Monkey Business: Kesel Talks "Marvel Apes"

**CBR News** · 08-07-2008, 02:28 PM

In September's "Marvel Apes" #1, the Gibbon will find himself haunted by a
strange but somewhat familiar battle cry: Ape-Vengers Assemble! CBR
News spoke with writer Karl Kesel about the anarchic miniseries.

http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17634

**Beast** · 08-07-2008, 02:39 PM

Can't wait. I find the whole concept very a-Peel-ing.

**Scavenger** · 08-07-2008, 03:54 PM

Kesel is writing this? Sold!

**Asian_Invasion** · 08-07-2008, 04:10 PM

Who is ready for a bunch of bad monkey puns?

**majamD** · 08-07-2008, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Beast

Can't wait. I find the whole concept very a-Peel-ing.

Very nice

**Beast** · 08-07-2008, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by majamD

Very nice

*Bows* It was that or... "I'm going ape over this book!"

**ZeoVGM** · 08-07-2008, 06:01 PM

This is the reason why I love Joe Q (for the most part). The fact that a fan yelling out "Marvel Apes!" stuck in his head and then he had it created is so awesome.

**Rod G** · 08-07-2008, 06:22 PM

Should we expect a 1 ton green gorilla with torn purple pants? (Hint!Hint!)

**CMBMOOL** · 08-07-2008, 07:20 PM

I'm going to go bananas over this book.

**rwe1138** · 08-07-2008, 07:30 PM

Looks like fun.

**Dr. Chaos** · 08-07-2008, 08:52 PM

I can already see I'm going to fall hopelessly in love with this book.

Spider-Monkey!

*starts giggling like a school girl while clapping hands like a toy monkey with cymbals*

**Spiffy** · 08-07-2008, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by ZeoVGM

This is the reason why I love Joe Q (for the most part). The fact that a fan yelling out "Marvel Apes!" stuck in his head and then he had it created is so awesome.

I'm not a Joe Q. fan at all.

However that doesn't keep Marvel Apes from being a clever idea. It is, and thankfully a moment of comedy at a convention got turned into something interesting.

I also am NOT a fan of Marvel Zombies. But since I LOVE Planet of the Apes, I consider this a more interesting variant. And I'm actually pleased by what I see in that article, because the "hook" into the Ape Universe isn't just a copy of either Planet of the Apes OR Marvel Zombies. It's a new hook, and maybe even a pleasantly silly one.

**Cthulhudrew** · 08-08-2008, 01:58 AM

When Kesel first mentioned Ape X, I thought he was going to bring in the old Squadron Supreme villain. Alas, it isn't so.

This does seem like it might be kind of fun, though. After reading the article, I'm actually somewhat interested in the title, which I wasn't previously.