So will the Hitman Monkey and the Jokester Merc be able to be friends, or mortal enemies? Only time will tell! Luckilly, they're introducing the character in one of Marvel's biggest books, so most Marvel-fanatics will know who this Gibbon is.He’ll tangle with hot mercenary du jour Deadpool in issue #19 in February, but you can check out an exclusive origin, uh, tale tomorrow on Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited from writer Daniel Way and artist Dalibor Talijic with a cover by Frank Cho.
This seems like a joke, right? Well, I'll bet you'll be happy to know this character actually started out as a one-liner joke.
Photo of monkey drowning a guy: Funny. Taking that joke and making it into a monkey hitman... I don't feel too confident with that. Yes, I know I'm being a bit judgmental, which is something I complained about in another article, but does anyone think this is a good idea? Is anyone excited about this book? What am I missing?The whole thing sounds like a joke. And that’s exactly how it started. Editor Axel Alonso tells GCD that the inspiration for the character came from a random photo of a monkey “drowning” a guy that had been captioned “Hitman Monkey finds no joy in his job.” Says Alonso, “It cracked the f--- out of me. I just thought it was the funniest thing I’d ever seen. And I thought, ‘Man, you know, that’d make a great comic book!’”
Hitman Monkey is currently on Marvel Digital Comics Ulimited (which you need a subscription to access) and will hit your local comic book store Wednesday, Feb 19th.