It’s about time, right? For Monkeybrain’s whole existence, there have been so few comics ABOUT monkeys! I mean, one of them saves the world and that’s good, but where are the action monkey heroes of tomorrow?
Well, I am proud to tell you now that, spinning out of the successful Mini Comics Included Kickstarter, Michael Moreci, Steve Seeley, Kyle Latino and Jordan Gibson are bringing “Prime-8’s” to the digital publisher to put the Monkey in Monkeybrain. (And other monkey jokes I could make.)
Telling the story of 8 different anthropomorphic, the PRIME-8’s are (via the description from Kickstarter, which does more justice to the concept than I would without it) “a fighting force of super-powered monkeys sworn to protect the Earth from mad scientists, hyper-evolved animals, and intergalactic threats. When they are called into action—to Las Vegas—after secret NASA documents are stolen, what they discover is a Cold War plot involving samurai, a cyborg bear, and more!”
The book was originally illustrated by Brent Schoonover for the Kickstarter, and those of you who received your mini-comics already will know that this was assuredly a stand-out. Seeing the concept evolve and turn into a Monkeybrain ongoing just feels right, like the way peanut butter and jelly feels right in a sandwich — but now with more monkeys.
And believe you me, even Gwen Stafani would be all about this shit.*
Take a look at your cast in 8 teasers below:
“Prime-8’s” will be available for pre-sale tomorrow.
(*If that reference makes no sense, then I officially feel old.)
