Spotted Online – Hitman Monkey at Marvel

This post at Marvel leaves me scratching my head, because I can’t tell if they’re trying to be serious or if someone at Marvel just figured: “Hey, maybe a monkey comic would sell.”

“Fans will get a chance to properly meet Marvel’s newest star, Hitman Monkey, in a special two-part Marvel Digital Comics Exclusive beginning this December, courtesy of writer Daniel Way and artist Dalibor Talijic, all wrapped in a gorgeous Frank Cho cover. This will mark the historic first time a character has debuted through Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited.”

Hitman Monkey strikes me as a lame marketing move; I just don’t find the idea either cool or funny. But maybe I’m just old and grumpy, and it’s possible I’m out of touch with what comic fans want. All I do know is that this feels kinda dumb.

Source: Marvel’s website.