Bunny Vs. Monkey (Family Comic Friday)

When a test monkey and his rocket ship crash lands in the woods, he mistakenly believes that he has landed on alien soil. In order to fulfill the mission he was trained for, Monkey sets about to conquer his woodland neighbors. However, Bunny and his band of misfit animal pals aren't about to be domesticated so easily. Luckily for Bunny, most of Monkey's inventions used for local domination have some serious design flaws.

Boys and girls, I present you with today's Family Comic Friday selection: Bunny Vs. Monkey: Book Three.

Don't worry, just because I started on book three that does not you didn't miss anything. Bunny Vs. Monkey is a two-page comic that runs in The Phoenix, a weekly comic publication in the UK. A weekly feature, Bunny Vs. Monkey has run nearly continuously since 2012.

The stories in Bunny Vs. Monkey are self-contained and readers do not need to start from story #1 to be caught up in the action. Each two-pager is like a Coyote and Roadrunner cartoon in that each tale pretty much has Monkey trying to conquer his forest adversaries and failing miserably. A couple of adventures do mention previous capers but that's more for comic relief that the establishment of continuity. 

British cartoonist Jamie Smart is just like his name. His creation of a power hungry monkey versus a well, hungry rabbit is very clever. And funny! I laughed quite a bit. Imagine if the creator of Calvin and Hobbes crafted the adventures of Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Aches Woods. That's the genius of Bunny Vs. Monkey.

Why did I choose to start at volume three?

Good question. I choose book three because of it's recent publication day. This collection of comics debuted in stores just last month. So if Family Comic Friday readers are interested in finding this book, they've got a much better chance at finding book three because of how new it is. 

I found the copy I read at my local library. It was on the new shelf in the children's section so if you are looking for it on loan, start there.

I really enjoyed this book. It was funny, smart and it felt edgy without being to adult or too serious. It was flawless fun and I am looking forward to reading the first two volumes of this series very soon.

Recommended for readers 6-12 years of age. But really readers of any age will enjoy this series!

Bunny Vs. Monkey: Book Three was published on February 27, 2018.

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.