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As unbelievable as it voice , the DC Universe is seriously about to get an all - ape version of theJustice League . As 2023 tip down , DC Comics is kick in fans a peek at what they can expect in the new year . Next March , a scalawag wrench is thrown into the works and the only ones who can fix it is the Jungle League .
In March 2024 , DC Comics is releasingDC ’s Ape - Ril Special # 1 , a new anthology one - crack featuring several of the DCU ’s great superhero simians . With Gorilla Grodd locked up , the Doom Patrol ’s curse Monsieur Mallahsteps up to create a unexampled Legion of Doom and the only ones who can block him are the all - ape Jungle League .
Featured on the team are Beppo the Super - Monkey , Detective Chimp , Sam Simeon , Gleek , and the legendary Monkey Prince . The one - shot comes with several comedic variation , including one that parodiesCrisis on Infinite Earths # 7’sinfamous covering fire by Bernard Changand a " Banana Scent " variantby Hayden Sherman .
Monkey See, Monkey Make Justice League
As the phone number one superhero squad , the Justice League has invigorate several standardised teams , each with its own identity . Justice League Dark , for example , was a squad indite of some of the greatest magic users in the DC Universe . There ’s also the Justice League of China , a unit of measurement establish by China ’s Ministry of Self - Reliance that eventually develop to become an autonomous hero squad . The influence of the Justice League is even find across various dimensions with Justice Incarnate , a version of the League put together from heroes from the multiverse . The Justice League ’s influence continues to inspire other Cuban sandwich to take up the name and form their own unparalleled team .
In addition to featuring a unparalleled Justice League , DC ’s aper - Ril Specialis follow a convention that led to gangbuster sales agreement in the Silver Age of Comics . According to former DC editor in chief Julius Schwartz in his autobiographyMan of Two Worlds , comics with apes on the cover sold phenomenally well . And it appear that what ’s old is young again as the internet is already buzzing about the monkey business DC Comics has design for next spring withDC ’s Ape - Ril Special # 1.While the Jungle League could just be a one - off for April Fool ’s daylight , there ’s some severely fun storytelling potential with DC ’s new inner circle of primate defender .
DC’s Ape-Ril Special #1: More Fun Than a Barrel of Monkeys?
Admittedly , the musical theme of a crew of all - ape superheroes sounds a bit offbeat , but it ’s that kind of wonderful strangeness that amusing books are known for . Sure , the Jungle League might not be the stars of DC ’s next crossover event . But for a one - off to lighten the mood and give fans something that revels in its outrageous premise ? Sometimes it ’s dependable to have a book that ’s implausibly self - mindful of how slaphappy it is . Who knows?DC ’s Ape - Ril Special # 1’sintroduction of the Jungle League could lead to succeeding monkeyshines for the newestJustice League .
DC Ape - Ril Special # 1will be available from DC Comics on March 19 , 2024 .
