Banana Sunday

    (Oni, 2005)
™ and ©2005 Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover

Banana Sunday is the charming tale of a high-school girl named Kirby and her three monkeys who, amusingly enough, accompany her to school and are students in their own right. In the space of a single issue, each simian savant has been given his own distinctive personality: There’s a bookworm who refuses to suffer fools gladly, a clumsy little guy who’s always eating and napping, and a smooth talker with a fondness for the ladies.

Kirby’s classmates celebrate the arrival of the talking triumvirate, and one girl—a reporter for the school newspaper—takes particular interest. The monkey shenanigans make a good story for the paper, of course, but there’s also a mystery afoot. Kirby instructs her hairy companions not to tell anyone where they’re really from, adding a dash of spice to an already pleasing concoction.

A family-friendly treat, Banana Sunday is a nice break from the fisticuffs and fatalities found in so many comic books. The art is as cute as the premise, and the characters are truly likable.

— Brett Weiss

			Notes	Writer	Artist
	#1 Date:  7/1/2005 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 1 copy available for $2.50		B&W	Root Nibot	Colleen Coover
	#2 Date:  8/1/2005 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide Price:  $3.50 2 copies available from $2.50		B&W	Root Nibot	Colleen Coover
	#3 Date:  9/1/2005 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide Price:  $4.50 1 copy available for $4.50		B&W	Root Nibot	Colleen Coover
	#4 Date:  10/1/2005 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide Price:  $1.50 1 copy available for $1.96		B&W	Root Nibot	Colleen Coover
	Book #1 Date:  3/1/2006 Cover Price:  $11.95 NM Guide Price:  $7.00 1 copy available for $7.00		B&W	Root Nibot	Colleen Coover
	Book #1 - 2nd printing Date:  Cover Price:  $12.99 NM Guide Price:  $12.99 No copies available			Paul Tobin	Colleen Coover