Monkey Meat #4

Monkey Meat #4

by Juni Ba

The love of a fan is pure, right? And nowhere is a fan’s love more rewarded than at the Monkey Meat company!

When Monkey Meat’s biggest admirer gets her dream job on the island, she isn’t expecting a ghostly visit, a safari through monstrous lands, or a harsh revelation that her love may be misplaced…

Genres: Comics

36 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 6, 2022

About the author

Juni is an illustrator and writer hailing from Senegal and France. His current works include the Kayin and Abeni mini series and the Monkey Meat stories both published by Kugali. He’s also a cover artist with works for Skybound and IDW. His artistic fuel is mostly based on orange juice.

Reviews

[Nixie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one was the best so far, I love the chaotic feeling of this company and its stories .

[Lex V · Rating 2 out of 5]

Damnit!What the hell is this?
I red the 3 comics before this one and already ordered the fifth (and last issue) and I hope is gonna make sens.Having some kind of closure.
At first I’ve been interested in the style of drawing,it’s a bit blocky and uncut,but I do like it,but the story…..
It’s hard to say if it’s lame,a total wreck or a genius strike,hope to get my answer in the next issue.

[Colin Post · Rating 4 out of 5]

The series can feel chaotic and hard to get a firm grasp on the world, but that’s kind of the point. Monkey Meat Island is not a hospitable place. Ba does do a good job of balancing one-off stories with developing some sense of continuity, mostly through the recurring character of Thaddeus Lug. I really like how Ba has developed him as a quite complicated figure — a hero that’s ultimately complicit in the exploitation of the island’s people and resources. The image on the back cover, contrasting a slumping, small Lug with a monument in his image is heartbreaking and visually communicates this core narrative thread running through the series perfectly.