#Ape-Ril Special

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Ape-Ril Special #01 (2024)

Art by Dan Mora, Bernard Chang And Hayden Sherman

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DC Comics' "Ape-ril Special" Goes on Sale in March 2024

DC Comics has announced a special ape-centric adventure for 2024. Ape-ril Special #1 will feature stories from writers John Layman, Joshua Hale Fialkov, and Gene Yang and art from artists Karl Mostert, Phil Hester, and Bernard Chang.

As per DC Comics, "Gorilla Grodd's recent incarcer-ape-tion in the pages of DC’s The Flash comic book series has left a void that Monsieur Mallah is more than happy to fill. Ape-sembling a group of the DCU’s most sinister simians, Mallahforms the Legion of D(oo-oo-ah-ah)m, with an eye toward worlddomin-ape-tion. But the world won’t be conquered that easily! Enter the all-ape JUNGLE L(ee-ee)gue. Can this team of hero-eekanthropoids be the salv-ape-tion we need, or will Mallah’s team of maniacal monkeys bring forth the ape-pocalypse?"

Ape-ril Special #1, featuring a main cover by Dan Mora, a variant cover by Bernard Chang, and a "Banana Scent variant cover by Hayden Sherman, goes on sale on March 19, 2024.

(Image via DC Comics - Dan Mora's Cover of Ape-ril Special #1)

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DC’s Ape-ril Special (DC, March 2024) variant cover by Bernard Chang

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Ape-ril Special #1

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New Comics

(At least I got this out before this Tuesday)

Fire and Ice: Welcome to Smallville #2

Still fun, I thought it was less funny than the last issue, but Maxie Zeus showed up so it was still a total win.

Ape-ril Special #1

(Look, I've been busy...) The main story was fun enough. I enjoyed all the monkey puns. Compared to the two shorter stories though, it just didn't pack the same punch. I really like the Detective Chimp story. Phil Hester's pencils were a great fit. Gene Luen Yang's Monkey Prince was a delightful little epilogue. Always fun to read.

Shazam #10

I decided to start picking this one up with Campbell's run starting since I'm really looking forward to #11 and this did not disappoint! Very fun. I love the Shaz-van. I love that it has a wizard airbrushed on the side. My only nitpick is that I think Sha-van rolls off the tongue more easily. This issue did some cool stuff with the layout of the two page spread and the lettering to fit with the plot.

Birds of Prey #8

This one's going under the cut...

This issue just felt weaker than the last one.

We'll start with what I liked: Jordie Bellaire's colors were killing it as always. The emerging Megaera and Sin dynamic was the highlight of the issue. Also, all the background extras in the crowd scenes had such fun designs. Kudos to Pina for that.

And then there's what I didn't like as much. I was disappointed but not surprised to see that Barbara was back as Batgirl for this issue, just in time to get kidnapped. As I've said before, Barbara as Batgirl is a character that I just don't really care about. When she said she was staying back last issue only to rush right in as soon as things started to go wrong, I could help but think that there are other ways she could've handled the situation. You didn't need to have her be Batgirl to get kidnapped. It could've been that the fashion show stuff was a distraction and the birds came back to find that Barbara was gone or something. It'd be one thing if this whole arc were leading up to some form of Barbara being Oracle more full time since we keep getting hit with her getting in trouble as Batgirl, but I'm having trouble rustling up the opt ism for that at this point. I think I'm back on the fence as to whether I'm going to keep picking up this series.

Other things: Pina felt a lot weaker on the fight scenes than Romero did which was another contributing factor to this issue feeling weaker. Finally, I'm a little on the fence about the stuff with Barda, but I think they did mange to thread to needle of 'fun' rather than 'needlessly sexy' in the end.

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Ape-ril Special #1 Preview

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Ape-ril Special #1 Preview: CAUTION: An ape-surd amount of bad ape puns are incoming. Please be ape-vised. Gorilla Grodd’s recent incarcer-ape-tion in the pages of The Flash has left a void that Monsieur Mallah is more than happy to fill. Ape-sembling a group of the DCU’s most sinister simians, Mallah forms the Legion of D(oo-oo-ah-ah)m, with an eye toward world domin-ape-tion. But the world…

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dc comics, or: how i learned to stop worrying and love the apes

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Ape-ril Special #1 - "Plan of the Apes" (2024)

written by John Layman art by Karl Mostert & David Baron

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A somewhat Sherlock Holmes themed chimpanzee detective teaming up with a Sam Spade themed gorilla detective. Goddamn it, I love comic books

(DC Comics Ape-ril Special #1)

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Some of my favorite moments from DC's Super-Pets Special: Bitedentity Crisis one-shot. Most are awesome / wholesome in tone, exactly what you'd expect from a super-pets book. Highlight for Refuge by Michael W. Conrad and Sami Basri, a story about Damian's bat-pets that can totally be read as a meta-commentary on the place these animals can occupy in superhero stories. How they are inevitably put aside and how this can reflect the way we treat animals (especially the less conventionally domesticated ones, cows, chicken, dragons...) in our own society. It's a very touching and surprisingly thought-provoking story.

Another highlight is the Bitewing story, Pup, pup and Away by Tony Fleecs and Mike Norton, funny, lightheaded and cute, with a high count of obscure super pets (I was almost expecting Itty to show up, not this time sadly, Green Lantern's sentient alien starfish friend remains a hidden deep-cut). All the stories in the book are somewhat good and have something to offer, I didn't really care for the Watchmen parody story though. If you're expecting Detective Chimp or other cool DC primates to appear here that's not the place for you for there's another one-shot solely dedicated to them, the Ape-Ril Special #1.

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Dan Mora - Ape Ril Special

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Ape-Ril Special #01 (2024)

Art by Dan Mora

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Top New DC Comic Releases for the Week of March 20th, 2024.

Ape-Ril Special #1,

Batman 89 Echoes #2,

Batman Superman Worlds Finest #25,

Catwoman #63,

Green Lantern War Journal #7,

Justice Society of America #9,

Nightwing #112,

Superman #12,

Titans #9 +

Wonder Woman #7.

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DC’s Ape-ril Special (DC, March 2024) variant cover by Hayden Sherman

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Ape-Ril Special (2024) art by Karl Mostert

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Spoilers for comics in March 2024!

These are from the official solicits for that month, which you can see in full at Adventures In Poor Taste.

There's not a lot of Rogues content this month, but a bit. Digger isn't mentioned in any of the Kill Arkham Asylum solicits, but he is on one cover.

SPEED FORCE #5 Written by JARRETT WILLIAMS Art by DANIELE DI NICUOLO Cover by SWEENEY BOO Variant cover by GEORGE KAMBADAIS $3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 3/12/24 After teaming up with the rest of the Flash Family in Titans: Beast World Tour Central City, Avery and Wallace are more determined than ever to take down the mysterious forces behind the app that’s brainwashing not only the S.T.A.R. Labs scientists but now the youth of Keystone City. But before they can reach the Big Boss, they’ve got to face off with holographic versions of themselves!

SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL ARKHAM ASYLUM #2 Written by JOHN LAYMAN Art by JESUS HERVAS Cover by DAN PANOSIAN Variant cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI 1:25 variant cover by GABRIEL HARDMAN $4.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 5 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 3/5/24 Before the Suicide Squad sets their sights on the corrupted Justice League in the upcoming video game, they have to escape Arkham Asylum, and that’s going to require a lot more killin’ first. Good thing Deadshot is the world’s deadliest assassin. Or is that second-deadliest? Either way, he’s determined to survive the riot to end all riots, in order to live to die another day. But there’s a lot of guards standing between Deadshot and freedom. A lot of other inmates, too. Deadshot’s solution: kill ’em all! Presenting the riotous prequel to Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League! Each print issue includes a redeemable code for a bonus weapon doll digital token in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League inspired by the comic. Get the new Great White Shark weapon doll digital token with issue #2. Paying subscribers with a DC UNIVERSE INFINITE Annual or Ultra subscription (U.S. only) who read the digital issues of Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum will also receive these bonus digital codes.* *Terms Apply. See dc.com/suicide-squad-faq for details. DC UNIVERSE INFINITE is not intended for children.

Plus another Kill Arkham Asylum solicit and the Ape-Ril Special behind a cut for lenghth!

SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL ARKHAM ASYLUM #3 Written by JOHN LAYMAN Art by JESUS HERVAS Cover by DAN PANOSIAN Variant covers by ARIEL OLIVETTI and STEPHANIE HANS $4.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 5 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 4/2/24 Wake up, brush teeth, get tortured by guards, get loose and get revenge. It’s just another day at Arkham Asylum for Harley Quinn, except all the cell doors just inexplicably unlocked and now everybody’s going nuts and killing each other. The lunatics are running the asylum today—which is just how Harley likes it! The bloody good time continues in this prequel to Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League! Each print issue includes a redeemable code for a bonus weapon doll digital token in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League inspired by the comic. Get the new Scarface weapon doll digital token with issue #3. Paying subscribers with a DC UNIVERSE INFINITE Annual or Ultra subscription (U.S. only) who read the digital issues of Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum will also receive these bonus digital codes.* *Terms Apply. See dc.com/suicide-squad-faq for details. DC UNIVERSE INFINITE is not intended for children.

For those who like Grodd and the other DC apes...

APE-RIL SPECIAL Written by JOHN LAYMAN, JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV, and GENE YANG Art by KARL MOSTERT, PHIL HESTER, and BERNARD CHANG Cover by DAN MORA Variant cover by BERNARD CHANG Banana Scent Variant cover by HAYDEN SHERMAN ($7.99 US) $5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 3/19/24 CAUTION: An ape-surd amount of bad ape puns are incoming. Please be ape-vised. Gorilla Grodd’s recent incarcer-ape-tion in the pages of The Flash has left a void that Monsieur Mallah is more than happy to fill. Ape-sembling a group of the DCU’s most sinister simians, Mallah forms the Legion of D(oo-oo-ah-ah)m, with an eye toward world domin-ape-tion. But the world won’t be conquered that easily! Enter the all-ape JUNGLE L(ee-ee)gue. Can this team of hero-eek anthropoids be the salv-ape-tion we need, or will Mallah’s team of maniacal monkeys bring forth the ape-pocalypse? Get ready to go bananas as we honor DC’s storied history with mankind’s closest relatives in this ape-ic adventure! It’s gonna be orangu-tastic, so heat up a capuchin-o, prepare a batch of chocolate chimp cookies, and get ready to r(ee-ee)d the one comic b(oo-oo)k this year that’s guaranteed to make you go…APE!