Monkeyman and O'Brien

by Arthur Adams

What do you get when you mix daughter of a scientist with an extra-dimensional radiation bath? You get Anne O'Brien, monster-battling team of Monkeyman & O'Brien Together, this gorilla and uber-woman are only things standing between people of earth and the menace of living gargoyles, frogs from space, and the Shrewmanoid and his army of monsters

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569712328
• ISBN13: 9781569712320
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Dimension-Spanning Fun with Art Adams' Creations

I have to say, first off, I'm glad to see that this is still in print - it's quite a fun, good old-fashioned comic book ride. What is "Monkeyman and O'Brien" all about? Here goes: Ann O'Brien, after a malfunction in her inventor father's transdimensional machinery (caused by a fight with her sinister sister) brings an intelligent, giant talking ape (named Axwell Tiberius) to Earth, finds herself imbued with super-strength, super-speed, and super-stamina due to exposure to cosmic rays. The two team up in an effort to take Axwell back to his home dimension and, in the process, become embroiled in several adventures, including against the nefarious Shrewmanoid (an homage to Jack Kirby and Stan Lee's Fantastic Four villain, the Mole Man) and an interstellar conqueror, among others. And that's about it. "Monkeyman and O'Brien" is, admittedly, an acquired taste - either you like it or you don't. As you will see if you buy this, it was a miniseries that was planned to continue (it's set up for a deeper plot and move involvement with some of the minor characters, like Ann's nefarious sibling) but unfortunately didn't go anywhere. You essentially have to be a fan of Art Adams' to really like this - you can put this in his "intermediate period" of artwork when he is becoming more stylized, between his work on X-Men Legends Volume 3: Arthur Adams (Marvel Legends) and X-Men: Longshot and newer work like his run on Authority (The Authority Vol. 4: Transfer of Power) and his work on Alan Moore's Tom Strong's Terrific Tales: Book One. I personally enjoyed "Monkeyman and O'Brien," and it is a fun, goofy yarn, but, admittedly, not fantastically written. However, for fans of Art Adams, it is definitely worth a read.

Fun Read

The newly release toys of Monkeyman and O'Brien from the Legendary Comic Book Heroes line inspired me to get this book. It's a fun ride, and you can never go wrong with giant gorilla goodness. This kinda takes me back to the original TMNT comics of the past.