Months after introducing the Monkey Prince to the DC Universe, DC is revealing ambitious new plans for this fantastical Chinese hero. DC will launch a 12-issue Monkey Prince series in February 2022, chronicling the further adventures of Marcus Sun.
As revealed at DC FanDome, original creators Gene Luen Yang and Bernard Chang are returning for the limited series, with the first issue also featuring variant covers by Stanley “Artgerm” Lau and Zao Dao. The first issue releases on February 1, 2022, which also happens to be the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year.
The Monkey Prince debuted earlier in 2021 in a short story included in the anthology special DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration #1. That story paired the hero with Shazam to battle Dr. Sivana and an ancient Chinese deer spirit.
Fans of the character can look forward to another new story much sooner than February. DC has just published a new digital Monkey Prince comic called “Apokolips in the Heavenly Realm,” which features Sun and other classic Journey to the West characters defending their realm from Darkseid and his Parademon hordes. That story is free to read on DCComics.com and DCUniverse.com.
Be sure to check out IGN’s DC FanDome 2021 hub for all the big news from the show.
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