Almendrala, Donna – Chimps in Space #2

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Chimps in Space #2

Yep, that’s what I was afraid of based on that cover: the chimps are no longer in space. Not that that’s a requirement, but when you name your comic “Chimps in Space” it is kind of implied. This issue starts off after the chimps crashed onto a planet (they were in space, and we do briefly see their crashed escape pod) and onto a wild west planet. You’ve got your mustachioed evil chimp, a chimp bragging in a saloon before getting scared off by the town good guy, horses, lassos, the whole deal. But, in a nice twist, the town good guy is actually Minnie (from the last issue) in disguise, and Marty was the fake bad guy in disguise. The whole set-up was just a way to get some bananas as a reward. After splitting their reward they happen across a coach with a dying man in it who knows the location of some buried treasure. Things go a little awkwardly, but they manage to find out the location of this treasure right around the time that an actual bad guy (you could tell by the moustache) steals their map from them. Gunfights a’plenty ensue, and your desire for chimp mayhem will surely be sated by the end of it. I should make it clear that more than a few parts of this were pretty damned funny, and it also manages to keep that whole “fun for the whole family but not dumbed down for the kids” vibe going nicely the entire time. I’d say that Donna has written herself into a corner here, but the third issue is already out so she clearly knows what she’s doing. Overall it’s a fun series with all kinds of chimps in it doing all kinds of non-chimpy things, mostly for the sake of bananas. Check it out! $3

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