Sky Ape [Paperback]

Phil Amara (Author), Tim McCarney (Author), Mike Russo (Author), Richard Jenkins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2001

Millionaire. Crimefighter. Big friggin' gorilla. Kirk Madge, a.k.a. Sky Ape, is not your average gorilla with a jetpack. When danger rears its head, this freelance crimebuster doles out ass-whoopings like the President hands out free cheese. Join him as he unravels the secrets of his hazy past! This volume collects the complete sleeper hit comic book series. BONUS!: Included for the first time are pages of the never-seen lost SKY APE issue, and pinups by the likes of Mark Schultz (XENOZIOIC TALES), Guy Davis (THE NEVERMEN, THE MARQUIS) and Pop Mhan (SPYBOY).

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A gorilla with a jetpack is the second best idea in the history of comics." -- MetroActive

"Vastly entertaining... reads like Grant Morrison writing Doc Savage." -- Mark Thompson, Cold Cut

Sky Ape good. Is very odd. He fly. Fly good. All is good. -- Bob Burden, writer/artist MYSTERY MEN

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: AiT/PlanetLar (February 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967684781
• ISBN-13: 978-0967684789
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 6.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,605,434 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Richard Jenkins is a cartoonist, illustrator, author, and an arts & education consultant. He has created several graphic novels and a teacher's arts-integration manual, "Comics In Your Curriculum."

Richard also provides professional development training for educators. Teaching them arts integration & arts inclusion strategies,and providing training them in Arts & UDL (Universal Design for Learning).

Currently Richard is working on his latest book, a serialized graphic novel entitled "Toil."

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cool Art, Absurdist Story, March 27, 2002

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A. Ross (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sky Ape (Paperback)

I must freely admit that I don't get this series about a millionaire/freelance detective gorilla who sometimes zooms around on a jetpack. The black and white artwork is pretty sweet, although sometimes the stylistic shifts are a little jarring. But the story-which is nominally about his quest to recover the "suspense jacket" in order to understand his pas-careens so wildly around, jam-packed with absurdity and digressions, that it's hard to maintain an interest. I would say it's worth checking out for the artwork, but don't even try to follow the story.

5.0 out of 5 stars Monty Python Meets Buckaroo Banzai, April 10, 2002

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Rand Shand (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sky Ape (Paperback)

This could be one of the strangest comics I've ever read... it's reminiscent of the works of Grant Morrison and FLAMING CARROT, but draws a bit more from the world of MONTY PYTHON, THE KIDS IN THE HALL and Woody Allen. The story concerns a talking gorilla who happens to be a crime-fighting millionaire but spends most of his time drinking beer and playing RISK with his buddies, an odd assortment of half-witted sidekicks (though one of them, a chick who turns into a bird and looks a bit like EMMA PEEL is very cool). The gorilla, whose name is Kirk, is looking for clues to his past, of which his only clue is a series of odd visions in which he's a player for the BOSTON RED SOX. When he is presented with a strange case--to help uncover THE SUSPENSE JACKET, which allows the wearer to see the past and/or future--he feels it could be the key to figuring out his origin once and for all. The story is about as far from linear as you can get--Kirk and crew zip from place to place and scenes just sprout out of nowehere or end abruptly a la MONTY PYTHON. Takes a bit of getting used to (especially the scene where, without any warning, Kirk and a gang of 10-speed bicycles take on ninjas, guys in hot dog suits, and a giant penguin) but folks looking for a truly unique, truly hilarious and seriously "different" comic book will love SKY APE. The website... is a hoot as well.