Monkey King: Enemies and a New Friend

Monkey King #4

by Wei Dong Chen (Creator), Chao Peng (Illustrator)

Follows the adventures of Sun Wu Kong, born from a stone on Spring Mountain, who seeks to learn the secret of eternal life, but runs afoul of the gods dispatching an army to subdue him.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Manga, Fiction, Comics, Mythology

174 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 2012

Reviews

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

These comics are fantastic. I particularly enjoyed vol 4 because one of the episodes in it is a kind of Beauty and the Beast story and because the analysis at the end gives an excellent explanation of the intersections of Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism in Journey to the West.

[Traci · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must!

I love Journey to the West and this is a wonderful and fun adaptation. I must for any Sun Wukong fan!

[Yan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Engaging illustrations and narrative with an interesting commentary at the end

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Our hero beats up a bear demon who stole a robe, and then a pig demon, who joins the party.

[Drew · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Monkey King continues on his quest to protect a monk on his way to India. More good stuff. Really enjoying these stories and I'm a lot more interested in Chinese mythology than I thought I would be.

[Holly Letson · Rating 3 out of 5]

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