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Find Your Destiny with The Planet of the Apes Role-Playing Game! Out now!

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YOU MANIACS! YOU MADE IT A GAME! Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel Planet of the Apes and Franklin J. Schaffner’s 1968 film adaptation introduced the world to an epic sci-fi universe populated by super-intelligent apes and surly astronauts – launching a decades-long franchise featuring films, novels, comics, and more. Fans have observed the futuristic planet for long enough! Now it is time for them to jump in and experience the world first-hand! Following the smash-hit Kickstarter campaign, Magnetic Press invites fans to explore the Planet of the Apes with The Role-Playing Game of the Planet of the Apes. Featuring a breathtaking cover by legendary artist Bill Sienkiewicz and a wide variety of inspiring illustrations throughout, the official Planet of the Apes RPG will challenge players’ preconceptions of the classic franchise and role-playing games. This beautifully illustrated rulebook will thrust fans onto a planet where humans are the lowest order of living things — and the superior beings are apes. 

Built on the official Magnetic Variant (D6MV) of the classic D6 System role-playing game rules created by West End Games, Planet of the Apes is easy to learn yet full of challenges to master. With settings and lore written by a team of celebrated writers and designers under the lead of science fiction novelist Andrew E.C. Gaska and E.L. Thomas, this core rulebook contains all you need to roleplay in this upside-down world where apes evolved from humans.

Gaska and Thomas are joined by writers Rich Handley, Dayton Ward, Dave Semark, Greg Cox, David Avallone, Jim Beard, David F. Walker, Kim Perrone, and Vidar Edland as well as artists Runa I. Rosenberger, Chris Scalf, Shane Molina, Chandra Free, Andrew Probert, Chris Moeller, Barron Storey, Erik Gist, Dan Dussault, and Colo. 

In addition to The Role-Playing Game of the Planet of the Apes: Core Rulebook, Magnetic Press is releasing Planet of the Apes RPG: The ANSA Files Sourcebook and Planet of the Apes RPG: Into the Forbidden Zone – Campaign Boxed Set. The ANSA Files will allow fans to interact with the apes and humans that have come directly from the silver screen—Caesar, Taylor, Zira, Hasslein, and, of course, Dr. Zaius—every iconic character is gamified for campaign use with biographies and statistics. This sourcebook showcases a detailed chronology of the distinctly different timeline that arose out of choices made by both human and ape alike. And the Into the Forbidden Zone gives players a chance to put both the Rulebook and Sourcebook to good use in a complete guided campaign featuring two 24×36 map posters, 64 reference cards, seven preprinted character sheets, a Game Master screen, punch-out map markers and tokens, twelve custom dice, and a 96-page campaign adventure module. 

Preview: Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four #1

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Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four #1

(W) Josh Trujillo (A) Andrea Di Vito

WORLDS COLLIDE!

Marvel’s First Family find themselves stranded on the Planet of the Apes! Witness history as the Fantastic Four cross paths for the very first time with Cornelius, Zira, Ursus — and of course Dr. Zaius! But they won’t be going alone! Familiar foes from the Marvel Universe have set their sights on Ape City, setting the stage for a battle royale that fans won’t soon forget!

Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four #1

The Planet of the Apes Roleplaying Game Arrives in February 2026

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THE ROLE-PLAYING GAME OF THE PLANET OF THE APES CORE RULEBOOK HC

WRITTEN BY ANDREW E.C. GASKA, & E.L. THOMAS
ART BY CHRIS SCALF, RUNA I. ROSENBERGER, CHANDRA FREE, & SHANE MOLINA
COVER BY BILL SIENKIEWICZ

The global sensation of the Planet of the Apes comes to tabletop in this official role-playing game!

The Role-Playing Game of the Planet of the Apes will challenge every idea you have ever had about a role-playing game. You will be thrust onto a planet where humans are the lowest order of living things and the superior beings are apes. It’s the evolutionary process—but in reverse.

Become an intellectual chimpanzee who seeks to better apekind through science and exploration. Choose an orangutan statesape whose weapons are philosophical debate, political savvy, and the power of the Sacred Scrolls themselves. Perhaps a gorilla soldier is more your style—honor-bound to protect Ape City and lead aggressive expansions into new territories. What else, if not an ape? Be a time-lost astronaut struggling to grasp a world gone insane. Become a mute tribal human forced to scavenge for resources as you are hunted by murderous gorillas on horseback. The rules even allow you to play mutant survivors who use the power of their minds to turn their enemies against each other.

Built on the official Magnetic Variant (D6MV) of the classic D6 System role-playing game rules created by West End Games, The Role-Playing Game of the Planet of the Apes is easy to learn yet full of challenges to master. With settings and lore written by sci-fi novelist Andrew E.C. Gaska, this core rulebook contains all you need to role-play in this upside-down world where apes evolved from humans:

Detailed histories and lore from Planet of the Apes
24 character classes to choose from
Optional Stun and Encumbrance Rules
SRP Defenses create fast-paced combat
Extraordinary Abilities give your PCs an edge
Quirks and Expectations help define character motivation
Statistics for the mutated monstrosities that lurk in the Forbidden Zone
Plus a host of new Gear and Weaponry that will help turn this upside-down world right
Compatible with all Magnetic Press Play’s West End Games D6 products

$49.99 | 308 PGS. | FULL COLOR | ON SALE FEBRUARY 4, 2026
IOD: 12/27/2025
FOC: 1/12/2026

THE PLANET OF THE APES RPG ANSA SOURCEBOOK HC

WRITTEN BY ANDREW E.C. GASKA, & E.L. THOMAS
ART BY CHRIS SCALF, RUNA I. ROSENBERGER, BILL PULKOVSKI, & SHANE MOLINA
COVER BY CHRIS SCALF

An encyclopedic sourcebook for the classic Planet of the Apes franchise for use to expand the adventures in the official role-playing game!

Bring the cinematic thrills and shocking twists of the five original Planet of the Apes movies to your tabletop game. Now you can interact with the apes and humans that have come directly from the silver screen—Caesar, Taylor, Zira, Hasslein, and, of course, Dr. Zaius—every iconic character is gamified for campaign use with biographies and statistics. This sourcebook showcases a detailed chronology of the distinctly different timeline that arose out of choices made by both human and ape alike.

The ANSA Files are filled with reference resources of the larger-than-life personalities, weapons, and settings from the classic films and novelizations—The Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, and Battle of the Planet of Apes—plus linking material from the novels Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes and Death of the Planet of the Apes! With more than five times the adventure in one place, this sourcebook lets you experience the span of the POTA universe like never before . . .

$49.99 | 312 PGS. | FULL COLOR | ON SALE FEBRUARY 4, 2026
IOD: 12/27/2025
FOC: 1/12/2026

The Marvel Universe and Planet of the Apes Collide in Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four!

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An exciting new chapter in Marvel Comics’ storied history with Planet of the Apes begins this February with Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four, the groundbreaking science fiction franchise’s first-ever crossover with the Marvel Universe. The four-issue series will be written by Josh Trujillo and drawn by Andrea di Vito with color by Erick Arciniega.

Marvel first published Planet of the Apes stories back at the very start with beloved comic adaptations of the original films. Today, that partnership continues with exciting new comic sagas set in different eras of the films, including last year’s acclaimed Beware the Planet of the Apes series. Now, it’s time to venture into uncharted territory with a series that bridges the world of Planet of the Apes with the Marvel mythos—and who better to lead the way than Marvel’s First Family! If you thought talking humans raised daring questions about simian society, just wait until you see the chaos unleashed on Ape City when Super Heroes arrive in this epic pop culture showdown!

WORLDS COLLIDE!

Marvel’s First Family find themselves stranded on the Planet of the Apes! Witness history as the Fantastic Four cross paths for the very first time with Cornelius, Zira, Ursus – and of course Dr. Zaius! But they won’t be going alone! Familiar foes from the Marvel Universe have set their sights on Ape City, setting the stage for a battle royale that fans won’t soon forget!

Check out Greg Land’s main cover along with a sneak peek at interior artwork by Andrea di Vito and Erick Arciniega and preorder Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four #1 at your local comic shop today! It comes to comic shops February 4, 2026.

Crowdfunding Corner: Planet of the Apes Role-Playing Game is Now Live on Kickstarter

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Planet of the Apes: The Role-Playing Game

The age of Apes has arrived. Magnetic Press has launched their feature-filled pre-order campaign for the official tabletop Role-Playing Game based on 20th Century Studios’ world-renowned property, The Planet of the Apes on Kickstarter. The campaign launches in the wake of the newest feature film in the storied franchise that debuted on May 10th.

Planet of the Apes: The Role-Playing Game is now available for pre-order with numerous incentives and bonus items available only through this event, including exclusive gaming materials, miniature gameplay piece sets, physical in-world artifacts to assist role play, and other bonus enhancements that will only be available only with pre-orders.

The deluxe 308-page hardcover CORE RULEBOOK features cover artwork by legendary artist Bill Sienkiewicz, containing all of the rules, statistics, and lore necessary to introduce new players to the world of Planet of the Apes. A separate 300+ page hardcover sourcebook, THE ANSA FILES, provides references and resources specific to the classic films and novels. Two limited-edition Slipcase Sets containing both hardcovers are also available in two collectible levels of exclusivity, the ultimate of the two versions including premium design materials and signatures by both lead designer Andrew E.C. Gaska and Bill Sienkiewicz.

Fans can further supplement their gaming experience with the FORBIDDEN ZONE Campaign Adventure Box which contains an assortment of supplemental tools and content to help players explore this dangerous world. Contents include a complete campaign adventure book, two poster sized maps and player markers, a set of 12 thematic “Alpha and Omega” 6-sided dice, a 3-panel LAWGIVER Reference Screen with handy tables, and a deck of game statistic reference cards.

Of most interest to fans will certainly be the RUINS OF TOMORROW Miniatures Set – 20 detailed plastic playing pieces that capture the various character types available to play or encounter within the game, both ape and human, for strategic tabletop gameplay. Additional sets of plastic playing pieces will be revealed throughout the campaign as unlockable “stretch goals” are achieved.  Such unlockable additions include a set of ANSA astronauts and their crashed Spaceship, a Statue of Liberty dice tower, and many other character types and locations featured in the original films. Other immersive bonuses will also be available to unlock during the campaign’s 30-day duration.
The campaign will run through Friday July 12th.

Game design is built on Magnetic’s D6MV System, a modern update of the classic D6 System of role-playing rules originally made popular by West End Games with the first official STAR WARS RPG, MEN IN BLACK RPG, and GHOSTBUSTERS RPG.

Preview: Beware the Planet of the Apes #4

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Beware the Planet of the Apes #4

(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Alvaro Lopez (CA) Taurin Clarke
Rated T+
In Shops: Apr 17, 2024
SRP: $3.99

WAR FOR THE PLANET!
Once, the citizens of Ape City believed they were alone in this world, the only sentient creatures left. But Cornelius and Zira’s trip to the Forbidden Zone with the human Nova has revealed a world of violence beyond their borders. Now, an army of gorillas is on the march – and they aren’t the only factor vying for control. Don’t miss the series finale-where the connection to Taylor’s journey finally comes full circle!

Beware the Planet of the Apes #4

Preview: Beware the Planet of the Apes #4

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Beware the Planet of the Apes #4

(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Alvaro Lopez (CA) Taurin Clarke
Rated T+
In Shops: Apr 17, 2024
SRP: $3.99

WAR FOR THE PLANET!
Once, the citizens of Ape City believed they were alone in this world, the only sentient creatures left. But Cornelius and Zira’s trip to the Forbidden Zone with the human Nova has revealed a world of violence beyond their borders. Now, an army of gorillas is on the march – and they aren’t the only factor vying for control. Don’t miss the series finale-where the connection to Taylor’s journey finally comes full circle!

Beware the Planet of the Apes #4

Preview: Beware the Planet of the Apes #3

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Beware the Planet of the Apes #3

(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Alvaro Lopez (CA) Taurin Clarke
Rated T+
In Shops: Mar 20, 2024
SRP: $3.99

A NEW APE EMPIRE REVEALS ITSELF! Chimpanzee scientists Cornelius and Zira believed their city of apes was the only form of civilization on the planet. They were wrong. Has their journey to the Forbidden Zone brought war to their own borders?!

Beware the Planet of the Apes #3

Beware the Planet of the Apes #2 expands the mythology

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Beware the Planet of the Apes #2

As a diehard Mets fan, growing up in New York, we had to contend with Yankees fans. As that is as good a rivalry within a city I have ever seen. Even when I lived in Chicago, Cubs fans and White Sox fans got along no matter how many times they played each other. Meanwhile, in New York, those teams have even divided families.

As I always cringed whenever I had to pass Yankee Stadium on my way to see my cousins in the Bronx. It is always was funny how they used that stadium in television and movies as representative of New York. As the ones I know hate the Yankees. In the second issue of Beware the Planet of the Apes, Zira, Conelius and Nova have entered the Forbidden Zone, which just so happens to be where Yankees Stadium is.

We open on a woman named Ivana awakening from a dream of the past, one where a human colony existed, and humans were enslaved. As we catch up with Cornelius, Zira and Nova right when the first watch catches sight of the three getting near Yankee Stadium. As the three approach Zira marvels at the stadium. This when shots get fired, and Ivana puts Zira and Cornleius to sleep, while she believes Nova is somewhat of a godsend. This is where we find out that some humans were mutated by a post apocalyptic event, while others remain untouched. By the issue’s end, we find out Lucius has been taken by the Homindae Empire, a colony ruled by Gorillas.

Overall, Beware the Planet of the Apes #2‘s story defines the mythology better than the movies. The story by Guggenheim is excellent. The art by the creative team is stunning. Altogether, a story that makes this franchise even more visceral.

Story: Marc Guggenheim Art: Álvaro López
Color: Alex Guimarães Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: Kindle

Preview: Beware the Planet of the Apes #2

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Beware the Planet of the Apes #2

(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Alvaro Lopez (CA) Taurin Clarke
Rated T+
In Shops: Feb 14, 2024
SRP: $3.99

THREE STRIKES, YOU’RE OUT!
The search for Lucius brings ape scientists Cornelius and Zira, along with their human guide Nova, deeper into the Forbidden Zone – which is forbidden for a reason. What never-before-seen dangers await them in the ruins of the old Yankee Stadium? Find out in the next installment of the thrilling new series by Marc Guggenheim and Álvaro L pez!

Beware the Planet of the Apes #2
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