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Monkey vs. Robot - New Edition
An exciting action-packed rumble-in-the-jungle! A factory of self-replicating robots is stripping the jungle of its natural resources, threatening the territory of a colony of nearby monkeys. A series of encounters between the two groups quickly escalates into all out war.
Paperback, 160 pages
Published
September 1st 2000
by Top Shelf Productions
(first published 2000)
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Well who knew James Kochalka had a literary life before Pinky & Stinky? He did. And he had this amazing graphic novel, Monkey Vs. Robot, which is every bit as good as Pinky & Stinky but in a completely different way. Whereas Pinky and Stinky were adorable pigs in space just trying to make friends, the titular Monkey and Robot in this book are at odds with each other after a fatal misunderstanding.
The book opens with a monkey slinking across the page looking forlorn and maybe a little sus...more
The book opens with a monkey slinking across the page looking forlorn and maybe a little sus...more
Wonderful book by Kochalka which is perfectly summed up by its title. In an unidentified jungle a group of monkeys awaken a team of robots. The pollution brought about by the robot's machines cause death and the monkey decide to seek revenge. You can read many things into the book and also just read it as a simple morality tale.
There is very little dialogue, but Kochalka tells his story through his art very well.
There is very little dialogue, but Kochalka tells his story through his art very well.
I had no idea how tragic this book would be. It's a simple message that didn't seem at all over-stated to me. I was most interested in my own reading strategy with this book--there's very very little text, and I was really conscious of my interraction with/attention to the images and frames. While there are scholars doing work on reading approaches to graphic novels, I wish there were more *critical* articles available to those of us who are interested in visual/multimodal media, and who underst...more
Perhaps this one suffered a little from having read the sequel before reading the original, but I liked it all the same. It's sort of reminiscent of Sonic the Hedgehog's universe: furry creatures battling malevolent, polluting robots. It's cute.
Mar 22, 2011
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Tis book is pretty good, I don't really like the plot, it leaves you asking questions like " what are they doing?" and " How did they get there anyway?" This book isn't really for me.
OR: How the industrial revolution destroyed nature.
This book is so good it should win an Oscar! LOL!
"Monkey excrement!"
Kochalka says it best in his song of the same name:
Monkey mate in the jungle.
Robot replicate in factory.
They both love their mother.
Why must they hate each other?
Monkey vs. Robot!
p.s. "Date read" is a loose term for this wordless-but-for-sound-effects graphic novel.
Monkey mate in the jungle.
Robot replicate in factory.
They both love their mother.
Why must they hate each other?
Monkey vs. Robot!
p.s. "Date read" is a loose term for this wordless-but-for-sound-effects graphic novel.
The first true graphic novel I was introduced to, yet still one of my favorites. The epitome of primitive nature being intruded upon by technology. It says so much with practically no words.
Monkey vs Robot! Who will win? Loved the clean and concise graphic style of this one, not to mention the concept and content is funny as all heck!
it's about monkeys fighting robots. go on, guess - who do you think wins?!
da monkey looks lyk jarrod
!!!!!!!!!
and da robot is connor
!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!
and da robot is connor
!!!!!!!!!
Aug 14, 2008
JohnS
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
All who love monkeys, any who fear robots.
A classic match-up, a 15 minute read, a joy to behold.
Cute and sad graphic novel.
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James Kochalka is an American comic book artist and writer, and rock musician. His comics are noted for their blending of the real and the surreal. Largely autobiographical, Kochalka's cartoon expression of the world around him includes such real-life characters as his wife, children, cat, friends and colleagues, but always filtered through his own observations and flights of whimsy. In March 2011...more
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