DC Comics Announce All-Ape Jungle League Special titled ‘DC’s Ape-ril Special #1’

DC Comics have announced an all-Ape Jungle League special comic book, which will be titled ‘DC’s Ape-ril Special #1′.

The 48 page special will feature stories by John Layman, Joshua Hale Fialkov and Gene Yang with art by Karl Mostert, Phil Hester and Bernard Chang. The main cover by Dan Mora will be accompanied by a variant cover by Bernard Chang and a “Banana Scent” variant cover by Hayden Sherman. Here’s a look at the covers:

Here is the official synopsis from DC (prepare yourselves for numerous puns):

Gorilla Grodd’s recent incarcer-ape-tion in the pages of DC’s The Flash comic book series has left a void that Monsieur Mallah is more than happy to fill. Ape-sembling a group of the DCU’s most sinister simians, Mallahforms the Legion of D(oo-oo-ah-ah)m, with an eye toward worlddomin-ape-tion. But the world won’t be conquered that easily! Enter the all-ape JUNGLE L(ee-ee)gue. Can this team of hero-eekanthropoids be the salv-ape-tion we need, or will Mallah’s team of maniacal monkeys bring forth the ape-pocalypse?

‘DC’s Ape-ril Special #1‘ is available for pre-order from your local comic store now and will be released on 19th March 2024.