Open up a new can of Monkey Meat this March as Juni Ba’s anthology series returns!
Award-winning cartoonist Juni Ba is returning to his dark fantasy anthology series Monkey Meat to produce more morsels of humor and horror for a new five-issue arc, titled The Summer Batch. Each issue will be formatted like a summer magazine, offering two tales, games, and double the traum…huh, excitement! Now, fans will be able to snack on more bite-sized mystery meat stories when the devilishly fun Monkey Meat: The Summer Batch hits shelves on March 5, 2025.
Written and drawn by Ba—with special authorization from the Monkey Meat Company—the tasty, critically acclaimed anthology is back for a second serving! In Monkey Meat: The First Batch, readers visited Monkey Meat Island—where the infamous Monkey Meat Company’s wacky experiments and processed goods have taken their toll on the local, magical fauna. What was once a lush and magical island is now a hyper-capitalist hellscape wherein even demons have to pay rent. Now, in Monkey Meat: The Summer Batch, readers are invited to vacation on Monkey Meat Island for what promises to be an entertaining and gonzo escape. What could be more diverting than a vacation to a hellish west African fantasy island run by a corporation of questionable intent? Embark on a brand new set of adventures to amuse (and mentally scar) the whole family! Exotic locations, debt-collecting forest witches, and a superhero monkey suing the corporation that owns him. All these and more await our guests.
Monkey Meat: The Summer Batch #1 features a cover by Ba.
