Juni Ba’s ‘Monkey Meat’ Is Back On The Menu With ‘The Summer Batch’

The dark fantasy anthology series Monkey Meat from Juni Ba is back from Image Comics this March. And The Summer Batch looks even tastier than before.

Written and drawn by Ba, each issue will take the form of a summer magazine, with, per PR, “two tales, games, and double the traum…huh, excitement!”

“I’ve needed this! Monkey Meat is where I get to have fun, shed the corporate expectations and rules, and conceive comics that are cartoonish, experimental, and infectious. Hopefully they are as enjoyable to read as they are to draw,” Ba said via press release. “This is by far the comic I get the most requests to continue making, and I’m happy to oblige. This new batch goes for a more underground feel. Like a comic you’d find dusty and ruffled on the floor of a Senegalese dibiterie meat restaurant. Dig in!”

The anthology series takes place on Monkey Meat Island, a “hellish west African fantasy island run by a corporation of questionable intent.” This new series returns to the island for more tales of weirdness, adventures, and of course, monkey meat.

Monkey Meat: The Summer Batch #1 hits stores on March 5, 2025. You can check out the cover and interior art, below. Click for larger versions.

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