studios' War for the POTA comic! As ape/human conflict continues to rage across the US, Caesar enacts a bazooka-based plan to distract the murderous Colonel McCullough, and a soon-to-be-prominent chimp finds himself thrust suddenly into solitude.

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Jack and Geoff return to the Boom!verse with a look at the first two issues of War for the POTA: the comic book. Acting as prologue to the film while broadening the scope of the titular war, the comic also features the debut of an intriguing new ape: Beardface! All this and an super-sized assortment of Sacred Scrolls!

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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 x Kong - The New Empire (with Erin Clarke, Lauren Petronaci and Sam Stovold) show art Godzilla x Kong - The New Empire (with Erin Clarke, Lauren Petronaci and Sam Stovold)

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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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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!