Monkey town?

Rip Tanion · Post by **Rip Tanion** » Wed May 29, 2002 4:36 pm

when is monkey "a"'s special attack going to be revealed?

I thought Monkey A's power was already revealed...he can stretch a la Reed Richard or Plastic Man.

As for Monkey X, I figured he's either a wheelchair bound telepathic mutant, or a militant civil rights leader.

And how did they get that Lancelot Link to talk? That was one talented chimp.

(Actually, I remember seeing that show as a little kid, and having nightmares with talking monkeys in them. To me, it was scarier than Planet of the Apes, because I knew that was obviously actors in ape suits. But Lancelot was a REAL monkey.)

kobey · Post by **kobey** » Wed May 29, 2002 6:28 pm

Hey, in the giant cosmic super-combined frame, it's MULTIPLE not MULTPLE...at least, unless there's some kinda mutated monkey meaning to the word MULTPLE.

Zem · Post by **Zem** » Thu May 30, 2002 1:40 am

Also, in the ENOUGH! text box, there should be a comma after "mind-slaves."

Haven't been here in forever. Anyone remember me?

Jack Masters · Post by **Jack Masters** » Thu May 30, 2002 11:38 am

That reminds me, you should all go read Fluble, particularly the storyline "Why is the Boiled Lobster Singing", Because it's really good! This should probably go in the hype forum.

Dr. Empirical · Post by **Dr. Empirical** » Thu May 30, 2002 12:34 pm

Bjorn wrote:"... into giant cosmic super-combined multiple monkey powered ...

what? "

Obviously, we're in for a...

META-MONKEY!

BuenoTheBear · Post by **BuenoTheBear** » Thu May 30, 2002 1:24 pm

without giving anything away, .. monkey town is actually pretty similar to the powerpuff movie... ...

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buenothebear · Post by **buenothebear** » Thu May 30, 2002 1:35 pm

i thought i was posting this message after Nathan P. on the end of the first page of all this monkey talk.. .. .. he .. said something like... ... the big monkey head looked like mojo jojo off of the PPG. so.. it was relevant

hi everybody! rock n roll highschool,
-pen ward

disaffected writer · Post by **disaffected writer** » Fri May 31, 2002 11:29 am

This is the most fun than I've had in my mornings in a long time.

In the odd but relevant coincidence department: years ago I was working for Wizards of the Coast, the folks responsible for not only Magic: the Gathering but the Pokemon trading cards, which swept through our grade schools like crack cocaine through the inner cities, and whose brightly colored warriors bear a certain resemblance to a certain current Daily Improv.

WOTC was in many ways a deeply depressing place, sort of like student government if only the geeks were elected to posts. As I contemplated leaving its corporate confines for a place where the purpose of the company was NOT to hook 12 year olds on crappy recycled fantasy or bizarre Japanese anime, a friend told me, "I can see that look in your eyes. You're just getting ready to say 'Nertz to Monkeytown!'"

Which I did soon after.

Scott's Monkeytown looks much more colorful and fun than the Monkeytown I toiled away in.

buzzard · Post by **buzzard** » Fri May 31, 2002 1:27 pm

Coincidentally enough, I was thinking the Monkeytown setting might be nice not for the RPG others suggested but for a collectable trading card game, except skip the collectable part and just make it a boxed set.

Perhaps someone should pitch it to Cheapass Games.

Post by **Greg Stephens** » Fri May 31, 2002 1:31 pm

Who actually make some pretty hip games. Website here: http://www.cheapass.com/

Zem · Post by **Zem** » Fri May 31, 2002 3:55 pm

Jack Masters wrote:That reminds me, you should all go read Fluble, particularly the storyline "Why is the Boiled Lobster Singing", Because it's really good! This should probably go in the hype forum.

That would be where I got my signature. Maybe I should turn it into a link or something.

I like the Meta Monkey idea, but I'm thinking it should be an ?bermonkey.

Chris Wright · Post by **Chris Wright** » Sat Jun 01, 2002 5:19 pm

Zem wrote: I like the Meta Monkey idea, but I'm thinking it should be an ?bermonkey.

A beyond-monkey? Transmonkey?

Poodle · Post by **Poodle** » Sat Jun 01, 2002 9:49 pm

56 times, the word "monkey" has been said so far.

This is not a very good comic...

guymc · Post by **guymc** » Sun Jun 02, 2002 12:16 am

Anonymous wrote:56 times, the word "monkey" has been said so far.

This is not a very good comic...

"Aim lower, pardner! I think that last shot went over his head!"

Penner Theologius Pott · Sun Jun 02, 2002 4:33 am

Anonymous wrote:56 times, the word "monkey" has been said so far.

This is not a very good comic...

Well, more to the point, if it's not working, then why? Or if it is, then why? I thought that was the point of the morning improv, to have kind of a fail-safe environment to try out crazy ideas in, and figure out how to use them.

Zem · Post by **Zem** » Sun Jun 02, 2002 3:05 pm

Anonymous wrote:A beyond-monkey? Transmonkey?

Pshh. When I say something, don't expect it to mean anything. For me, the prefix "?ber-" just means... I dunno, big or something. It's an all-purpose prefix. Although I guess it doesn't matter now that we have a giant mechanical monkey instead.

Hey, how'd it get mechanical? Where'd the machine come from? Well, this seems to be a parody of the generic "superhero team" comic, wherein this sort of thing presumably happens regularly... but still, I GOTS to know, yo!

Post by **Scott McCloud** » Sun Jun 02, 2002 4:52 pm

Poodle wrote:
56 times, the word "monkey" has been said so far.
This is not a very good comic...

Note to self: 56 times not good enough... Must write "monkey" more often...

Poodle · Post by **Poodle** » Sun Jun 02, 2002 5:37 pm

Scott McCloud wrote:
Poodle wrote:
56 times, the word "monkey" has been said so far.
This is not a very good comic...
Note to self: 56 times not good enough... Must write "monkey" more often...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Greg edited this message to save the message board from major side-scrolling! For those who came in late, the word "NO!" originally contained several hundred "O"'s.

Fett101 · Post by **Fett101** » Sun Jun 02, 2002 6:21 pm

Now this comic is really similar to that dreadful show. THe evil monster is always almost defeated, and then is morphed into a giant monster. The rangers then thier giant robot and have the same fight they have every episode. Fooie. (the power rangers being in thier 134th different show.)

And in reply to Penner Theologius, It doesn't work for me because it seems like every other action comic, movie, anything else that I've seen or read. THe different monkeys are interesting though.

Rip Tanion · Post by **Rip Tanion** » Sun Jun 02, 2002 6:46 pm

If you ask me (and you why wouldn't you), Monkey Town has got everything a comic fan could ever want: a slew of primates, superpowers, labratory equipment, mind control, giant heads, dead presidents, cool gadgets, cavemen, cowboys, gangsters, rioting, and now ROBOTS!

Me, I can't wait until the next installment. I'm so excited, I just wet my pants. Now, excuse me, while I go change my underwear.

ChastMastr · Post by **ChastMastr** » Mon Jun 03, 2002 2:11 pm

Rip Tanion wrote:If you ask me (and you why wouldn't you), Monkey Town has got everything a comic fan could ever want

It's missing someone crying on the cover, dinosaurs, an unanswered question on the cover, and, of course, the color purple.

Rip Tanion · Post by **Rip Tanion** » Mon Jun 03, 2002 4:28 pm

Gee, I forgot to add dinosaurs to my list, but Monkey Town DOES indeed have dinosaurs...Monkeysaur Dinopower Attack.

I also spot various shades of purple used liberally through out the strip.

As for the cover there is none, yet.

But since you mentioned it, by your standards, and the way the stip has progressed; my idea for the Monkey Town cover goes as follows...a multi-layered action sequence chock full of stuff. In the foreground we put a close up of our lovely blond haired monkey gal, bawlling he eyes out. Behind her, a huge crowd, citizens fleeing, and the Monkey Team dukin' out with the Monkey Mind-Slaves. Emerging from the center of this crowd is the dreaded, giant, Mechanical Monster Monkey; his arms raised up menacingly. Glowing behind the robot monkey is the Giant Floating Monkey Head, looking even more menacing than the robot. Splattered across the action is our unanswered question..."Will Monkey Town Survive the Terror of the Mechanical Monster?"

guymc · Post by **guymc** » Tue Jun 04, 2002 10:39 am

I really like MonkeyTown! It is a dead-on parody of the style, and has a lot of charm. I hope Scott will take it beyond the scope of Morning Improv eventually.

Hey, I wonder if there is any chance of sneaking a cameo appearance by Butch in there somewhere.

Meanwhile, evolution ray, anyone...?

"Great bananas! What is that hairless thing?"

"It's... MONKEY BEYOND!"

Randy · Post by **Randy** » Tue Jun 04, 2002 12:44 pm

Anonymous wrote:56 times, the word "monkey" has been said so far.

This is not a very good comic...

This is starting to remind me of the movie Being John Malkovich (http://www.beingjohnmalkovich.com/). Except they're saying, "Monkey? Monkey! Monkey monkey, monkey..."

Later,
Randy

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Monkey town?

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