Monkey Meat #1

The story is rich with symbolism and allegory, and Monkey Meat #1 does not shy away from the grotesque in order to make its points. Read Full Review

If you're ready for satirical take on dystopian product manufacturing, look no further than Juni Ba's Monkey Meat. If you're not entirely sure what Monkey Meat is, don't worry, because it's not entirely clear as you're reading the first part of this anthology series. Read Full Review

'Monkey Meat' #1 is Juni Ba's imaginative manifesto about the horrors of capitalism and colonization told in the most vibrant and cutting way. It's a fever dream of passionate storytelling that can't be ignored. 'Monkey Meat' comes at you fast and is unrelenting so don't miss this first issue. Read Full Review

I enjoyed the introduction to Monkey Meat and its expanding multiverse, a solid mix of dark corruption and comedy to keep an interesting story vibrant and engaging, I look forward to see what Juni Ba is bringing next. Read Full Review

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Jan 06, 2022

This was an absolutely frenetic, bonkers book that really goes for the jugular in the most darkly comedic way. Ba takes us into the heart of the monkey meat company while absolutely savaging the dark heart of capitalism. The book starts by giving the reader a tour of Monkey Meat Island as we follow Lug, the island's "caretaker" around. It quickly unravels from there, as we learn the Monkey Meat Company is harvesting souls from the natives to make an energy drink. Ba hammers home the unending encroach of capitalism, framing corporations as a "cat" and discussing how "the chase is not a game to the mouse." Positioning corporations as colonialists who own the bodies and souls of their colonized workforce was an especially horrifying to uch. The only value of anyone in this book is as a product to be marketed and sold and goddamn if the world doesn't actually feel like that most of the time. The art is colorful and playful and vaguely reminiscent of Mignola on acid mixed with a hint Rob Guillory. The only issue was a few pages where it veered into incomprehensible territory for me, but otherwise its avant-garde approach really fit the story. more