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A preview of the upcoming Image Comics title, Monkey Meat: Summer Batch, which parodies one of DC Comics’ most popular Batman storylines, has been unveiled. Monkey Meat: Summer Batch #1 will hit comic shelves on March 5.
The Image Comics preview arrives via Bleeding Cool and, in one panel, reveals the character Monkey Girl who “despite years as a faithful sidekick, is mostly remembered for the infamous story where their worst enemy savagely killed her, and she resurrected traumatized.” Monkey Girl in the Monkey Meat: Summer Batch story realizes she isn’t real and resolves to inspire kids, only to eventually discover readers had ultimately decided she would die through a publisher-organized vote. Monkey Girl’s fate mirrors Jason Todd’s in the Death in the Family Batman storyline, for which DC Comics had fans call in to vote if the second Robin would live or die. The preview also pokes fun at DC’s refusal to let showrunners depict Batman going down on Catwoman in the third season of the fan-favorite adult animated series Harley Quinn.
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Monkey Meat: Summer Batch
Written by JUNI BA
Art by JUNI BA
Cover by JUNI BA
Juni Ba returns to write the Monkey Meat: Summer Batch five-issue limited series, for which the creator also provides the art and cover. Monkey Meat tells the story of the Monkey Meat Company, which made its fortune selling cans of processed meat worldwide. Using that money to fuel their wacky experiments, they turn their native island into a magical hyper-capitalist hellscape where even demons have to pay rent.
The First Two Monkey Meat: Summer Batch Issues
Monkey Meat: Summer Batch #1’s description reads, “New story arc. The anthology is back for five new issues, from the creator of The Boy Wonder! Going on vacation? How about a hellish African fantasy island run by a corporation selling cans of monkey meat? Enjoy our summer vacation format with two tales, games, and double the traum… huh, excitement!”
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Monkey Meat: Summer Batch #2 will arrive on April 2 to continue Ba’s story. Image Comics‘ synopsis reads, “The company brings you new tales! A mad scientist revives her girlfriend but has to do afterlife therapy first. And a broken warrior tries to guide cavemen to glory to make up for his mistakes. Tropical sunlight and regrets! Two of our fave flavors. We might even make them cereals.”
Monkey Meat: Summer Batch #1 will arrive in comic book shops on March 5, 2025.
Source: Image Comics vis Bleeding Cool
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