The ApeCast

Jack and Geoff continue their Apes comics coverage with a look at 2016's Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes. And to their delight, the two properties fit together surprisingly well! Our hosts discuss the book's pulpy propulsiveness and lush art, marvel at the enigmatic ape known variously as Astronaut/T2 Sarah Connor/Dark/Space Milo, and reaffirm their love of ape vs. dino fights!

Jack and Geoff are joined by resident Kongxpert Erin Clarke and returning guest Brian Rudloff for a look at 2017's Kong: Skull Island. And the four have a great time discussing why exactly this movie works as well as it does, revelling in its great casting, top-notch monster fights, and all that stompin' and chompin'! They also talk Japanese poster art, the burgeoning MonsterVerse, and lots lots more!

Jack and Geoff continue their Apes comics coverage with a look at Ursus, a six-issue 2018 series from Boom! Studios. And they learn all about how this titular villain became the sharply-dressed, human-hating gorilla we all know and love. They also discuss the book's varying artistic interpretations of Taylor, Ursus' youthful propensity for decapitation, his similarities to Emperor Palpatine, and much much more!

They finally, really did it… Those maniacs! They drew it up! Visionary Rod Serling's legendary script for the original Planet of the Apes has been adapted into graphic novel form, and Jack & Geoff are on it! They get into the book's beautifully deceptive cover art, the pros and cons of a Heston-free astronaut character, fascinating ape facial hair and the triumphant return of monkey-bar crosswalks to the Apes franchise.

Jack and Geoff put the Apes aside for an hour (or three) as they squadron up with their pal Duncan to talk Solo: A Star Wars Story! And the three have a grand ol' time unpacking their thoughts on Han, Lando, Beckett and the gang. They also delve into the history of prequel-era Star Wars games, marvel at Darth Maul's inexplicable inclusion in the film, and discuss the British people they'd like to see in future Stories!

Jack and Geoff send off the Apes TV series with aplomb in this thrilling retrospective! Before bidding Pete, Alan and Galen adieu, the two take a look at three TV-centric stories from short story anthology Tales From the Forbidden Zone: Blood Brothers, Who Is This Man? What Sort of Devil Is He? and Message in A Bottle. Will these tales provide the closure that the abruptly-cancelled series could not? Listen and find out! Also: our hosts share their final thoughts on the series as a whole, choose their favorite episodes, and generally gush about the sheer awesomeness of Pete Burke.

Jack and Geoff buckle down to watch the thrilling series finale of the ApeCast, where all your questions are answered. That's assuming that your only question is "who's your guest for the last episode of the 70's TV show coverage?" It's a good thing that was your only question, because the answer is fantastic! It's none other than Andrew E.C. Gaska, the only person on this entire Planet of the Apes who has written two Planet of the Apes novels, Conspiracy and the newly released Death of the Planet of the Apes! He's here to tell us about Death of the POTA (Ape Faithful, stay tuned for an ep or two about that), but he's also here to just chat about the silly final episode, nay, the final live-action Ape fun anyone would ever see until Marky Mark. Yeah, we're talking about that too, and just about every Ape thing in between you can imagine. Here's one Aper Plane that flies!

Merry Apesmas, all of us! To celebrate the holidays this year, Geoff and Jack have brought in a coupla' ringers to talk about one of the biggest movies of all time, Peter Jackson's 2005 King Kong remake. Bona fide Kongspert Erin Clarke joins Jack's Reopening the Wormhole co-hosts Sam Stovold and Kevin Young for a Kong-sized Apestravaganza! We're getting into the nitty gritty of this bananas movie, talking alternate casting choices, our thoughts on balls of CGI dinosaurs, who the best Anne Darrow is, what's Peter Jacksony about the proceedings, and of course Hayes and Jimmy, JIMMY, JIMMY! Stick THIS in your Ape-shaped stocking and smoke it! This podcast is TOUCHING THE BEAST.

Your gang of talking Apes has manage to wrangle themselves an interview with one of the biggest names in modern Ape fandom, the wonderful Rich Handley, co-founder of Hasslein Books, author of Timeline of the Apes: The Definitive Chronology, From Aldo to Zira: Lexicon of the Planet of the Apes: The Complete Encyclopedia, editor and contributor to Bright Eyes, Ape City: Examining the Planet of the Apes Mythos, The Sacred Scrolls: Comics on the Planet of the Apes, and Tales from the Forbidden Zone, as well as works for numerous other franchises. Rich joins the boys for a spirited and free-wheeling conversation covering all corners of the Apes mythos, the inspiration behind his work, his history with the franchise, the complex relationship between franchises, fandom, and continuity, and heck, Star Wars and Star Trek while we're at it. You're gonna like what you find here; Dr. Zaius guarantees it!

Find out more about Rich at the following links: hassleinbooks.com www.amazon.com/author/handleyrich

For The Liberator, the penultimate episode of the live action Apes TV show, hosts Geoff and Jack are joined by Jack's Reopening the Wormhole cohosts Sam Stovold and Kevin Young! To celebrate this timeless tale of slavery, oppression, chemical warfare, genocide and Pete's zingers, the boys talk turkey about how to kill turkeys (just in time for Thanksgiving!), the horrors of "night vision", jokes that thankfully don't fall flat in the wake of the midterm elections, Metal Gear Solid, whether our astronauts had a chance to see Star Wars or not, the magic of Galen blowing out a candle, and the different relationship between continuity and fandom in the 70s and today. Not to mention the controversy surrounding this unaired episode and the thematic richness within, brought to us by Brun, Master of Borak, as compelling a villain as the Apes show has given us. Give it a listen, it's a real gas!